A sitting anti-misstart method and device and intelligent toilet

Abstract

The application relates to the technical field of automatic control, and discloses a sitting anti-misoperation starting method and device and an intelligent toilet. The sitting anti-misoperation starting method is applied to an intelligent toilet and comprises the following steps: when it is monitored that a sitting position has a sitting object, an auxiliary sitting signal is generated; and the auxiliary sitting signal is continuously monitored to prevent the intelligent toilet from being misoperated. The sitting anti-misoperation starting method can assist in confirming the use posture of the sitting object of the intelligent toilet according to the auxiliary sitting signal, accurately judges the sitting, moving, temporary moving away and leaving of the sitting object, prevents the misoperation of the related functions of the intelligent toilet due to the micro-motion of the posture of the sitting object during the use of the intelligent toilet, and improves the perception of users.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This application relates to the field of automatic control technology, and in particular to a method, device, and intelligent toilet that prevents accidental activation when seated. Background Technology

[0002] As people's demands for quality of life increase, smart toilets are gradually becoming a necessity. Smart toilets are convenient to use, have complete functions, and are highly automated.

[0003] During use, smart toilets automatically perform functions such as opening the lid, cleaning, and flushing. However, the seat-feeding sensor module in smart toilets is generally a capacitive sensor. Therefore, when liquid containing water falls into the seat-feeding sensing area, it may be mistakenly interpreted as someone sitting down, thus erroneously activating the relevant functions.

[0004] In addition, during the use of a smart toilet, if a person moves slightly or temporarily leaves the seat while seated, the smart toilet may misinterpret the movement as a departure, causing the function to pause.

[0005] It should be noted that the statements herein provide only background information relevant to this application and do not necessarily constitute prior art. Summary of the Invention

[0006] In view of the above problems, this application proposes a method, device and intelligent toilet that prevents accidental activation when sitting down, which overcomes or at least partially solves the above problems.

[0007] The embodiments of this application adopt the following technical solutions:

[0008] In a first aspect, this application proposes a method for preventing accidental activation of the smart toilet seat, which is applied to the smart toilet seat. The method includes: generating an auxiliary sitting signal when an object is detected at the sitting position; and continuously monitoring the auxiliary sitting signal to prevent the smart toilet seat from being accidentally activated.

[0009] Preferably, the false start includes at least one of the following: false start where the seated object moves but does not move from the seated position, or false start where the seated object briefly moves away from the seated position. The continuous monitoring of the auxiliary seated signal to prevent the smart toilet from falsely starting includes: when the auxiliary seated signal is continuously monitored, determining that the seated object has moved but not moved from the seated position, thereby preventing the smart toilet from falsely starting when the seated object has moved but not moved from the seated position; or, when the auxiliary seated signal is continuously monitored, determining that the seated object briefly moves away from the seated position, thereby preventing the smart toilet from falsely starting when the seated object briefly moves away from the seated position.

[0010] Preferably, the method further includes: monitoring whether there is a seating signal; if the auxiliary seating signal is generated, and a seating signal is detected and the seating duration is met, then it is determined that someone has taken a seat.

[0011] Preferably, the continuous monitoring of the assisted seating signal to prevent the smart toilet from being accidentally activated includes: after determining that someone has sat down, continuously monitoring whether there is a seating signal; if no seating signal is continuously monitored but the assisted seating signal is continuously monitored, then it is determined that someone has sat down; if neither the seating signal nor the assisted seating signal is continuously monitored, then it is determined that no one has sat down after a period of no seating has been met.

[0012] Preferably, the method further includes generating a lid-opening signal when an object is detected in the lid-opening position; generating a lid-closing signal when no object is detected in the lid-opening position; and executing the lid-opening or lid-closing procedure of the smart toilet according to the lid-opening signal or the lid-closing signal.

[0013] Preferably, the seating signal includes a pressure signal and / or a capacitance signal, and the auxiliary seating signal includes a radar signal.

[0014] Secondly, this application proposes a seat-prevention device to prevent accidental activation. The device includes: an auxiliary seat-prevention signal generation unit that generates an auxiliary seat-prevention signal when an object is detected at the seat-prevention location; and an anti-accidental activation unit that continuously monitors the auxiliary seat-prevention signal to prevent the smart toilet from being accidentally activated.

[0015] Thirdly, this application proposes an intelligent toilet, comprising: an auxiliary seating signal sensing module, a seating signal sensing module, a processor; and a memory arranged to store computer-executable instructions, which, when executed, cause the processor to perform the method as described in any of the first aspects.

