Household appliance linkage reminding method and storage medium

Abstract

The invention relates to the field of household appliance control, particularly provides a household appliance linkage reminding method and a storage medium, and aims to solve the problem that a user does not hear or forgets a prompt tone. In order to achieve the purpose, the household appliance linkage reminding method comprises the following steps that a first household appliance sends out reminding; monitoring whether the user executes a corresponding action; under the condition that the condition that the user executes the corresponding action is not monitored, the first household appliance sends reminding content to the second household appliance; and the second household appliance sends a prompt to the user. A computer program is stored in the storage medium, and when the computer program is executed by a processor, the steps of the method are achieved. According to the invention, the user is reminded through the second household appliance, so that the user is prompted to execute the action corresponding to the prompt as soon as possible; the problem that the corresponding action is not executed for a long time due to the fact that the user does not hear the prompt tone or forgets the prompt tone is solved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the field of home appliance control, and specifically provides a home appliance linkage reminder method and a storage medium. Background Art

[0002] In daily life, washing clothes takes a long time. After the user starts the washing machine, he / she leaves the washing machine to do other things. The washing machine will remind the user through voice broadcast or sound prompt when the washing is finished. However, if the user is not near the washing machine at this time, the user will not hear the reminder of the washing machine and cannot take the clothes out of the washing tub in time; or although the user hears the reminder, he / she is interrupted by other things in the process of taking out the clothes, and some clothes are left in the washing tub. If the clothes are in the washing tub for a long time, the humid environment in the washing tub will easily cause the clothes to produce odor and bacteria, affecting the health of the user.

[0003] In addition, the voice prompt function of other devices may not be able to remind the user in time, such as time reminder, schedule reminder, etc., because the prompt device is not near the user.

[0004] Accordingly, the art needs a new reminder method to solve the above problems. Summary of the invention

[0005] The present invention aims to solve the above technical problem, that is, to solve the problem that the user does not hear or forgets the reminder sound. To this end, the present invention provides a home appliance linkage reminder method and a storage medium, the home appliance linkage reminder method comprising the following steps: a first home appliance sends a reminder; monitors whether the user performs a corresponding action; if the user does not perform the corresponding action, the first home appliance sends a reminder content to the second home appliance; the second home appliance sends a reminder to the user.

[0006] In the above-mentioned specific implementation method of the home appliance linkage reminder method, "the second home appliance sends a reminder to the user" is further: obtaining the user's location, finding the second home appliance whose voice coverage the user is, and then sending a reminder to the user; and / or obtaining the user's location, the second home appliance moves to the user's location, so that the user is within the voice coverage of the second home appliance, and then sending a reminder to the user.

[0007] In the above specific implementation of the home appliance linkage reminder method, the first home appliance is a fixed home appliance, and the second home appliance is a mobile home appliance.

[0008] In the above specific implementation of the home appliance linkage reminder method, "monitoring whether the user performs a corresponding action" further includes: monitoring whether the user performs a corresponding action on the first home appliance within a set time.

[0009] In the above specific implementation of the home appliance linkage reminder method, the first home appliance includes a monitoring device, and the monitoring device is used to monitor whether the user performs a corresponding action on the first home appliance.

[0010] In the above specific implementation of the home appliance linkage reminder method, "the first home appliance sends reminder content to the second home appliance" further means: the first home appliance sends the reminder content to the second home appliance through the cloud.

[0011] In the above-mentioned specific implementation of the home appliance linkage reminder method, the method also includes the following steps: after the second home appliance device sends a reminder to the user, continue to monitor whether the user performs the corresponding action; if the user is not monitored to perform the corresponding action, determine whether the timeout period exceeds the set threshold; if it does not exceed the set threshold, continue to remind the user through the second home appliance device; if it exceeds the set threshold, the first home appliance device performs a preset program.

[0012] In the above-mentioned specific implementation of the home appliance linkage reminder method, "continue to remind the user through the second home appliance" further includes: obtaining the user's location again, so that the user is within the voice coverage of the second home appliance, and then reminding the user through the second home appliance.

[0013] In the above specific implementation of the method for reminding household appliances through linkage, the method further includes the following steps: obtaining user feedback, and determining whether the first household appliance performs a preset program according to the user feedback.

[0014] A storage medium stores a computer program, and when the computer program is executed by a processor, the steps of any of the above methods are implemented.

