Integrated ceiling and control method and control device thereof

Abstract

The application provides an integrated ceiling and a control method and a control device thereof, and relates to the field of smart home. The control method comprises the following steps: determining user information and environment information in a space where the integrated ceiling is located; and controlling a function module according to the user information and the environment information. The scheme realizes intelligent control of the integrated ceiling, and thus the user's activity range is not restricted, and the user's experience is improved. Compared with automatically controlling the integrated ceiling according to the environment information, the scheme is beneficial to avoiding the situation that a family is away from home for a long time, such as working, going on a business trip or going on a tour, and the corresponding function of the integrated ceiling is automatically started in the case that no one is at home, and thus a large amount of power is wasted.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This application relates to, but is not limited to, the field of smart homes, and particularly to an integrated ceiling and its control method and control device. Background Technology

[0002] Integrated ceilings, as the name suggests, are ceiling systems that integrate various electrical appliances, such as lighting, ventilation, and heating, into the interior ceiling to form a unified whole. Currently, the functions of integrated ceilings are typically triggered via remote control panels or buttons on wall panels. However, button panels can restrict the user's movement and lead to issues such as time spent searching for the remote control, negatively impacting the user experience. Summary of the Invention

[0003] This application provides an integrated ceiling system and its control method and device, which helps to improve the user experience of integrated ceiling systems.

[0004] This application provides a control method applied to an integrated ceiling system including functional modules, the control method comprising:

[0005] Determine the user information and environmental information within the space where the integrated ceiling is located;

[0006] The functional modules are controlled based on the user information and environmental information.

[0007] The control method provided in this application embodiment can first determine the user information and environmental information in the space where the integrated ceiling is located, and then automatically control the functional modules of the integrated ceiling according to the user information and environmental information, thereby realizing the intelligent control of the integrated ceiling. Users do not need to manually adjust through the button panel, so it will not restrict the user's range of activities, and it also helps to avoid problems such as users spending time looking for the remote control, which affect the user experience.

[0008] Furthermore, compared to automatically controlling integrated ceilings based solely on environmental information, this solution helps avoid situations where families who are away from home for extended periods, such as during the day at work, on business trips, or traveling, experience significant energy waste due to the automatic activation of the integrated ceiling's functions when no one is home.

[0009] This application also provides a control device, including a processor and a memory storing a computer program, wherein the processor executes the computer program to implement the steps of the control method as described in any of the above embodiments.

[0010] This application also provides an integrated ceiling, including: a base, a functional module installed on the base, and a control device as described in the above embodiments, wherein the control device is electrically connected to the functional module.

[0011] Other features and advantages of this application will be set forth in the following description, and will be apparent in part from the description, or may be learned by practicing the application. Other advantages of this application can be realized and obtained by means of the solutions described in the description and the accompanying drawings. Attached Figure Description

[0012] Figure 1 A schematic block diagram of an integrated ceiling provided for some embodiments of this application;

[0013] Figure 2 A flowchart illustrating the control method provided in some embodiments of this application;

[0014] Figure 3 This is a flowchart illustrating the control method provided in some embodiments of this application. Detailed Implementation

[0015] This application describes several embodiments, but these descriptions are exemplary and not restrictive, and it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that many more embodiments and implementations are possible within the scope of the embodiments described herein. Although many possible combinations of features are shown in the drawings and discussed in the detailed description, many other combinations of the disclosed features are also possible. Unless specifically limited, any feature or element of any embodiment may be used in combination with, or may replace, any feature or element of any other embodiment.

[0016] This application includes and contemplates combinations of features and elements known to those skilled in the art. The embodiments, features, and elements disclosed in this application may also be combined with any conventional features or elements to form a unique inventive scheme as defined by the claims. Any feature or element of any embodiment may also be combined with features or elements from other inventive schemes to form another unique inventive scheme as defined by the claims. Therefore, it should be understood that any feature shown and / or discussed in this application may be implemented individually or in any suitable combination. Therefore, the embodiments are not limited except by the limitations imposed by the appended claims and their equivalents. Furthermore, various modifications and changes may be made within the scope of the appended claims.

[0017] Furthermore, in describing representative embodiments, the specification may have presented methods and / or processes as a specific sequence of steps. However, the method or process should not be limited to the specific order of steps described herein, to the extent that it does not depend on such a specific order. As will be understood by those skilled in the art, other sequences of steps are also possible. Therefore, the specific order of steps set forth in the specification should not be construed as a limitation of the claims. Moreover, the claims concerning the method and / or process should not be limited to the steps performed in the written order, and those skilled in the art will readily understand that these orders can be varied and still remain within the spirit and scope of the embodiments of this application.

[0018] This application provides a control method applied to an integrated ceiling system that includes functional modules. Integrated ceiling systems can be used in spaces such as bathrooms and balconies, but are not limited to these applications.

[0019] like Figure 2 As shown, the control methods include:

[0020] Step S102: Determine the user information and environmental information within the space where the integrated ceiling is located;

[0021] Step S104: Control the function module based on user information and environmental information.