[0016] Fourthly, this application provides a computer-readable storage medium that stores one or more programs that, when executed by a smart toilet including multiple applications, cause the smart toilet to perform any of the methods described in the first aspect.

[0017] The above-described technical solutions adopted in the embodiments of this application can achieve the following beneficial effects:

[0018] This application addresses the current situation where slight movements such as shifting or moving away while a person is seated can cause smart toilets to misinterpret actions and mistakenly activate related functions. It provides a method to prevent false activation upon sitting. This method uses an auxiliary sitting signal combined with the actual sitting signal to comprehensively judge the subtle movements of the person after sitting down. Based on the judgment result, it executes the corresponding functional operation, thereby avoiding the smart toilet's misinterpretation and subsequent false activation of related functions, which would affect the user experience. Furthermore, when the sitting signal is acquired by a capacitive sensor, this application can prevent the smart toilet from mistakenly interpreting the presence of water-containing liquid in the sitting sensing area as someone sitting down, thus avoiding the mistaken activation of related functions.

[0019] The above description of the technical solution of this application is only an overview of the technical solution of this application. In order to better understand the technical means of this application and to implement it in accordance with the contents of the specification, and in order to make the above and other objects, features and advantages of this application more obvious and understandable, the following are specific embodiments of this application. Attached Figure Description

[0020] Various other advantages and benefits will become apparent to those skilled in the art upon reading the following detailed description of preferred embodiments. The accompanying drawings are for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to limit the scope of this application. Furthermore, the same reference numerals denote the same parts throughout the drawings. In the drawings:

[0021] Figure 1 This is a flowchart of the method for preventing accidental activation during seating, as described in this application embodiment.

[0022] Figure 2 This is a logic diagram of the seating anti-misoperation method in the embodiments of this application;

[0023] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the seat-down anti-misoperation device in the embodiments of this application. Detailed Implementation

[0024] To make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of this application clearer, the technical solutions of this application will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with specific embodiments and corresponding drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of this application, and not all of them. Based on the embodiments in this application, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative effort are within the scope of protection of this application.

[0025] The concept of this application is to address the current situation where existing smart toilets frequently misjudge when the user sits down, and to propose a method for preventing accidental activation of smart toilets when the user sits down. The method in this application can make a comprehensive judgment by combining the auxiliary sitting signal with the actual sitting signal, confirming the slight movement and removal of the object sitting down during the use of the smart toilet, and thus accurately executing operations such as flushing, pausing and flushing.

[0026] The technical solutions provided by the various embodiments of this application are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0027] This application provides a method for preventing accidental activation when seated. For example... Figure 1 The diagram shows a flowchart of a method for preventing accidental activation during seating, as illustrated in this application. The method includes at least the following steps S110 to S120:

[0028] Step S110: When an object is detected at the seating location, an auxiliary seating signal is generated.

[0029] The smart toilet of this application includes at least a seat-positioning sensing module and a radar sensing module. The radar sensing module monitors the seat-positioning location of the smart toilet. When the radar sensing module detects an object at the seat-positioning location, it generates an auxiliary seat-positioning signal. The seat-positioning location refers to the position of the ceramic bowl of the smart toilet. In this application, the radar sensing module is installed on the rear side of the smart toilet lid, using the existing installation position of the smart toilet's radar sensing module, and achieving auxiliary seat-positioning detection based on the original radar sensing module's function. The radar sensing module in this application includes a radio frequency transceiver unit, a control unit, a transmitting antenna, and a receiving antenna. The radio frequency transceiver unit is connected to the control unit, the transmitting antenna, and the receiving antenna, respectively. The radio frequency transceiver unit generates radar signals, receives echo signals, and then transmits the echo signals to the control unit. The control unit processes the echo signals to obtain human body monitoring and judgment results, and transmits them to the smart toilet. The transmitting antenna transmits radar signals, and the receiving antenna receives radar signals and transmits them to the radio frequency transceiver unit. The smart toilet executes relevant functions based on the human body posture monitoring results returned by the radar sensing module.

[0030] Because radar sensing modules have excellent micro-motion detection capabilities, in this application, the radar sensing module monitors the user's position and posture in real time and feeds this information back to the smart toilet's processing and control module. The smart toilet's processing and control module then executes different functional operations based on preset distances and the user's posture. For example, when the radar sensing module detects a user entering within one meter of the smart toilet, the smart toilet's processing and control module executes the toilet lid opening operation according to a preset program.

