Control method and apparatus of a laundry treating apparatus, electronic device, and storage medium

Abstract

The present application relates to the technical field of clothes processing equipment, and particularly provides a control method of clothes processing equipment, aiming to solve the problem that when a sensor is used to acquire a knocking signal to control the clothes processing equipment to perform corresponding operation, a specific knocking area needs to be set to acquire the knocking signal, the function is single and inflexible, and the production cost of the clothes processing equipment is high. To this end, the clothes processing equipment of the present application comprises an image acquisition device, and the control method thereof comprises: acquiring a plurality of frames of change images successively changed by the image acquisition device; determining whether a knocking instruction is received by judging the image change range of each frame of change image compared with a reference image; if yes, controlling the clothes processing equipment to perform a control operation corresponding to the knocking instruction. Through the above method, the image acquisition device of the clothes processing equipment can be reused, and the knocking instruction can be received through the image acquired by the image acquisition device, thereby reducing the production cost and improving the flexibility of receiving the knocking instruction.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the field of garment processing equipment technology, and specifically provides a control method, device, electronic equipment, and computer-readable storage medium for garment processing equipment. Background Technology

[0002] With the development of science and technology and the improvement of people's living standards, washing machines, dryers and other clothing processing equipment play a very important role in people's daily lives and are one of the essential household or commercial appliances.

[0003] In existing garment processing equipment, when users' hands are occupied with other items, they need to put down their items and free their hands to operate the equipment to open the door or execute washing commands. This process is very inconvenient for users. Therefore, existing garment processing equipment can control the garment processing equipment to perform corresponding operations by tapping on specific areas and obtaining tapping signals through piezoelectric sensors. However, this control method often requires setting up specific tapping area sensors to obtain tapping signals, resulting in limited functionality and inflexibility. Moreover, the production cost of this type of garment processing equipment is also high, failing to provide a good user experience.

[0004] Accordingly, there is a need in the field for a new control scheme for garment processing equipment to solve the above problems. Summary of the Invention

[0005] To overcome the aforementioned shortcomings, this invention is proposed to provide a control method and apparatus for a clothing processing device that solves, or at least partially solves, the technical problems of requiring specific tapping areas to acquire tapping signals when controlling a clothing processing device to perform corresponding operations via sensor acquisition, resulting in limited functionality, inflexibility, and high production costs. Electronic equipment and storage media are also included.

[0006] In a first aspect, the present invention provides a control method for a garment processing device, comprising: acquiring multiple frames of continuously changing images acquired by the image acquisition device within a preset time period; determining whether the range of image change of each frame of the changing image compared to a reference image is within a preset range; if so, determining that a tapping command has been received and controlling the garment processing device to execute the control operation corresponding to the tapping command; if not, determining that the tapping command has not been received.

[0007] In one technical solution of the control method for the aforementioned clothing processing equipment, before the step of "determining whether the image change range of each frame of the changed image is within a preset range compared to the reference image", the method further includes: determining whether the image acquisition object of the changed image is the same as the image acquisition object of the reference image; if they are the same, then the step of "determining whether the image change range of each frame of the changed image is within a preset range compared to the reference image" continues to be executed; if they are different, then it is determined that the tapping command has not been received and the step of "determining whether the image change range of each frame of the changed image is within a preset range compared to the reference image" is no longer executed.

[0008] In one technical solution of the control method for the above-mentioned clothing processing equipment, the step of "determining whether the image acquisition object of the changed image is the same as the image acquisition object of the reference image" specifically includes: acquiring the changed image of the last frame and determining whether the image acquisition object of the changed image of the last frame is the same as the image acquisition object of the reference image.

[0009] In one technical solution of the control method for the above-mentioned clothing processing equipment, the reference image is an image acquired by the image acquisition device when the clothing processing equipment is turned on, or a frame of a set of stable frames that have not undergone continuous image changes and were recently acquired by the image acquisition device before the first frame of the multi-frame changing images.

[0010] In one technical solution of the control method for the aforementioned clothing processing equipment, before the step of "acquiring multiple frames of continuously changing images acquired by the image acquisition device within a preset time period", the method further includes: determining whether the clothing processing equipment is in a clothing processing operation state; if yes, then the step of "acquiring multiple frames of continuously changing images acquired by the image acquisition device within a preset time period" is no longer executed; if no, then the step of "acquiring multiple frames of continuously changing images acquired by the image acquisition device within a preset time period" continues to be executed.

