Disinfection Machine Control Method, Device, Disinfection Machine and Storage Medium

Abstract

The present application provides a disinfection machine control method, device, disinfection machine and storage medium, belonging to the technical field of equipment control. In the present application, a cavity to be detected is determined among all the cavities of the disinfection machine; it is detected whether an item placement event occurs in the cavity to be detected during the current detection time period; in the case where it is detected that an item placement event occurs in the cavity to be detected, the cavity to be detected is determined as the target cavity, and the disinfection mode corresponding to the target cavity is determined; the disinfection machine is controlled to operate according to the disinfection mode so as to perform corresponding disinfection treatment on the items in the target cavity. Thereby, when it is detected that an item (such as a cutting board, a knife, etc.) is placed in the cavity of the disinfection machine, the corresponding disinfection mode can be automatically started to disinfect the placed item, thus avoiding the situation that the items placed in the disinfection machine are not disinfected due to the user's forgetting.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of equipment control, and particularly to a disinfection machine control method, device, disinfection machine and storage medium. Background Art

[0002] As common auxiliary appliances in daily cooking, chopping boards and knives are prone to leaving food residues on their surfaces after use. Generally, the surface of the chopping board is rinsed with clean water, but the surface of the rinsed chopping board has high humidity and is prone to breeding bacteria. For this reason, many knife and chopping board disinfection machines have emerged on the market for disinfecting chopping boards and knives daily. Currently, most of the disinfection machines on the market can only start the disinfection working mode by manual control of the user to disinfect the chopping board and the knife. However, this manual control method has the situation that the user forgets to start the disinfection working mode when putting the chopping board and the knife, resulting in the breeding of bacteria on the chopping board and the knife.

[0003] Therefore, there is an urgent need for a technical solution that can intelligently control the disinfection machine to start the disinfection working mode. Summary of the Invention

[0004] To solve all or part of the above technical problems, the present application provides a disinfection machine control method, device, disinfection machine and storage medium.

[0005] In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a disinfection machine control method, including:

[0006] Determine a cavity to be detected among all cavities of the disinfection machine;

[0007] Detect whether an item placement event occurs in the cavity to be detected during the current detection time period;

[0008] In the case where it is detected that an item placement event occurs in the cavity to be detected, determine the cavity to be detected as a target cavity, and determine the disinfection mode corresponding to the target cavity;

[0009] Control the disinfection machine to operate according to the disinfection mode to perform corresponding disinfection treatment on the items in the target cavity.

[0010] In a possible implementation manner, the detecting whether an item placement event occurs in the cavity to be detected during the current detection time period includes:

[0011] Obtain distance data collected by a distance sensor during the current detection time period, where the distance sensor is disposed in the cavity to be detected;

[0012] When the distance data indicates that the distance between the article and the cavity to be detected shows a pattern of changing from far to near, and the minimum distance in the distance data is less than a preset threshold, it is determined that an article placement event has occurred in the cavity to be detected during the current detection time period;

[0013] Otherwise, it is determined that no article placement event has occurred in the cavity to be detected during the current detection time period.

[0014] In a possible implementation manner, detecting whether an article placement event has occurred in the cavity to be detected during the current detection time period includes:

[0015] Determine the previous detection time period corresponding to the current detection time period;

[0016] When there is no article in the cavity to be detected during the previous detection time period and there is an article in the cavity to be detected during the current detection time period, it is determined that an article placement event has occurred in the cavity to be detected during the current detection time period;

[0017] Otherwise, it is determined that no article placement event has occurred in the cavity to be detected during the current detection time period.

[0018] In a possible implementation manner, detecting whether an article placement event has occurred in the cavity to be detected during the current detection time period includes:

[0019] Obtain the image data collected by the image acquisition device during the current detection time period;

[0020] When the image data contains a picture of an article being placed into the cavity to be detected, it is determined that an article placement event has occurred in the cavity to be detected during the current detection time period;

[0021] Otherwise, it is determined that no article placement event has occurred in the cavity to be detected during the current detection time period.

[0022] In a possible implementation manner, determining the cavity to be detected among all the cavities of the disinfection machine includes:

[0023] For each cavity in the disinfection machine, detect whether the storage quantity of the articles already stored in the cavity has reached the corresponding upper limit of the article storage quantity;

[0024] Determine the cavities whose storage quantity of the articles already stored has not reached the corresponding upper limit of the article storage quantity as candidate cavities, and determine the cavity to be detected among the candidate cavities.

[0025] In a possible implementation manner, determining the cavity to be detected among the candidate cavities includes:

[0026] For each candidate cavity, determine the item to be placed in the candidate cavity;

[0027] Detect whether an item - related event corresponding to the item to be placed occurs in the space where the disinfection machine is located;

[0028] When the item - related event corresponding to the item to be placed is detected, determine the candidate cavity as the cavity to be detected.