[0031] In this application, when the radar sensing module detects an object sitting at the seat position of the smart toilet, it generates an auxiliary seating signal. This auxiliary seating signal does not activate the smart toilet's functional operations. This avoids accidental activation of the smart toilet's functions in certain scenarios. Specifically, when a pet enters the seat position of the smart toilet, although the radar sensing module can detect the object, it does not perform the swiping action. This avoids the accidental activation of the smart toilet's functions when the seating signal is only obtained by the pressure sensor. Furthermore, when the seating signal is only obtained by the capacitive sensor, when a wet object falls into the seating sensing area, it causes a change in the capacitance of the capacitive sensor, which may trigger the smart toilet's swiping action. This application avoids this situation by using an auxiliary seating signal to determine whether to assist seating.

[0032] Step S120: Continuously monitor the assisted seating signal to prevent the smart toilet from being activated accidentally.

[0033] The false activation in this application includes at least the following: false activation when the seated object moves but does not move from the seated position, and false activation when the seated object briefly moves away from the seated position; or, when the auxiliary seated signal is continuously monitored, determining that the seated object has moved but has not moved from the seated position, thereby preventing the smart toilet from falsely activating when the seated object has moved but has not moved from the seated position; or, when the auxiliary seated signal is continuously monitored, determining that the seated object briefly moves away from the seated position, thereby preventing the smart toilet from falsely activating when the seated object briefly moves away from the seated position.

[0034] During the use of a smart toilet, after the user sits down, fatigue can occur due to prolonged squatting, necessitating minor adjustments to body posture. These adjustments include moving but not leaving the seated position and / or briefly moving away from the seated position. In this application, these minor adjustments may cause the user to move out of the seat-sensing area. However, the radar sensor module can accurately confirm the user's specific posture and position, thus preventing the smart toilet from mistakenly determining that the user has finished using the toilet and executing the flushing procedure. Furthermore, when the flushing procedure is manually triggered, the user's posture adjustment may also move out of the seat-sensing area. The radar sensor module can accurately confirm the user's specific posture and position, thus helping to determine whether the user has finished flushing and whether the flushing procedure should continue or stop. Additionally, after the flushing procedure is executed, the radar sensor module continues to monitor the user's position. When the user moves a certain distance away from the smart toilet, the smart toilet automatically executes the lid-closing procedure.

[0035] In some embodiments of this application, the method further includes: monitoring whether there is a seating signal; if, after the auxiliary seating signal is generated, a seating signal is detected and the seating duration is met, then it is determined that someone has taken a seat. Specifically, this includes: after determining that someone has taken a seat, continuously monitoring whether there is a seating signal; if no seating signal is continuously detected but the auxiliary seating signal is continuously detected, then it is determined that someone has taken a seat; if neither a seating signal nor the auxiliary seating signal is continuously detected, then if the no-seat duration is met, then it is determined that no one has taken a seat.

[0036] In this application, the seating signal is monitored by a seating sensing module, which includes a pressure sensor or a capacitive sensor. After the user sits down, an auxiliary seating signal generated by the radar sensing module serves to maintain the function. For example, when a user uses the washing function (posterior wash or feminine wash), the body will unconsciously sway, and during this swaying, there is a high probability that the user will move out of the sensing area of ​​the seating sensing module. At this time, as long as the auxiliary seating signal is detected, the currently used function will not stop operating. The interaction between the seating signal and the auxiliary seating signal not only avoids the accidental activation of the smart toilet, but also allows for accurate judgment of the user's posture and behavior, thereby executing functional operations in a timely manner. For example, after the user finishes using the smart toilet, the flushing function usually delays execution to avoid accidental activation. This application, through the assistance of the auxiliary signal, can accurately confirm the user's temporary departure and standing, thus enabling timely flushing and reducing odor emissions.

[0037] In some embodiments of this application, the method further includes generating a lid-opening signal when an object is detected at the lid-opening position; generating a lid-closing signal when no object is detected at the lid-opening position; and executing the lid-opening or lid-closing procedure of the smart toilet based on the lid-opening or lid-closing signal. It should be noted that the lid-closing and lid-opening operations in this application are individually confirmed by the radar sensing module, and after the user sits down, the auxiliary sitting signal generated by the radar sensing module serves as an auxiliary judgment to prevent accidental activation.