[0022] The control method provided in this application embodiment can first determine the user information and environmental information in the space where the integrated ceiling is located, and then automatically control the functional modules of the integrated ceiling according to the user information and environmental information, thereby realizing the intelligent control of the integrated ceiling. Users do not need to manually adjust through the button panel, so it will not restrict the user's range of activities, and it also helps to avoid problems such as users spending time looking for the remote control, which affect the user experience.

[0023] Furthermore, compared to automatically controlling integrated ceilings based solely on environmental information, this solution helps avoid situations where families who are away from home for extended periods, such as during the day at work, on business trips, or traveling, experience significant energy waste due to the automatic activation of the integrated ceiling's functions when no one is home.

[0024] In some exemplary embodiments, the functional module includes a lighting module, and the environmental information includes illumination information. Controlling the functional module based on user information and environmental information includes: controlling the activation and deactivation of the lighting module based on the user information and illumination information.

[0025] Alternatively, the functional modules include a drying module, and the environmental information includes humidity information. The functional modules are controlled based on user information and environmental information, including controlling the opening and closing of the drying module based on user information and humidity information.

[0026] Alternatively, the functional modules include a lighting module and a drying module. Environmental information includes light intensity information and humidity information. The functional modules are controlled based on user information and environmental information, including: controlling the lighting module's on / off state based on user information and light intensity information, and controlling the drying module's on / off state based on user information and humidity information.

[0027] Controlling the lighting module's on / off state based on user and lighting information enables automatic lighting activation and deactivation. This avoids user frustration by preventing them from searching for the remote or failing to quickly and accurately activate the lighting buttons in dimly lit rooms, thus improving user experience. It also prevents energy waste caused by users forgetting to turn off lights when not in use. Furthermore, compared to controlling the lighting module solely based on lighting information, this solution avoids the significant energy waste that can occur when families are away from home for extended periods, such as on business trips or vacations, automatically turn on lights in the dark.

[0028] Controlling the drying module's activation and deactivation based on user and humidity information enables automatic switching on and off of the drying function. This avoids user frustrations such as searching for the remote control or difficulty triggering the drying button in dimly lit rooms, thus preventing wasted energy when the drying function is not needed. Furthermore, compared to controlling the drying module solely based on humidity information, this solution avoids significant energy waste in homes where the smart air purifier is used to maintain a comfortable relative humidity level throughout the day, especially for families away from home for extended periods.

[0029] In some exemplary embodiments, the lighting module may be, but is not limited to, LED lights. User information includes the user's presence duration (tin) and absence duration (tout).

[0030] Controlling the lighting module's activation and deactivation based on user information and lighting conditions includes:

[0031] Based on the user's presence duration tin meeting the first duration condition and the lighting information meeting the set dim lighting conditions, control the lighting module to turn on;

[0032] If the user's absence time (tout) meets the second duration condition, the lighting module will be turned off.

[0033] When the user's presence duration (tin) meets the first duration condition, it indicates that someone is present in the space where the integrated ceiling is located for a certain period of time, and there may be a need for lighting. When the lighting information meets the set dim lighting condition, it indicates that the space where the integrated ceiling is located is dim, and there is a need for lighting. Therefore, the lighting module is automatically turned on to meet the user's lighting needs.

[0034] When the user's presence duration (tin) does not meet the first duration condition, it indicates that the space where the integrated ceiling is located is unoccupied, or that someone was present but left immediately. Therefore, the lighting module will not be turned on to avoid wasting energy. When the lighting information does not meet the set dim lighting conditions, it indicates that the space where the integrated ceiling is located is bright and there is no need for lighting. Therefore, the lighting module does not need to be turned on to avoid wasting energy.

[0035] When the user's absence time toout meets the second time condition, it indicates that the people in the space where the integrated ceiling is located have left and there is no need for lighting. Therefore, the lighting module is automatically turned off to avoid wasting electricity.

[0036] Controlling the lighting module to turn on means: turning on the lighting module when it is off; and maintaining the lighting module on when it is on.

[0037] Controlling the lighting module to turn off means: turning off the lighting module when it is on, and keeping it off when it is off.

[0038] In some exemplary embodiments, controlling the opening and closing of the drying module based on user information and humidity information includes:

[0039] Based on the user's presence duration tin meeting the first duration condition and the humidity information meeting the set drying start condition, the drying module is controlled to start to dry the space where the integrated ceiling is located;

[0040] The drying module is shut down based on whether the user's absence time (tout) meets the second duration condition or the relative humidity (RH) meets the set drying end condition.

[0041] When the user's presence duration (tin) meets the first duration condition, it indicates that someone is present in the space where the integrated ceiling is located for a certain period of time, and there may be a need for drying. When the humidity information meets the set drying start condition, it indicates that the humidity in the space where the integrated ceiling is located is high, and there is a need for drying. Therefore, the drying module is automatically activated to meet the user's drying needs.