[0029] In a possible implementation, before determining the disinfection mode corresponding to the target cavity, it further includes:

[0030] Detect whether the item placed in the target cavity is a target item;

[0031] When the item is not a target item, send a prompt message to prompt the user that the item is placed in the wrong cavity;

[0032] When the item is a target item, perform the step of determining the disinfection mode corresponding to the target cavity.

[0033] In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a disinfection machine control device, including:

[0034] A first determination module, configured to determine a cavity to be detected among all cavities of the disinfection machine;

[0035] A detection module, configured to detect whether an item - placing event occurs in the cavity to be detected during the current detection time period;

[0036] A second determination module, configured to, when it is detected that an item - placing event occurs in the cavity to be detected, determine the cavity to be detected as the target cavity and determine the disinfection mode corresponding to the target cavity;

[0037] A control module, configured to control the disinfection machine to operate according to the disinfection mode to perform corresponding disinfection treatment on the items in the target cavity.

[0038] In a possible implementation, the detection module is specifically configured to:

[0039] Obtain distance data collected by a distance sensor during the current detection time period, where the distance sensor is disposed in the cavity to be detected;

[0040] When the distance data indicates that the distance between the item and the cavity to be detected shows a pattern of changing from far to near, and the minimum distance in the distance data is less than a preset threshold, determine that an item - placing event occurs in the cavity to be detected during the current detection time period;

[0041] Otherwise, it is determined that no item placement event has occurred in the cavity to be detected during the current detection time period.

[0042] In a possible implementation, the detection module is further configured to:

[0043] Determine the previous detection time period corresponding to the current detection time period;

[0044] In the case that no item exists in the cavity to be detected during the previous detection time period and an item exists in the cavity to be detected during the current detection time period, it is determined that an item placement event has occurred in the cavity to be detected during the current detection time period;

[0045] Otherwise, it is determined that no item placement event has occurred in the cavity to be detected during the current detection time period.

[0046] In a possible implementation, the detection module is further configured to:

[0047] Obtain the image data collected by the image acquisition device during the current detection time period;

[0048] In the case that the image data contains a picture of an item being placed into the cavity to be detected, it is determined that an item placement event has occurred in the cavity to be detected during the current detection time period;

[0049] Otherwise, it is determined that no item placement event has occurred in the cavity to be detected during the current detection time period.

[0050] In a possible implementation, the first determination module is specifically configured to:

[0051] For each cavity in the disinfection machine, detect whether the storage quantity of the items already stored in the cavity reaches the corresponding upper limit of the item storage quantity;

[0052] Determine the cavities with the storage quantity of the items already stored not reaching the corresponding upper limit of the item storage quantity as candidate cavities, and determine the cavity to be detected from the candidate cavities.

[0053] In a possible implementation, the first determination module is further configured to:

[0054] For each candidate cavity, determine the item to be placed corresponding to the candidate cavity;

[0055] Detect whether an item association event corresponding to the item to be placed occurs in the space where the disinfection machine is located;

[0056] In the case that the item association event corresponding to the item to be placed is detected, determine the candidate cavity as the cavity to be detected.

[0057] In a possible implementation, the device further includes an execution module for:

[0058] Detect whether the item placed in the target cavity is a target item;

[0059] In the case where the item is a non-target item, send a prompt message to prompt the user that the item has been placed in the wrong cavity;

[0060] In the case where the item is a target item, perform the step of determining the disinfection mode corresponding to the target cavity.

[0061] In a third aspect, a disinfection machine is provided, including a processor, a communication interface, a memory, and a communication bus. Among them, the processor, the communication interface, and the memory complete mutual communication through the communication bus;

[0062] The memory is used to store a computer program;

[0063] The processor is used to implement the method steps of any one of the first aspects when executing the program stored on the memory.

[0064] In a fourth aspect, a computer-readable storage medium is provided, characterized in that the computer-readable storage medium stores a computer program, and when the computer program is executed by a processor, the method steps of any one of the first aspects are implemented.

[0065] In a fifth aspect, a computer program product containing instructions is provided. When it runs on a computer, it causes the computer to execute the disinfection machine control method described above.

