Control method for wire controller, wire controller and household appliance

Abstract

The invention relates to the technical field of electronic equipment, particularly provides a control method for a wire controller, the wire controller and a household appliance, and aims to solve the problems that an existing wire controller can be found only when a user gropes on a wall under insufficient light conditions, operation is not facilitated, and the user may fall down accidentally in the groping process. In order to achieve the purpose, the control method for the wire controller comprises the steps that distance information between a user and the wire controller and speed information of the user are obtained; comparing the speed information with a first preset speed and comparing the distance information with a first preset distance; if the speed of the user is greater than or equal to the first preset speed, starting a lighting device and controlling a communication device to send out accident state alarm information; if the speed of the user is smaller than the first preset speed, the state of the lighting device is selectively controlled according to the comparison result of the distance information, so that the lighting device can be turned on when the user gets close to the wire controller, and an alarm is given when the user falls down.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of electronic equipment, and specifically provides a control method for a wire controller, a wire controller and a household appliance. Background Art

[0002] As household central air-conditioning technology continues to mature, more and more users choose to install embedded household central air-conditioning with a simple and stylish appearance. At present, the control methods of household central air-conditioning mainly include infrared remote control, wire controller control and mobile phone-based remote control. Among them, the wire controller has a good human-computer interaction interface and has become the preferred implementation method for the intelligent application of household central air-conditioning.

[0003] The display screen of traditional wired remote controllers has a single function. It is usually set to always on mode with unadjustable brightness when operated by the user, and to turn off the backlight module or all display functions when not operated, and enter standby mode. Therefore, if the user needs to adjust the indoor air conditioner at night when sleeping or when the light is insufficient, the user needs to grope on the wall to find it, which is not only inconvenient to operate, but also may cause the user to accidentally fall during the groping process.

[0004] Accordingly, the art requires a new control method, control device and wire controller for a wire controller to solve the existing problems. Summary of the invention

[0005] The present invention aims to solve the above technical problem, that is, to solve the problem that when the lighting conditions are insufficient, the user needs to grope on the wall to find the existing wire controller, which is not only not conducive to operation, but also may cause the user to accidentally fall during the groping process.

[0006] In a first aspect, the present invention provides a control method for a wire controller, wherein the wire controller includes a lighting device, a sensing device capable of sensing the distance and speed of an object, and a communication device, wherein the control method includes: obtaining distance information between a user and the wire controller and speed information of the user; comparing the speed information with a first preset speed and the distance information with a first preset distance; if the user's speed is greater than or equal to the first preset speed, starting the lighting device and controlling the communication device to issue an unexpected state alarm message; if the user's speed is less than the first preset speed, selectively controlling the state of the lighting device according to the comparison result of the distance information.

[0007] In a specific implementation of the above-mentioned control method for a wire controller, the step of "if the user's speed is less than the first preset speed, selectively controlling the state of the lighting device according to the comparison result of the distance information" further includes: if the distance between the user and the wire controller is less than or equal to the first preset distance, turning on the lighting device; if the distance between the user and the wire controller is greater than the first preset distance, turning off the lighting device.

[0008] In the specific implementation of the above-mentioned control method for the wire controller, the step of "if the user's speed is greater than or equal to the first preset speed, starting the lighting device and controlling the communication device to issue an unexpected status alarm message" further includes: detecting the location address of the communication device and calling the 120 emergency number.

[0009] In a specific implementation of the above-mentioned control method for a wire controller, the step of "if the user's speed is greater than or equal to the first preset speed, starting the lighting device and controlling the communication device to issue an unexpected status alarm message" also includes: detecting the location address of the communication device and sending the unexpected status alarm message to an emergency contact based on the reserved emergency contact information.

[0010] In the specific implementation of the above-mentioned control method for the wire controller, the step of "sending the unexpected status alarm information to the emergency contact according to the reserved emergency contact information" further includes: sending the unexpected status alarm information to the emergency contact in the form of a text message, or sending the unexpected status alarm information to the emergency contact in the form of a phone call.

[0011] In the specific implementation of the above-mentioned control method for the wire controller, the step of "sending the accident status alarm information to the emergency contact in the form of a text message, or sending the accident status alarm information to the emergency contact in the form of a phone call" further includes: sending the accident status alarm information to the emergency contact once every first preset time.

