Multi-terminal display control method and system

Abstract

The invention discloses a multi-terminal display control method and system. The method comprises the following steps that display priorities of all operation units are output based on the states of the operation units of multiple terminals and / or preset operation priorities; and adjusting the display brightness of each operation unit according to the display priority of each operation unit. The method has the beneficial effects that the display brightness of the operation unit of each terminal is adjusted according to whether the operation unit is triggered or not and / or whether the terminal has different operation priorities or not, so that different terminals are distinguished through the display brightness; a user can visually obtain a terminal which is operated currently or a terminal with a higher operation priority through the display brightness, and the experience feeling of the user is improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the field of home appliance control technology, and in particular to a multi-terminal display control method and system. Background Art

[0002] In the current mobile remote control technology applications, users can remotely control the actions of the same device through multiple mobile control terminals (such as smart phones, tablet computers, etc.), or control the actions of the device through a fixed control terminal on the device body (such as a touch screen on the device body), or control the actions of multiple devices through one mobile control terminal. However, since the display interface brightness of these control terminals is often set to the same or similar level, it is difficult for users to intuitively and quickly determine which control terminal is currently communicating and controlling the device in actual operation, requiring users to spend extra time and energy to distinguish and confirm the terminal or device currently executing control or being controlled, which reduces the user experience.

[0003] At the same time, different control terminals may include different control functions or different control priorities. If the operation interfaces of all terminals are displayed with the same brightness, it is difficult for users to distinguish which terminal's operation interface has a higher priority, resulting in a poor user experience.

[0004] The Chinese patent "Mobile terminal and its display brightness adjustment method and adjustment device", publication number: CN106486087A, publication date: March 8, 2017, specifically discloses monitoring the motion trajectory of the mobile terminal; when the current motion trajectory of the mobile terminal is determined to be a triggering motion trajectory, the display brightness of the mobile terminal is adjusted. In this solution, the mobile terminal display is adjusted to different brightnesses according to the different triggering motion trajectories of the mobile terminal, but this depends on the user's actions, and it is still impossible to achieve terminal differentiation when the user is not in action.

[0005] Chinese patent "A method for controlling the brightness of a display screen of a washing machine", publication number: CN117542329A, publication date: February 9, 2024, specifically discloses that the washing machine has a display area, the display area includes a control area, the control area is provided with buttons and knobs, and the brightness of the display area of ​​the washing machine is adjusted by controlling buttons and / or adjusting knobs; the control buttons and / or adjusting knobs include, long pressing at least one button or pressing at least two buttons at the same time to enter the brightness adjustment mode, and selecting the brightness by rotating the knob or controlling at least one button to select the brightness, after selecting the brightness, the brightness can be confirmed by long pressing or clicking at least one button or pressing at least two buttons at the same time, the system saves the brightness and exits the brightness adjustment mode; when the washing machine is used for the next time, the brightness of the display area is the brightness adjusted when the washing machine was used last time, and when it needs to be adjusted again, the brightness of the display area of ​​the washing machine is adjusted again by controlling buttons and / or adjusting knobs. In this scheme, the initial brightness of the display area of ​​the washing machine is performed by the brightness adjusted when the washing machine was used last time, and it is still impossible to distinguish between user-operated terminals and non-operated terminals. Summary of the invention

[0006] In view of the fact that in the prior art, mobile terminals and fixed terminals of the same device use the same or similar display brightness, and users cannot accurately know the terminal currently being operated or the terminal with operation priority, the present application provides a multi-terminal display control method and system, which adjusts the display brightness of the operation unit of each terminal according to whether the operation unit is triggered and / or whether the terminal has different operation priorities, thereby distinguishing different terminals by display brightness. Users can intuitively know the terminal currently being operated or the terminal with a higher operation priority through the display brightness, thereby improving the user experience.

[0007] To achieve the above technical objectives, a technical solution provided by the present application is a multi-terminal display control method, comprising the following steps: outputting the display priority of each operation unit based on the operation unit status and / or preset operation priority of multiple terminals; adjusting the display brightness of each operation unit according to the display priority of each operation unit.

[0008] Further, the operating unit state includes: a triggered state and a non-triggered state; and / or a mobile control state relative to a target control device and a fixed control state relative to the target control device.