[0015] When adopting the above technical solution, in order to solve the problem that the user does not hear or forgets the prompt sound, the present invention adopts a second home appliance. When the user is not detected to perform the corresponding action, the first home appliance sends a reminder to the second home appliance, and then reminds the user through the second home appliance to urge the user to perform the action corresponding to the prompt as soon as possible; thereby solving the problem that the user does not perform the corresponding action for a long time due to not hearing the prompt sound or forgetting the prompt sound. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0016] The preferred embodiments of the present invention are described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:

[0017] Figure 1 It is a flow chart of the main steps of the household appliance linkage reminder method in the present invention;

[0018] Figure 2 It is a detailed step flow chart of the second household appliance linkage in the present invention;

[0019] Figure 3 It is a flowchart of the steps of the household appliance linkage reminder method with a time judgment step in the present invention;

[0020] Figure 4 It is a detailed step flow chart of the household appliance linkage reminder method with a time judgment step in the present invention;

[0021] Figure 5 The present invention is a flowchart of the specific steps of the household appliance linkage reminder method for reminding the user to take out the clothes in the washing tub. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0022] The preferred embodiments of the present invention are described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be understood by those skilled in the art that these embodiments are only used to explain the technical principles of the present invention and are not used to limit the scope of protection of the present invention. Those skilled in the art can make adjustments as needed to adapt to specific applications. For example, although the description is combined with a washing machine and a sweeper, this is not restrictive, and those skilled in the art can apply the present invention to other devices that need to remind users as needed.

[0023] It should be noted that in the description of the present invention, the terms "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "inner", "outer", etc. indicating directions or positional relationships are based on the directions or positional relationships shown in the drawings, which are only for the convenience of description, and do not indicate or imply that the relevant devices or elements must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as limiting the present invention. In addition, ordinal numbers such as "first", "second", etc. are only used for descriptive purposes and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance.

[0024] In addition, it should be noted that in the description of the present invention, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "installation" and "connection" should be understood in a broad sense, for example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection or an integral connection; it can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can be a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium. For those skilled in the art, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0025] Furthermore, in order to more clearly demonstrate the core technical solution of the present invention, the description of the well-known structures of the washing machine and the sweeper is omitted in the following description. However, this omission is only for the convenience of description and does not mean that the washing machine and the sweeper can be without these structures.

[0026] like Figure 1As shown, the present invention proposes a method for household appliance linkage reminder, comprising the following steps: a first household appliance sends a reminder to a user; monitors whether the user performs a corresponding action; if the user performs the corresponding action within a set time, the program ends; if the user does not perform the corresponding action within the set time, proceed to the next step; if the user does not perform the corresponding action within the set time, the first household appliance sends a reminder content to a second household appliance; the second household appliance sends a reminder to the user. "Monitoring whether the user performs the corresponding action" can be monitoring whether the user performs the corresponding action on the first household appliance, for example, the first household appliance is a washing machine, after the washing machine sends a reminder that the clothes are washed, it monitors whether the user takes the clothes out of the washing tub, if the user does not take the clothes out, the washing machine sends a reminder content to the second household appliance, and the second household appliance sends a second reminder to the user; it can also be monitoring whether the user performs the corresponding action on other devices other than the first household appliance, for example, the first household appliance is a smart alarm clock, after the smart alarm clock reminds the user to wash clothes, it monitors whether the user turns on the washing machine, if the user does not turn on the washing machine, the smart alarm clock sends a reminder content to the second household appliance, and the second household appliance sends a second laundry reminder to the user.

[0027] In this embodiment, in order to solve the problem that the user did not hear or forgot the prompt sound, a second home appliance is used. Since the first home appliance is a fixed home appliance and cannot be moved, when the user and the first home appliance are not in the same space, the user's position can be located first, and then the user can be reminded through the second home appliance; for the user who has forgotten the reminder, the second home appliance reminds the user again to urge the user to perform the action corresponding to the prompt as soon as possible; the problem of the user not performing the corresponding action for a long time due to not hearing the prompt sound or forgetting the prompt sound is solved.

