A salt amount display method and device, water softener, and storage medium

Abstract

The application discloses a salt amount display method and device, a water softener and a storage medium. The method comprises the following steps: obtaining equipment information of a target water softener and unit water consumption of a target user, wherein the target water softener and the target user have a binding relationship, the equipment information comprises a current residual soft water amount, a current soft water regeneration frequency and unit soft water regeneration amount, and the unit soft water regeneration amount is the soft water amount generated by the target water softener during one regeneration; calculating a salt amount residual use duration of the target water softener according to the current residual soft water amount, the current soft water regeneration frequency, the unit soft water regeneration amount and the unit water consumption; and displaying the salt amount residual use duration. The scheme provided by the application can accurately calculate and display the salt amount residual use duration of the water softener, so that the user can intuitively understand the residual salt amount of the water softener and timely supplement salt, thereby ensuring the normal operation of the water softener and improving the use experience of the user.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of household appliances, and in particular to a salt amount display method and device, a water softener, and a storage medium. BACKGROUND

[0002] A water softener is a household appliance that converts hard tap water into soft water, thereby improving the quality of household water.

[0003] Existing water softeners mostly absorb calcium and magnesium ions in tap water by exchanging sodium ions in the resin, thereby achieving the purpose of softening tap water. When all the exchange resin is saturated with calcium and magnesium ions (i.e., the calcium and magnesium ions on the exchange resin reach saturation), the exchange resin needs to be regenerated by using regeneration salt. Therefore, regeneration salt is an important consumable for ensuring the normal operation of the water softener and needs to be replenished in a timely manner.

[0004] However, since the water softener is usually installed in a concealed place such as under the kitchen or in a device room, and the salt tank for storing the regeneration salt is usually closed, it is difficult for the user to observe the remaining amount of the salt. Even if a transparent window or a laser detection device is used to display the salt level, there is still a problem that the user cannot determine when to replenish the salt, thereby affecting the user experience. SUMMARY

[0005] The present application provides a salt amount display method and device, a water softener, and a storage medium, which can accurately calculate and display the salt amount remaining usage time of the water softener, so that the user can intuitively understand the remaining salt amount of the water softener and replenish the salt in a timely manner, thereby ensuring the normal operation of the water softener and improving the user experience.

[0006] According to an aspect of the present application, a salt amount display method is provided, which is applied to a water softener. The method comprises: obtaining device information of a target water softener and unit water consumption of a target user, wherein the target water softener and the target user have a binding relationship, and the device information comprises current remaining soft water amount, current regeneration soft water times, and unit regeneration soft water amount, the unit regeneration soft water amount being the soft water amount produced by the target water softener for one regeneration; calculating the salt amount remaining usage time of the target water softener according to the current remaining soft water amount, the current regeneration soft water times, the unit regeneration soft water amount, and the unit water consumption; and displaying the salt amount remaining usage time.

[0007] Optionally, the current soft water regeneration times of the target water softener is obtained, including: determining the current residual salt amount by a detection unit of the target water softener, and obtaining a unit regeneration salt consumption, wherein the unit regeneration salt consumption is the salt amount consumed by the target water softener for one regeneration; determining the current soft water regeneration times according to the current residual salt amount and the unit regeneration salt consumption, wherein the current soft water regeneration times is equal to the ratio of the current residual salt amount to the unit regeneration salt consumption, or the current soft water regeneration times is equal to the ratio of the current residual salt amount to the unit regeneration salt consumption rounded down.

[0008] Optionally, the unit regeneration soft water amount of the target water softener is obtained, including: obtaining the model of the target water softener, and determining a water softener flux parameter, a resin capacity parameter and a loss parameter according to the model of the target water softener; measuring the hardness of raw water flowing into the target water softener; and determining the unit regeneration soft water amount according to the water softener flux parameter, the resin capacity parameter, the loss parameter and the hardness of the raw water.

[0009] Optionally, the unit water consumption of the target user is obtained, including: obtaining historical water consumption information of the target user; if the historical water consumption information includes water consumption of M continuous unit time lengths, calculating the unit water consumption according to the water consumption of the M continuous unit time lengths; if the historical water consumption information does not include water consumption of M continuous unit time lengths, determining the unit water consumption according to the geographical position of the target water softener, or receiving the unit water consumption sent by a third-party server, or taking the stored standard water consumption as the unit water consumption; wherein M is a positive integer.

[0010] Optionally, the salt amount residual use time length wherein L0 is the current residual soft water amount, C is the current soft water regeneration times, L1 is the unit regeneration soft water amount, L2 is the unit water consumption, and D is a natural number.