[0038] In some instances of this application, the statement that if no seating signal is continuously detected but the auxiliary seating signal is continuously detected, then determining that someone has sat down includes: during the flushing procedure, if no seating signal is detected but the auxiliary seating signal is continuously detected, then the flushing procedure does not stop; or, before the flushing procedure, if no seating signal is detected but the auxiliary seating signal is continuously detected, then the flushing procedure does not execute; the statement that if neither a seating signal nor the auxiliary seating signal is continuously detected, then determining that no one has sat down after a period of no seating is satisfied includes: during the flushing procedure, if neither a seating signal nor the auxiliary seating signal is detected, then the flushing procedure stops; or, before the flushing procedure, if neither a seating signal nor the auxiliary seating signal is detected, then the flushing procedure executes. It should be noted that the flushing procedure in this application starts after confirming someone is seated and requires manual triggering. Therefore, the flushing process involves a judgment based on a combination of the seat-sitting signal and the auxiliary seat-sitting signal. While the flushing procedure also starts after confirming someone is seated, it does not require manual triggering. Therefore, before the flushing procedure, it is necessary to confirm that no one is seated by combining the seat-sitting signal and the auxiliary seat-sitting signal. This application uses a combination of the auxiliary seat-sitting signal and the seat-sitting signal to accurately judge the user's body posture, ensuring timely function execution. This solves the problem of lag caused by delayed flushing or flushing operations and improves user experience.

[0039] To more clearly illustrate the method for preventing accidental activation during seating in this application, an execution logic diagram of the method in an embodiment of this application is provided, as follows: Figure 2 As shown:

[0040] In this application, the proximity of a human or pet can be detected through the monitoring of a sensing module. When a human or pet enters the preset sensing area of ​​the sensing module, such as within one meter of the toilet seat, the smart toilet seat lid opens. The sensing module includes an infrared sensor, a radar sensor, or a combination of multiple sensors. Some smart toilets, through the radar sensing module, can predict the user's gender based on body shape and movements, and then activate relevant functions accordingly. For example, if the user is identified as female, the toilet seat lid opens; if male, both the lid and seat open. It is understood that when a human or pet leaves the preset monitoring area, the smart toilet seat lid automatically closes, and other sensors confirm whether flushing is necessary.

[0041] This application utilizes a pre-installed radar sensing module (radar sensor) to assist in monitoring the object (mainly the human body) being seated. When the radar sensor detects that a human body has reached the ceramic pot surface of the smart toilet, it generates an auxiliary seating signal. This auxiliary seating signal helps confirm that the human body has sat down. Because the radar sensor can detect subtle movements of the human body, especially changes in distance, the radar sensor can easily identify when a person sits on or leaves the ceramic pot surface of the smart toilet.

[0042] However, relying solely on radar sensors to determine when a person is sitting cannot resolve misjudgments in some scenarios. For example, when cleaning or wiping a smart toilet, a person may make a sitting motion around the toilet, but in reality, the person is not sitting on the toilet. To resolve misjudgments and misoperations in such special scenarios, the technical solution in this application only uses the signal generated by the radar sensor as an auxiliary basis for determining when a person is sitting. Confirmation of a person sitting still requires the combined use of radar sensors and sitting sensors.

[0043] When a person sits on the ceramic bowl of the smart toilet, a radar sensor generates an auxiliary seating signal. The person continues to sit, and when the seating sensor is triggered, it generates a seating signal. This seating sensor can be either a pressure sensor or a capacitive sensor. If it's a pressure sensor, it determines seating by monitoring the pressure on the seat ring. If it's a proximity sensor, it outputs a valid high level when someone is seated, and a low level otherwise. Based on the principle of the seating sensor, if seating confirmation is solely determined by a pressure or capacitive sensor, after seating, the need for washing or movement of the buttocks can cause either sensor to fail to detect the seat, leading to misjudgment by the smart toilet and termination of the washing process, severely impacting the user experience. Furthermore, if seating confirmation is solely determined by a capacitive sensor, water or other liquids falling into the seating sensing area can also be misinterpreted as someone sitting, causing unintended activation of related functions.