[0012] In a specific implementation of the above-mentioned control method for a wire controller, the step of "if the user's speed is less than the first preset speed, then selectively controlling the state of the lighting device according to the comparison result of the distance information" also includes: if the distance between the user and the wire controller is less than or equal to the first preset distance, then as the distance between the user and the wire controller decreases, the brightness of the lighting device is gradually increased, and as the distance between the user and the wire controller increases, the brightness of the lighting device is gradually decreased.

[0013] In a specific implementation of the above-mentioned control method for a wire controller, the step of "if the user's speed is less than the first preset speed, then selectively controlling the state of the lighting device according to the comparison result of the distance information" also includes: if the distance between the user and the wire controller is less than or equal to the first preset distance, and the user does not operate the wire controller within a second preset time, then turning off the lighting device.

[0014] The present invention also provides a wire controller, which includes a lighting device, a sensing device capable of sensing the distance and speed of an object, and a communication device, wherein the lighting device is an LED light strip, the sensing device is a radar, and the wire controller also includes a control device for the wire controller, wherein the control device includes a processor and a memory storing program instructions, and the processor is configured to execute the control method for the wire controller described in any one of the above technical solutions when running the program instructions.

[0015] The present invention also provides a household appliance including a wire controller, wherein the household appliance includes the wire controller described in the above technical solution.

[0016] When the above technical solution is adopted, the present invention can provide convenience to the user according to the distance information between the user and the wire controller and the speed information of the user. Specifically, when the user gets up at night or in poor lighting conditions to adjust the indoor air conditioner, the wire controller of the air conditioner will first obtain the distance information between the user and the wire controller and the speed information of the user's movement through the sensing device. After the information is obtained, the obtained information is compared with the set first preset speed and the first preset distance, and the working status of the lighting device and the communication device is controlled according to the comparison result. If the user's speed is greater than or equal to the first preset speed, the system determines that the user may have fallen. On the one hand, the wire controller is controlled to start the lighting device to illuminate the indoor space, which is conducive to the user to more clearly understand the situation around him and make appropriate responses. On the other hand, the communication device is controlled to send an unexpected state alarm message to the relevant When a contact person comes to ask for help, if the user's speed information is less than the first preset speed, the system determines whether the user has the purpose of operating the wire controller based on the comparison result of the distance information. When the distance between the user and the wire controller is less than or equal to the set first preset distance, the system determines that the user has the purpose of operating the wire controller and turns on the lighting device accordingly. When the distance between the user and the wire controller is greater than the set first preset distance, the system determines that the user does not have the purpose of operating the wire controller, and therefore controls the lighting device to turn off. In this way, the wire controller can judge the user's intention based on the information obtained, thereby providing the user with more convenient services, and can also provide emergency rescue when the user accidentally falls, thereby maximizing the protection of the user's personal safety and solving the problem that when the lighting conditions of the existing wire controller are insufficient, the user needs to grope on the wall to find it, which is not only not conducive to operation, but also may cause the user to accidentally fall during the groping process. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0017] The preferred embodiments of the present invention are described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:

[0018] Figure 1 is a main flow chart of the control method for a wire controller of the present invention;

[0019] Figure 2 is a flow chart of a second embodiment of a control method for a wire controller of the present invention;

[0020] Figure 3 It is a flow chart of Embodiment 3 of the control method for a wire controller of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0021] 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 intended to limit the scope of protection of the present invention. Those skilled in the art can make adjustments as needed to adapt to specific application scenarios. For example, although the description is based on the example of the wire controller of the air conditioner, the present invention can obviously be applied to wire controllers of various other household appliances, as long as the wire controller has the problem that it is not conducive to the user to operate when the lighting conditions are insufficient.

[0022] First, the existing wire controller of the air conditioner is introduced.

[0023] When installing an existing air conditioner with a wire controller, for the convenience of operation, the wire controller is usually installed on the wall, and the wiring between the air conditioner and the wire controller is arranged inside the wall. When the user needs to operate the air conditioner, he needs to go to the wire controller and operate it through the display screen or operation buttons on the wire controller. However, there is often a problem with the existing air conditioner with a wire controller, that is, at night or when the indoor lighting conditions are poor, if the user needs to adjust the indoor air conditioner, the user needs to grope on the wall to find it, which is not only not conducive to operation, but also may cause the user to accidentally fall during the groping process. In order to avoid this situation, the present invention proposes the following technical solution.