[0042] When the user's presence duration (tin) does not meet the first duration condition, it indicates that the space where the integrated ceiling is located is unoccupied, or that someone was present but left immediately. Therefore, the drying module will not be activated to avoid wasting energy. When the humidity information does not meet the set drying start condition, it indicates that the humidity in the space where the integrated ceiling is located is suitable and there is no need for drying. Therefore, the drying module does not need to be activated to avoid wasting energy.

[0043] When the user's absence time (tout) meets the second time condition, it indicates that the person in the space where the integrated ceiling is located has left and there is no longer a need for drying. Therefore, the drying module is automatically turned off to avoid wasting energy. When the humidity information meets the set drying end condition, it indicates that the humidity in the space where the integrated ceiling is located is suitable. Therefore, the drying module is automatically turned off to avoid wasting energy or causing the indoor humidity to be too low, which would affect the user experience.

[0044] The control of the drying module to turn on refers to: turning on the drying module when it is turned off; and maintaining the on state when the drying module is turned on.

[0045] Controlling the drying module to shut down means: shutting down the drying module when it is turned on; and maintaining the drying module in a shut-off state when it is turned off.

[0046] In some embodiments, the first duration condition includes: tin > t1, and the second duration condition includes: tout > t2. t1 is the first set duration, and t2 is the second set duration. t1 ≤ t2. For example, t1 can be, but is not limited to, 2 seconds, and t2 can be, but is not limited to, 3 seconds.

[0047] In this embodiment, the user's presence duration (tin) satisfying a first duration condition is used as the basis for determining whether someone is in the space where the integrated ceiling is located and may need to use the corresponding functions of the integrated ceiling, rather than simply assuming that the user may need to use the corresponding functions of the integrated ceiling just because a person is detected. This is because it takes into account that the user may only be briefly present (such as entering the wrong room or simply checking the status of the space where the integrated ceiling is located), or other similar situations. In these scenarios, the user does not need to use the corresponding functions of the integrated ceiling, so there is no need to automatically activate the corresponding functions of the integrated ceiling. This helps to avoid the integrated ceiling automatically turning on in unnecessary scenarios, thus wasting electricity.

[0048] Similarly, the user's absence duration (tout) fulfilling the second duration condition is used as the basis for determining whether the integrated ceiling's functions are no longer needed when the user leaves the space. This is because it takes into account that the user may only be gone briefly and will return immediately (e.g., to put something down or retrieve something), or other similar situations. In these scenarios, the user still needs to use the integrated ceiling's functions, so there's no need to automatically disable them. This helps avoid frequent opening and closing of the integrated ceiling's components, which could lead to a poor user experience.

[0049] The user's presence duration (tin) and departure duration (tout) can be determined as follows: After the integrated ceiling is powered on, tin and tou are initialized to zero. The system detects in real time whether there is anyone in the space where the integrated ceiling is located. The timer starts when someone is first detected in the space where the integrated ceiling is located and ends when the user leaves and is reset to zero. The duration from the start of the timer to the current moment before the end of the timer is the current moment's tin. The timer starts when someone is first detected leaving and ends when the user re-enters or the integrated ceiling is powered off. The duration from the start of the timer to the current moment before the end of the timer is the current moment's tou.

[0050] Alternatively, the user's presence duration (tin) and departure duration (tout) can be determined as follows: After the integrated ceiling is powered on, tin and tout are initialized to zero. Every set interval (e.g., but not limited to 1 second), it is checked whether anyone is in the space where the integrated ceiling is located. Each time someone is detected in the space, tin increases by the set interval; each time a user leaves, tout increases by the set interval. tin starts accumulating from the first time someone is detected in the space and continues until the user leaves, at which point the accumulation ends and is reset to zero. The accumulated duration from the start of accumulation to the current moment before the end of accumulation is tin at the current moment. tout starts accumulating from the first time a user leaves and continues until the user re-enters or the integrated ceiling is powered off. The accumulated duration from the start of accumulation to the current moment before the end of the count is tout at the current moment. In some embodiments, the light information includes light intensity (I), and the humidity information includes relative humidity (RH).

[0051] Setting dim lighting conditions includes: I ≤ Is, where Is is the set lighting intensity value, which can be, but is not limited to, 100 lux.

[0052] The drying start condition is set as follows: relative humidity (RH) is within a first set humidity range. The drying end condition is set as follows: relative humidity (RH) is within a second set humidity range, where the relative humidity value in the second set humidity range is less than the relative humidity value in the first set humidity range.

[0053] For example, the first set humidity range can be, but is not limited to, RH > RH2, and the second set humidity range can be, but is not limited to, RH1 ≤ RH ≤ RH2, where RH1 is the first set relative humidity value and RH2 is the second set relative humidity value. RH1 and RH2 can be, but are not limited to, the minimum value of 45% and the maximum value of 60% of the human comfort humidity (45% to 60%).

[0054] In some exemplary embodiments, the drying module includes a heater and a fan module. The heater may be, but is not limited to, a PTC heater. The fan module may include a blower and an exhaust fan, the blower being used to blow air into the space where the integrated ceiling is located, and the exhaust fan being used to exhaust air from the space where the integrated ceiling is located to achieve ventilation. The fan module may also include a blower / ventilation fan that can rotate in both directions; forward rotation achieves the blowing function, and reverse rotation achieves the exhaust ventilation function.

