Control method for a wire controller, wire controller and household appliance

Abstract

The present application relates to the technical field of electronic equipment, and particularly provides a control method for a wire controller, the wire controller and a household appliance, aiming at solving the problem that the user needs to grope on the wall to find the wire controller when the existing wire controller is in insufficient light condition, which is not only not conducive to operation, but also may cause the user to fall down accidentally during groping. For this purpose, the control method for the wire controller comprises: acquiring distance information between the user and the wire controller and speed information of the user; comparing the size of the speed information and a first preset speed and the size of the distance information and a first preset distance; if the speed of the user is greater than or equal to the first preset speed, starting the lighting device and controlling the communication device to send unexpected state alarm information; if the speed of the user is less than the first preset speed, selectively controlling the state of the lighting device according to the comparison result of the distance information, so that the lighting device can be turned on when the user approaches the wire controller and an alarm can be sent when the user falls down.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

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

[0002] With the continuous maturity of household central air conditioning technology, more and more users choose to install embedded household central air conditioners with simple and fashionable appearance. At present, the control methods of household central air conditioners mainly include infrared remote control of remote controllers, wire controller control method and remote control based on mobile phones. The wire controller has a good man-machine interface and becomes the preferred implementation method of the intelligent application of household central air conditioners.

[0003] The display screen of the traditional wire controller is single, is usually set to a user operation constant brightness mode and the brightness is not adjustable, and when not operating, the backlight module is turned off or the whole display function is turned off, and is in a standby state. Therefore, when sleeping at night or in insufficient light, if the user needs to adjust the indoor air conditioner, the user needs to feel on the wall to find it, which is not only not conducive to operation, but also may cause the user to accidentally fall down during the feeling process.

[0004] Therefore, there is a need in the art for a new control method, control device and wire controller for a wire controller to solve the existing problems. SUMMARY

[0005] The present application aims to solve the above technical problems, that is, to solve the problem that the user needs to feel on the wall to find the wire controller when the light is insufficient, which is not only not conducive to operation, but also may cause the user to accidentally fall down during the feeling process.

[0006] In a first aspect, the present application provides a control method for a wire controller, the wire controller comprising an illumination device, a sensing device capable of sensing the distance and speed of an object and a communication device, the control method comprising: acquiring distance information between a user and the wire controller and speed information of the user; comparing the size of the speed information with a first preset speed and the size of 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 the illumination device and controlling the communication device to send unexpected state alarm information; and if the speed of the user is less than the first preset speed, selectively controlling the state of the illumination device according to the comparison result of the distance information.

[0007] In the detailed embodiment of the control method for the line controller, the step of "selectively controlling the state of the lighting device according to the comparison result of the distance information if the speed of the user is less than the first preset speed" further comprises: turning on the lighting device if the distance between the user and the line controller is less than or equal to the first preset distance; and turning off the lighting device if the distance between the user and the line controller is greater than the first preset distance.

[0008] In the detailed embodiment of the control method for the line controller, the step of "activating the lighting device and controlling the communication device to send unexpected state alarm information if the speed of the user is greater than or equal to the first preset speed" further comprises: detecting the positioning address of the communication device and dialing a 120 emergency call.

[0009] In the detailed embodiment of the control method for the line controller, the step of "activating the lighting device and controlling the communication device to send unexpected state alarm information if the speed of the user is greater than or equal to the first preset speed" further comprises: detecting the positioning address of the communication device and sending the unexpected state alarm information to the emergency contact according to the information of the reserved emergency contact.

[0010] In the detailed embodiment of the control method for the line controller, the step of "sending the unexpected state alarm information to the emergency contact according to the information of the reserved emergency contact" further comprises: sending the unexpected state alarm information to the emergency contact in the form of a short message, or sending the unexpected state alarm information to the emergency contact in the form of a telephone call.

[0011] In the detailed embodiment of the control method for the line controller, the step of "sending the unexpected state alarm information to the emergency contact in the form of a short message, or sending the unexpected state alarm information to the emergency contact in the form of a telephone call" further comprises: sending the unexpected state alarm information to the emergency contact once every first preset time.

[0012] In the detailed embodiment of the control method for the line controller, the step of "selectively controlling the state of the lighting device according to the comparison result of the distance information if the speed of the user is less than the first preset speed" further comprises: gradually increasing the brightness of the lighting device as the distance between the user and the line controller decreases if the distance between the user and the line controller is less than or equal to the first preset distance, and gradually decreasing the brightness of the lighting device as the distance between the user and the line controller increases.

[0013] In the specific embodiment of the control method for the wire controller, the step of "if the speed of the user 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 comprises: 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 the second preset time, the lighting device is turned off.