[0028] Further, if Figure 2As shown, the first home appliance sends reminder content to the second home appliance through the cloud. The reminder method can be voice reminder, text reminder, light reminder and other methods. The specific method can be adjusted according to the type of the second home appliance connected to the cloud. Many devices can be connected to the cloud as the second home appliance, as long as they can issue reminders; for example, such as smart terminals such as mobile phones, smart watches, voice assistants, and sweeping robots; if the second home appliance connected to the cloud is a mobile phone, the reminder message can be sent to the user's mobile phone in the form of voice or text; if the second home appliance connected to the cloud is a sweeping robot with a voice module, a reminder can be issued to the user in the form of voice broadcast. The second home appliance may not be a designated device, and different devices can be selected as the second home appliance according to the user's location. For example, if the user is in the bedroom, the device in the bedroom is selected as the second home appliance, and if the user is in the living room, the device in the living room is selected as the second home appliance.

[0029] Further, if Figure 2 As shown, since the user needs to be within the voice coverage of the second home appliance, there are two methods to determine the second home appliance. The first method is: obtain the user's location, find the second home appliance whose voice coverage the user is within, and then send a reminder to the user; for example, locate the user in the bedroom, find the voice assistant in the bedroom as the second home appliance according to the device information connected to the cloud, and then send a reminder to the user.

[0030] The second method is: obtain the user's location, move the second home appliance to the user's location, make the user within the voice coverage of the second home appliance, and then send a reminder to the user. The second method is suitable for home appliances that can be moved by themselves, such as sweepers, mops, etc. In the actual implementation process, a more appropriate method can be selected according to the actual situation. If the user does not perform the corresponding action after the first reminder of the second home appliance, the second home appliance needs to remind again. Since the user's location may move between the two reminders, such as moving from the bedroom to the living room, if you choose to find the second home appliance based on the user's location, the second home appliance needs to select a device that can cover the bedroom for the first reminder, and the second home appliance needs to select a device that can cover the living room for the second reminder; if a mobile home appliance or other movable device is selected as the second home appliance, such as a sweeper, the sweeper can be moved to any location, so there is no need to replace the second home appliance.

[0031] In this embodiment, the user location can be obtained in a variety of ways, such as obtaining the user location through a sound sensor or an image acquisition device on the sweeper, or obtaining the user location through the location of the mobile terminal, or obtaining the user location through a sound collector set at another location. In actual application, the method for obtaining the user location can be adjusted according to the device connected to the cloud.

[0032] For example, if the second device is a sweeping robot, a voice recognition device and a sound source recognition device can be installed on the sweeping robot. The two devices are turned on during the walking process of the sweeping robot. The voice recognition device can recognize the sound of the sound source, and the sound source recognition device can determine the location of the sound source. The control module determines the user's location based on the voice recognition signal and the sound source location signal generated by the voice recognition device and the sound source recognition device, and then plans the path of the sweeping robot. The sweeping robot is controlled to plan the path according to the current family map information, and walks in the direction of the sound source until the user is found. The voice recognition device can also identify the subject that makes the sound, determine whether the sound is made by the user, and can also assist in determining the user's location based on other background sounds in the environment. For example, if there is a TV sound in the user's voice, it can first be determined that the user is in the living room, and then combined with the sound source location signal of the sound source recognition device, the accuracy of the inference that the user is in the living room can be determined. Since the user's position may change, the sweeping robot can continue to receive sound signals during walking to continuously correct the path.

[0033] There are usually several users in a general household. A face recognition module can be set on the sweeping robot to number the users in the household and store the information of the corresponding numbered users. When the sweeping robot moves to the user's position, it monitors which user the user corresponds to and determines whether the user can perform the corresponding action based on the stored user information. For example, if there are children in the family, the sweeping robot determines whether the child's age and height allow the action of taking out clothes to dry based on the stored user information. If it is determined that the child cannot, the sweeping robot continues to look for the next user.

[0034] Furthermore, “monitoring whether the user performs the corresponding action” is specifically: monitoring whether the user performs the corresponding action on the first household appliance within the set time; the length of the set time can be adjusted according to actual conditions. For a washing machine, it can be monitored whether the user takes out the clothes within half an hour after the washing is finished, such as Figure 5 shown.

[0035] Furthermore, the first household appliance includes a monitoring device, which is used to monitor whether the user performs a corresponding action on the first household appliance. Those skilled in the art are capable of selecting different monitoring devices according to the different first household appliances. Taking a washing machine as an example of the first household appliance, in order to monitor whether the user takes the clothes out of the washing tub, the monitoring device may include a sensing device installed on the door of the washing machine, which determines whether the clothes are taken out by sensing whether the door of the washing machine is opened within a set time. The monitoring device may also include a weight sensor set in the washing machine, etc., which determines whether the clothes are taken out and whether they are completely taken out by weight. If some clothes are left in the washing tub, it is considered that the clothes are not taken out.