[0055] The drying module is activated to dry the space where the integrated ceiling is located, including: repeatedly performing the steps of blowing warm air and exhaust ventilation.

[0056] The process of blowing warm air includes: controlling the wind module and heater to blow warm air into the space where the integrated ceiling is located for a third set duration;

[0057] The ventilation process includes: then controlling the air supply module to ventilate the space where the integrated ceiling is located for a set duration.

[0058] In other words, the drying process first involves blowing warm air (which can be called the heating function), then ventilating (which can be called the ventilation function), and repeating this cycle until the humidity in the space where the integrated ceiling is located decreases to a suitable range or the user leaves.

[0059] In some exemplary embodiments, the third set duration is greater than the fourth set duration. The third set duration may be, but is not limited to, 5 minutes, and the fourth set duration may be, but is not limited to, 2 minutes.

[0060] Experiments have shown that the air outlet temperature of integrated ceiling systems can rapidly rise to the set temperature level in a short period of time, approximately 5 minutes, i.e., from 18°C ​​to 134°C, thus meeting the needs of rapid drying scenarios.

[0061] In some exemplary embodiments, user information includes the user's presence duration (tin) and absence duration (tout). For example... Figure 3 As shown, the lighting module is controlled to turn on and off based on user information and light intensity information, and the drying module is controlled to turn on and off based on user information and humidity information, including:

[0062] Determine if the user's duration of existence (tin) satisfies the first duration condition;

[0063] If the user's presence duration tin meets the first duration condition, determine whether the lighting information meets the set dim lighting conditions; if the user's presence duration tin does not meet the first duration condition, return to the step of determining the user information and environmental information in the space where the integrated ceiling is located.

[0064] If the light information meets the set dim lighting conditions, control the lighting module to turn on and determine whether the user's departure time toout meets the second time condition; if the light information does not meet the set dim lighting conditions or the user's departure time toout does not meet the second time condition, determine whether the humidity information meets the set drying start condition.

[0065] If the humidity information meets the set drying start conditions, the drying module is activated to dry the space where the integrated ceiling is located, and the process returns to the step of determining whether the light information meets the set dim light conditions; if the humidity information does not meet the set drying start conditions, the process returns to the step of determining the user information and environmental information in the space where the integrated ceiling is located.

[0066] Based on the user's absence time (tout) meeting the second duration condition, the lighting module and drying module are turned off.

[0067] In some embodiments, such as Figure 3 As shown, the system controls the activation and deactivation of the lighting module based on user information and light intensity information, and controls the activation and deactivation of the drying module based on user information and humidity information. It also includes:

[0068] After the drying module is turned on, it is determined whether the humidity information meets the set drying end conditions;

[0069] Based on the humidity information, if the set drying end conditions are met, the drying module is controlled to shut down.

[0070] Confirming the presence of a user in the integrated ceiling space is a prerequisite for activating its functions. Therefore, the system prioritizes checking if the user information meets the set user entry conditions, specifically whether the user's presence duration (tin) meets the first duration condition. After confirming a user's entry, the system first checks whether to activate the lighting module, then the drying module. This is because lighting needs often have higher priority than drying needs, and lighting needs can be short-term and immediately satisfied, while drying needs often require a certain duration. After activating the lighting module, the system first checks if the user has left. Only if the user has not left does the system check whether to activate the drying module, rather than directly. This ensures that while meeting short-term lighting needs, the drying module can be prevented from quickly shutting down after being turned on, thus saving energy. After activating the drying module, the system returns to check whether to activate the lighting module, ensuring that it is activated promptly when lighting is needed later, even if it was not initially required. After activating the drying module, when the humidity information meets the set drying end condition, it indicates that the humidity has reached a suitable range, and the drying module can be turned off to avoid wasting energy or causing excessively low indoor humidity, which would negatively impact the user experience.

[0071] Compared with the solutions in the previous embodiments, the solution in this embodiment is as follows: In the previous embodiments, the on / off control of the lighting module and the on / off control of the drying module could be independent of each other, and could be judged and executed separately. Furthermore, there was no requirement for a specific order between whether the user information met the conditions and whether the environmental information met the conditions, and if there was a specific order, the order was not restricted. However, in this embodiment, the on / off control of the lighting module and the on / off control of the drying module are interconnected, and there is a clear order between whether the user information met the conditions and whether the environmental information met the conditions. This can reduce the computational load of the control device while meeting the needs of the actual scenario, thereby improving the performance of the integrated ceiling control device and reducing the cost of the control device, for example, by using a microcontroller.

[0072] In some exemplary embodiments, the functional module includes a heating module, which may include a heater and a fan module capable of blowing air into the space where the integrated ceiling is located. Environmental information includes temperature information.

[0073] The control function module is based on user information and environmental information, including: controlling the opening and closing of the heating module based on user information and temperature information.