[0014] The application further provides a wire controller, which comprises 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 further comprises a control device for the wire controller, the control device comprises a processor and a memory storing program instructions, and the processor is configured to execute the control method for the wire controller in any of the above technical solutions when the program instructions are executed.

[0015] The application further provides a household appliance comprising the wire controller.

[0016] In the technical scheme, the distance information between the user and the line controller and the speed information of the user are provided to the user, specifically, when the user gets up to adjust the air conditioner in the room at night or in poor lighting conditions, the line controller first acquires the distance information between the user and the line controller and the speed information of the user through the sensing device, compares the acquired information with the first preset speed and the first preset distance, and controls the working state of the lighting device and the communication device 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 fall down, on the one hand, the line controller starts the lighting device to illuminate the indoor space, which is beneficial to the user to clearly understand the situation around himself and make appropriate response, on the other hand, the communication device sends an emergency state alarm information to the related contact person for help, if the speed information of the user is less than the first preset speed, the system determines whether the user has the purpose of operating the line controller according to the comparison result of the distance information, when the distance between the user and the line controller is less than or equal to the first preset distance, the system determines that the user has the purpose of operating the line controller and starts the lighting device accordingly, when the distance between the user and the line controller is greater than the first preset distance, the system determines that the user does not have the purpose of operating the line controller, and therefore controls the lighting device to turn off, in this way, the line controller can determine the intention of the user according to the acquired information, thereby providing more convenient service to the user, and can also provide emergency rescue when the user falls down by accident, thereby maximizing the safety of the user, and solving the problem that the user needs to grope on the wall to find the line controller in the existing line controller under insufficient lighting conditions, which is not only not conducive to operation, but also may cause the user to fall down in the groping process. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0017] The preferred embodiments of the present application will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:

[0018] Figure 1 is the main flowchart of the control method for the line controller of the present application;

[0019] Figure 2 is the flowchart of the second embodiment of the control method for the line controller of the present application;

[0020] Figure 3 is the flowchart of the third embodiment of the control method for the line controller of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0021] The preferred embodiments of the present application will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the embodiments are only used to explain the technical principles of the present application, and are not intended to limit the scope of protection of the present application. Those skilled in the art can make adjustments to them as needed in order to adapt to specific application occasions. For example, although the line controller of the air conditioner is described in the specification, the present application can obviously be applied to the line controller of other various household appliances as long as the line controller has the problem that it is not conducive to user operation when the light condition is insufficient.

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

[0023] The existing air conditioner with a line controller is usually installed on the wall for easy operation, and the wiring between the air conditioner and the line controller is arranged in the wall. When the user needs to operate the air conditioner, he needs to go to the line controller and operate through the display screen or operation buttons on the line controller. However, the existing air conditioner with a line controller often has a problem that at night or when the indoor light condition is not good, if the user needs to adjust the indoor air conditioner, he needs to find it by groping on the wall, which is not conducive to operation, and may also cause the user to accidentally fall down during the groping process. In order to avoid this situation, the present application proposes the following technical solutions.

[0024] As shown in Figure 1 To solve the problem that the existing line controller needs to be found by groping on the wall when the light condition is insufficient, which is not conducive to operation and may also cause the user to accidentally fall down during the groping process, the line controller of the present application includes an illumination device, a sensing device capable of sensing the distance and speed of an object, and a communication device. The illumination device can be a LED light belt, which is arranged around the line controller. The sensing device can be a radar. The control method of the line controller includes:

[0025] S1, acquiring distance information between the user and the line controller and speed information of the user;

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

[0027] S31, if the speed of the user is greater than or equal to the first preset speed, starting the illumination device and controlling the communication device to send an unexpected state alarm information;

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

[0029] Step S31 further includes:

[0030] S311, detecting the positioning address of the communication device and dialing 120 emergency call.

[0031] Step S32 further comprises:

[0032] S321, if the distance between the user and the drive-by-wire controller is less than or equal to the first preset distance, the lighting device is turned on.

[0033] S322, if the distance between the user and the drive-by-wire controller is greater than the first preset distance, the lighting device is turned off.