[0011] In one technical solution of the control method for the above-mentioned clothing processing equipment, the control operation corresponding to the tapping command is to control the door of the clothing processing equipment to open / close or to control the clothing processing equipment to start and run the clothing processing program.

[0012] In a second aspect, the present invention provides a control device for a garment processing apparatus, the garment processing apparatus including an image acquisition device, the control device comprising: an acquisition module configured to acquire multiple frames of continuously changing images acquired by the image acquisition device within a preset time period; a judgment module configured to determine whether the range of image change of each frame of the changing image compared to a reference image is within a preset range; and a control module configured to, if the range of image change of each frame of the changing image compared to the reference image is within the preset range, determine that a tapping command has been received and control the garment processing apparatus to execute the control operation corresponding to the tapping command; and if the range of image change of each frame of the changing image compared to the reference image is not within the preset range, determine that the tapping command has not been received.

[0013] In a third aspect, an electronic device is provided, comprising a processor and a storage device, the storage device being adapted to store a plurality of program codes, the program codes being adapted to be loaded and executed by the processor to perform the control method of the clothing processing device described in any of the above-described technical solutions.

[0014] In a fourth aspect, a computer-readable storage medium is provided, wherein a plurality of program codes are stored therein, the program codes being adapted to be loaded and run by a processor to perform the control method of the clothing processing device described in any of the above-described technical solutions.

[0015] In a fifth aspect, a garment processing apparatus is provided, which includes the control device for the garment processing apparatus described in the above-mentioned technical solution.

[0016] The above-described technical solutions of the present invention have at least one or more of the following beneficial effects:

[0017] In implementing the technical solution of the present invention, multiple frames of continuously changing images acquired by an image acquisition device within a preset time period are obtained; it is determined whether the range of image change of each frame of changing image compared with the reference image is within a preset range; if so, it is determined that a tapping command has been received and the clothing processing device is controlled to perform the control operation corresponding to the tapping command; if not, it is determined that no tapping command has been received. Through this setting, the image acquisition device of the clothing processing device can be reused and the images it acquires can be used to receive tapping commands, thereby reducing the production cost of the clothing processing device, improving the flexibility of receiving tapping commands, and further enhancing the user experience. Attached Figure Description

[0018] The disclosure of this invention will become more readily understood with reference to the accompanying drawings. It will be readily understood by those skilled in the art that these drawings are for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to limit the scope of protection of this invention. Furthermore, similar numbers in the drawings are used to denote similar components, wherein:

[0019] Figure 1 This is a schematic flowchart of the main steps of a control method for a garment processing device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0020] Figure 2 This is a schematic flowchart of the main steps of a control method for a garment processing device according to another embodiment of the present invention;

[0021] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the main structure of the control device of a garment processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0022] List of reference numerals :

[0023] 11: Acquisition module; 12: Judgment module; 13: Control module. Detailed Implementation

[0024] Some embodiments of the present invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. Those skilled in the art should understand that these embodiments are merely illustrative of the technical principles of the present invention and are not intended to limit the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0025] In the description of this invention, "module" and "processor" can include hardware, software, or a combination of both. A module can include hardware circuitry, various suitable sensors, communication ports, and memory, and may also include software components, such as program code, or a combination of software and hardware. A processor can be a central processing unit, microprocessor, image processor, digital signal processor, or any other suitable processor. The processor has data and / or signal processing capabilities. The processor can be implemented in software, in hardware, or a combination of both. Non-transitory computer-readable storage media includes any suitable medium capable of storing program code, such as magnetic disks, hard disks, optical disks, flash memory, read-only memory, random access memory, etc. The term "A and / or B" means all possible combinations of A and B, such as only A, only B, or A and B. The terms "at least one A or B" or "at least one of A and B" have a similar meaning to "A and / or B" and can include only A, only B, or A and B. The singular terms "a" and "this" can also include plural forms.