[0024] like Figure 1 As shown, in order to solve the problem that when the lighting conditions of the existing wire controller are insufficient, the user needs to grope on the wall to find it, which is not only not conducive to operation, but also may cause the user to accidentally fall during the groping process, the wire controller of the present invention includes a lighting device, a sensing device capable of sensing the distance and speed of an object, and a communication device. The lighting device can be an LED light strip, which is arranged around the wire controller. The sensing device can be a radar. The control method for the wire controller includes:

[0025] S1, obtaining the distance information between the user and the wire controller and the speed information of the user;

[0026] S2, comparing the speed information with a first preset speed and the distance information with a first preset distance;

[0027] S31, if the speed of the user is greater than or equal to a first preset speed, start the lighting device and control the communication device to issue an unexpected state alarm message;

[0028] S32: If the speed of the user is less than a first preset speed, selectively controlling the state of the lighting device according to the comparison result of the distance information.

[0029] Step S31 further includes:

[0030] S311, detect the location address of the communication device and dial 120 emergency number.

[0031] Step S32 further includes:

[0032] S321, if the distance between the user and the wire controller is less than or equal to a first preset distance, turn on the lighting device;

[0033] S322: If the distance between the user and the wire controller is greater than a first preset distance, turn off the lighting device.

[0034] In the case of adopting the above-mentioned implementation mode, the present invention can provide convenience to the user according to the distance information between the user and the wire controller and the speed information of the user. Specifically, when the user gets up at night or in poor lighting conditions to adjust the indoor air conditioner, the wire controller of the air conditioner will first obtain the distance information between the user and the wire controller and the speed information of the user's movement through the radar. After the information is obtained, the obtained information is compared with the set first preset speed and the first preset distance, and the working state of the LED light strip and the communication device is controlled according to the comparison result. If the speed of the user is greater than or equal to the first preset speed, the system determines that the user may have fallen. On the one hand, the wire controller is controlled to start the LED light strip to illuminate the indoor space, which is conducive to the user to more clearly understand the situation around him and make appropriate responses. On the other hand, the user's location is determined by detecting the positioning address of the communication device, and then the communication device is controlled. The system calls 120 emergency number for help. If the user's speed information is less than the first preset speed, the system determines whether the user has the purpose of operating the wire controller based on the comparison result of the distance information. When the distance between the user and the wire controller is less than or equal to the set first preset distance, the system determines that the user has the purpose of operating the wire controller and turns on the LED light strip for lighting accordingly. When the distance between the user and the wire controller is greater than the set first preset distance, the system determines that the user does not have the purpose of operating the wire controller, and therefore controls the LED light strip to turn off. In this way, the wire controller can judge the user's intention based on the information obtained, thereby providing the user with more convenient services, and can also provide emergency rescue when the user accidentally falls, thereby maximizing the protection of the user's personal safety and solving the problem that when the lighting conditions of the existing wire controller are insufficient, the user needs to grope on the wall to find it, which is not only not conducive to operation, but also may cause the user to accidentally fall during the groping process.

[0035] In addition, regarding the first preset speed and the first preset distance mentioned above, technicians in this field can set the parameters of the first preset speed by actually measuring the speed of a person's body when he falls. Similarly, technicians in this field can also set the size of the first preset distance according to actual needs, so as to be more suitable for their own living habits. Regarding the radar and LED light strips mentioned above, this is only an exemplary description of the sensing device and the lighting device, and is not a limitation of the sensing device and the lighting device of the present invention. Technicians in this field can also choose other common sensing devices and lighting devices with the above-mentioned functions. For example, the sensing device can also be a combination of a speed sensor and a distance sensor, and the lighting device can also be a fluorescent lamp. These changes do not exceed the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0036] In addition, regarding the above-mentioned technical means for detecting the location address of the communication device, the communication device can be a common device with dialing and information sending functions, such as a mobile phone. It is worth mentioning that the user can pre-store the location information of his or her address in the control system of the wire controller in advance, and the user's location information can also be refined. For example, different locations can be pre-stored for wire controllers in different rooms, so that when the user falls in different rooms, the control system of the wire controller can accurately locate the user's location to the room, which is more conducive to rescue personnel to rescue the user and improve the efficiency of rescue.