[0066] Advantages of the embodiments of the present application:

[0067] The embodiments of the present application provide a disinfection machine control method, device, disinfection machine, and storage medium. First, the present application determines a cavity to be detected among all the cavities of the disinfection machine, then detects whether an item placement event occurs in the cavity to be detected during the current detection time period, and in the case where an item placement event is detected in the cavity to be detected, determines the cavity to be detected as the target cavity, and determines the disinfection mode corresponding to the target cavity. Finally, control the disinfection machine to operate according to the disinfection mode to perform corresponding disinfection treatment on the items in the target cavity. Thus, when an item (such as a cutting board, a knife, etc.) is placed in the cavity of the disinfection machine, the corresponding disinfection mode can be automatically started to disinfect the placed item, thereby avoiding the situation where the item placed in the disinfection machine is not disinfected due to the user's forgetfulness.

[0068] Of course, it is not necessary for any product or method implementing the present application to achieve all the above advantages at the same time. Description of the drawings

[0069] The accompanying drawings here are incorporated into the description and form a part of this description, showing embodiments consistent with this application, and are used together with the description to explain the principles of this application.

[0070] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of this application or in the prior art, the following will briefly introduce the accompanying drawings required for use in the description of the embodiments or the prior art. Obviously, for those of ordinary skill in the art, without creative efforts, other drawings can also be obtained based on these drawings.

[0071] Figure 1 It is a flowchart of a disinfection machine control method provided by an embodiment of this application;

[0072] Figure 2 It is a schematic structural diagram of a knife and chopping board disinfection machine provided by an embodiment of this application;

[0073] Figure 3 It is a flowchart of another disinfection machine control method provided by an embodiment of this application;

[0074] Figure 4 It is a flowchart of another disinfection machine control method provided by an embodiment of this application;

[0075] Figure 5 It is a schematic structural diagram of another knife and chopping board disinfection machine provided by an embodiment of this application;

[0076] Figure 6 It is a flowchart of another disinfection machine control method provided by an embodiment of this application;

[0077] Figure 7 It is a flowchart of another disinfection machine control method provided by an embodiment of this application;

[0078] Figure 8 It is a schematic structural diagram of a disinfection machine control device provided by an embodiment of this application. Detailed implementation manners

[0079] To make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of the embodiments of this application clearer, the following will clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of this application with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of this application. Obviously, the described embodiments are some, but not all, of the embodiments of this application. All other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art based on the embodiments of this application without creative efforts fall within the scope of protection of this application.

[0080] The following will explain the disinfection machine control method provided by the present application with specific embodiments in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. The embodiments do not constitute a limitation to the embodiments of the present application.

[0081] Refer to Figure 1 , which is a flowchart of an embodiment of a disinfection machine control method provided by an embodiment of the present application. As Figure 1 shown, the process may include the following steps:

[0082] S101, Determine the cavity to be detected among all the cavities of the disinfection machine.

[0083] A disinfection machine control method provided by an embodiment of the present application can be applied to a disinfection machine, which includes at least one cavity for placing items, for example, a knife and chopping board disinfection machine.

[0084] Refer to Figure 2 , which is a schematic structural diagram of a knife and chopping board disinfection machine provided by an embodiment of the present application. As Figure 2 shown, the knife and chopping board disinfection machine includes a cavity for placing the chopping board (i.e., the cavity where the chopping board is located in Figure 2 ), and multiple cavities for placing knives (i.e., the cavities where the knives are located in Figure 2 ).

[0085] The cavity to be detected is the cavity in the disinfection machine that needs to detect subsequent item placement events.

[0086] In an embodiment of the present application, the step of determining the cavity to be detected among all the cavities of the disinfection machine can be executed at preset time intervals. If a cavity to be detected is determined, it is detected whether the cavity to be detected is disinfected during the corresponding current period (i.e., the current time period). If no cavity to be detected is determined, no subsequent operation needs to be performed in the current period, and the step of determining the cavity to be detected is waited for the next period.

[0087] As for how to specifically determine the cavity to be detected among all the cavities of the disinfection machine, it will be explained in detail through subsequent embodiments, and will not be elaborated here first.

[0088] S102, Detect whether an item placement event occurs in the cavity to be detected during the current detection time period.

[0089] S103, In the case where it is detected that an item placement event occurs in the cavity to be detected, determine the cavity to be detected as the target cavity, and determine the disinfection mode corresponding to the target cavity.

[0090] S104, Control the disinfection machine to operate according to the disinfection mode to perform corresponding disinfection treatment on the items in the target cavity.

[0091] The following provides a unified description of S102 - S104:

[0092] The item placement event refers to the event where an item is placed by the user into the cavity to be detected.

[0093] In the embodiments of the present application, after determining the cavity to be detected, the disinfection machine can detect whether an item placement event occurs during the current detection time period. When it is detected that an item placement event occurs in the cavity to be detected, it means that there is an item placed into the cavity of the disinfection machine from outside the disinfection machine during the current time period, that is, an item that has not been disinfected by the disinfection machine. At this time, the cavity to be detected is determined as the target cavity, and the disinfection mode corresponding to the target cavity is determined, and the disinfection machine is controlled to disinfect the items in the target cavity according to this disinfection mode.