[0026] See appendix Figure 1 , Figure 1This is a schematic flowchart illustrating the main steps of a control method for a garment processing device according to an embodiment of the present invention. The garment processing device in this embodiment includes an image acquisition device, such as... Figure 1 As shown, the control method of the clothing processing equipment in this embodiment of the invention mainly includes the following steps S101-S104.

[0027] Step S101: Acquire multiple frames of continuously changing images acquired by the image acquisition device within a preset time period.

[0028] In this embodiment, the clothing processing equipment may include drum washing machines, pulsator washing machines, agitator drum washing machines, combination washing machines, shoe washing equipment, and / or washer-dryer combos, etc. Those skilled in the art can flexibly set the specific structure of the clothing processing equipment in practical applications, as long as the clothing processing equipment can wash and / or dry clothes. Such adjustments and changes to the application do not deviate from the technical principles of the present invention and should be limited to the protection scope of the present invention.

[0029] The image acquisition device can be any device used to capture image information of the inside / outside of the inner drum of the garment processing equipment, including but not limited to wide-angle cameras, binocular cameras, charge-coupled device (CCD) cameras, wireless cameras, zoom cameras, bullet cameras, dome cameras, and wide dynamic range cameras. In this embodiment of the invention, the image acquisition device may include multiple cameras, which can be installed in the inner drum / inner tub of the garment processing equipment at different orientations and angles to ensure that the captured image frames can cover the entire working area. Furthermore, when the image acquisition device captures images of the inside of the inner drum of the garment processing equipment, it can simultaneously control the garment processing equipment to activate the image acquisition device upon receiving a power-on command, and then capture multiple frames of images in real time until multiple frames of continuously changing images are acquired within a preset time. When the image acquisition device captures images of the outside of the inner drum of the garment processing equipment, it can simultaneously control the garment processing equipment to activate the image acquisition device upon receiving a power-on command, and then capture multiple frames of continuously changing images within a preset shooting range in real time until a preset time is reached.

[0030] It should be noted that the preset shooting range is a pre-set boundary for capturing multiple frames of continuously changing images outside the inner drum of the garment processing device. The preset shooting range can be a time preset by the user based on experience data, or it can be a time obtained by adjusting the preset time according to actual needs. This invention does not limit this.

[0031] The preset time is a pre-set boundary for acquiring multiple frames of continuously changing images. The preset time can be a time preset by the user based on experience data, or it can be a time obtained by adjusting a preset time according to actual needs. This invention does not impose any restrictions on this.

[0032] An image refers to a picture with definite content. Specifically, an image is composed of multiple pixels, each of which has a definite pixel value (i.e., color and brightness). A multi-frame change image that continuously changes refers to multiple pictures with definite content that continuously change within a preset time period.

[0033] Step S102: Determine whether the range of image change of each frame compared to the reference image is within a preset range. If yes, proceed to step S103; otherwise, proceed to step S104.

[0034] In this embodiment, the reference image can be an image acquired by the image acquisition device when the clothing processing equipment is turned on, or it can be a frame of a series of stable images that have not undergone continuous image changes and were recently acquired by the image acquisition device before the first frame of the multi-frame changing images.

[0035] The preset range is a pre-set boundary used to determine whether each frame of the changed image is within the range of image change compared to the reference image. The preset range can be a range preset by the user based on experience, or it can be a range obtained by adjusting a set range according to actual needs. This invention does not impose any restrictions on this.

[0036] In a specific implementation, as one possible approach, the image acquisition device acquires the first frame image of the garment processing equipment upon startup as a reference image. Within a preset time period, it acquires a first set of multiple frames of continuously changing images. Then, it compares each frame of these multiple frames with the reference image to determine whether the range of image change in each frame compared to the reference image is within a preset range. If the range of image change is within the preset range, the garment processing equipment considers a tapping command received and executes the corresponding control operation. If the range of image change is not within the preset range, the garment processing equipment considers no tapping command received.

[0037] Furthermore, as a possible implementation, based on the above implementation, if the image change range is not within a preset range, the clothing processing device considers that no tapping command has been received. It can then control the image acquisition device to continue acquiring the second multi-frame change image with continuous image changes, and one frame from the most recently acquired multi-frame stable image without continuous image changes before the first frame change image of the second multi-frame change image. The device then updates one frame from the multi-frame stable image to a reference image, and then compares each frame change image of the second multi-frame change image with the reference image to determine whether the image change range of each frame change image compared to the reference image is within a preset range.