[0011] Optionally, the salt amount residual use time length is displayed, including: determining the relationship between the salt amount residual use time length and first and second preset thresholds; if the salt amount residual use time length is greater than the first preset threshold, the salt amount residual use time length is normally displayed; if the salt amount residual use time length is less than or equal to the first preset threshold and greater than the second preset threshold, the salt amount residual use time length is displayed with a first display effect; and if the salt amount residual use time length is less than or equal to the second preset threshold, the salt amount residual use time length is displayed with a second display effect, and a prompt information is sent, wherein the prompt information is used to remind the target user to refill salt for the target water softener.

[0012] Optionally, after the salt amount residual use time length is displayed, the salt amount residual use time length is further sent to a user device of the target user.

[0013] According to another aspect of the present application, there is provided a salt amount display device, comprising: an acquisition module, a calculation module and a display module; wherein the acquisition module is configured to acquire device information of a target water softener and unit water consumption of a target user, the target water softener and the target user having a binding relationship, the device information comprising current remaining soft water amount, current soft water regeneration times and unit soft water regeneration amount, the unit soft water regeneration amount being the soft water amount produced by the target water softener in one regeneration; the calculation module is configured to calculate salt amount remaining use duration of the target water softener according to the current remaining soft water amount, the current soft water regeneration times, the unit soft water regeneration amount and the unit water consumption; and the display module is configured to display the salt amount remaining use duration.

[0014] According to another aspect of the present application, there is provided a water softener, comprising: at least one processor; and a memory connected to the at least one processor in communication; wherein the memory stores a computer program executable by the at least one processor, the computer program being executed by the at least one processor to enable the at least one processor to perform the salt amount display method of any one of the embodiments of the present application.

[0015] According to another aspect of the present application, there is provided a computer readable storage medium, the computer readable storage medium storing computer instructions for causing a processor to implement the salt amount display method of any one of the embodiments of the present application when executed by the processor.

[0016] The technical solution of the embodiments of the present application calculates and displays the salt amount remaining use duration of a target water softener by acquiring the current remaining soft water amount, the current soft water regeneration times, the unit soft water regeneration amount of the target water softener, and the unit water consumption of a target user. On the one hand, the salt amount remaining use duration is calculated based on the device information of the water softener and the unit water consumption of the user, so that the calculation result is more accurate and more in line with the actual use scenario. On the other hand, the present application can display the remaining salt amount of the water softener in the form of the remaining use duration, so that the user can more intuitively understand when to replenish salt for the water softener, thereby ensuring the normal operation of the water softener and improving the user experience.

[0017] It should be understood that the content described in this part is not intended to identify key or important features of the embodiments of the present application, nor is it used to limit the scope of the present application. Other features of the present application will become apparent from the following description. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0018] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application, the drawings needed in the embodiment description will be briefly introduced as follows. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present application, and other drawings can also be obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor.

[0019] Figure 1 This is a schematic flowchart of a salt content display method provided in Embodiment 1 of the present invention;

[0020] Figure 2 This is a flowchart illustrating another salt content display method provided in Embodiment 1 of the present invention;

[0021] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a salt level display device provided in Embodiment 2 of the present invention;

[0022] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of another salt level display device provided in Embodiment 2 of the present invention;

[0023] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of a water softener provided in Embodiment 3 of the present invention. Detailed Implementation

[0024] To enable those skilled in the art to better understand the present invention, the technical solutions of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings of the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present invention, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative effort should fall within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0025] It should be noted that the terms "first," "second," "target," etc., used in the specification, claims, and accompanying drawings of this invention are used to distinguish similar objects and are not necessarily used to describe a specific order or sequence. It should be understood that such data can be interchanged where appropriate so that embodiments of the invention described herein can be implemented in orders other than those illustrated or described herein. Furthermore, the terms "comprising" and "having," and any variations thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion; for example, a process, method, system, product, or apparatus that comprises a series of steps or units is not necessarily limited to those steps or units explicitly listed, but may include other steps or units not explicitly listed or inherent to such processes, methods, products, or apparatus.

[0026] Example 1

[0027] Figure 1 This is a flowchart illustrating a salt level display method according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. This embodiment is applicable to situations where the salt level of regenerated salt in a water softener needs to be monitored. The method can be executed by a salt level display device, which can be implemented in hardware and / or software and can be configured within the water softener. Figure 1 As shown, the method includes:

[0028] S110, obtain device information of the target water softener and unit water consumption of the target user, wherein the target water softener and the target user have a binding relationship, the device information comprises current residual soft water quantity, current regeneration soft water quantity and unit regeneration soft water quantity, and the unit regeneration soft water quantity is the soft water quantity produced by the target water softener in one regeneration.