[0074] The heating module is controlled to turn on and off based on user and temperature information, including:

[0075] Based on the user's presence duration tin meeting the first duration condition and the temperature information meeting the set heating start condition, the heating module is controlled to turn on to heat the space where the integrated ceiling is located.

[0076] The heating module is turned off based on whether the user's absence time (tout) meets the second duration condition or the temperature information meets the set heating end condition.

[0077] When the user's presence duration (tin) meets the first duration condition, it indicates that someone is present in the space where the integrated ceiling is located for a certain period of time, and there may be a need for heating. When the temperature information meets the set heating start condition, it indicates that the temperature in the space where the integrated ceiling is located is low, and there is a need for heating. Therefore, the heating module is automatically turned on to meet the user's heating needs.

[0078] If the user's presence duration (tin) does not meet the first duration condition, it indicates that the space where the integrated ceiling is located is unoccupied, or that someone was present but left immediately. Therefore, the heating module will not be activated to avoid wasting energy. If the temperature information does not meet the set heating start condition, it indicates that the temperature in the space where the integrated ceiling is located is suitable and there is no need for heating. Therefore, the heating module does not need to be activated to avoid wasting energy.

[0079] When the user's absence time (tout) meets the second time condition, it indicates that the people in the space where the integrated ceiling is located have left and there is no need for heating. Therefore, the heating module is automatically turned off to avoid wasting electricity. When the temperature information meets the set heating end condition, it indicates that the temperature in the space where the integrated ceiling is located is suitable. Therefore, the heating module is automatically turned off to avoid wasting electricity or causing the indoor temperature to be too low, which would affect the user experience.

[0080] Among them, controlling the heating module to turn on means: turning on the heating module when it is turned off; and maintaining the heating module in the on state when it is turned on.

[0081] Controlling the heating module to shut down means: turning off the heating module when it is on, and keeping it off when it is off.

[0082] In some embodiments, setting the heating start condition includes: the temperature T is within a first set temperature range. Setting the heating end condition includes: the temperature T is within a second set temperature range, and the temperature value of the second set temperature range is greater than the temperature value of the first set temperature range.

[0083] For example, the first set temperature range can be, but is not limited to, T < T1, and the second set temperature range can be, but is not limited to, T1 ≤ T ≤ T2, where T1 is the first set temperature value and T2 is the second set temperature value. T1 and T2 can be, but are not limited to, 10℃ and 25℃.

[0084] In some exemplary embodiments, the functional module includes a ventilation module, which may include a fan module capable of drawing air from the space where the integrated ceiling is located. Environmental information includes air quality information.

[0085] The control function module is based on user information and environmental information, including: controlling the opening and closing of the ventilation module based on user information and air quality information;

[0086] The ventilation module is controlled to open and close based on user information and air quality information, including:

[0087] Based on the user's presence duration tin meeting the first duration condition and the air quality information meeting the set ventilation start condition, the ventilation module is controlled to start, so as to ventilate the space where the integrated ceiling is located.

[0088] The ventilation module is shut down based on whether the user's departure time (tout) meets the second duration condition or the air quality information meets the set ventilation end condition.

[0089] When the user's presence duration (tin) meets the first duration condition, it indicates that someone is present in the space where the integrated ceiling is located for a certain period of time, and there may be a need for ventilation. When the air quality information meets the set ventilation start condition, it indicates that the air quality in the space where the integrated ceiling is located is poor, and there is a need for ventilation. Therefore, the ventilation module is automatically activated to meet the user's ventilation needs.

[0090] When the user's presence duration (tin) does not meet the first duration condition, it indicates that the space where the integrated ceiling is located is unoccupied, or that someone was present but left immediately. Therefore, the ventilation module will not be activated to avoid wasting energy. When the air quality information does not meet the set ventilation start condition, it indicates that the air quality in the space where the integrated ceiling is located is good and there is no need for ventilation. Therefore, the ventilation module does not need to be activated to avoid wasting energy.

[0091] When the user's absence time (tout) meets the second time condition, it indicates that the people in the space where the integrated ceiling is located have left and there is no need for ventilation. Therefore, the ventilation module is automatically turned off to avoid wasting electricity. When the air quality information meets the set ventilation termination condition, it indicates that the air quality in the space where the integrated ceiling is located has improved. Therefore, the ventilation module is automatically turned off to avoid wasting electricity or causing low indoor air quality that would affect the user experience.

[0092] Among them, controlling the opening of the ventilation module means: opening the ventilation module when it is closed; and maintaining the opening state when the ventilation module is open.

[0093] Controlling the ventilation module to shut down means: shutting down the ventilation module when it is on, and maintaining the shutdown state when it is off.

[0094] In some embodiments, setting the ventilation start condition includes: the air quality is within a first set air quality range. Setting the ventilation end condition includes: the air quality is within a second set air quality range, wherein the air quality in the second set air quality range is better than the air quality in the first set air quality range.

[0095] Air quality can be detected by an air quality sensor, which can detect, but is not limited to, indoor odor information.

[0096] In some exemplary embodiments, determining user information and environmental information within the space where the integrated ceiling is located includes:

[0097] User information is determined based on the detection results of the user detection module, and environmental information is determined based on the detection results of the environmental detection module.