[0038] To illustrate the above implementation method, when the clothing processing equipment receives a power-on command, the image acquisition device acquires the first frame image at power-on as a reference image. Then, it controls the image acquisition device to continue acquiring continuously changing first multi-frame images until a preset time is reached. Each frame of the first multi-frame changing images is compared with the reference image to determine whether the image change range of each frame compared to the reference image is within a preset range. If the image change range is within the preset range, it indicates that the user has struck the clothing processing equipment. The clothing processing equipment receives the striking command and controls the door of the clothing processing equipment to open. Then, the user can perform the clothing loading operation. During this process, the image acquisition device continues to acquire images, obtaining a second multi-frame changing image with continuously changing images, and the most recently acquired stable multi-frame image without continuously changing images before the first frame of the second multi-frame changing image. A single frame of image is used, and one frame from a multi-frame stable image is updated as the reference image. That is, one frame from the most recently acquired multi-frame stable image that has not undergone continuous image changes can be a multi-frame stable image after the user stops placing clothes during the clothing placement process, or a multi-frame stable image after the clothes have been placed during the user's clothing placement process. Since this multi-frame stable image no longer changes, any image from this multi-frame stable image can be updated as the reference image. Then, each frame of the second multi-frame changing image is compared with the reference image again to determine whether the image change range of each frame of the changing image is within a preset range compared to the reference image. If the image change range is within the preset range, it proves that the user has tapped the clothing processing device. The clothing processing device receives the tapping command and controls the door of the clothing processing device to open and / or controls the clothing processing device to start and run the clothing processing program.

[0039] It should be noted that when determining the range of image change of each frame of the changed image compared to the reference image, the same boundary line can be set on each frame of the changed image and the reference image. This boundary line is used to pick up the content in each frame of the changed image and the corresponding image content in the reference image. The corresponding image content picked up from each frame of the changed image through the boundary line is compared with the corresponding image content obtained in the reference image, thereby obtaining the range of image change of each frame of the changed image compared to the reference image.

[0040] Step S103: Determine that a tapping command has been received and control the clothing processing equipment to execute the control operation corresponding to the tapping command.

[0041] In this embodiment, the control operation corresponding to the tapping command can be to control the door of the clothing processing device to open / close, or to control the clothing processing device to start and run the clothing processing program, or both can be controlled simultaneously to control the door of the clothing processing device to open / close and to control the clothing processing device to start and run the clothing processing program. The present invention does not limit this.

[0042] Step S104: Determine that no tapping command has been received.

[0043] Based on steps S101-S104 above, by acquiring multiple frames of continuously changing images acquired by the image acquisition device within a preset time period; determining whether the range of image change of each frame compared to the reference image is within a preset range; if so, determining that a tapping command has been received and controlling the clothing processing equipment to execute the control operation corresponding to the tapping command; if not, determining that no tapping command has been received. Through this setting, the image acquisition device of the clothing processing equipment can be reused and the images it acquires can be used to receive tapping commands, reducing the production cost of the clothing processing equipment, improving the flexibility of receiving tapping commands and the intelligence level of the clothing processing equipment, and further enhancing the user experience.

[0044] See appendix Figure 2 , Figure 2 This is a schematic flowchart illustrating the main steps of a control method for a garment processing device according to another embodiment of the present invention. The garment processing device in this embodiment includes an image acquisition device, such as... Figure 2 As shown, the control method of the clothing processing equipment in this embodiment of the invention mainly includes the following steps S201-S207.

[0045] Step S201: Determine whether the clothing processing equipment is in the clothing processing operation state. If not, proceed to step S202.

[0046] In this embodiment of the invention, the clothing processing operating state refers to the state in which the clothing processing equipment starts and runs the clothing processing program. If the clothing processing equipment is in the clothing processing operating state, after acquiring multiple frames of continuously changing images through the image acquisition device, it is impossible to determine whether the changes in the multiple frames of continuously changing images are caused by user tapping or by the rotation of the drum, since the clothing processing equipment vibrates during operation due to the rotation of the drum / rotor, and also by user tapping. Therefore, when it is determined that the clothing processing equipment is not in the clothing processing operating state, acquiring multiple frames of continuously changing images through the image acquisition device within a preset time period can improve the accuracy of acquiring these images.