[0029] The target user is any user who installs a water softener at home, and the water softener installed at the home of the target user is the target water softener, that is, the target water softener and the target user have a binding relationship. The number of target water softeners bound to one target user can be one or multiple. For example, user A installs water softener 1 at his home in A place and installs water softener 2 at his home in B place, then user A and water softener 1 have a binding relationship, user A and water softener 2 also have a binding relationship, and both water softener 1 and water softener 2 can execute the salt quantity display method provided by the application to monitor the residual salt quantity of themselves and remind user A when to replenish salt for himself.

[0030] The device information comprises current residual soft water quantity, current regeneration soft water quantity and unit regeneration soft water quantity. Specifically, the current residual soft water quantity is the current residual soft water quantity in the target water softener, the current regeneration soft water quantity is the number of times of regeneration soft water that can be performed by the target water softener at present, and the unit regeneration soft water quantity is the soft water quantity produced by the target water softener in one regeneration.

[0031] In step S110, there is no execution sequence relationship between “obtaining the device information of the target water softener” and “obtaining the unit water consumption of the target user”, that is, “obtaining the device information of the target water softener” can be performed first and then “obtaining the unit water consumption of the target user”, or “obtaining the unit water consumption of the target user” can be performed first and then “obtaining the device information of the target water softener”, or “obtaining the device information of the target water softener” and “obtaining the unit water consumption of the target user” can be performed simultaneously.

[0032] For “obtaining the device information of the target water softener”, in one possible implementation manner, the target water softener can have a statistical function for statistics of the above device information. That is, the current residual soft water quantity, the current regeneration soft water quantity and the unit regeneration soft water quantity of the target water softener can be directly read.

[0033] For “obtaining the device information of the target water softener”, in another possible implementation manner, the current residual soft water quantity of the target water softener can be directly read, and the current regeneration soft water quantity and the unit regeneration soft water quantity of the target water softener need to be calculated respectively, so as to improve the accuracy of the device information.

[0034] In an embodiment, the method for obtaining the current regeneration soft water quantity of the target water softener can comprise the following two steps:

[0035] Step a1: determining the current residual salt amount by the detection unit of the target water softener, and obtaining the unit regeneration salt consumption, wherein the unit regeneration salt consumption is the salt amount consumed by the target water softener for one regeneration.

[0036] The salt tank of the target water softener can be provided with a detection unit (such as a laser detection unit, a float detection unit, etc.), and the current residual salt amount of the target water softener is determined by the detection unit. For example, the salt amount height in the salt tank is determined by the detection unit, and the current residual salt amount is calculated according to the salt amount height and the bottom area of the salt tank.

[0037] The unit regeneration salt consumption is the salt amount consumed by the target water softener for one regeneration. The unit regeneration salt consumption of each target water softener is a fixed value after it leaves the factory. Therefore, the unit regeneration salt consumption stored in the target water softener can be directly read; or the corresponding unit regeneration salt consumption of the target water softener can be obtained by querying according to the model of the target water softener.

[0038] Step a2: determining the current regeneration soft water times according to the current residual salt amount and the unit regeneration salt consumption, wherein the current regeneration soft water times is equal to the ratio of the current residual salt amount to the unit regeneration salt consumption, or the current regeneration soft water times is equal to the ratio of the current residual salt amount to the unit regeneration salt consumption rounded down.

[0039] Since the ratio of the current residual salt amount to the unit regeneration salt consumption may not be an integer, according to the configuration of the target water softener, there may be a situation that the residual salt amount is not enough for one regeneration, and the regeneration is paused. Therefore, according to the model of the target water softener, it can be determined whether the current regeneration soft water times is equal to the ratio of the current residual salt amount to the unit regeneration salt consumption, or the current regeneration soft water times is equal to the ratio of the current residual salt amount to the unit regeneration salt consumption rounded down. In this way, the accuracy of the determined current regeneration soft water times can be ensured, and errors in the calculation of the subsequent residual salt amount use duration can be avoided.

[0040] Specifically, assuming that the current residual salt amount is denoted as P1, and the unit regeneration salt consumption is denoted as P0, then the current regeneration soft water times is Or

[0041] In an embodiment, the method for obtaining the unit regeneration soft water amount of the target water softener can include the following three steps:

[0042] Step b1: obtaining the model of the target water softener, and determining the water softener flux parameter, the resin capacity parameter and the loss parameter according to the model of the target water softener.