[0009] Further, the operating unit state includes: a triggered state, an untriggered state and a controlled state; and / or a mobile control state relative to a target control device, a fixed control state relative to a target control device and a main body control state.

[0010] Furthermore, the multi-terminal includes at least a fixed terminal of the home appliance body and a mobile terminal detachably arranged on the home appliance.

[0011] Further, outputting the display priority of each operation unit based on the operation unit status and preset operation priority of each terminal includes: outputting the first display priority of each operation unit based on the preset operation priority of each terminal; and outputting the second display priority of each operation unit based on the operation unit status of each terminal.

[0012] Furthermore, adjusting the display brightness of each operating unit according to the display priority of each operating unit also includes: adjusting the initial display brightness of each operating unit according to the first display priority of each operating unit; when any operating unit is triggered, matching the preset brightness adjustment amplitude according to the second display priority of each operating unit, and adjusting the display brightness of each operating unit according to the preset brightness adjustment amplitude and the initial display brightness.

[0013] Furthermore, the second display priority of each operating unit includes a first status priority and a second status priority; matching the preset brightness adjustment amplitude according to the second display priority of each operating unit includes: the first status priority matches the preset brightness adjustment amplitude; or, the second status priority matches the preset brightness adjustment amplitude; or, the first status priority matches the first preset brightness adjustment amplitude, and the second status priority matches the second preset brightness adjustment amplitude.

[0014] Furthermore, the first display priority of each operation unit includes at least: a first priority of operation corresponding to a mobile control state and a second priority of operation corresponding to a fixed control state; or, a first priority of operation corresponding to a fixed control state and a second priority of operation corresponding to a mobile control state.

[0015] Further, adjusting the display brightness of each operating unit according to the preset brightness adjustment amplitude and the initial display brightness includes: adjusting the display brightness of each operating unit according to the preset brightness adjustment amplitude and the highest initial display brightness; or, adjusting the display brightness of each operating unit according to the preset brightness adjustment amplitude and the lowest initial display brightness.

[0016] Furthermore, the display priority of each operation unit of each terminal includes at least: a first priority corresponding to a triggered state and / or a controlled state and a second priority corresponding to a non-triggered state.

[0017] Furthermore, it also includes: when there is a display adjustment operation, obtaining the target current display brightness, outputting a secondary adjustment amplitude based on the target current display brightness and the corresponding adjusted operation unit display brightness; and adjusting the display brightness of all operation units with the secondary adjustment amplitude.

[0018] Furthermore, it also includes: acquiring an operation unit with a unique corresponding function instruction as a special operation unit according to the function instructions of all operation units; and the display brightness of the special operation unit follows the display brightness of the highest operation unit.

[0019] Another technical solution provided by the present application is a multi-terminal display control system, which is used to implement the method as described above, including: a detection unit, used to detect the status of the operation unit corresponding to each terminal; and a control unit, used to control the display brightness of the corresponding operation unit according to the status of each operation unit and / or preset operation priority.

[0020] Furthermore, it also includes: a fixed terminal arranged on the main body of the household appliance and a mobile terminal for establishing communication with the household appliance, the fixed terminal includes a first operating unit arranged on the household appliance for human-computer interaction, and the mobile terminal includes a second operating unit for human-computer interaction; wherein the mobile terminal is a knob detachably arranged on the household appliance.

[0021] Beneficial effects of this application: 1. The display brightness of each operation unit in each terminal is adjusted by the display priority of the operation unit, so that all operation units in each terminal display different brightness as the trigger state changes, so as to intuitively distinguish terminals in different states and improve user experience.

[0022] 2. The initial display brightness of each terminal when not triggered is different, which intuitively shows the difference in terminal priority to the user, so that the user can directly find a terminal with a higher operation priority based on the initial display brightness, thereby improving the user experience.

[0023] 3. According to the different types of operation units of each terminal, the second display priority of each operation unit corresponding to the triggered state and the untriggered state is adaptively divided to avoid the increase of the terminal display brightness when all functions are triggered, and improve the adaptability of the display brightness change.

[0024] 4. The display brightness of the mobile terminal installed in the target control device or the fixed terminal of the target device body is different from the display brightness of the mobile terminal not installed in the target control device, so that the user can intuitively obtain the position of the target control device.