[0098] The user detection module and the environmental detection module can be integrated into the integrated ceiling; or they can be set up independently of the integrated ceiling. The control device of the integrated ceiling can communicate with the separately set user detection module and environmental detection module to obtain the detection data of the user detection module and achieve linkage control.

[0099] In some exemplary embodiments, such as Figure 1 As shown, the user detection module includes a microwave sensor. This microwave sensor can be a millimeter-level sensor, enabling high-precision human body detection and tracking, with a relatively large detection range (approximately 1 to 2 meters from the integrated ceiling). Of course, the user detection module is not limited to microwave sensors; it can also use human infrared sensors, human proximity sensors, or other human body sensors.

[0100] The environmental monitoring module includes at least one of a light sensor, a humidity sensor, a temperature sensor, and an air quality sensor. The light sensor detects the illumination information of the space where the integrated ceiling is located. The light sensor can be, but is not limited to, a photosensitive sensor, which can detect light intensity. The humidity sensor detects the humidity information (e.g., relative humidity) of the space where the integrated ceiling is located. The temperature sensor detects the temperature information of the space where the integrated ceiling is located. The air quality sensor detects the air quality information of the space where the integrated ceiling is located.

[0101] This application also provides a control device, including a processor and a memory storing a computer program. When the processor executes the computer program, it implements the steps of any of the control methods described in the above embodiments, and thus has all the above-mentioned beneficial effects, which will not be repeated here.

[0102] The processor may be an integrated circuit chip with signal processing capabilities. The aforementioned 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), an On-Premises 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.

[0103] This application also provides an integrated ceiling, including: a base, a functional module installed on the base, and a control device as described in the above embodiments, wherein the control device is electrically connected to the functional module.

[0104] The integrated ceiling provided in this application includes the control device described in the above embodiments, and therefore has all the aforementioned beneficial effects, which will not be repeated here.

[0105] In some exemplary embodiments, the integrated ceiling further includes a user detection module and an environment detection module, wherein the user detection module is configured to detect user information and send it to the control device, and the environment detection module is configured to detect environmental information and send it to the control device.

[0106] In some exemplary embodiments, the functional modules include a lighting module and a drying module. The substrate is provided with ventilation openings. These openings may include independent air inlets and outlets. The ventilation openings may also be both air inlets and outlets.

[0107] The user detection module includes a microwave sensor. Since microwave sensors cannot penetrate metal, they are housed within a plastic housing. This plastic housing is integrated into the substrate; that is, it can be part of the substrate. Alternatively, the plastic housing can be located on the user-facing side of the substrate, meaning it is an additional component for mounting the microwave sensor and can be installed as a module with the microwave sensor on the user-facing side of the integrated ceiling substrate. Of course, the user detection module is not limited to microwave sensors; it can also include human infrared sensors, human proximity sensors, and other human body sensors.

[0108] The environmental monitoring module includes a light sensor and a humidity sensor. The light sensor is located on the side of the substrate facing the user to ensure it can effectively detect the lighting information of the space where the integrated ceiling is located. The humidity sensor is located at the ventilation opening to ensure it can effectively detect the humidity information of the space where the integrated ceiling is located.

[0109] The drying module can include a heater and a fan module. The heater and fan module deliver warm air. The fan module draws in air for ventilation. Therefore, the drying module provides drying, heating, and ventilation. When the drying module only provides heating, it functions as a heating module. When it only provides ventilation, it functions as a ventilation module. The environmental monitoring module can also include a temperature sensor and an air quality sensor. The temperature sensor is located at the ventilation opening to ensure effective temperature detection in the space where the integrated ceiling is located. The air quality sensor is also located at the ventilation opening to ensure effective air quality detection in the space where the integrated ceiling is located.

[0110] In one embodiment, such as Figure 1As shown, the integrated ceiling includes: a photosensor, a humidity sensor, a user detection module (specifically a millimeter-level microwave sensor), a control device (including an MCU controller), an LED driver circuit, a motor driver circuit, a PTC heater driver circuit, LED lighting, a dual-motor system for blowing / ventilating, a PTC heater, and a power supply. Figure 1 As shown, the photosensitive sensor, humidity sensor, microwave sensor, power supply, and various drive circuits are connected to the MCU controller. The power supply provides power to the MCU controller and the entire control circuit; the photosensitive sensor transmits the ambient light intensity signal to the MCU controller; the humidity sensor transmits the detected relative humidity to the MCU controller; the millimeter-level microwave sensor accurately detects subtle human movements within its sensing range and transmits the trigger signal information to the MCU controller at equal distances; the high-power LED lighting needs to have its low-drive-capacity control signal from the MCU controller converted into a signal capable of driving the LED lighting with a high probability through the drive circuit, and finally applied to the LED lighting; the dual-function motor for drying (forward rotation for blowing, reverse rotation for ventilation) is driven to rotate forward or reverse by the MCU controller through the motor drive circuit; and the MCU controller controls the PTC heater to turn on and off through the PTC heater drive circuit.