[0034] In the case of using the above-mentioned embodiments, the present application can provide convenience for the user according to the distance information between the user and the drive-by-wire controller and the speed information of the user. Specifically, when the user gets up to adjust the indoor air conditioner in the night or in the case of poor lighting conditions, the drive-by-wire controller of the air conditioner will first obtain the distance information between the user and the drive-by-wire controller and the speed information of the user movement through the radar. After the information is obtained, the obtained information is compared with the set first preset speed and 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 down, and on the one hand, the drive-by-wire controller starts the LED light strip to illuminate the indoor space, which is beneficial for the user to more clearly understand the situation around himself and make appropriate response. On the other hand, the positioning address of the communication device is detected to determine the position of the user, and then the communication device is controlled to dial 120 emergency call for help. If the speed information of the user is less than the first preset speed, the system determines whether the user has the purpose of operating the drive-by-wire controller according to the comparison result of the distance information. When the distance between the user and the drive-by-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 drive-by-wire controller and accordingly turns on the LED light strip to illuminate. When the distance between the user and the drive-by-wire controller is greater than the set first preset distance, the system determines that the user does not have the purpose of operating the drive-by-wire controller, and therefore controls the LED light strip to be turned off. In this way, the drive-by-wire controller can determine the intention of the user according to the obtained information, thereby providing more convenient service for the user, and can also provide emergency rescue when the user accidentally falls down, thereby maximizing the safety of the user and solving the problem that the user needs to grope on the wall to find the drive-by-wire controller in the existing drive-by-wire controller under insufficient lighting conditions, which is not only not conducive to operation, but also may cause the user to accidentally fall down during groping.

[0035] In addition, as to the first preset speed and the first preset distance mentioned above, the person skilled in the art can set the parameter of the first preset speed by measuring the speed of the body when falling down, and the person skilled in the art can also set the size of the first preset distance according to actual needs, so as to be more suitable for the living habits of the user. As to the radar and the LED lamp strip mentioned above, this is only an exemplary description of the sensing device and the lighting device, and is not a limitation on the sensing device and the lighting device of the present application. The person skilled in the art can also select other common sensing devices and lighting devices with the above 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 protection scope of the present application.

[0036] In addition, as to the technical means for detecting the positioning address of the communication device mentioned above, the communication device can be a common device with dialing and information sending functions, such as a mobile phone, etc. It is worth mentioning that the user can pre-store the location information of his own address in the control system of the wire controller, and can also refine the location information of the user, for example, different wire controllers in different rooms can be pre-stored with different locations, so that when the user falls down in different rooms, the control system of the wire controller can accurately locate the user to the room, so as to facilitate the rescuer to rescue the user and improve the efficiency of rescue.

[0037] Hereinafter, the present application will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Figure 1 、 Figure 2 In a possible implementation, the step "S31, if the speed of the user is greater than or equal to the first preset speed, the lighting device is started and the communication device sends an unexpected state alarm information" can further include:

[0038] S312, detecting the positioning address of the communication device and sending the unexpected state alarm information to the emergency contact person according to the information of the reserved emergency contact person.

[0039] The step S312 further includes:

[0040] S3121, sending the unexpected state alarm information to the emergency contact person in the form of a short message, or sending the unexpected state alarm information to the emergency contact person in the form of a telephone call.

[0041] The step S3121 further includes:

[0042] S31211, sending the unexpected state alarm information to the emergency contact person once every first preset time.

[0043] The foregoing has mentioned that when the speed of the user is greater than or equal to the first preset speed, the system determines that the user may have a falling situation, and then determines the position where the user is located by detecting the positioning address of the communication device, and then controls the communication device to dial 120 emergency telephone for help. Although this method can also ensure the safety of the user, if the user only accidentally falls down and does not have very serious consequences, it is not necessary to dial 120 emergency telephone to occupy public resources. For this reason, the present embodiment is proposed. In the case of adopting the present embodiment, once the line controller detects that the user falls down, the positioning address of the communication device is first detected, and then the unexpected state alarm information containing the positioning address is sent to the reserved emergency contact person in the form of a short message or a telephone call, and the unexpected state alarm information is sent to the emergency contact person every first preset time (for example, 1 minute).

[0044] The advantage of the above-mentioned embodiment is that: by setting the emergency contact person, when the user accidentally falls down, the emergency contact person who receives the message can give help more conveniently compared with 120 emergency, in addition, by periodically and frequently reminding the emergency contact person, the user falling situation can be notified to the emergency contact person to the greatest extent, so as to protect the personal safety of the user. It is worth mentioning that the person skilled in the art can also combine the above two methods, and can be set to dial 120 emergency telephone for help if the emergency contact person does not respond after a certain time length (for example, 15 minutes) of continuous notification. These simple superpositions do not substantially exceed the technical principles of the present application.

[0045] As shown in Figure 1 , Figure 3 In a possible embodiment, the step "S32, if the speed of the user 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 comprises:

[0046] S323, if the distance between the user and the line controller is less than or equal to the first preset distance, gradually increasing the brightness of the lighting device as the distance between the user and the line controller decreases, and gradually decreasing the brightness of the lighting device as the distance between the user and the line controller increases.

[0047] S324, if the distance between the user and the line controller is less than or equal to the first preset distance, and the user does not operate the line controller within the second preset time, the lighting device is turned off.