[0025] 5. The fixed terminal state of the target control device is regarded as the controlled state, and the fixed terminal state of the other devices is regarded as the untriggered state. When the mobile terminal is triggered, the brightness of the mobile terminal and the fixed terminal brightness on the target control device are increased, so that the user can intuitively obtain the location of the controlled device.

[0026] 6. Display the location of special buttons to users, so that users can directly find the corresponding terminal for control when needed, ensure that special buttons such as emergency stop can be accurately known to users, and improve the safety of equipment use. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0027] Figure 1 This is a flow chart of the multi-terminal display control method of this application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0028] In order to make the purpose, technical solutions and advantages of the present application more clear, the present application is further described in detail below in conjunction with the drawings and examples. It should be understood that the specific implementation method described here is only an optimal embodiment of the present application, which is only used to explain the present application and does not limit the scope of protection of the present application. All other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without making creative work are within the scope of protection of the present application.

[0029] like Figure 1 As shown, as the first embodiment of the present application, the multi-terminal display control method includes the following steps: Outputting display priority of each operation unit based on the operation unit status and / or preset operation priority of multiple terminals; Adjust the display brightness of each operation unit according to the display priority of each operation unit.

[0030] In this embodiment, the operation unit state of each terminal includes a triggered state and an untriggered state. The display priority of each operation unit is output according to the operation unit state of each terminal. At this time, the terminal display priority corresponding to the operation unit in the triggered state is higher than the terminal display priority corresponding to the operation unit in the untriggered state, or the terminal display priority corresponding to the operation unit in the untriggered state is higher than the terminal display priority corresponding to the operation unit in the untriggered state. At this time, the display brightness of each operation unit in each terminal is adjusted according to the level of the operation unit display priority, so that all operation units in each terminal display different brightness as the trigger state changes, so as to intuitively distinguish terminals in different states and improve user experience.

[0031] The preset operation priority is the preset operation priority of different terminals. For example, there are two terminals A and B, and the operation priority of terminal A is preset to be higher than that of terminal B, thereby controlling the display brightness of the operation unit of terminal A to be higher than that of terminal B. It can be understood that the operation unit here is a unit on the terminal for realizing human-computer interaction, such as a display screen.

[0032] It is understandable that the operation unit may also correspond to multiple functional units of a terminal, that is, there are multiple operation units in a terminal at this time, each operation unit corresponds to a function key, and the preset operation priority is the operation priority of different operation units under the same terminal. For example, there are two operation units a and b in terminal A, and when the operation priority of operation unit a is higher than that of operation unit b, the display brightness of operation unit a is higher than that of operation unit b. In this embodiment, it is considered that setting too many brightness gradients may have a reverse effect on the user's experience, that is, the user experience will decrease instead. Therefore, only one of them can be selected to set the operation priority of different terminals according to actual needs or to set the operation priority of different operation units under the same terminal, so as to avoid the problem of too many brightness gradients causing the user experience to decrease due to the combination of the two. It is understandable that although one is selected in this embodiment, when it is not considered whether the user experience may decrease due to multiple brightness gradients, both can be used as the preset operation priority at the same time.

[0033] Of course, based on the situation of mutual communication between multiple terminals, one can also adaptively select one setting, such as when the terminal can judge whether there are other terminals nearby based on the communication situation, when there are other terminals nearby, the operation priority of different terminals is called as the preset operation priority, and it is not set according to the operation priority of the operation unit at this time, and when there are no other terminals nearby, such as when the other terminals are in the off state, the operation priority of different operation units under the same terminal is called as the preset operation priority, and it is not set according to the operation priority of the terminal at this time, so as to realize the adaptive change of the preset operation priority of controlling the display brightness in different situations, and to adaptively display more information to the user while avoiding too much brightness gradient to reduce the user experience, such as setting the operation priority of different operation units under the same terminal according to the recommended running program, so that the recommended operation sequence can be displayed to the user when there are no other terminals nearby, further improving the user experience, and having a wider range of applications. This method is applicable to the case where there are multiple function buttons or multiple function indications, but not to the case where there is only a touch display screen.

[0034] Wherein, outputting the display priority of each operation unit based on the operation unit status of each terminal and the preset operation priority includes: Outputting a first display priority of each operation unit based on a preset operation priority of each terminal; The second display priority of each operation unit is output based on the state of the operation unit of each terminal.