[0036] The monitoring device may also include a camera installed in the door body, the camera faces the washing tub, and the camera captures the image in the washing tub. In order to better capture the situation of the washing tub, the angle of the camera can be set to be adjustable; the processor on the washing machine stores a picture of an empty washing tub, and the processor compares the captured picture with the picture of the empty tub, and after finding the difference, transmits a signal that the clothes have not been taken out cleanly; by analyzing the captured image, it is determined whether all the clothes in the tub have been taken out, and if there are clothes left in the tub, it is considered that the clothes have not been taken out, so as to avoid the clothes being forgotten in the tub and breeding bacteria. Compared with the method of monitoring the door opening, the method of using the camera to shoot is less likely to have omissions. The camera can be installed above the washing tub, so that whether it is a pulsator washing machine or a drum washing machine, the clothes will fall to the bottom of the washing tub under the action of gravity, and the camera installed above the washing tub can shoot, which can avoid missing clothes in other positions. A flash can also be installed on the camera. When the flash is turned on for shooting in a dark indoor environment, the picture can be taken more clearly, and the comparison result is not prone to error. In order to prevent some clothes from being stuck on the inner wall of the washing tub and being missed, since the angle of the camera is adjustable, multiple photos can be taken from different angles, or the washing tub can be rotated a certain angle after the first shot and then the second shot can be taken. Try to make the camera capture at least half of the washing tub each time. The rotation angle cannot be too small, otherwise the effect of multiple shots cannot be achieved. It can be rotated 180°. In actual application, technicians in this field can adjust the rotation angle according to the situation.

[0037] If the purpose is to monitor whether the user performs corresponding actions on other devices other than the first household appliance, a corresponding monitoring device is also provided on the monitored device. For example, the first household appliance is a smart alarm clock, which reminds the user to do laundry. The washing machine is provided with a monitoring device, which is used to monitor whether the user performs the laundry action. The monitoring device can monitor whether the user performs the laundry action by monitoring whether the user turns on the washing machine, whether the washing machine door is open, the power of the washing machine, and whether the washing machine is connected to the power supply.

[0038] Further, if Figure 3 As shown, if the user is resting or otherwise inconvenient to perform the corresponding action, if the reminder is kept on, it will not only fail to serve the purpose of reminder, but may also disturb the user's normal life. Therefore, a set threshold value for the timeout period that has not been executed is set. If the set threshold value is exceeded, it is determined that the user cannot perform the corresponding action, and the first home appliance subsequently executes the preset program. The method also includes the following steps: after the second home appliance sends the first reminder to the user, continue to monitor whether the user performs the corresponding action; if the user performs the corresponding action within a period of time, the program ends; if the user has not performed the corresponding action for a period of time, determine whether the time the user has not performed the corresponding action exceeds the set threshold; if it exceeds the set threshold, it is determined that the user cannot perform the corresponding action, and the first home appliance performs the preset program; if it does not exceed the set threshold, continue to remind the user through the second home appliance.

[0039] The length of the set threshold can be adjusted according to the actual situation, and the set threshold can be 2 hours or longer; the preset program is a pre-set program. When the user does not perform or cannot perform the corresponding action, the first home appliance runs the preset program. For a washing machine, if the user does not take out the clothes, the preset program can be set to open the door of the washing machine to reduce the humidity in the barrel, or for a washing machine with a drying function, the preset program can be to dry the clothes. In actual application, the preset program can be adjusted according to the actual situation of the first home appliance. If the user cannot be located or is located at home, the first home appliance can also execute the preset program.

[0040] Further, if Figure 4 As shown, if it is necessary to "continue to remind the user through the second home appliance", since the user's location may move between two reminders, it is necessary to obtain the user's location again, specifically: obtain the user's location again, so that the user is within the voice coverage of the second home appliance, and then remind the user through the second home appliance; remind again through the second home appliance, there are still two ways to determine the second home appliance, and you can choose the appropriate way according to the actual situation.