[0043] The soft water machine flux parameter is a parameter determined according to the flux of the target soft water machine, the resin capacity parameter refers to the resin capacity provided in the target soft water machine, and the loss parameter refers to the soft water conversion rate when the target soft water machine is regenerated. The above three parameters are determined by the model of the target soft water machine, and are usually set when the target soft water machine is shipped, and belong to the fixed values associated with the target soft water machine.

[0044] Step b2: Measure the hardness of the raw water flowing into the target soft water machine.

[0045] Since the hardness of raw water is different in different regions, in order to ensure the accuracy of the calculation of the remaining use time of the subsequent salt amount, the target soft water machine can measure the hardness of the raw water actually flowing into the target soft water machine.

[0046] Step b3: Determine the unit regeneration soft water amount according to the soft water machine flux parameter, the resin capacity parameter, the loss parameter, and the hardness of the raw water.

[0047] Suppose the soft water machine flux parameter is A, the resin capacity parameter is B, the loss parameter is S, and the hardness of the raw water is Y, then the unit regeneration soft water amount L1=A*B / Y*S.

[0048] Optionally, the value range of the loss parameter S is 1-1.2. For example, the value of the loss parameter S is 1.0278.

[0049] For "obtaining the unit water consumption of the target user", in one possible implementation, the target user can be pre-set with a unit water consumption (such as the maximum daily water consumption), and the unit water consumption set by the target user can be read.

[0050] For "obtaining the unit water consumption of the target user", in another possible implementation, the actual unit water consumption can be determined according to the historical water consumption information of the target user, so as to ensure that the unit water consumption is more suitable for the actual life scene of the target user.

[0051] In an embodiment, the method for obtaining the unit water consumption of the target user can include the following three steps:

[0052] Step c1: Obtain the historical water consumption information of the target user.

[0053] Step c2: If the historical water consumption information includes the water consumption of M consecutive unit time lengths, then the unit water consumption is calculated according to the water consumption of the M consecutive unit time lengths.

[0054] In the present application, the M consecutive unit time lengths usually refer to the previous M consecutive unit time lengths from the current time, and M is a positive integer. For example, the water consumption of the previous 14 days from the current time, or the water consumption of the previous 7 days from the current time, or the water consumption of the previous 30 days from the current time.

[0055] If the historical water consumption information includes the water consumption of the continuous M unit time lengths, it indicates that the historical water consumption information can accurately reflect the unit water consumption of the target user, and at this time, the unit water consumption can be calculated according to the water consumption of the continuous M unit time lengths.

[0056] Generally, the unit water consumption is equal to the average value of the water consumption of the continuous M unit time lengths.

[0057] Step c3: If the historical water consumption information does not include the water consumption of the continuous M unit time lengths, the unit water consumption is determined according to the geographical position of the target water softener, or the unit water consumption sent by the third-party server is received, or the stored standard water consumption is taken as the unit water consumption.

[0058] If the historical water consumption information does not include the water consumption of the continuous M unit time lengths, it indicates that the historical water consumption information cannot accurately reflect the unit water consumption of the target user, and at this time, the unit water consumption can be determined in any one of the following three ways.

[0059] Method 1: The unit water consumption is determined according to the geographical position of the target water softener.

[0060] For example, the unit water consumption corresponding to the geographical position can be determined according to the geographical position of the target water softener. The unit water consumption corresponding to the geographical position reflects the average water consumption of the region.

[0061] Method 2: The unit water consumption sent by the third-party server is received.

[0062] Method 3: The stored standard water consumption is taken as the unit water consumption.

[0063] For the above-mentioned method 2 or method 3, the third-party server / target water softener can store the water consumption obtained by market research, and taking this water consumption as the unit water consumption can also reflect the water consumption of the target user.

[0064] S120, according to the current residual water softening amount, the current regeneration water softening times, the unit regeneration water softening amount and the unit water consumption, the salt amount remaining use time length of the target water softener is calculated.

[0065] In an embodiment, the salt amount remaining use time length can be calculated by the following formula:

[0066]

[0067] Wherein, L0 is the current remaining soft water amount, C is the current soft water regeneration times, L1 is the unit soft water regeneration amount, L2 is the unit water consumption amount, and D is a natural number. The value of D can be set by the target user, that is, considering the influence of salt buying time and other factors, the target user needs to be reminded D days in advance before the actual softener salt is used up.

[0068] It should be noted that when calculating the salt amount remaining use duration of the target water softener, the unit of measurement of the unit soft water regeneration amount, the current remaining soft water amount and the unit water consumption amount should be consistent. For example, the unit of measurement of the unit soft water regeneration amount, the current remaining soft water amount and the unit water consumption amount is liter.

[0069] S130, display the salt amount remaining use duration.