[0035] At this time, adjusting the display brightness of each operation unit according to the display priority of each operation unit also includes: adjusting the initial display brightness of each operating unit according to the first display priority of each operating unit; When any operating unit is triggered, the preset brightness adjustment amplitude is matched according to the second display priority of each operating unit, and the display brightness of each operating unit is adjusted according to the preset brightness adjustment amplitude and the initial display brightness.

[0036] If there are terminals A, B, and C, and the preset operation priority is terminal A>terminal B>terminal C, then there is the initial display brightness of terminal A>initial display brightness of terminal B>initial display brightness of terminal C. When the user operates terminal A, if the second display priority of each operation unit is triggered state>untriggered state, the display brightness of the operation unit of terminal A increases according to the preset brightness adjustment amplitude. It can be understood that when the operation unit is a touch screen, the brightness of the touch screen increases. If the operation unit corresponds to multiple function keys one by one, the brightness of all operation units of the terminal increases. Therefore, there are differences in the initial display brightness of each terminal when it is not triggered, which intuitively shows the difference in terminal priority to the user, so that the user can directly find a terminal with a higher operation priority according to the initial display brightness, thereby improving the user experience. The preset operation priority of each terminal can be set according to the number of operation functions of the terminal, such as the operation priority of a terminal with more operation functions is greater than that of a terminal with fewer operation functions, so that the user can choose a terminal according to the needs. It is understandable that the initial display brightness can be the display brightness when the terminal is in standby mode or the display brightness when the terminal is awakened. When the initial display brightness is the brightness when the terminal is in standby mode, the user can intuitively distinguish each terminal without waking up each terminal.

[0037] In this embodiment, outputting the second display priority of each operation unit based on the state of the operation unit of each terminal further includes: The second display priority of each operating unit corresponding to the triggered state and the untriggered state is divided according to the type of the operating unit of each terminal.

[0038] The second display priority of each operating unit corresponding to the triggered state and the untriggered state is adaptively divided according to the different types of operating units of each terminal. For example, the normal function button sets the priority of the triggered state to be greater than the priority of the untriggered state, while the child lock or sleep button sets the priority of the untriggered state to be greater than the priority of the triggered state, thereby avoiding the increase of the terminal display brightness when all functions are triggered, and improving the adaptability of the display brightness change.

[0039] The second display priority of each operating unit includes a first state priority and a second state priority, wherein the first state priority is higher than the second state priority. At this time, matching the preset brightness adjustment amplitude according to the second display priority of each operating unit includes: The state first priority matches the preset brightness adjustment amplitude; or, the state second priority matches the preset brightness adjustment amplitude; or, the state first priority matches the first preset brightness adjustment amplitude, and the state second priority matches the second preset brightness adjustment amplitude.

[0040] In normal function keys, the triggered state corresponds to the first priority state, and the untriggered state corresponds to the second priority state. At this time, if the first priority state matches the preset brightness adjustment amplitude, the preset brightness adjustment amplitude is a positive value, that is, the display brightness of the operation unit in the triggered state is adjusted in increments, and the display brightness of the operation unit in the untriggered state remains unchanged; if the second priority state matches the preset brightness adjustment amplitude, the preset brightness adjustment amplitude is a negative value, that is, the display brightness of the operation unit in the untriggered state is adjusted in decrements, and the display brightness of the operation unit in the triggered state remains unchanged; if the first priority state matches the first preset brightness adjustment amplitude, and the second priority state matches the second preset brightness adjustment amplitude, then the first preset brightness adjustment amplitude is a positive value, and the second preset brightness adjustment amplitude is a negative value, that is, the display brightness of the operation unit in the triggered state is adjusted in increments, and the display brightness of the operation unit in the untriggered state is adjusted in decrements. The adjustment method can be set according to actual needs.

[0041] In the function keys such as sleep, the untriggered state corresponds to the first priority state, and the triggered state corresponds to the second priority state. At this time, if the first priority state matches the preset brightness adjustment amplitude, the preset brightness adjustment amplitude is a positive value, that is, the display brightness of the operation unit in the untriggered state is adjusted in increments, and the display brightness of the operation unit in the triggered state remains unchanged; if the second priority state matches the preset brightness adjustment amplitude, the preset brightness adjustment amplitude is a negative value, that is, the display brightness of the operation unit in the triggered state is adjusted in decrements, and the display brightness of the operation unit in the untriggered state remains unchanged; if the first priority state matches the first preset brightness adjustment amplitude, and the second priority state matches the second preset brightness adjustment amplitude, the first preset brightness adjustment amplitude is a positive value, and the second preset brightness adjustment amplitude is a negative value, that is, the display brightness of the operation unit in the untriggered state is adjusted in increments, and the display brightness of the operation unit in the triggered state is adjusted in decrements. Therefore, when a user triggers the sleep button of a terminal, the display brightness of the terminal is always lower than that of the other untriggered terminals, so that the user can intuitively distinguish between the terminals in the sleep and wake-up states.