[0044] Therefore, in this application, when a person sits down and the seating sensor does not detect a seating signal, it does not directly determine that the object has left the room. Instead, it combines the auxiliary monitoring signals from the radar sensor to make a comprehensive judgment to determine the state of the object. Specifically, this includes the following scenarios:

[0045] Scenario 1: When a person sits down to use the feminine wash, posterior wash, and drying functions, they may move their buttocks as needed. If the seating sensor does not detect a seating signal, it monitors the auxiliary seating signal from the radar sensor. Since the radar sensor is sensitive to distance measurement, it can easily determine the position of the person relative to the ceramic pot surface. If the auxiliary seating signal is detected at this time, the feminine wash, posterior wash, and drying functions will not stop. If the seating signal is not detected, but the auxiliary seating signal is detected, the feminine wash, posterior wash, and drying operations will not stop. As a preferred embodiment of this application, when the seating signal is not detected but the auxiliary seating signal is detected, to improve user experience and for water conservation, if this situation continues for a preset time, the feminine wash, posterior wash, and drying operations will automatically stop.

[0046] Scenario 2: After a person sits down and finishes using the smart toilet, some users, based on their habits, need to wipe the still-wet areas with toilet paper, or are not used to using the drying function. In this case, the movement of the buttocks can cause the seat-sitting sensor signal to be lost. In this application, instead of directly flushing, the system uses a comprehensive judgment based on the auxiliary seat-sitting signal from the radar sensor to confirm that the person has left before flushing. This achieves the following advantages: First, it saves water resources, as only one flush is performed when the user leaves the ceramic pot surface. Second, it improves the user experience. Unlike delayed flushing, this application can promptly determine the standing posture after using the toilet. Through the seat-sitting signal and the auxiliary seat-sitting signal, it fully determines that the person is in a standing position, and flushing at this time can promptly eliminate odor sources, improving the user's perception.

[0047] After the user finishes using the smart toilet, the toilet seat is in the open position. When the human body reaches the preset sensing area, such as a distance of one meter from the toilet, the smart toilet seat will automatically close the smart toilet seat.

[0048] It is understandable that this application uses a pre-installed radar sensor module to generate an auxiliary seating signal. Combined with this signal, the posture of the seated object is determined in a timely manner, and corresponding operations are executed. This improves the user's awareness of being seated without increasing hardware costs. It prevents misjudgment of leaving the seat due to slight movement, which could cause functions such as washing to pause. It also prevents the seating sensor from failing to detect movement or brief absence, thus preventing premature flushing before the user has finished using the device.

[0049] It should be noted that when the seat sensor is a capacitive sensor, this application also avoids the situation where the smart toilet will mistakenly identify that someone has sat down when liquids such as water fall into the seat sensing area, thus erroneously activating the relevant functions.

[0050] It is understandable that, in order to avoid the inability to obtain user position and posture information due to malfunction of the radar sensing module or the seating sensing module, this application can incorporate a delay strategy to improve the user experience. For example, if the seating signal and / or auxiliary seating signal are lost due to a sensor module malfunction, the flushing operation will be delayed until after the smart toilet lid is closed.

[0051] This application embodiment also provides a seat-based anti-accidental activation device 300, such as... Figure 3 As shown, a schematic diagram of the structure of the seat-down anti-misoperation device in this application embodiment is provided. The device 300 includes at least: an auxiliary seat-down signal generation unit 310 and an anti-misoperation unit 320, wherein:

[0052] In one embodiment of this application, the acquisition unit 310 is specifically used to generate an auxiliary seating signal when a seating object is detected at the seating location.

[0053] The smart toilet of this application includes at least a seat-positioning sensing module and a radar sensing module. The radar sensing module monitors the seat-positioning location of the smart toilet. When the radar sensing module detects an object at the seat-positioning location, it generates an auxiliary seat-positioning signal. The seat-positioning location refers to the position of the ceramic bowl of the smart toilet. In this application, the radar sensing module is installed on the rear side of the smart toilet lid, using the existing installation position of the smart toilet's radar sensing module, and achieving auxiliary seat-positioning detection based on the original radar sensing module's function. The radar sensing module in this application includes a radio frequency transceiver unit, a control unit, a transmitting antenna, and a receiving antenna. The radio frequency transceiver unit is connected to the control unit, the transmitting antenna, and the receiving antenna, respectively. The radio frequency transceiver unit generates radar signals, receives echo signals, and then transmits the echo signals to the control unit. The control unit processes the echo signals to obtain human body monitoring and judgment results, and transmits them to the smart toilet. The transmitting antenna transmits radar signals, and the receiving antenna receives radar signals and transmits them to the radio frequency transceiver unit. The smart toilet executes relevant functions based on the human body monitoring results returned by the radar sensing module.