[0070] Generally, the salt amount remaining use duration is in units of "days".

[0071] In one possible implementation, the salt amount remaining use duration can be normally displayed; in another possible implementation, the salt amount remaining use duration can be compared with a preset reminder threshold, and displayed in the form of alarm reminder, color reminder, etc.

[0072] For example, assuming that the reminder threshold includes a first preset threshold and a second preset threshold, the method of displaying the salt amount remaining use duration can include: determining the relationship between the salt amount remaining use duration and the first preset threshold and the second preset threshold; if the salt amount remaining use duration is greater than the first preset threshold, normally displaying the salt amount remaining use duration; if the salt amount remaining use duration is less than or equal to the first preset threshold and greater than the second preset threshold, displaying the salt amount remaining use duration in a first display effect; and if the salt amount remaining use duration is less than or equal to the second preset threshold, displaying the salt amount remaining use duration in a second display effect and issuing a prompt information, wherein the prompt information is used to remind the target user to replenish salt for the target water softener.

[0073] The first display effect and the second display effect are different display effects, and generally the second display effect is more eye-catching than the first display effect. For example, the first display effect is to display the salt amount remaining use duration in yellow font, and the second display effect is to display the salt amount remaining use duration in red font; for another example, the first display effect is to display the salt amount remaining use duration in a constant display mode, and the second display effect is to display the salt amount remaining use duration in a flashing display mode. The present embodiment does not make specific limitation in this regard.

[0074] Optionally, on the basis of the above embodiment, Figure 2 is a flowchart of another salt amount display method provided by the present embodiment, as shown in Figure 2 after step S130 is executed, it further includes:

[0075] S140, send the salt quantity remaining use time length to the user equipment of the target user.

[0076] The user equipment can be any communication equipment such as a smart phone or a tablet computer of the target user that can receive a message. The salt quantity remaining use time length is sent to the user equipment of the target user, so that the target user can still know the remaining salt quantity of the water softener and replenish salt in time when leaving home, so as to ensure the normal operation of the water softener and improve the use experience of the user.

[0077] The embodiment of the application provides a salt quantity display method, which comprises: obtaining device information of a target water softener and unit water consumption of a target user, wherein the target water softener and the target user have a binding relationship, the device information comprises current remaining soft water quantity, current soft water regeneration frequency and unit soft water regeneration quantity, and the unit soft water regeneration quantity is the soft water quantity produced by the target water softener in one regeneration; calculating a salt quantity remaining use time length of the target water softener according to the current remaining soft water quantity, the current soft water regeneration frequency, the unit soft water regeneration quantity and the unit water consumption; and displaying the salt quantity remaining use time length. The technical scheme of the embodiment of the application calculates and displays the salt quantity remaining use time length of the target water softener by obtaining the current remaining soft water quantity, the current soft water regeneration frequency, the unit soft water regeneration quantity of the target water softener and the unit water consumption of the target user. On the one hand, the salt quantity remaining use time length is calculated based on the device information of the water softener and the unit water consumption of the user, so that the calculation result is more accurate and more suitable for the actual use scenario; on the other hand, the application can display the remaining salt quantity of the water softener in the form of the remaining use time length, so that the user can more intuitively know when to replenish salt of the water softener, thereby ensuring the normal operation of the water softener and improving the use experience of the user.

[0078] Embodiment two

[0079] Figure 3 is a structural schematic diagram of a salt quantity display device provided by the embodiment two of the application. As shown in the figure, the device comprises: an obtaining module 301, a calculating module 302 and a display module 303. Figure 3

[0080] The obtaining module 301 is used for obtaining device information of a target water softener and unit water consumption of a target user, wherein the target water softener and the target user have a binding relationship, the device information comprises current remaining soft water quantity, current soft water regeneration frequency and unit soft water regeneration quantity, and the unit soft water regeneration quantity is the soft water quantity produced by the target water softener in one regeneration.

[0081] The calculating module 302 is used for calculating a salt quantity remaining use time length of the target water softener according to the current remaining soft water quantity, the current soft water regeneration frequency, the unit soft water regeneration quantity and the unit water consumption.

[0082] ​The display module 303 is configured to display the salt quantity remaining use time length.

[0083] Optionally, the acquisition module 301 is specifically configured to determine the current remaining salt quantity through a detection unit of the target water softener, and acquire a unit regeneration salt consumption quantity, wherein the unit regeneration salt consumption quantity is a salt quantity consumed by the target water softener for one regeneration; and determine the current regeneration soft water quantity according to the current remaining salt quantity and the unit regeneration salt consumption quantity, wherein the current regeneration soft water quantity is equal to a ratio of the current remaining salt quantity to the unit regeneration salt consumption quantity, or the current regeneration soft water quantity is equal to a floor of a ratio of the current remaining salt quantity to the unit regeneration salt consumption quantity.