[0094] As for how to specifically determine whether an item placement event occurs, it will be explained in detail through different embodiments later, and will not be elaborated here for now.

[0095] It should be noted that the disinfection modes corresponding to each cavity in the disinfection machine have different disinfection objects. That is, the disinfection mode corresponding to cavity 1 is used to disinfect the items in cavity 1, and the disinfection mode corresponding to cavity 2 is used to disinfect the items in cavity 2.

[0096] In addition, in another embodiment, before determining the disinfection mode corresponding to the target cavity, the following steps may further be included: detecting whether the item placed into the target cavity is a target item. When the item is a non - target item, a prompt message is sent to prompt the user that the item has been placed in the wrong cavity. When the item is a target item, the step of determining the disinfection mode corresponding to the target cavity is executed.

[0097] Here, the items that can be placed in different cavities can be different, and the target item corresponding to the target cavity can be a specific item or a certain type of item.

[0098] For example, if the target cavity is the cavity for placing the chopping board in a knife - chopping - board disinfection machine, the corresponding target item is the chopping board. Another example is that if the target cavity is the cavity for placing the knife in a knife - chopping - board disinfection machine, the corresponding target item is the knife.

[0099] In this embodiment, if the item placed in the target cavity is a non - target item, it means that the user has placed the item in the wrong cavity. At this time, a prompt message can be sent to prompt the user so that the user can place the item in the correct cavity. If the item placed in the target cavity is a target item, the step of determining the disinfection mode corresponding to the target cavity can be executed.

[0100] Among them, for the identification of an item, an image of the item can be collected by an image acquisition device, and it can be determined whether it is the target item through image analysis. Alternatively, different items can be marked in advance, and the corresponding relationship between the item and the cavity can be created, and it can be determined whether the item is the target item by identifying the mark on the item.

[0101] In this way, subsequent disinfection-related operations can be performed only when the correct target item is placed in the target cavity, and when other incorrect items are placed in the target cavity, an error prompt can be sent to the user, thereby avoiding disinfecting incorrect items and prompting the user to place the item in the correct cavity.

[0102] In the embodiment of the present application, first, a cavity to be detected is determined among all the cavities of the disinfection machine, and then, it is detected whether an item placement event occurs in the cavity to be detected during the current detection time period. When it is detected that an item placement event occurs in the cavity to be detected, the cavity to be detected is determined as the target cavity, and the disinfection mode corresponding to the target cavity is determined. Finally, the disinfection machine is controlled to operate according to the disinfection mode to perform corresponding disinfection treatment on the items in the target cavity. Thus, when an item (such as a cutting board, a knife, etc.) is placed in the cavity of the disinfection machine, the corresponding disinfection mode can be automatically started to disinfect the placed item, thereby avoiding the situation that the items placed in the disinfection machine are not disinfected due to the user's forgetfulness.

[0103] See Figure 3 , which is a flowchart of an embodiment of another disinfection machine control method provided by the embodiment of the present application. The Figure 3 The process shown describes how to determine the cavity to be detected among all the cavities of the disinfection machine on the basis of the process shown above. As Figure 1 shown, the process may include the following steps: Figure 3 shown, the process may include the following steps:

[0104] S301. For each cavity in the disinfection machine, detect whether the storage quantity of the items already stored in the cavity reaches the corresponding upper limit of the item storage quantity.

[0105] S302. Determine the cavities whose storage quantity of the items already stored does not reach the corresponding upper limit of the item storage quantity as candidate cavities, and determine the cavity to be detected among the candidate cavities.

[0106] The following is a unified description of S301 and S302:

[0107] The upper limit of the item storage quantity is used to indicate whether a new item can be placed in the corresponding cavity. For example, for a knife and chopping board disinfection machine, the upper limit of the storage quantity of the cavity for placing the chopping board is generally one chopping board. If one chopping board has been placed in this cavity, no other chopping board can be placed. Another example is that the upper limit of the storage quantity of the cavity for placing knives is generally three knives. If one knife has been placed in this cavity, two more knives can still be placed.

[0108] In this embodiment, when the storage quantity of the items already stored in a certain cavity has reached the upper limit of the corresponding item storage quantity, it means that no new item (i.e., unsterilized item) can be placed in this cavity. Therefore, it is not necessary to detect whether an item placement event occurs subsequently. Also, for this reason, only the cavities where the storage quantity of the already stored items has not reached the corresponding upper limit of the item storage quantity are determined as candidate cavities, and in the candidate cavities, the cavities to be detected for whether an item placement event occurs subsequently can be determined.