[0048] In the case of using the above-mentioned embodiment, when the line controller detects that the distance between the user and the line controller is less than or equal to the first preset distance, the lighting device is controlled to be turned on, and as the distance between the user and the line controller decreases, the brightness of the lighting device is gradually increased, and as the distance between the user and the line controller increases, the brightness of the lighting device is gradually decreased, so that the user's advancing direction can be guided, and the user's eyes can be given an adaptation process to avoid the dizziness caused by the sudden illumination of strong light in the dark. In addition, when the user does not operate the line controller within the second preset time (for example, 5 minutes), the system determines that the user does not have the purpose of operating the line controller, and thus the lighting device is turned off to avoid wasting electric energy.

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

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

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

[0052] Although the steps in the above-mentioned embodiments are described in the above-mentioned order, those skilled in the art can understand that, in order to achieve the effect of the present embodiment, the different steps do not have to be executed in such an order, and they can be executed simultaneously (in parallel) or in a reversed order, for example, the execution of steps S323 and S324 does not have a determining order, and S323 can be determined first and S324 can be determined later, or vice versa, or they can be determined simultaneously. These simple changes are within the protection scope of the present application.

[0053] In addition, the application further provides a drive-by-wire controller, the drive-by-wire controller comprising an illuminating device, a sensing device capable of sensing the distance and speed of an object, and a communication device, the illuminating device being an LED light strip, the sensing device being a radar, the drive-by-wire controller further comprising a control device for the drive-by-wire controller, the control device comprising a processor and a memory storing program instructions, the processor being configured to execute the control method for the drive-by-wire controller of any one of the above technical solutions when the program instructions are executed.

[0054] In addition, the application further provides a household appliance comprising the drive-by-wire controller, the household appliance comprising the drive-by-wire controller in the above technical solutions.

[0055] So far, the technical solutions of the application have been described in combination with the preferred embodiments shown in the drawings, but it is easy for those skilled in the art to understand that the protection scope of the application is obviously not limited to these specific embodiments. Those skilled in the art can make equivalent changes or replacements to the related technical features without departing from the principles of the application, and the technical solutions after the changes or replacements will all fall within the protection scope of the application.

Claims

1. A control method for a drive-by-wire controller, characterized by, The control method comprises: obtaining distance information between the user and the drive-by-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 speed of the user is greater than or equal to the first preset speed, starting the lighting device and controlling the communication device to send an unexpected state alarm information; if the speed of the user is less than the first preset speed, selectively controlling the state of the lighting device according to the comparison result of the distance information; the step of "if the speed of the user 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 comprises: if the distance between the user and the drive-by-wire controller is less than or equal to the first preset distance, gradually increasing the brightness of the lighting device as the distance between the user and the drive-by-wire controller decreases, and gradually decreasing the brightness of the lighting device as the distance between the user and the drive-by-wire controller increases; or, if the distance between the user and the drive-by-wire controller is less than or equal to the first preset distance, and the user does not operate the drive-by-wire controller within a second preset time, turning off the lighting device.

2. The control method for a drive-by-wire controller according to claim 1, characterized by, the step of "if the speed of the user is greater than or equal to the first preset speed, starting the lighting device and controlling the communication device to send an unexpected state alarm information" further comprises: detecting the positioning address of the communication device and dialing a 120 emergency call.

3. The control method for a drive-by-wire controller according to claim 1, characterized by, the step of "if the speed of the user is greater than or equal to the first preset speed, starting the lighting device and controlling the communication device to send an unexpected state alarm information" further comprises: detecting the positioning address of the communication device and sending the unexpected state alarm information to an emergency contact according to the information of the reserved emergency contact.

4. The control method for a drive-by-wire controller according to claim 3, characterized by, the step of "sending the unexpected state alarm information to an emergency contact according to the information of the reserved emergency contact" further comprises: sending the unexpected state alarm information to the emergency contact in the form of a short message, or sending the unexpected state alarm information to the emergency contact in the form of a phone call.

5. The control method for a drive-by-wire controller according to claim 4, characterized by, the step of "sending the unexpected state alarm information to the emergency contact in the form of a short message, or sending the unexpected state alarm information to the emergency contact in the form of a phone call" further comprises: sending the unexpected state alarm information to the emergency contact once every first preset time.

6. A wire controller characterized by The drive-by-wire controller comprises 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, the drive-by-wire controller further comprises a control device for the drive-by-wire controller, the control device comprises a processor and a memory storing program instructions, the processor is configured to execute the control method for the drive-by-wire controller according to any one of claims 1-5 when running the program instructions.

7. A domestic appliance comprising a wire controller, characterized in that, The household appliance comprises the drive-by-wire controller according to claim 6.

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