[0084] Optionally, the acquisition module 301 is specifically configured to acquire a model of the target water softener, and determine the water softener flux parameter, the resin capacity parameter and the loss parameter according to the model of the target water softener; measure the hardness of raw water flowing into the target water softener; and determine the unit regeneration soft water quantity according to the water softener flux parameter, the resin capacity parameter, the loss parameter and the hardness of the raw water.

[0085] Optionally, the acquisition module 301 is specifically configured to acquire historical water use information of the target user; if the historical water use information includes water use quantities of M continuous unit time lengths, calculate a unit water use quantity according to the water use quantities of the M continuous unit time lengths; if the historical water use information does not include the water use quantities of the M continuous unit time lengths, determine the unit water use quantity according to a geographical position of the target water softener, or receive the unit water use quantity sent by a third-party server, or take a stored standard water use quantity as the unit water use quantity; wherein M is a positive integer.

[0086] Optionally, the salt quantity remaining use time length wherein L0 is the current remaining soft water quantity, C is the current regeneration soft water quantity, L1 is the unit regeneration soft water quantity, L2 is the unit water use quantity, and D is a natural number.

[0087] Optionally, the display module 303 is specifically configured to determine a relationship between the salt quantity remaining use time length and first and second preset thresholds; if the salt quantity remaining use time length is greater than the first preset threshold, normally display the salt quantity remaining use time length; if the salt quantity remaining use time length is less than or equal to the first preset threshold and greater than the second preset threshold, display the salt quantity remaining use time length by using a first display effect; and if the salt quantity remaining use time length is less than or equal to the second preset threshold, display the salt quantity remaining use time length by using a second display effect, and send a prompt information, wherein the prompt information is used to remind the target user to replenish salt for the target water softener.

[0088] Optionally, in combination with Figure 3 , Figure 4 is a structural schematic diagram of another salt quantity display device provided in Embodiment Two of the present application. As shown in Figure 4As shown, the apparatus further includes a communication module 304.

[0089] The communication module 304 is configured to send the salt amount remaining usage duration to the user equipment of the target user.

[0090] The salt amount display apparatus provided by the embodiments of the present application can perform the salt amount display method provided by any of the embodiments of the present application, and has the corresponding function modules and beneficial effects of performing the method.

[0091] Embodiment three

[0092] Figure 5 is a structural schematic diagram of a water softener provided by Embodiment three of the present application. The water softener can be provided with an electronic device, which is intended to represent various forms of digital computers, such as laptop computers, desktop computers, workstations, personal digital assistants, servers, blade servers, mainframes, and other suitable computers. The electronic device can also represent various forms of mobile devices, such as personal digital processing, cellular phones, smart phones, wearable devices (such as helmets, glasses, watches, etc.), and other similar computing devices. The components shown herein, their connections and relationships, and their functions, are merely examples, and are not intended to limit the implementation of the present application described herein and / or claimed.

[0093] As shown in Figure 5 The water softener 10 includes at least one processor 11, and a memory, such as a read-only memory (ROM) 12, a random access memory (RAM) 13, etc., which is in communication with the at least one processor 11, wherein the memory stores a computer program that can be executed by the at least one processor. The processor 11 can perform various appropriate actions and processes according to the computer program stored in the read-only memory (ROM) 12 or the computer program loaded from the storage unit 18 into the random access memory (RAM) 13. In the RAM 13, various programs and data required for the operation of the water softener 10 can also be stored. The processor 11, the ROM 12, and the RAM 13 are connected to each other through a bus 14. An input / output (I / O) interface 15 is also connected to the bus 14.

[0094] A plurality of components in the water softener 10 are connected to the I / O interface 15, including: an input unit 16, such as a keyboard, a mouse, etc.; an output unit 17, such as various types of displays, speakers, etc.; a storage unit 18, such as a magnetic disk, an optical disk, etc.; and a communication unit 19, such as a network card, a modem, a wireless communication transceiver, etc. The communication unit 19 allows the water softener 10 to exchange information / data with other devices through a computer network, such as the Internet, and / or various telecommunications networks.

[0095] The processor 11 can be various general and / or special purpose processing components with processing and computing capabilities. Some examples of the processor 11 include, but are not limited to, a central processing unit (CPU), a graphics processing unit (GPU), various specialized artificial intelligence (AI) computing chips, various processors running machine learning model algorithms, a digital signal processor (DSP), and any suitable processor, controller, microcontroller, and the like. The processor 11 performs various methods and processes described above, such as the salt level display method.