[0111] This application also provides a computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program. When the computer program is executed by a processor, it implements the steps of any of the control methods described in the above embodiments, and thus has all the above-mentioned beneficial effects, which will not be repeated here.

[0112] In any one or more of the exemplary embodiments described above, the described functionality may be implemented in hardware, software, firmware, or any combination thereof. If implemented in software, the functionality may be stored as one or more instructions or code on or transmitted via a computer-readable medium and executed by a hardware-based processing unit. The computer-readable medium may comprise a computer-readable storage medium corresponding to a tangible medium such as a data storage medium, or a communication medium comprising any medium facilitating the transfer of a computer program from one place to another, for example, according to a communication protocol. In this manner, a computer-readable medium may generally correspond to a non-transitory tangible computer-readable storage medium or a communication medium such as a signal or carrier wave. The data storage medium may be any available medium accessible by one or more computers or one or more processors to retrieve instructions, code, and / or data structures for implementing the techniques described in this disclosure. Computer program products may comprise computer-readable media.

[0113] For example, and not as a limitation, such computer-readable storage media may include RAM, ROM, EEPROM, CD-ROM or other optical disc storage devices, magnetic disk storage devices or other magnetic storage devices, flash memory, or any other medium that can be used to store desired program code in the form of instructions or data structures and is accessible by a computer. Furthermore, any connection may also be referred to as a computer-readable medium. For example, if instructions are transmitted from a website, server, or other remote source using coaxial cable, fiber optic cable, twisted pair, digital subscriber line (DSL), or wireless technologies such as infrared, radio, and microwave, then coaxial cable, fiber optic cable, twisted pair, DSL, or wireless technologies such as infrared, radio, and microwave are included in the definition of medium. However, it should be understood that computer-readable storage media and data storage media do not include connections, carrier waves, signals, or other transient media, but rather refer to non-transient tangible storage media. As used herein, disks and optical discs include compact optical discs (CDs), laser discs, optical discs, digital versatile discs (DVDs), floppy disks, or Blu-ray discs, where disks typically reproduce data magnetically, while optical discs use lasers to reproduce data optically. The above combinations should also be included within the scope of computer-readable media.

[0114] For example, instructions can be executed by one or more processors, such as one or more digital signal processors (DSPs), general-purpose microprocessors, application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs), field-programmable logic arrays (FPGAs), or other equivalent integrated or discrete logic circuits. Therefore, the term "processor" as used herein can refer to any of the above-described structures or any other structures suitable for implementing the techniques described herein. Additionally, in some aspects, the functionality described herein can be provided within dedicated hardware and / or software modules configured for encoding and decoding, or incorporated into combined codecs. Furthermore, the techniques can be fully implemented in one or more circuit or logic elements.

[0115] The technical solutions of the embodiments of this disclosure can be implemented in a wide variety of devices or equipment, including wireless mobile phones, integrated circuits (ICs), or a set of ICs (e.g., chipsets). Various components, modules, or units are described in the embodiments of this disclosure to emphasize functional aspects of a device configured to perform the described techniques, but they do not necessarily need to be implemented through different hardware units. Rather, as described above, the various units can be combined in codec hardware units or provided by a collection of interoperable hardware units (including one or more processors as described above) combined with suitable software and / or firmware.

Claims

1. A control method applied to an integrated ceiling system including functional modules, characterized in that, The control method includes: Determine the user information and environmental information within the space where the integrated ceiling is located; The functional modules are controlled based on the user information and environmental information; The functional modules include a lighting module and a drying module; the environmental information includes light and humidity information; the user information includes the user's presence duration (tin) and absence duration (tout); and the integrated ceiling's functional modes include a lighting-drying functional mode. In the lighting-drying functional mode, controlling the functional modules based on the user information and environmental information includes: Determine if the user's duration of existence (tin) satisfies the first duration condition; If the user's presence duration tin meets the first duration condition, determine whether the lighting information meets the set dim lighting condition; if the user's presence duration tin does not meet the first duration condition, return to the step of determining the user information and environmental information in the space where the integrated ceiling is located. Based on the light information meeting the set dim lighting conditions, the lighting module is controlled to turn on, and it is determined whether the user's departure time toout meets the second time condition; based on the light information not meeting the set dim lighting conditions or the user's departure time toout not meeting the second time condition, it is determined whether the humidity information meets the set drying start condition. Based on the humidity information meeting the set drying start conditions, the drying module is controlled to start to dry the space where the integrated ceiling is located, and the process returns to the step of determining whether the light information meets the set dim light conditions; if the humidity information does not meet the set drying start conditions, the process returns to the step of determining the user information and environmental information in the space where the integrated ceiling is located. Based on the user's absence time toout meeting the second duration condition, the lighting module and the drying module are controlled to turn off.

2. The control method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The integrated ceiling's functional modes include a lighting function mode; In the lighting function mode, controlling the function module according to the user information and environmental information includes: controlling the lighting module to turn on and off according to the user information and the illumination information; The integrated ceiling has a drying function mode; in the drying function mode, controlling the function module according to the user information and environmental information includes controlling the opening and closing of the drying module according to the user information and humidity information.