[0042] As the second embodiment of the present application, the operation unit state at least includes a mobile control state relative to the target control device and a fixed control state relative to the target control device. Corresponding to the mobile terminal with a knob detachably arranged on the surface of the target control device, there will be two situations. When the mobile terminal is not placed on the target control device, the operation unit state of the mobile terminal is in a mobile control state, and when the mobile terminal is placed on the target control device, the operation unit state of the mobile terminal is in a fixed control state. The terminal of the target control device body is always in a fixed control state. The first display priority of each operation unit is divided into an operation first priority and an operation second priority. At this time, the first display priority of each operation unit includes at least: The first priority of the operation corresponding to the mobile control state and the second priority of the operation corresponding to the fixed control state; or, the first priority of the operation corresponding to the fixed control state and the second priority of the operation corresponding to the mobile control state.

[0043] It can be set according to different needs. For example, if the user prefers to use the terminal in the mobile control state for control, the operation unit corresponding to the mobile control state has the first priority for operation. If the user prefers to use the terminal in the fixed control state for control, the operation unit corresponding to the fixed control state has the first priority. At this time, it can not only provide the user with the difference between the terminals, but also intuitively display the location of the target control device to the user in a dark environment. Since the mobile control state and the fixed control state correspond to different operation priorities, the display brightness of the mobile terminal set on the target control device or the fixed terminal of the target device body is different from the display brightness of the mobile terminal not set on the target control device, so that the user can intuitively obtain the location of the target control device.

[0044] In other cases, different initial display brightness can also be matched according to the display priority of each operating unit to adapt to different requirements of the fixed control state and the mobile control state. That is, adjusting the initial display brightness of each operating unit according to the display priority of each operating unit also includes: The initial display brightness of the operation unit corresponding to the first priority operation is lower than the initial display brightness of the operation unit corresponding to the second priority operation; or, the initial display brightness of the operation unit corresponding to the first priority operation is higher than the initial display brightness of the operation unit corresponding to the second priority operation.

[0045] In some other embodiments, the operation unit state also includes a body control state. In this case, the mobile terminal has a mobile control state relative to the target control device and a fixed control state relative to the target control device, while the fixed terminal has a body control state. In this case, the display priority of each operation unit includes at least: The first priority of operations corresponding to the main control state, the second priority of operations corresponding to the mobile control state, and the third priority of operations corresponding to the fixed control state; or, the first priority of operations corresponding to the mobile control state, the second priority of operations corresponding to the main control state, and the third priority of operations corresponding to the fixed control state.

[0046] Adjusting the initial display brightness of each operation unit according to the display priority of each operation unit also includes: The initial display brightness of the operation unit corresponding to the first priority operation is higher than that of the second priority operation, and the initial display brightness of the operation unit corresponding to the second priority operation is higher than that of the third priority operation.

[0047] In this embodiment, the operation units of the fixed terminal and the mobile terminal of the target device body are displayed with different brightness. At this time, the fixed terminal of the target device body, the mobile terminal in the mobile control state, and the mobile terminal in the fixed control state present three brightness levels, which will not cause the user experience to decline due to too many brightness gradients, and can intuitively show the different states of the terminal to the user. In other cases, the display brightness of each operation unit can also be changed by changing the color of the display light, such as using a brighter color as the initial display brightness color with a higher priority.

[0048] Among them, the absolute value of the preset brightness adjustment amplitude is greater than the maximum difference of the initial display brightness gradient. When the initial display brightness gradient difference is used to control the terminals with different operation priorities to display different initial display brightnesses, when any operation unit is triggered, the terminal corresponding to the operated unit, regardless of the current initial display brightness, must be greater than any operation unit of the untriggered terminal after adjustment according to the preset brightness adjustment amplitude.