[0096] In some embodiments, the salt level display method can be implemented as a computer program tangibly embodied in a computer readable storage medium, such as the storage unit 18. In some embodiments, part or all of the computer program can be loaded and / or installed onto the water softener 10 via the ROM 12 and / or the communication unit 19. When the computer program is loaded onto the RAM 13 and executed by the processor 11, one or more steps of the salt level display method described above can be performed. Alternatively, in other embodiments, the processor 11 can be configured to perform the salt level display method by any other suitable means, such as by means of firmware.

[0097] Various implementations of the systems and techniques described above can be realized in digital electronic circuitry, integrated circuitry, a field programmable gate array (FPGA), an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a system on a chip (SOC), a programmable logic device (PLD), a computer hardware, firmware, software, and / or combinations thereof. These various implementations can include implementation in one or more computer programs that are executable and / or interpretable on a programmable system including at least one programmable processor, which can be special or general purpose, coupled to receive data and instructions from, and to transmit data and instructions to, a storage system, at least one input device, and at least one output device.

[0098] Computer programs used to implement the methods of the present application can be written in any combination of one or more programming languages. These computer programs can be provided to a processor of a general purpose computer, special purpose computer, or other programmable data processing apparatus to produce a machine, such that the computer program, when executed by the processor of the machine, implements the functions / acts specified in the flowcharts and / or block diagrams. The computer program can be executed entirely on a machine, partially on a machine, partially on a machine as a stand-alone software package, partially on a machine and partially on a remote machine or entirely on a remote machine or server.

[0099] In the context of the present application, a computer-readable storage medium can be a tangible medium that can contain or store a computer program for use by or in connection with an instruction execution system, apparatus, or device. A computer-readable storage medium can include, but is not limited to, an electronic, magnetic, optical, electromagnetic, infrared, or semiconductor system, apparatus, or device, or any suitable combination of the foregoing. Alternatively, a computer-readable storage medium can be a machine-readable signal medium. More specific examples of a machine-readable storage medium will include one or more lines of a program of instructions in a transitory signal, a portable computer diskette, a hard disk, a random access memory (RAM), a read-only memory (ROM), an erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM or Flash memory), an optical fiber, a portable compact disc read-only memory (CD-ROM), an optical storage device, a magnetic storage device, or any suitable combination of the foregoing.

[0100] To provide for interaction with a user, the systems and techniques described here can be implemented on a soft water machine having a display device (e.g., a CRT (cathode ray tube) or LCD (liquid crystal display) monitor) for displaying information to the user and a keyboard and a pointing device (e.g., a mouse or a trackball) by which the user can provide input to the soft water machine. Other kinds of devices can be used to provide for interaction with a user as well; for example, feedback provided to the user can be any form of sensory feedback (e.g., visual feedback, auditory feedback, or tactile feedback); and input from the user can be received in any form, including acoustic, speech, or tactile input.

[0101] The systems and techniques described here can be implemented in a computing system that includes a back end component (e.g., as a data server), or that includes a middleware component (e.g., an application server), or that includes a front end component (e.g., a user computer having a graphical user interface or a Web browser through which a user can interact with an implementation of the systems and techniques described here), or any combination of such back end, middleware, or front end components. The components of the system can be interconnected by any form or medium of digital data communication (e.g., a communication network). Examples of communication networks include a local area network (LAN), a wide area network (WAN), a blockchain network, and the Internet.

[0102] The computing system can include clients and servers. A client and server are generally remote from each other and typically interact through a communication network. The relationship of client and server arises by virtue of computer programs running on the respective computers and having a client-server relationship to each other. The server can be a cloud server, also known as a cloud computing server or cloud host, which is a host product in the cloud computing service system, to solve the defects of large management difficulty and weak business scalability in traditional physical host and VPS service.

[0103] It should be understood that the various forms of flow shown above can be used to reorder, add or delete steps. For example, each step described in the present application can be executed in parallel, sequentially or in a different order, as long as the desired results of the technical solutions of the present application can be achieved, which is not limited herein.

[0104] The above detailed description does not constitute a limitation on the scope of protection of the present application. Those skilled in the art should understand that various modifications, combinations, sub-combinations and substitutions can be made according to design requirements and other factors. Any modifications, equivalent replacements and improvements made within the spirit and principles of the present application shall be included in the scope of protection of the present application.