3. The control method according to claim 2, characterized in that, In the lighting function mode, controlling the activation and deactivation of the lighting module based on the user information and the illumination information includes: Based on the user's presence duration tin satisfying the first duration condition and the illumination information satisfying the set dim illumination condition, the lighting module is controlled to turn on. Based on the user's absence time toout meeting the second duration condition, the lighting module is controlled to turn off; In the drying function mode, controlling the opening and closing of the drying module based on the user information and the humidity information includes: Based on the user's presence duration tin satisfying the first duration condition and the humidity information satisfying the set drying start condition, the drying module is controlled to start to dry the space where the integrated ceiling is located; The drying module is controlled to shut down based on whether the user's absence time (tout) meets the second duration condition or the humidity information meets the set drying end condition.

4. The control method according to claim 3, characterized in that, The drying module includes a heater and a wind power module; The control of the drying module to dry the space where the integrated ceiling is located includes: repeatedly performing the steps of blowing warm air and exhaust ventilation. The step of blowing warm air includes: controlling the wind module and the heater to blow warm air into the space where the integrated ceiling is located for a third set duration; The ventilation step includes: controlling the wind module to ventilate the space where the integrated ceiling is located for a fourth set duration.

5. The control method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The method of controlling the activation and deactivation of the lighting module based on the user information and the light information, and controlling the activation and deactivation of the drying module based on the user information and the humidity information, further includes: After the drying module is turned on, it is determined whether the humidity information meets the set drying end condition; Based on the humidity information meeting the set drying end conditions, the drying module is controlled to shut down.

6. The control method according to claim 3, 4, or 5, characterized in that, The illumination information includes illumination intensity I, and the humidity information includes relative humidity RH; The first duration condition includes: tin > t1, and the second duration condition includes: tout > t2, where t1 is a first set duration, t2 is a second set duration, and t1 ≤ t2; The set dim lighting conditions include: I ≤ Is, where Is is the set lighting intensity value; The set drying start conditions include: relative humidity (RH) within a first set humidity range; The set drying end conditions include: relative humidity RH within a second set humidity range, where the relative humidity value of the second set humidity range is less than the relative humidity value of the first set humidity range.

7. The control method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The functional module includes a heating module, and the environmental information also includes temperature information; the integrated ceiling's functional modes also include a heating function mode. In the heating function mode, controlling the function module according to the user information and environmental information includes: controlling the opening and closing of the heating module according to the user information and the temperature information; The step of controlling the heating module to turn on and off based on the user information and the temperature information includes: Based on the user's presence duration tin satisfying the first duration condition and the temperature information satisfying the set heating start condition, the heating module is controlled to be turned on to heat the space where the integrated ceiling is located. The heating module is controlled to shut down based on whether the user's absence time (tout) meets the second duration condition or the temperature information meets the set heating end condition.

8. The control method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The functional module includes a ventilation module, and the environmental information also includes air quality information; the integrated ceiling's functional mode also includes a ventilation function mode. In the ventilation function mode, controlling the function module according to the user information and environmental information includes: controlling the opening and closing of the ventilation module according to the user information and air quality information; The step of controlling the opening and closing of the ventilation module based on the user information and the air quality information includes: Based on the user's presence duration tin satisfying the first duration condition and the air quality information satisfying the set ventilation start condition, the ventilation module is controlled to start, so as to ventilate the space where the integrated ceiling is located. The ventilation module is controlled to shut down based on whether the user's absence time (tout) meets the second duration condition or the air quality information meets the set ventilation end condition.

9. The control method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that, The determination of user information and environmental information within the space where the integrated ceiling is located includes: The user information is determined based on the detection results of the user detection module, and the environmental information is determined based on the detection results of the environmental detection module.

10. The control method according to claim 9, characterized in that, The user detection module includes a microwave sensor, and the environmental detection module includes at least one of a light sensor, a humidity sensor, a temperature sensor, and an air quality sensor.

11. A control device, characterized in that, It includes a processor and a memory storing a computer program, wherein the processor executes the computer program to implement the steps of the control method as described in any one of claims 1 to 10.

12. An integrated ceiling system, characterized in that, include: The substrate, the functional module mounted on the substrate, and the control device as described in claim 11, wherein the control device is electrically connected to the functional module.

13. The integrated ceiling according to claim 12, characterized in that, Also includes: The user detection module is configured to detect user information and send it to the control device, and the environment detection module is configured to detect environmental information and send it to the control device.

14. The integrated ceiling according to claim 13, characterized in that, The functional modules include a lighting module and a drying module, and the substrate is provided with ventilation openings; The user detection module includes a microwave sensor, which is disposed within a plastic housing. The plastic housing is integrated into the substrate, or the plastic housing is disposed on the side of the substrate facing the user. The environmental detection module includes a light sensor and a humidity sensor. The light sensor is located on the side of the substrate facing the user, and the humidity sensor is located at the vent.

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