[0037] Refer to the following Figure 1 , Figure 2 In a possible implementation, the step “S31, if the user's speed is greater than or equal to the first preset speed, start the lighting device and control the communication device to issue an unexpected state alarm message” may also include:

[0038] S312: Detect the location address of the communication device and send the emergency state alarm information to the emergency contact according to the reserved emergency contact information.

[0039] Step S312 further includes:

[0040] S3121. Send the unexpected state alarm information to the emergency contact in the form of a text message, or send the unexpected state alarm information to the emergency contact in the form of a phone call.

[0041] Step S3121 further includes:

[0042] S31211. Send the emergency status alarm information to the emergency contact once every first preset time.

[0043] It has been mentioned above that when the user's speed is greater than or equal to the first preset speed, the system determines that the user may have fallen, and then determines the user's location by detecting the positioning address of the communication device, and then controls the communication device to call 120 emergency number for help. Although this method can also ensure the safety of the user, if the user just accidentally falls and does not cause very serious consequences, there is no need to call 120 emergency number to occupy public resources. For this reason, the present implementation method is proposed. When the present implementation method is adopted, once the wire controller detects that the user has fallen, it first detects the positioning address of the communication device, and then sends the accident status alarm information containing the positioning address to the reserved emergency contact in the form of text message or phone call, and sends the accident status alarm information to the emergency contact once every first preset time (for example, 1 minute).

[0044] The advantage of the above implementation is that by setting up emergency contacts, when the user accidentally falls, the emergency contacts who receive the message can provide help more conveniently than by calling 120 emergency number. In addition, by frequently and periodically reminding the emergency contacts, the emergency contacts can be notified of the user's fall to the greatest extent, thereby ensuring the user's personal safety. It is worth mentioning that technicians in this field can also combine the above two methods. It can be set that after a certain period of time (for example, 15 minutes) of continuous notification of the emergency contacts, if there is still no response from the emergency contacts, the 120 emergency number will be dialed for help. These simple superpositions do not actually exceed the technical principles of the present invention.

[0045] like Figure 1 , Figure 3 As shown, in a possible implementation, step “S32, if the user's speed is less than the first preset speed, selectively controlling the state of the lighting device according to the comparison result of the distance information” also includes:

[0046] S323: If the distance between the user and the wire controller is less than or equal to the first preset distance, gradually increase the brightness of the lighting device as the distance between the user and the wire controller decreases, and gradually decrease the brightness of the lighting device as the distance between the user and the wire controller increases.

[0047] S324: If the distance between the user and the wire controller is less than or equal to the first preset distance, and the user does not operate the wire controller within a second preset time, turn off the lighting device.

[0048] In the case of adopting the above-mentioned implementation mode, when the wire controller detects that the distance between the user and the wire controller is less than or equal to the first preset distance, the lighting device is controlled to light up, and as the distance between the user and the wire controller decreases, the brightness of the lighting device is gradually increased, and as the distance between the user and the wire controller increases, the brightness of the lighting device is gradually decreased. In this way, it can not only guide the user in the direction of travel, but also give the user's eyes an adaptation process to avoid the dizziness caused by the user's eyes suddenly being exposed to strong light in the dark. In addition, when the user does not operate the wire controller within the second preset time (for example, 5 minutes), the system determines that the user does not have the intention of operating the wire controller, and thus turns off the lighting device to avoid wasting electricity.

[0049] It should be noted that the above-mentioned implementation mode is only used to illustrate the principle of the present invention and is not intended to limit the scope of protection of the present invention. Without departing from the principle of the present invention, those skilled in the art can adjust the above-mentioned structure so that the present invention can be applied to more specific application scenarios.

[0050] Finally, it should be noted that although the present invention is described using an air conditioner as an example, the control method for a wire controller of the present invention can obviously also be applied to other common electrical appliances with a wire controller, such as a washing machine.

[0051] Those skilled in the art can understand that the above-mentioned wire controller also includes some other well-known structures, such as processors, controllers, memories, etc., wherein the memories include but are not limited to random access memory, flash memory, read-only memory, programmable read-only memory, volatile memory, non-volatile memory, serial memory, parallel memory or registers, etc., and the processor includes but is not limited to CPLD / FPGA, DSP, ARM processor, MIPS processor, etc. In order to unnecessarily obscure the embodiments of the present disclosure, these well-known structures are not shown in the drawings.