Claims

1. A salt amount display method characterized by, The method is applied to a water softener, and the method comprises the following steps: Obtaining equipment information of a target water softener and unit water consumption of a target user, wherein the target water softener and the target user have a binding relationship, the equipment information comprises current residual soft water quantity, current regeneration soft water quantity and unit regeneration soft water quantity, and the unit regeneration soft water quantity is the soft water quantity produced by the target water softener in one regeneration; According to the current residual soft water quantity, the current regeneration soft water quantity, the unit regeneration soft water quantity and the unit water consumption, the salt quantity residual use time length of the target water softener is calculated; The salt quantity residual use time length is displayed.

2. The salt amount display method according to claim 1, characterized by, The current regeneration soft water quantity of the target water softener is obtained, comprising the following steps: The current residual salt quantity is determined by a detection unit of the target water softener, and the unit regeneration salt consumption quantity is obtained, wherein the unit regeneration salt consumption quantity is the salt quantity consumed by the target water softener in one regeneration; According to the current residual salt quantity and the unit regeneration salt consumption quantity, the current regeneration soft water quantity is determined, wherein the current regeneration soft water quantity is equal to the ratio of the current residual salt quantity to the unit regeneration salt consumption quantity, or the current regeneration soft water quantity is equal to the ratio of the current residual salt quantity to the unit regeneration salt consumption quantity rounded down.

3. The salt amount display method according to claim 1, characterized by, The unit regeneration soft water quantity of the target water softener is obtained, comprising the following steps: The model of the target water softener is obtained, and the water softener flux parameter, the resin capacity parameter and the loss parameter are determined according to the model of the target water softener; The hardness of raw water flowing into the target water softener is measured; According to the water softener flux parameter, the resin capacity parameter, the loss parameter and the hardness of the raw water, the unit regeneration soft water quantity is determined.

4. The salt amount display method according to claim 1, characterized by, The unit water consumption of the target user is obtained, comprising the following steps: The historical water consumption information of the target user is obtained; If the historical water consumption information comprises the water consumption quantity of M continuous unit time lengths, the unit water consumption is calculated according to the water consumption quantity of the M continuous unit time lengths; If the historical water consumption information does not comprise the water consumption quantity of M continuous unit time lengths, the unit water consumption is determined according to the geographical position of the target water softener, or the unit water consumption sent by a third-party server is received, or the stored standard water consumption quantity is taken as the unit water consumption; Wherein, M is a positive integer.

5. The salt amount display method according to claim 1, characterized by, The remaining usage time length of the salt amount Wherein, L0 is the current residual soft water quantity, C is the current regeneration soft water quantity, L1 is the unit regeneration soft water quantity, L2 is the unit water consumption, and D is a natural number.

6. The salt amount display method according to claim 1, characterized by The salt quantity residual use time length is displayed, comprising the following steps: The relationship between the salt quantity residual use time length and the first preset threshold value and the second preset threshold value is determined; If the salt quantity residual use time length is greater than the first preset threshold value, the salt quantity residual use time length is normally displayed; If the salt quantity residual use time length is less than or equal to the first preset threshold value and greater than the second preset threshold value, the salt quantity residual use time length is displayed by using the first display effect; If the salt quantity residual use time length is less than or equal to the second preset threshold value, the salt quantity residual use time length is displayed by using the second display effect, and a prompt information is sent, wherein the prompt information is used to remind the target user to replenish salt for the target water softener.

7. The salt amount display method according to claim 1 or 6, characterized by, After displaying the salt quantity remaining use duration, further comprising: sending the salt quantity remaining use duration to a user device of the target user.

8. A salt amount display device characterized by comprising: comprising: an acquisition module, a calculation module and a display module; wherein, the acquisition module is configured to acquire device information of a target water softener and a unit water consumption of a target user, the target water softener and the target user have a binding relationship, the device information comprises a current remaining soft water quantity, a current regeneration soft water quantity and a unit regeneration soft water quantity, the unit regeneration soft water quantity is a soft water quantity produced by the target water softener for one regeneration; the calculation module is configured to calculate a salt quantity remaining use duration of the target water softener according to the current remaining soft water quantity, the current regeneration soft water quantity, the unit regeneration soft water quantity and the unit water consumption; the display module is configured to display the salt quantity remaining use duration.

9. A water softener characterized by the water softener comprises: at least one processor; and a memory connected with the at least one processor in communication; wherein, the memory stores a computer program executable by the at least one processor, the computer program is executed by the at least one processor to enable the at least one processor to execute the salt quantity display method in any one of claims 1-7.

10. A computer-readable storage medium, characterized in that, the computer readable storage medium stores computer instructions, the computer instructions are used to enable the processor to execute the salt quantity display method in any one of claims 1-7 when executed.

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