[0109] As a possible implementation manner, determining the cavities to be detected in the candidate cavities may include the following steps: determining all candidate cavities as the cavities to be detected. In this way, subsequent detection of item placement events can be performed on all candidate cavities to avoid omission.

[0110] As another possible implementation manner, determining the cavities to be detected in the candidate cavities may further include the following steps: for each candidate cavity, determining the item to be placed corresponding to the candidate cavity, detecting whether an item association event corresponding to the item to be placed occurs in the space where the disinfection machine is located, and in the case where the item association event corresponding to the item to be placed is detected, determining the candidate cavity as the cavity to be detected.

[0111] The item to be placed is an item that may be placed in the candidate cavity. For example, the item to be placed corresponding to the cavity for installing the chopping board is the chopping board, and the item to be placed corresponding to the cavity for installing the knife is the knife.

[0112] The item association event is an event that may occur before the user places the item to be placed into the corresponding cavity. For example, the chopping board is generally washed before being placed into the corresponding cavity, and another example is that the knife is generally washed before being placed into the corresponding cavity.

[0113] In this implementation manner, the images in the space where the disinfection machine is located can be collected by a shooting device such as a camera, and it is determined whether an item association event corresponding to the candidate cavity occurs by analyzing the images. When the item association event is detected, it means that the user is very likely to place the corresponding item to be placed into the corresponding candidate cavity next. Therefore, the corresponding candidate cavity is determined as the cavity to be detected. In this way, the candidate cavity can be determined as the cavity to be detected on the premise that the item may be placed in the candidate cavity, thereby reducing the calculation amount of subsequent detection of item placement events and saving computing resources.

[0114] Through Figure 3 the process shown, a cavity in which the storage quantity of the stored items does not reach the upper limit of the corresponding item storage quantity can be determined as a candidate cavity, and a cavity to be detected can be determined from the candidate cavities. In this way, it is not necessary to detect the subsequent item placement events for the cavities in which the storage quantity of the stored items reaches the upper limit of the corresponding item storage quantity, thereby saving computing resources.

[0115] See Figure 4 , which is a flowchart of an embodiment of another disinfection machine control method provided by an embodiment of the present application. The Figure 4 process shown is based on the process shown above Figure 1 to describe how to detect whether an item placement event occurs in the cavity to be detected during the current detection time period. As Figure 4 shown, the process may include the following steps:

[0116] S401, Obtain the distance data collected by the distance sensor during the current detection time period, where the distance sensor is disposed in the cavity to be detected.

[0117] S402, When the distance data indicates that the distance between the item and the cavity to be detected shows a pattern of changing from far to near, and the minimum distance in the distance data is less than a preset threshold, determine that an item placement event occurs in the cavity to be detected during the current detection time period.

[0118] S403, Otherwise, determine that no item placement event occurs in the cavity to be detected during the current detection time period.

[0119] The following is a unified description of S401 - S403:

[0120] In an embodiment of the present application, a distance sensor can be disposed in each cavity, and the sensor can be a proximity sensor for measuring distance. For example, an ultrasonic ranging sensor, an infrared induction measurement sensor, etc.

[0121] The distance sensor in the cavity to be detected can detect the distance between the item and the cavity during the current detection time period. If the distance shows a pattern of changing from far to near, that is, the distance value shows a pattern of changing from large to small, it means that as time goes by, the distance between the two is getting closer and closer. And when the minimum distance is less than the preset threshold, it means that the item is placed from outside the disinfection machine into the corresponding cavity in the disinfection machine, that is, an item placement event occurs in the cavity to be detected during the current detection time period.

[0122] Otherwise, it is determined that no item placement event has occurred in the detection cavity during the current detection time period. For example, if there is no item near the cavity, the distance data is a series of zeros. Another example is that if the item has been in the cavity all the time, the distance data is a series of identical values. Another example is that if the item is taken out of the cavity, the distance data shows a pattern from near to far.

[0123] As Figure 5 shown in the figure, it is a schematic structural diagram of a knife and chopping board disinfection machine. In this disinfection machine, a first sensor is arranged in the cavity for placing knives, and a second sensor is arranged in the cavity for placing chopping boards. Among them, the distance measured by the first sensor is the distance from the first sensor to the knife, and the distance measured by the second sensor is the distance from the second sensor to the chopping board.

[0124] Through Figure 4 the process shown, it is possible to determine whether an item placement event has occurred based on the distance sensor in the cavity.