[0049] In some cases, the absolute value of the preset brightness adjustment amplitude may also be the initial brightness gradient difference. In this case, adjusting the display brightness of each operating unit according to the preset brightness adjustment amplitude and the initial display brightness includes: The display brightness of each operating unit is adjusted according to a preset brightness adjustment amplitude and a maximum initial display brightness; or, the display brightness of each operating unit is adjusted according to a preset brightness adjustment amplitude and a minimum initial display brightness.

[0050] That is, when the triggered operation unit needs to be displayed in high light, its display brightness is adjusted to a brightness one level higher than the current highest initial display brightness; when the triggered operation unit needs to be displayed in low light, its display brightness is adjusted to a brightness one level lower than the current lowest initial display brightness, so as to distinguish between the operated terminals and the non-operated terminals.

[0051] For example, there is a fixed terminal of a home appliance body, a mobile terminal set on the home appliance body, and a mobile terminal not set on the home appliance body. After adjusting the initial display brightness according to the preset operation priority, the initial display brightness of the fixed terminal > the initial display brightness of the mobile terminal not set on the home appliance body > the initial display brightness of the mobile terminal set on the home appliance body. The operation unit on the mobile terminal not set on the home appliance body is triggered, and at this time, the display brightness adjusted according to the preset brightness adjustment amplitude exists: the display brightness of the mobile terminal not set on the home appliance body > the display brightness of the fixed terminal > the display brightness of the mobile terminal set on the home appliance body.

[0052] In the remaining embodiments, the operation unit status of each terminal includes an initial operation unit status and a triggered operation unit status. The initial display brightness of each operation unit is obtained based on the initial operation unit status and the preset operation priority, and the display brightness of each operation unit is adjusted according to the triggered operation unit status.

[0053] The state of the operating unit of the mobile terminal may change during operation. For example, in the initial case, the mobile terminal is placed on or adsorbed on the surface of the target control device. At this time, the preset operation priority matched according to the initial operation unit state is the third operation priority. When the user triggers the operation unit on the mobile terminal, the mobile terminal switches to the mobile control state. At this time, the preset operation priority switches to the first operation priority, and the display brightness increases.

[0054] Through the above methods, the terminal display brightness adjustment can be realized after being triggered and in the standby state. The terminal display brightness adjustment is performed after being triggered, that is, when the user touches the operation unit of any terminal, the calculation of the initial display brightness and the preset brightness adjustment amplitude is performed, and each operation unit finally only displays the final display brightness, not the initial display brightness; and when the terminal display brightness is adjusted in the standby state, the terminal in the standby state displays with the initial display brightness, and the terminal in the awakened state displays with the final display brightness.

[0055] As a third embodiment of the present application, when a mobile terminal corresponds to multiple devices, that is, a mobile terminal can control multiple devices, the operation unit status includes: triggered state, untriggered state and controlled state. At this time, the display priority of each operation unit of each terminal includes at least: A first priority level corresponds to a state that is triggered and / or a controlled state, and a second priority level corresponds to a state that is not triggered.

[0056] At this time, the fixed terminal state of the target control device is used as the controlled state, and the fixed terminal state of the remaining devices is used as the untriggered state. When the mobile terminal is triggered, the brightness of the mobile terminal and the brightness of the fixed terminal on the target control device are increased. This makes it easy for users to intuitively obtain the location of the controlled device. Since the user usually knows the location of the mobile terminal when the mobile terminal is operated by the user, there is no need to distinguish between the mobile terminal and the fixed terminal of the controlled device body. Of course, in other demand situations, the operation priority of the trigger state and the controlled state can also be distinguished, so that the display brightness of the mobile terminal and the fixed terminal of the controlled device body is different, which is convenient for users to know the specific control situation. Of course, if there are multiple mobile terminals that can control multiple devices, the remaining untriggered mobile terminals are in an untriggered state, the fixed terminals of the uncontrolled device bodies are in an untriggered state, and the mobile terminals do not have a controlled state.

[0057] In this embodiment, the target control device is a home appliance, such as a washing machine, a dryer, etc., and the multi-terminal includes at least a fixed terminal arranged on the home appliance body and a mobile terminal detachably arranged on the home appliance.

[0058] In this embodiment, the multi-terminal display control method further includes: When there is a display adjustment operation, the current display brightness of the target is obtained, and a secondary adjustment amplitude is outputted based on the current display brightness of the target and the corresponding adjusted operation unit display brightness; Adjust the display brightness of all operating units with a secondary adjustment amplitude.