[0054] Because radar sensing modules have excellent micro-motion detection capabilities, in this application, the radar sensing module monitors the user's position in real time and feeds back the user's position information to the smart toilet's processing and control module. The smart toilet's processing and control module executes different functional operations based on preset distances and human posture. For example, when the radar sensing module detects that a user has entered within one meter of the smart toilet, the smart toilet's processing and control module executes the opening operation of the smart toilet lid according to a preset program.

[0055] In this application, when the radar sensing module detects an object sitting at the seat position of the smart toilet, it generates an auxiliary seating signal. This auxiliary seating signal does not activate the smart toilet's functional operations. This avoids accidental activation of the smart toilet's functions in certain scenarios. Specifically, when a pet enters the seat position of the smart toilet, although the radar sensing module can detect the object, it does not perform the swiping action. This avoids accidental activation of the smart toilet's functions when the seating signal is only obtained by the pressure sensor. Furthermore, when the seating signal is only obtained by the capacitive sensor, when a wet object falls into the seating sensing area, it causes a change in the capacitance of the capacitive sensor, which may trigger the smart toilet's swiping action. This application avoids this situation by using an auxiliary seating signal to determine whether to assist seating.

[0056] The anti-misstart unit 320 is specifically used to: continuously monitor the assisted seating signal to prevent the smart toilet from being misstarted.

[0057] The false activation in this application includes at least the following: false activation when the seated object moves but does not move from the seated position, and false activation when the seated object briefly moves away from the seated position; or, when the auxiliary seated signal is continuously monitored, determining that the seated object has moved but has not moved from the seated position, thereby preventing the smart toilet from falsely activating when the seated object has moved but has not moved from the seated position; or, when the auxiliary seated signal is continuously monitored, determining that the seated object briefly moves away from the seated position, thereby preventing the smart toilet from falsely activating when the seated object briefly moves away from the seated position.

[0058] It is understood that the above-mentioned seat-down anti-misoperation device can realize each step of the seat-down anti-misoperation method provided in the foregoing embodiments. The relevant explanations of the seat-down anti-misoperation method are applicable to the seat-down anti-misoperation device, and will not be repeated here.

[0059] This application also provides a smart toilet. At the hardware level, the smart toilet includes a processor, and optionally also includes an internal bus, a network interface, and a memory. The memory may include RAM, such as high-speed random-access memory (RAM), or non-volatile memory, such as at least one disk storage device. Of course, the smart toilet may also include other hardware required for its functions.

[0060] The processor, network interface, and memory can be interconnected via an internal bus, which can be an ISA (Industry Standard Architecture) bus, a PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) bus, or an EISA (Extended Industry Standard Architecture) bus, etc. This bus can be categorized into address bus, data bus, control bus, etc.

[0061] Memory is used to store programs. Specifically, programs may include program code, which includes computer operation instructions. Memory may include main memory and non-volatile memory, and provides instructions and data to the processor.

[0062] The processor reads the corresponding computer program from non-volatile memory into main memory and then runs it, forming a logical anti-misoperation mechanism. The processor executes the program stored in memory and specifically performs the following operations:

[0063] When an object is detected at the seating position, an auxiliary seating signal is generated; the auxiliary seating signal is continuously monitored to prevent the smart toilet from being activated accidentally.

[0064] The above is as stated in this application. Figure 1The method for preventing accidental activation of the seated device disclosed in the illustrated embodiment can be applied to a processor or implemented by a processor. The processor may be an integrated circuit chip with signal processing capabilities. During implementation, each step of the above method can be completed by integrated logic circuits in the processor's hardware or by instructions in software form. The processor can be a general-purpose processor, including a Central Processing Unit (CPU), a Network Processor (NP), etc.; it can also be a Digital Signal Processor (DSP), an Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC), a Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), or other programmable logic devices, discrete gate or transistor logic devices, or discrete hardware components. It can implement or execute the methods, steps, and logic block diagrams disclosed in the embodiments of this application. The general-purpose processor can be a microprocessor or any conventional processor. The steps of the method disclosed in the embodiments of this application can be directly manifested as execution by a hardware decoding processor, or execution by a combination of hardware and software modules in the decoding processor. The software module can reside in a mature storage medium in the field, such as random access memory, flash memory, read-only memory, programmable read-only memory, electrically erasable programmable memory, or registers. This storage medium is located in memory, and the processor reads information from the memory and, in conjunction with its hardware, completes the steps of the above method.

[0065] This smart toilet can also perform... Figure 1 The method for implementing the seat-down anti-misoperation device, and realizing the seat-down anti-misoperation device in... Figure 1 The functions of the embodiments shown are not described in detail here.