[0125] Refer to Figure 6 , which is a flowchart of an embodiment of another disinfection machine control method provided by an embodiment of the present application. The Figure 6 process shown describes how to detect whether an item placement event has occurred in the to-be-detected cavity during the current detection time period on the basis of the process shown above. As Figure 1 shown, this process may include the following steps: Figure 6 shown, this process may include the following steps:

[0126] S601, determine the previous detection time period corresponding to the current detection time period;

[0127] S602, when there is no item in the to-be-detected cavity during the previous detection time period and there is an item in the to-be-detected cavity during the current detection time period, determine that an item placement event has occurred in the to-be-detected cavity during the current detection time period;

[0128] S603, otherwise, determine that no item placement event has occurred in the to-be-detected cavity during the current detection time period.

[0129] The following is a unified description of S601 - S603:

[0130] In the embodiment of the present application, it is possible to compare the item storage situation in the to-be-detected cavity during the previous detection time period and the item storage situation in the to-be-detected cavity during the current detection time period, and determine whether an item placement event has occurred during the current time period according to the change in the item storage situation in these two detection time periods.

[0131] Specifically, when there is no item in the cavity to be detected during the previous detection time period and there is an item in the cavity to be detected during the current detection time period, it is determined that an item placement event has occurred in the cavity to be detected during the current detection time period; otherwise, it is determined that no item placement event has occurred in the cavity to be detected during the current detection time period.

[0132] Among them, for determining whether there is an item in the cavity to be detected, it can be achieved by a distance sensor set in the cavity to be detected. For example, if the distance between the item and the distance sensor is less than a preset threshold, it is considered that there is an item in the cavity to be detected. It can also be achieved by an image acquisition device. For example, by collecting a picture containing the cavity to be detected through the image acquisition device, and determining that there is an item in the picture through image analysis, it is determined that there is an item in the cavity to be detected.

[0133] Through Figure 6 the shown process, it is possible to determine whether an item placement event has occurred by comparing the item storage situation in the cavity to be detected during the previous detection time period and the item storage situation in the cavity to be detected during the current detection time period.

[0134] See Figure 7 , which is a flowchart of an embodiment of another disinfection machine control method provided by an embodiment of the present application. The Figure 7 shown process is based on the Figure 1 shown process and describes how to detect whether an item placement event has occurred in the cavity to be detected during the current detection time period. As Figure 7 shown, the process may include the following steps:

[0135] S701, obtain the image data collected by the image acquisition device during the current detection time period;

[0136] S702, when the image data contains a picture of an item being placed in the cavity to be detected, determine that an item placement event has occurred in the cavity to be detected during the current detection time period;

[0137] S703, otherwise, determine that no item placement event has occurred in the cavity to be detected during the current detection time period.

[0138] The following is a unified description of S701 - S703:

[0139] In an embodiment of the present application, the disinfection machine can obtain the image data collected by the image acquisition device during the current detection time period. The image data includes multiple pictures containing the disinfection machine. By performing image analysis on the image data, it is determined whether there is a picture of an item being placed in the cavity to be detected. If so, it is determined that an item placement event has occurred in the cavity to be detected during the current detection time period; otherwise, it is determined that no item placement event has occurred in the cavity to be detected during the current detection time period.

[0140] Through Figure 7 the process shown, image data including the sterilizer can be collected by an external image acquisition device communicating with the sterilizer, and by analyzing the image data, it is possible to determine whether an item placement event has occurred.

[0141] Based on the same technical concept, an embodiment of the present application further provides a sterilizer control device, as Figure 8 shown, the device includes:

[0142] A first determination module 801, configured to determine a cavity to be detected among all cavities of the sterilizer;

[0143] A detection module 802, configured to detect whether an item placement event occurs in the cavity to be detected during the current detection time period;

[0144] A second determination module 803, configured to, when it is detected that an item placement event occurs in the cavity to be detected, determine the cavity to be detected as a target cavity, and determine the sterilization mode corresponding to the target cavity;

[0145] A control module 804, configured to control the sterilizer to operate according to the sterilization mode to perform corresponding sterilization treatment on the items in the target cavity.

[0146] In a possible implementation manner, the detection module is specifically configured to:

[0147] Obtain distance data collected by a distance sensor during the current detection time period, where the distance sensor is disposed in the cavity to be detected;

[0148] When the distance data indicates that the distance between the item and the cavity to be detected shows a pattern of changing from far to near, and the minimum distance in the distance data is less than a preset threshold, determine that an item placement event occurs in the cavity to be detected during the current detection time period;

[0149] Otherwise, determine that no item placement event occurs in the cavity to be detected during the current detection time period.

[0150] In a possible implementation manner, the detection module is further configured to:

[0151] Determine the previous detection time period corresponding to the current detection time period;

[0152] When there is no item in the cavity to be detected during the previous detection time period and there is an item in the cavity to be detected during the current detection time period, determine that an item placement event occurs in the cavity to be detected during the current detection time period;

[0153] Otherwise, it is determined that no item placement event has occurred in the cavity to be detected during the current detection time period.