[0059] Considering that users may have different requirements for brightness, when a user performs a display adjustment operation, the display brightness of all operation units is uniformly adjusted according to the difference between the target current display brightness and the display brightness adjusted by the user. The initial display brightness adjustment value and the preset brightness adjustment amplitude can be calculated according to the display brightness adjusted by the user, so that after the user adjusts, the automatic adjustment can be made according to the user's previous adjustment, thereby improving adaptability.

[0060] In this embodiment, the multi-terminal display control method further includes: Monitor the ambient brightness in real time to determine whether the ambient brightness exceeds the brightness fluctuation threshold. If so, re-execute the initial display brightness adjustment of each operating unit according to the current ambient brightness. If not, maintain the current display brightness of the operating unit.

[0061] By checking whether the brightness fluctuation threshold is exceeded, it can ensure that the initial display brightness of the operating unit can meet the current environmental conditions, while also preventing the immediate changes in the brightness of the operating unit caused by slight changes in brightness during the movement of the mobile terminal, thereby improving the user experience and avoiding the problem of multiple brightness adjustments in a short period of time causing a decrease in user experience.

[0062] As a fourth embodiment of the present application, the multi-terminal display control method further includes: According to the function instructions of all the operation units, an operation unit with a unique corresponding function instruction is obtained as a special operation unit; the display brightness of the special operation unit follows the display brightness of the highest operation unit.

[0063] In this embodiment, an operating unit with a unique function control on a terminal is used as a special operating unit. For example, among the three terminals A, B, and C, only the operating unit of terminal A has an emergency stop function. At this time, the operating unit of terminal A is used as a special operating unit, and the display brightness of the special operating unit always follows the display brightness of the highest operating unit, so as to show the location of the special button to the user, so that the user can directly find the corresponding terminal for control when needed, ensure that special buttons such as emergency stop can be accurately known to the user, and improve the safety of equipment use.

[0064] In other cases, the display brightness of the special operation unit follows the display brightness of the highest operation unit. The display brightness of the special operation unit is the sum of the display brightness of the highest operation unit and the preset brightness adjustment range. That is, it can be set to one brightness level higher than the display brightness of the highest operation unit, so that the user can more intuitively obtain the location of the special operation unit, or it can be set to one brightness level lower than the display brightness of the highest operation unit. In this case, the special operation unit can avoid interfering with the distinction of the current operation unit.

[0065] As a fifth embodiment of the present application, a multi-terminal display control system includes: A detection unit, used to detect the state of the operation unit corresponding to each terminal; The control unit is used to control the display brightness of the corresponding operation unit according to the status of each operation unit and / or the preset operation priority.

[0066] The detection unit detects the state of the operation unit of each terminal and sends it to the control unit. The control unit calculates the display brightness of each operation unit according to its own pre-stored preset operation priority and / or the state of the operation unit.

[0067] In smart home appliances, both the detection unit and the regulation unit can be inherited into the control chip of the smart home appliances. The control chip obtains the status of the terminal operation unit according to the pin signal and determines whether to adjust the display brightness of the operation unit. For example, when only the display brightness of the operated terminal is adjusted, only the control chip of the operated terminal needs to perform regulation calculations, while the control chips of other terminals do not need to perform regulation calculations. When all terminals need to perform corresponding brightness increase or brightness decrease, the control chips of all terminals perform regulation calculations.

[0068] The multi-terminal display control system also includes a fixed terminal arranged on the home appliance body and a mobile terminal for establishing communication with the home appliance. The fixed terminal includes a first operating unit arranged on the home appliance for human-computer interaction, and the mobile terminal includes a second operating unit for human-computer interaction.

[0069] In a fixed terminal, the detection unit and the control unit are connected to a first operating unit, and in a mobile terminal, the detection unit and the control unit are connected to a second operating unit. The second operating unit has more operating functions than the first operating unit.

[0070] In this embodiment, the household appliance is a washing machine and / or a clothes dryer, and the mobile terminal is a knob detachably disposed on the washing machine and / or the clothes dryer.