[0052] Although the various steps in the above embodiment are described in the above order, those skilled in the art will understand that in order to achieve the effect of this embodiment, different steps do not have to be executed in such an order. They can be executed simultaneously (in parallel) or in a reverse order. For example, there is no order of determination in the execution of steps S323 and S324. S323 can be determined first and then S324, or vice versa, or they can be determined simultaneously. These simple changes are all within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0053] In addition, the present invention also provides a wire controller, which includes a lighting device, a sensing device capable of sensing the distance and speed of an object, and a communication device. The lighting device is an LED light strip, and the sensing device is a radar. The wire controller also includes a control device for the wire controller. The control device includes a processor and a memory storing program instructions. The processor is configured to execute any one of the control methods for the wire controller in the above technical solutions when running the program instructions.

[0054] In addition, the present invention also provides a household appliance including a wire controller, and the household appliance includes the wire controller in the above technical solution.

[0055] 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 control method for a wire controller, characterized in that: The wire controller includes a lighting device, a sensing device capable of sensing the distance and speed of an object, and a communication device, and the control method includes: Obtain the distance information between the user and the wire controller and the user's speed information; Comparing the speed information with a first preset speed and the distance information with a first preset distance; If the speed of the user is greater than or equal to the first preset speed, the lighting device is activated and the communication device is controlled to issue an unexpected state alarm message; If the speed of the user is less than the first preset speed, the state of the lighting device is selectively controlled according to the comparison result of the distance information.

2. The control method for a wire controller according to claim 1, characterized in that: The step of "if the user's speed is less than the first preset speed, selectively controlling the state of the lighting device according to the comparison result of the distance information" further includes: If the distance between the user and the wire controller is less than or equal to the first preset distance, turning on the lighting device; If the distance between the user and the wire controller is greater than the first preset distance, the lighting device is turned off.

3. The control method for a wire controller according to claim 1, characterized in that: The step of "if the user's speed is greater than or equal to the first preset speed, starting the lighting device and controlling the communication device to issue an unexpected state alarm message" further includes: Detect the location address of the communication device and dial 120 emergency number.

4. The control method for a wire controller according to claim 1, characterized in that: The step of "if the user's speed is greater than or equal to the first preset speed, starting the lighting device and controlling the communication device to issue an unexpected state alarm message" also includes: The positioning address of the communication device is detected and the emergency state alarm information is sent to the emergency contact according to the reserved emergency contact information.

5. The control method for a wire controller according to claim 4, characterized in that: The step of "sending the unexpected state alarm information to the emergency contact according to the reserved emergency contact information" further includes: The unexpected state alarm information is sent to the emergency contact in the form of a text message, or the unexpected state alarm information is sent to the emergency contact in the form of a phone call.

6. The control method for a wire controller according to claim 5, characterized in that: The step of "sending the unexpected state alarm information to the emergency contact in the form of a text message, or sending the unexpected state alarm information to the emergency contact in the form of a phone call" further includes: The unexpected state alarm information is sent to the emergency contact once every first preset time.

7. The control method for a wire controller according to claim 2, characterized in that: The step of “if the user's speed is less than the first preset speed, selectively controlling the state of the lighting device according to the comparison result of the distance information” also includes: If the distance between the user and the wire controller is less than or equal to the first preset distance, the brightness of the lighting device is gradually increased as the distance between the user and the wire controller decreases, and the brightness of the lighting device is gradually decreased as the distance between the user and the wire controller increases.

8. The control method for a wire controller according to claim 2, characterized in that: The step of “if the user's speed is less than the first preset speed, selectively controlling the state of the lighting device according to the comparison result of the distance information” also includes: If the distance between the user and the wire controller is less than or equal to the first preset distance, and the user does not operate the wire controller within a second preset time, the lighting device is turned off.

9. A wire controller, characterized in that: The wire controller includes a lighting device, a sensing device capable of sensing the distance and speed of an object, and a communication device, the lighting device is an LED light strip, the sensing device is a radar, and the wire controller also includes a control device for the wire controller, the control device includes a processor and a memory storing program instructions, and the processor is configured to execute the control method for the wire controller described in any one of claims 1-8 when running the program instructions.

10. A household appliance including a wire controller, characterized in that: The household appliance comprises the wire controller as claimed in claim 9.

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