[0066] This application also proposes a computer-readable storage medium that stores one or more programs, the programs including instructions that, when executed by a smart toilet comprising multiple applications, enable the smart toilet to perform... Figure 1 The method for the seat-down anti-misoperation device in the illustrated embodiment is specifically used to perform the following:

[0067] When an object is detected at the seating position, an auxiliary seating signal is generated; the auxiliary seating signal is continuously monitored to prevent the smart toilet from being activated accidentally.

[0068] Those skilled in the art will understand that embodiments of the present invention can be provided as methods, systems, or computer program products. Therefore, the present invention can take the form of a completely hardware embodiment, a completely software embodiment, or an embodiment combining software and hardware aspects. Furthermore, the present invention can take the form of a computer program product embodied on one or more computer-usable storage media (including, but not limited to, disk storage, CD-ROM, optical storage, etc.) containing computer-usable program code.

[0069] This invention is described with reference to flowchart illustrations and / or block diagrams of methods, apparatus (systems), and computer program products according to embodiments of the invention. It will be understood that each block of the flowchart illustrations and / or block diagrams, and combinations of blocks in the flowchart illustrations and / or block diagrams, can be implemented by computer program instructions. These computer program instructions can be provided to a processor of a general-purpose computer, special-purpose computer, embedded processor, or other programmable data processing apparatus to produce a machine, such that the instructions, which execute via the processor of the computer or other programmable data processing apparatus, generate instructions for implementing the flowchart illustrations and / or block diagrams. Figure 1 One or more processes and / or boxes Figure 1 A device that provides the functions specified in one or more boxes.

[0070] These computer program instructions may also be stored in a computer-readable storage medium that can direct a computer or other programmable data processing device to function in a particular manner, such that the instructions stored in the computer-readable storage medium produce an article of manufacture including instruction means, which are implemented in a process Figure 1 One or more processes and / or boxes Figure 1 The function specified in one or more boxes.

[0071] These computer program instructions may also be loaded onto a computer or other programmable data processing equipment to cause a series of operational steps to be performed on the computer or other programmable equipment to produce a computer-implemented process, thereby providing instructions that execute on the computer or other programmable equipment for implementing the process. Figure 1 One or more processes and / or boxes Figure 1 The steps of the function specified in one or more boxes.

[0072] In a typical configuration, a computing device includes one or more processors (CPU), input / output interfaces, network interfaces, and memory.

[0073] Memory may include non-persistent storage in computer-readable media, such as random access memory (RAM) and / or non-volatile memory, such as read-only memory (ROM) or flash RAM. Memory is an example of computer-readable media.

[0074] Computer-readable media includes both permanent and non-permanent, removable and non-removable media that can store information using any method or technology. Information can be computer-readable instructions, data structures, modules of programs, or other data. Examples of computer storage media include, but are not limited to, phase-change memory (PRAM), static random access memory (SRAM), dynamic random access memory (DRAM), other types of random access memory (RAM), read-only memory (ROM), electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), flash memory or other memory technologies, CD-ROM, digital versatile optical disc (DVD) or other optical storage, magnetic tape, magnetic disk storage or other magnetic storage devices, or any other non-transferable medium that can be used to store information accessible by a computing device. As defined herein, computer-readable media does not include transient computer-readable media, such as modulated data signals and carrier waves.

[0075] It should also be noted that the terms "comprising," "including," or any other variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements includes not only those elements but also other elements not expressly listed, or elements inherent to such a process, method, article, or apparatus. Without further limitation, an element defined by the phrase "comprising one..." does not exclude the presence of other identical elements in the process, method, article, or apparatus that includes said element.

[0076] Those skilled in the art will understand that embodiments of this application can be provided as methods, systems, or computer program products. Therefore, this application can take the form of a completely hardware embodiment, a completely software embodiment, or an embodiment combining software and hardware aspects. Furthermore, this application can take the form of a computer program product embodied on one or more computer-usable storage media (including, but not limited to, disk storage, CD-ROM, optical storage, etc.) containing computer-usable program code.

[0077] The above description is merely an embodiment of this application and is not intended to limit this application. Various modifications and variations can be made to this application by those skilled in the art. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc., made within the spirit and principle of this application should be included within the scope of the claims of this application.