[0154] In a possible implementation, the detection module is further configured to:

[0155] Obtain the image data collected by the image acquisition device during the current detection time period;

[0156] In the case where the image data contains a picture of an item being placed into the cavity to be detected, it is determined that an item placement event has occurred in the cavity to be detected during the current detection time period;

[0157] Otherwise, it is determined that no item placement event has occurred in the cavity to be detected during the current detection time period.

[0158] In a possible implementation, the first determination module is specifically configured to:

[0159] For each cavity in the disinfection machine, detect whether the storage quantity of the items already stored in the cavity reaches the corresponding upper limit of the item storage quantity;

[0160] The cavity whose storage quantity of the items already stored does not reach the corresponding upper limit of the item storage quantity is determined as a candidate cavity, and the cavity to be detected is determined from the candidate cavities.

[0161] In a possible implementation, the first determination module is further configured to:

[0162] For each candidate cavity, determine the item to be placed corresponding to the candidate cavity;

[0163] Detect whether an item association event corresponding to the item to be placed occurs in the space where the disinfection machine is located;

[0164] In the case where an item association event corresponding to the item to be placed is detected, the candidate cavity is determined as the cavity to be detected.

[0165] In a possible implementation, the device further includes an execution module, configured to:

[0166] Detect whether the item placed into the target cavity is the target item;

[0167] In the case where the item is a non-target item, send a prompt message to prompt the user that an item has been placed in the wrong cavity;

[0168] In the case where the item is a target item, perform the step of determining the disinfection mode corresponding to the target cavity.

[0169] In the embodiments of the present application, first, a cavity to be detected is determined among all the cavities of the disinfection machine. Then, it is detected whether an item placement event occurs in the cavity to be detected during the current detection time period. And when it is detected that an item placement event occurs in the cavity to be detected, the cavity to be detected is determined as the target cavity, and the disinfection mode corresponding to the target cavity is determined. Finally, the disinfection machine is controlled to operate according to the disinfection mode to perform corresponding disinfection treatment on the items in the target cavity. Thus, when it is detected that an item (such as a cutting board, a knife, etc.) is placed in the cavity of the disinfection machine, the corresponding disinfection mode can be automatically started to disinfect the placed item, thereby avoiding the situation that the items placed in the disinfection machine are not disinfected due to the user's forgetfulness.

[0170] In another embodiment provided by the present application, a computer-readable storage medium is further provided. A computer program is stored in the computer-readable storage medium. When the computer program is executed by a processor, the steps of any of the above disinfection machine control methods are implemented.

[0171] In another embodiment provided by the present application, a computer program product including instructions is further provided. When it runs on a computer, the computer is caused to execute any of the disinfection machine control methods in the above embodiments.

[0172] In the above embodiments, it can be implemented in whole or in part by software, hardware, firmware, or any combination thereof. When implemented using software, it can be implemented in whole or in part in the form of a computer program product. The computer program product includes one or more computer instructions. When the computer program instructions are loaded and executed on a computer, the processes or functions described in the embodiments of the present application are generated in whole or in part. The computer can be a general-purpose computer, a special-purpose computer, a computer network, or other programmable devices. The computer instructions can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium, or transmitted from one computer-readable storage medium to another computer-readable storage medium. For example, the computer instructions can be transmitted from a website, a computer, a server, or a data center to another website, a computer, a server, or a data center in a wired manner (such as coaxial cable, optical fiber, digital subscriber line (DSL)) or a wireless manner (such as infrared, wireless, microwave, etc.). The computer-readable storage medium can be any available medium that can be accessed by a computer or a data storage device such as a server or a data center that includes one or more available media integrated. The available medium can be a magnetic medium (for example, a floppy disk, a hard disk, a magnetic tape), an optical medium (for example, a DVD), or a semiconductor medium (for example, a solid state disk (SSD)).

[0173] It should be noted that in this text, relational terms such as "first" and "second" are only used to distinguish one entity or operation from another entity or operation, and do not necessarily require or imply any actual relationship or order between these entities or operations. Moreover, the terms "comprising", "including" or any other variant thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, so that a process, method, article or device comprising a series of elements not only includes those elements, but also includes other elements not expressly listed, or further includes elements inherent to such process, method, article or device. Without further limitation, an element defined by the statement "comprising one..." does not exclude the presence of additional identical elements in the process, method, article or device comprising the said element.

[0174] The above are only specific embodiments of the present application, which enable those skilled in the art to understand or implement the present application. Various modifications to these embodiments will be obvious to those skilled in the art, and the general principles defined herein can be implemented in other embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope of the present application. Therefore, the present application will not be limited to these embodiments shown herein, but rather to the broadest scope consistent with the principles and novel features claimed herein.