[0047] Furthermore, when the clothing processing equipment is not in the clothing processing operation state, that is, the clothing processing equipment can be in the stage from the start of the machine to the start of the clothing processing operation, or it can be in the stage from the end of the clothing processing operation state to the user removing the clothing to be processed. Those skilled in the art can flexibly set it according to actual needs, and the present invention does not limit it.

[0048] Step S202: Acquire multiple frames of continuously changing images acquired by the image acquisition device within a preset time period.

[0049] In this embodiment of the invention, the method of acquiring the multi-frame change image that continuously changes within a preset time period is the same as the acquisition method in step S101 above, and will not be repeated here.

[0050] Step S203: Determine whether the image acquisition object of the changed image is the same as the image acquisition object of the reference image. If yes, proceed to step S204; otherwise, proceed to step S206.

[0051] In this embodiment of the invention, the reference image may be an image acquired by the image acquisition device when the clothing processing equipment is turned on, or it may be a frame of a set of stable images that have not undergone continuous image changes and were recently acquired by the image acquisition device before the first frame of the multi-frame changing image.

[0052] In a specific implementation, as one possible approach, the image acquisition device captures the first frame image of the garment processing equipment upon startup as a reference image. Within a preset time period, it acquires a first set of multiple frames of continuously changing images. Then, it determines whether the image acquisition object of the changing images is the same as that of the reference images. If they are the same, it further determines whether the range of image change in each frame compared to the reference image is within a preset range. If they are different, it indicates that the changes in the first set of multiple frames were not caused by shaking from tapping the garment processing equipment, and therefore, it is considered that no tapping command was received. For example, if the image acquisition object of the changing images is the current user, and the image acquisition object of the reference images is also the current user, then it is determined that the image acquisition object of the changing images is the same as that of the reference images. Therefore, it continues to determine whether the range of image change in each frame compared to the reference image is within a preset range, which effectively improves the accuracy of comparing the changing images with the reference images.

[0053] Furthermore, as a possible implementation, based on the above implementation, if the image acquisition object of the changing image is different from the image acquisition object of the reference image, the garment processing device considers that no tapping command has been received. It can then control the image acquisition device to continue acquiring a second multi-frame changing image with continuous image changes, starting from the first multi-frame changing image, and one frame from the most recently acquired multi-frame stable image without continuous image changes before the first frame changing image of the second multi-frame changing image. This frame from the multi-frame stable image is then updated as the reference image. The image acquisition object of the second multi-frame changing image is then compared with the image acquisition object of the reference image to determine if the acquisition objects are the same. If they are the same, it is further determined whether the image change range of each changing image compared to the reference image is within a preset range. If they are different, it indicates that the change in the second multi-frame changing image is not due to shaking caused by tapping the garment processing device, and therefore it is considered that no tapping command has been received. For example, if the image acquisition object of the second multi-frame changing image is clothing inside the clothing processing device drum, and the image acquisition object of the reference image is clothing inside the clothing processing device drum, then it is considered that the image acquisition object of the second multi-frame changing image is the same as that of the reference image. Then, it is further determined whether the image change range of each frame of the changing image compared to the reference image is within a preset range. This method ensures the timeliness of the reference image and effectively improves the accuracy of comparing the changing image with the reference image.

[0054] Step S204: Determine whether the range of image change of each frame compared to the reference image is within a preset range. If yes, proceed to step S205; otherwise, proceed to step S206.

[0055] In this embodiment of the invention, the determination method is the same as that in step S102 of the above embodiment, and will not be repeated here.

[0056] Step S205: Determine if a tapping command has been received and control the door of the garment processing equipment to open / close or control the garment processing equipment to start and run the garment processing program.

[0057] Step S206: Determine that no tapping command has been received.