Claims

1. A method for preventing accidental activation upon sitting, applied to a smart toilet, characterized in that, The method includes: When an object is detected at the seating location, an auxiliary seating signal is generated; The assisted seating signal is continuously monitored to prevent the smart toilet from being activated accidentally. The seating signal includes a pressure signal and / or a capacitance signal, and the auxiliary seating signal includes a radar signal; The false start includes at least one of the following: a false start in which the seated object moves but does not move from its seated position, or a false start in which the seated object briefly moves away from its seated position. The continuous monitoring of the assisted seating signal to prevent the smart toilet from malfunctioning includes: When the auxiliary seating signal is continuously monitored, it is determined that the seating object has moved but has not moved away from the seating position, thereby preventing the smart toilet from being falsely activated by the seat object moving but not moving away from the seating position. Alternatively, if the auxiliary seating signal is continuously monitored, it can be determined that the seating object has temporarily moved away from the seating position, thereby preventing the smart toilet from being falsely activated due to the temporary movement of the seating object from the seating position. The method further includes: Monitor whether there is a seating signal; if the auxiliary seating signal is generated, and a seating signal is detected and the seating duration is met, then it is determined that someone has taken a seat. The continuous monitoring of the assisted seating signal to prevent the smart toilet from malfunctioning includes: After confirming that someone has taken a seat, the system continuously monitors for a seating signal. If no seating signal is continuously detected, but the auxiliary seating signal is continuously detected, it is determined that someone has taken a seat. If neither a seating signal nor the auxiliary seating signal is continuously detected, it is determined that no one has taken a seat if the required period of no seating is met.

2. The method as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The statement that if no seating signal is continuously detected, but the assisted seating signal is continuously detected, then determining that someone has taken a seat includes: If no sitting signal is detected during the rinsing procedure, but an auxiliary sitting signal is continuously detected, the rinsing procedure will not stop. Alternatively, if no seat-sitting signal is detected before the flushing process begins, but an auxiliary seat-sitting signal is continuously detected, the flushing process will not be executed. If neither the seat-taking signal nor the auxiliary seat-taking signal is continuously detected, then if the period of no seat-taking is satisfied, it is determined that no one is seated, including: If no seating signal or auxiliary seating signal is detected during the rinsing procedure, the rinsing procedure will stop. Alternatively, if no seating signal or auxiliary seating signal is detected before the flushing process begins, the flushing process will proceed.

3. The method as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The method further includes: When an object is detected in the sensing flip cover location, a flip cover signal is generated; When no object is detected in the sensing flip cover position, a closing signal is generated; The smart toilet's lid-opening or closing procedure is executed based on the lid-opening signal or lid-closing signal.

4. A device for preventing accidental activation when seated, characterized in that, The device includes: The auxiliary seating signal generation unit generates an auxiliary seating signal when it detects that there is a seating object at the seating location. The false start prevention unit continuously monitors the assisted seating signal to prevent the smart toilet from being activated falsely; the seating signal includes a pressure signal and / or a capacitance signal, and the assisted seating signal includes a radar signal. The false start includes at least one of the following: a false start in which the seated object moves but does not move from its seated position, or a false start in which the seated object briefly moves away from its seated position. The continuous monitoring of the assisted seating signal to prevent the smart toilet from malfunctioning includes: When the auxiliary seating signal is continuously monitored, it is determined that the seating object has moved but has not moved away from the seating position, thereby preventing the smart toilet from being falsely activated by the seat object moving but not moving away from the seating position. Alternatively, if the auxiliary seating signal is continuously monitored, it can be determined that the seating object has temporarily moved away from the seating position, thereby preventing the smart toilet from being falsely activated due to the temporary movement of the seating object from the seating position. Also includes: Monitor whether there is a seating signal; if the auxiliary seating signal is generated, and a seating signal is detected and the seating duration is met, then it is determined that someone has taken a seat. The continuous monitoring of the assisted seating signal to prevent the smart toilet from malfunctioning includes: After confirming that someone has taken a seat, the system continuously monitors for a seating signal. If no seating signal is continuously detected, but the auxiliary seating signal is continuously detected, it is determined that someone has taken a seat. If neither a seating signal nor the auxiliary seating signal is continuously detected, it is determined that no one has taken a seat if the required period of no seating is met.

5. A smart toilet, comprising: Assisted seating signal sensing module, seating signal sensing module, processor; And a memory arranged to store computer-executable instructions, which, when executed, cause the processor to perform the method of any one of claims 1 to 3.

6. A computer-readable storage medium storing one or more programs, which, when executed by a smart toilet comprising a plurality of applications, cause the smart toilet to perform the method as described in any one of claims 1 to 3.

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