Claims

1. A method for controlling a disinfection machine, characterized in that, The method includes: Determine a cavity to be detected among all cavities of the disinfection machine; Detect whether an item placement event occurs in the cavity to be detected during the current detection time period; When it is detected that an item placement event occurs in the cavity to be detected, determine the cavity to be detected as the target cavity, and determine the disinfection mode corresponding to the target cavity; Control the disinfection machine to operate according to the disinfection mode to perform corresponding disinfection treatment on the items in the target cavity; Wherein, determining a cavity to be detected among all cavities of the disinfection machine includes: For each cavity in the disinfection machine, detect whether the storage quantity of the items already stored in the cavity reaches the corresponding upper limit of the item storage quantity; Determine the cavities whose storage quantity of the items already stored does not reach the corresponding upper limit of the item storage quantity as candidate cavities, and determine a cavity to be detected among the candidate cavities; Determining a cavity to be detected among the candidate cavities includes: For each candidate cavity, determine the item to be placed corresponding to the candidate cavity; Detect whether an item association event corresponding to the item to be placed occurs in the space where the disinfection machine is located; When it is detected that an item association event corresponding to the item to be placed occurs, determine the candidate cavity as the cavity to be detected.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein Detecting whether an item placement event occurs in the cavity to be detected during the current detection time period includes: Obtain distance data collected by a distance sensor during the current detection time period, wherein the distance sensor is arranged in the cavity to be detected; When the distance data indicates that the distance between the item and the cavity to be detected shows a pattern of changing from far to near, and the minimum distance in the distance data is less than a preset threshold, determine that an item placement event occurs in the cavity to be detected during the current detection time period; Otherwise, determine that no item placement event occurs in the cavity to be detected during the current detection time period.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein Detecting whether an item placement event occurs in the cavity to be detected during the current detection time period includes: Determine the previous detection time period corresponding to the current detection time period; When there is no item in the cavity to be detected during the previous detection time period and there is an item in the cavity to be detected during the current detection time period, determine that an item placement event occurs in the cavity to be detected during the current detection time period; Otherwise, determine that no item placement event occurs in the cavity to be detected during the current detection time period.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein Detecting whether an item placement event occurs in the cavity to be detected during the current detection time period includes: Obtain image data collected by an image acquisition device during the current detection time period; When the image data contains a picture of an item being placed into the cavity to be detected, determine that an item placement event occurs in the cavity to be detected during the current detection time period; Otherwise, determine that no item placement event occurs in the cavity to be detected during the current detection time period.

5. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that, Before determining the disinfection mode corresponding to the target cavity, it further includes: Detect whether the item placed into the target cavity is a target item; When the item is a non-target item, send a prompt message to prompt the user that an item has been placed in the wrong cavity. When the article is the target article, perform the step of determining the disinfection mode corresponding to the target cavity.

6. A disinfection machine control device, characterized in that, The device includes: A first determination module for determining a cavity to be detected among all the cavities of the disinfection machine; A detection module for detecting whether an article placement event occurs in the cavity to be detected during the current detection time period; A second determination module for, when it is detected that an article placement event occurs in the cavity to be detected, determining the cavity to be detected as the target cavity and determining the disinfection mode corresponding to the target cavity; A control module for controlling the disinfection machine to operate according to the disinfection mode to perform corresponding disinfection treatment on the articles in the target cavity; Wherein, the first determination module is specifically used for: For each cavity in the disinfection machine, detecting whether the storage quantity of the articles already stored in the cavity reaches the corresponding upper limit of the article storage quantity; Determining the cavity whose storage quantity of the articles already stored does not reach the corresponding upper limit of the article storage quantity as a candidate cavity, and determining the cavity to be detected from the candidate cavities; The first determination module is further used for: For each candidate cavity, determining the article to be placed corresponding to the candidate cavity; Detecting whether an article association event corresponding to the article to be placed occurs in the space where the disinfection machine is located; When it is detected that the article association event corresponding to the article to be placed occurs, determining the candidate cavity as the cavity to be detected.

7. A disinfection machine, characterized in that, It includes a processor, a communication interface, a memory, and a communication bus. Among them, the processor, the communication interface, and the memory complete mutual communication through the communication bus; The memory is used for storing computer programs; The processor is used for, when executing the programs stored on the memory, implementing the method steps described in any one of claims 1-5.

8. A computer-readable storage medium, characterized in that, The computer-readable storage medium stores a computer program, and when the computer program is executed by the processor, it implements the method steps described in any one of claims 1-5.

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