[0058] Based on steps S201-S211 above, by acquiring multiple frames of continuously changing images obtained by the image acquisition device within a preset time period when the clothing processing equipment is not in the clothing processing operation state, and determining whether the image acquisition object of the changing image is the same as the image acquisition object of the reference image, if they are different, it is determined that a knocking command has been received. If they are the same, it is further determined whether the image change range of each frame of the changing image is within a preset range compared to the reference image. If the determination result is not within the preset range, it is determined that a knocking command has been received. If the determination result is within the preset range, it is determined that a knocking command has been received and the door of the clothing processing equipment is opened / closed or the clothing processing equipment is started and the clothing processing program is run. Through this setting, the image acquisition device of the clothing processing equipment can be reused to acquire multiple frames of continuously changing images to determine the receipt of a knocking command, saving the production cost of the clothing processing equipment, avoiding the single function and inflexible acquisition method caused by the need to set a specific knocking area to obtain a knocking signal, and further improving the user experience.

[0059] It should be noted that although the steps in the above embodiments are described in a specific order, those skilled in the art will understand that in order to achieve the effects of the present invention, different steps do not necessarily have to be executed in such an order. They can be executed simultaneously (in parallel) or in other orders, and these variations are all within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0060] Furthermore, the present invention also provides a control device for a garment processing equipment.

[0061] See Figure 3 , Figure 3 This is a main structural block diagram of the control device of a garment processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 3As shown, the control device of the garment processing equipment in this embodiment of the invention mainly includes an acquisition module 11, a judgment module 12, and a control module 13. In some embodiments, one or more of the acquisition module 11, the judgment module 12, and the control module 13 can be combined into a single module. In some embodiments, the acquisition module 11 can be configured to acquire multiple frames of continuously changing images acquired by the image acquisition device within a preset time period. The judgment module 12 can be configured to determine whether the range of image change of each frame of changing image compared to the reference image is within a preset range. The control module 13 can be configured to determine that a tapping command has been received and control the garment processing equipment to execute the control operation corresponding to the tapping command if the range of image change of each frame of changing image compared to the reference image is within the preset range; otherwise, it is determined that no tapping command has been received. In one embodiment, a description of the specific functions can be found in steps S101-S104.

[0062] The control device of the above-mentioned garment processing equipment is used for execution Figure 1-2 The control method embodiments of the garment processing equipment shown are similar in technical principle, the technical problems solved, and the technical effects produced. Those skilled in the art can clearly understand that, for the sake of convenience and brevity, the specific working process and related descriptions of the control device of the garment processing equipment can be referred to the content described in the embodiments of the control method of the garment processing equipment, and will not be repeated here.

[0063] Those skilled in the art will understand that all or part of the processes in the method of the above embodiment of the present invention can also be implemented by a computer program instructing related hardware. The computer program can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium, and when executed by a processor, it can implement the steps of the various method embodiments described above. The computer program includes computer program code, which can be in the form of source code, object code, executable file, or some intermediate form. The computer-readable storage medium can include any entity or device capable of carrying the computer program code, a medium, a USB flash drive, a portable hard drive, a magnetic disk, an optical disk, a computer memory, a read-only memory, a random access memory, an electrical carrier signal, a telecommunication signal, and a software distribution medium, etc. It should be noted that the content included in the computer-readable storage medium can be appropriately added or removed according to the requirements of legislation and patent practice in the jurisdiction. For example, in some jurisdictions, according to legislation and patent practice, the computer-readable storage medium does not include electrical carrier signals and telecommunication signals.

[0064] Furthermore, the present invention also provides an electronic device. In one embodiment of the electronic device according to the present invention, the electronic device includes a processor and a storage device. The storage device may be configured to store a program for executing the control method of the clothing processing device described in the above-described method embodiments. The processor may be configured to execute the program in the storage device, which includes, but is not limited to, a program for executing the control method of the clothing processing device described in the above-described method embodiments. For ease of explanation, only the parts related to the embodiments of the present invention are shown. For specific technical details not disclosed, please refer to the method section of the embodiments of the present invention.

[0065] Furthermore, the present invention also provides a computer-readable storage medium. In one embodiment of the computer-readable storage medium according to the present invention, the computer-readable storage medium can be configured to store a program for executing the control method of the garment processing device described in the above-described method embodiments. This program can be loaded and run by a processor to implement the control method of the garment processing device described above. For ease of explanation, only the parts related to the embodiments of the present invention are shown; for specific technical details not disclosed, please refer to the method section of the embodiments of the present invention. The computer-readable storage medium can be a storage device comprising various electronic devices. Optionally, in the embodiments of the present invention, the computer-readable storage medium is a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium.