[0071] The specific implementation described above is a preferred implementation of the terminal display control method and system of the present application, and is not intended to limit the specific implementation scope of the present application. The scope of the present application includes but is not limited to the specific implementation. All equivalent changes made in accordance with the shape and structure of the present application are within the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A multi-terminal display control method, characterized in that: The steps include: Outputting display priority of each operation unit based on the operation unit status and / or preset operation priority of multiple terminals; Adjust the display brightness of each operation unit according to the display priority of each operation unit.

2. The multi-terminal display control method according to claim 1, characterized in that: The operation unit status includes: a triggered state and an untriggered state; and / or, A mobile control state relative to a target control device and a fixed control state relative to a target control device.

3. The multi-terminal display control method according to claim 1, characterized in that: The operation unit status includes: Triggered state, untriggered state and controlled state; and / or, The mobile control state relative to the target control device, the fixed control state relative to the target control device, and the body control state.

4. The multi-terminal display control method according to claim 1, characterized in that: The multi-terminal includes at least a fixed terminal of the home appliance body and a mobile terminal detachably arranged on the home appliance.

5. The multi-terminal display control method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that: The outputting of the display priority of each operation unit based on the operation unit status of each terminal and the preset operation priority includes: Outputting a first display priority of each operation unit based on a preset operation priority of each terminal; The second display priority of each operation unit is output based on the state of the operation unit of each terminal.

6. The multi-terminal display control method according to claim 5, characterized in that: The step of adjusting the display brightness of each operating unit according to the display priority of each operating unit further comprises: adjusting the initial display brightness of each operating unit according to the first display priority of each operating unit; When any operating unit is triggered, the preset brightness adjustment amplitude is matched according to the second display priority of each operating unit, and the display brightness of each operating unit is adjusted according to the preset brightness adjustment amplitude and the initial display brightness.

7. The multi-terminal display control method according to claim 6, characterized in that: The second display priority of each operation unit includes a state first priority and a state second priority; The step of matching the preset brightness adjustment amplitude according to the second display priority of each operation unit comprises: The state first priority matches the preset brightness adjustment amplitude; or, The state second priority matches the preset brightness adjustment amplitude; or, The state first priority matches the first preset brightness adjustment amplitude, and the state second priority matches the second preset brightness adjustment amplitude.

8. The multi-terminal display control method according to claim 6, characterized in that: The first display priority of each operation unit at least includes: A first priority for operations corresponding to a mobile control state and a second priority for operations corresponding to a fixed control state; or, The operations corresponding to the fixed control state have a first priority and the operations corresponding to the mobile control state have a second priority.

9. The multi-terminal display control method according to claim 6, characterized in that: The step of adjusting the display brightness of each operation unit according to the preset brightness adjustment amplitude and the initial display brightness comprises: Adjust the display brightness of each operating unit according to the preset brightness adjustment amplitude and the highest initial display brightness; or, The display brightness of each operation unit is adjusted according to the preset brightness adjustment amplitude and the minimum initial display brightness.

10. The multi-terminal display control method according to claim 3, characterized in that: The display priority of each operation unit of each terminal includes at least: A first priority level corresponds to a state that is triggered and / or a controlled state, and a second priority level corresponds to a state that is not triggered.

11. The multi-terminal display control method according to claim 1, characterized in that: Also includes: When there is a display adjustment operation, the current display brightness of the target is obtained, and a secondary adjustment amplitude is outputted based on the current display brightness of the target and the corresponding adjusted operation unit display brightness; Adjust the display brightness of all operating units with a secondary adjustment amplitude.

12. The multi-terminal display control method according to claim 1, characterized in that: Also includes: According to the functional instructions of all the operating units, an operating unit having a unique corresponding functional instruction is obtained as a special operating unit; The display brightness of the special operating unit follows the display brightness of the highest operating unit.

13. A multi-terminal display control system, used to implement the method according to any one of claims 1 to 12, characterized in that: include: A detection unit, used to detect the state of the operation unit corresponding to each terminal; The control unit is used to control the display brightness of the corresponding operation unit according to the status of each operation unit and / or the preset operation priority.

14. The multi-terminal display control system according to claim 13, characterized in that: Also includes: A fixed terminal disposed on the home appliance body and a mobile terminal establishing communication with the home appliance, wherein the fixed terminal includes a first operating unit disposed on the home appliance for human-computer interaction, and the mobile terminal includes a second operating unit for human-computer interaction; Wherein, the mobile terminal is a knob that is detachably arranged on a household appliance.

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