[0041] like Figure 5As shown, taking the washing machine as the first household appliance and the sweeper as the second household appliance as an example, after the washing machine finishes washing, it sends a reminder to the user that the washing is finished, and at the same time monitors the removal of clothes in the washing tub. If the user takes out the clothes within the set half hour, the program ends. If not, the washing machine sends a reminder to the sweeper through the cloud. After receiving the reminder, the sweeper obtains and moves to the user's location, sends the first reminder to the user, and then continues to monitor the removal of clothes in the washing tub; if the user takes out the clothes, the program ends. If the clothes are still not taken out for a period of time, it is determined whether the time from the end of washing to the present exceeds the set threshold. If the set threshold is 2 hours, it is determined whether the time from the end of washing to the present exceeds 2 hours. If not, the sweeper obtains and moves to the user's location again, and sends a second reminder to the user; if it exceeds 2 hours, the washing machine performs the preset program to prevent clothes from being left in the washing machine for a long time to produce odor and bacteria.

[0042] The scheme of this embodiment can also change the pre-set judgment parameters according to the instructions input by the user, including the set time and the set threshold. If the set time is changed, the time for monitoring whether the user performs the corresponding action after each reminder will be extended or shortened, and the reminder frequency will be reduced or increased; the monitoring time after the first reminder by the first household appliance and the monitoring time after the second reminder by the second household appliance can be the same or different, and the subsequent monitoring time after the third reminder by the second household appliance can be the same or different from the monitoring time after the second reminder by the second household appliance; if the set threshold is changed, the total reminder time and number of times will be extended or shortened. If there are infants and young children at home, the set time and the set threshold can be extended, which can avoid frequent reminders causing the baby to cry, and because the set threshold is extended, it also leaves the user with more time, allowing the user to perform the corresponding action after comforting the baby.

[0043] Furthermore, if the selected home appliance is equipped with a voice analysis module, after the second home appliance reminds the user, the second home appliance can obtain the user's voice feedback, analyze the voice content, and send the user feedback to the first home appliance. The first home appliance determines whether to start the preset program based on the voice content.

[0044] A storage medium stores a computer program, which, when executed by a processor, implements the steps of any of the above methods.

[0045] So far, the technical solutions of the present invention have been described in conjunction with the preferred embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings. However, it is easy for those skilled in the art to understand that the protection scope of the present invention is obviously not limited to these specific embodiments. Without departing from the principle of the present invention, those skilled in the art can make equivalent changes or substitutions to the relevant technical features, and the technical solutions after these changes or substitutions will fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A method for reminding household appliances, characterized in that: The following steps are involved: The first household appliance sends a reminder; Monitor whether the user performs the corresponding action; When the user does not perform the corresponding action, the first home appliance sends a reminder to the second home appliance; The second home appliance sends a reminder to the user.

2. The household appliance linkage reminder method according to claim 1, characterized in that: The "second household appliance issues a reminder to the user" further includes: Obtain the user's location, find the second home device within the user's voice coverage area, and then send a reminder to the user; and / or The user's location is obtained, and the second home appliance moves toward the user's location so that the user is within the voice coverage of the second home appliance, and then a reminder is issued to the user.

3. The household appliance linkage reminder method according to claim 2, characterized in that: The first household appliance is a fixed household appliance, and the second household appliance is a mobile household appliance.

4. The household appliance linkage reminder method according to claim 1, characterized in that: The “monitoring whether the user performs a corresponding action” further includes: monitoring whether the user performs a corresponding action on the first household appliance within a set time.

5. The household appliance linkage reminder method according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first household appliance includes a monitoring device, and the monitoring device is used to monitor whether a user performs a corresponding action on the first household appliance.

6. The household appliance linkage reminder method according to claim 1, characterized in that: The "first home appliance sends reminder content to the second home appliance" further means: the first home appliance sends reminder content to the second home appliance via the cloud.

7. The household appliance linkage reminder method according to claim 2, characterized in that: The method further comprises the following steps: After the second home appliance sends a reminder to the user, continue to monitor whether the user performs a corresponding action; In the case where the user is not detected to perform the corresponding action, it is determined whether the timeout period exceeds the set threshold; If the set threshold is not exceeded, the user is reminded through the second home appliance; If the set threshold is exceeded, the first household appliance performs a preset program.

8. The household appliance linkage reminder method according to claim 7, characterized in that: The “continue to remind the user through the second home appliance” further includes: The user's location is obtained again to place the user within the voice coverage of the second home appliance, and then the user is reminded through the second home appliance.

9. The household appliance linkage reminder method according to claim 1, characterized in that: The method further comprises the following steps: Obtain user feedback, and determine whether the first household appliance performs a preset program based on the user feedback.

10. A storage medium storing a computer program, wherein: When the computer program is executed by a processor, the steps of the method according to any one of claims 1 to 9 are implemented.

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