[0066] Furthermore, it should be understood that since the various modules are only provided to illustrate the functional units of the device of the present invention, the physical devices corresponding to these modules may be the processor itself, or a part of the processor's software, hardware, or a combination of software and hardware. Therefore, the number of modules shown in the figures is merely illustrative.

[0067] Furthermore, the present invention also provides a garment processing device. In one embodiment of the garment processing device according to the present invention, the garment processing device further includes the control device of the garment processing device described in the above-described control device embodiment.

[0068] Those skilled in the art will understand that the various modules in the device can be adaptively split or combined. Such splitting or combining of specific modules will not cause the technical solution to deviate from the principles of the present invention; therefore, the technical solutions after splitting or combining will fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

[0069] The technical solution of the present invention has been described above with reference to the preferred embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings. However, it will be readily understood by those skilled in the art that the scope of protection of the present invention is obviously not limited to these specific embodiments. Without departing from the principles of the present invention, those skilled in the art can make equivalent changes or substitutions to the relevant technical features, and the technical solutions after such changes or substitutions will all fall within the scope of protection of the present invention.

Claims

1. A control method of a laundry treating apparatus including an image capturing device, the control method comprising: capturing an image of a user using the image capturing device; determining a user type of the user based on the captured image; and controlling the laundry treating apparatus based on the determined user type. The control method includes: Determine whether the clothing processing equipment is in clothing processing operation mode; If so, then terminate the control method; If not, then acquire the multi-frame change image that continuously changes within the preset time period, acquired by the image acquisition device. Determine whether the range of image change of each frame compared to the reference image is within a preset range; If so, it is determined that a tapping command has been received and the clothing processing device is controlled to perform the control operation corresponding to the tapping command; If not, it is determined that the tapping command was not received. 2.The control method of a laundry treating apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that, Before the step of "determining whether the range of image change of each frame of the changed image compared to the reference image is within a preset range", the method further includes: Determine whether the image acquisition object of the changed image is the same as the image acquisition object of the reference image; If they are the same, then continue with the step of "determining whether the range of image change of each frame compared to the reference image is within a preset range"; If they are different, it is determined that the tapping command was not received and the step of "determining whether the range of image change of each frame compared with the reference image is within a preset range" is no longer executed. 3.The control method of a laundry treating apparatus according to claim 2, characterized in that, The step of "determining whether the image acquisition object of the changed image is the same as the image acquisition object of the reference image" specifically includes: Acquire the changed image of the last frame and determine whether the image acquisition object of the changed image of the last frame is the same as the image acquisition object of the reference image.

4. The control method for the garment processing equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that, The reference image is either an image acquired by the image acquisition device when the clothing processing equipment is turned on, or a frame from a set of stable frames that have not undergone continuous image changes and were recently acquired by the image acquisition device before the first frame of the multi-frame changing image.

5. The control method for the garment processing equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that, The control operation corresponding to the tapping command is to control the door of the clothing processing equipment to open / close or to control the clothing processing equipment to start and run the clothing processing program.

6. A control device for a garment processing apparatus, used to execute the control method of claim 1, wherein the garment processing apparatus includes an image acquisition device, characterized in that, The control device includes: The acquisition module is configured to acquire multiple frames of continuously changing images acquired by the image acquisition device within a preset time period. The judgment module is configured to determine whether the range of image change of each frame of the changed image compared to the reference image is within a preset range; The control module is configured to determine that a tapping command has been received and control the clothing processing device to perform the control operation corresponding to the tapping command if the range of image change of each frame of the changed image compared with the reference image is within a preset range; if the range of image change of each frame of the changed image compared with the reference image is not within the preset range, it is determined that the tapping command has not been received.

7. A garment processing device, characterized in that, The control device includes the garment processing equipment as described in claim 6.

8. An electronic device comprising a processor and a storage device, said storage device being adapted to store a plurality of program codes, characterized in that, The program code is adapted to be loaded and run by the processor to perform the control method of the clothing processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 5.

9. A computer-readable storage medium storing a plurality of program codes, characterized in that, The program code is adapted to be loaded and run by a processor to perform the control method of the clothing processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 5.

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