Control method and device based on air conditioning equipment, storage medium and air conditioning equipment

Abstract

The invention discloses a control method and device based on air conditioning equipment, a storage medium and the air conditioning equipment, and relates to the technical field of air conditioners, the air conditioning equipment comprises an indoor unit, a first control screen and a second control screen, and the first control screen and the second control screen are connected with the indoor unit. The method comprises the steps of obtaining a first control instruction which is received by a first control screen and is used for controlling first controlled equipment; and sending the first control instruction to the second control screen to change the control state of the first controlled device on the second control screen. Compared with the prior art, the requirement that a user needs to continue to operate on other control screens after operating on one control screen can be met, the control functions of the control screens are diversified, and different requirements of the user can be met.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present disclosure relates to the technical field of air conditioning, and in particular to a control method, device, storage medium and air conditioning equipment based on air conditioning equipment. Background Art

[0002] Online air conditioning control is a method of remotely monitoring and controlling air conditioning through a network connection, which allows users to manage and adjust the working status of the air conditioner through mobile terminals or other networked devices.

[0003] At present, in the related technology, each air conditioner is only equipped with one control screen for displaying the operating status of the air conditioner. Therefore, the user can only operate the air conditioner through this one control screen, which has a single function and cannot meet the different usage needs of the users. Summary of the invention

[0004] In view of this, the present disclosure provides a control method, device, storage medium and air-conditioning equipment based on air-conditioning equipment, the main purpose of which is to improve the technical problem that the air-conditioning can only be controlled by one control screen in the current related technology, the function is single and cannot meet the different usage needs of users.

[0005] In a first aspect, the present disclosure provides a control method based on an air conditioning device, wherein the air conditioning device comprises: an indoor unit, a first control screen and a second control screen, wherein the first control screen and the second control screen are respectively connected to the indoor unit, and the method comprises:

[0006] Acquire a first control instruction for controlling a first controlled device received by the first control panel;

[0007] The first control instruction is sent to the second control screen to change the control state of the first controlled device on the second control screen.

[0008] Optionally, sending the first control instruction to the second control screen includes:

[0009] The first control instruction is sent to the indoor unit, and the first control instruction is sent to the second control panel via the indoor unit.

[0010] Optionally, the first control panel and the second control panel are respectively connected to the indoor unit via a power line communication line, and the method includes:

[0011] The first control instruction is sent to the indoor unit through the power line communication line, so that the indoor unit sends it to the second control panel through the power line communication line.

[0012] Optionally, before sending the first control instruction to the second control screen, the method further includes:

[0013] Determine whether status synchronization is required between the first control screen and the second control screen;

[0014] The sending the air conditioning control instruction to the second control panel includes:

[0015] When it is determined that the first control screen and the second control screen need to be synchronized in status, the first control instruction is sent to the second control screen.

[0016] Optionally, the method further includes:

[0017] Receiving a second control instruction for controlling a second controlled device sent by the second control panel;

[0018] Based on the second control instruction, the control state of the second controlled device on the first control screen is changed.

[0019] Optionally, the method further includes:

[0020] Acquire a third control instruction received by the first control panel to control the second controlled device;

[0021] Based on the current control state of the second controlled device on the first control screen, a control operation corresponding to the third control instruction is executed.

[0022] Optionally, the second controlled device is an indoor unit and / or a smart home device.

[0023] Optionally, the acquiring the first control instruction for controlling the first controlled device received by the first control screen includes:

[0024] Acquire the first control instruction input by the user on the first control screen; or,

[0025] Acquire the first control instruction sent by the smart terminal to the first control screen.

[0026] Optionally, the first controlled device is an indoor unit and / or a smart home device.

[0027] Optionally, the control authority of the first control screen is different from the control authority of the second control screen.

[0028] In a second aspect, the present disclosure provides a control method based on an air-conditioning device, the air-conditioning device comprising: an indoor unit, a first control screen and a second control screen, the first control screen and the second control screen being connected to the indoor unit respectively, the method comprising:

[0029] Receiving a first control instruction for controlling a first controlled device sent by the first control panel;

[0030] Based on the first control instruction, the control state of the first controlled device in the second control screen is changed.

[0031] Optionally, the receiving a first control instruction for controlling a first controlled device sent by the first control panel includes:

[0032] A first control instruction for controlling a first controlled device is received and sent by the first control panel via the indoor unit.

[0033] Optionally, the first control panel and the second control panel are respectively connected to the indoor unit via a power line communication line, and the method includes:

[0034] The first control instruction is received from the indoor unit through the power line communication line.

[0035] Optionally, the method further includes:

[0036] Acquire a second control instruction for controlling a second controlled device received by the second control panel;

[0037] The second control instruction is sent to the first control screen to change the control state of the second controlled device on the first control screen.

[0038] Optionally, the second controlled device is an indoor unit and / or a smart home device.

[0039] Optionally, obtaining a fourth control instruction for controlling the first controlled device received by the second control screen;

[0040] Based on the current control state of the first controlled device on the second control screen, a control operation corresponding to the fourth control instruction is executed.

[0041] Optionally, the first controlled device is an indoor unit and / or a smart home device.

[0042] In a third aspect, the present disclosure provides a control method based on an air conditioning device, the air conditioning device comprising: an indoor unit, a first control screen and a second control screen, the first control screen and the second control screen are respectively connected to the indoor unit, the method comprising:

[0043] Acquire a first control instruction sent by the first control panel and received by the indoor unit;

[0044] The first control instruction is sent to the second control screen to change the control state of the first controlled device on the second control screen.

[0045] Optionally, the first control panel and the second control panel are respectively connected to the indoor unit via a power line communication line, and the method includes:

[0046] Acquire the first control instruction received by the indoor unit through the power line communication line;

[0047] The first control instruction is sent to the second control panel via the power line communication line.

[0048] Optionally, the first controlled device is an indoor unit and / or a smart home device.

[0049] Optionally, the method further includes:

[0050] Acquire a second control instruction sent by the second control panel and received by the indoor unit;

[0051] The second control instruction is sent to the first control screen to change the control state of the second controlled device on the first control screen.

[0052] Optionally, the second controlled device is an indoor unit and / or a smart home device.

[0053] In a fourth aspect, the present disclosure provides a control screen based on air conditioning equipment, which executes the control method based on air conditioning equipment described in the first aspect, or the control method based on air conditioning equipment described in the second aspect.

[0054] In a fifth aspect, the present disclosure provides an indoor unit based on an air-conditioning device, which executes the control method based on the air-conditioning device described in the third aspect.

[0055] In a sixth aspect, the present disclosure provides an air-conditioning device, comprising a first control panel, an indoor unit and a second control panel, the air-conditioning device comprising: an indoor unit, a first control panel and a second control panel, the first control panel being configured to implement the control method based on the air-conditioning device described in the first aspect, the second control panel being configured to implement the control method based on the air-conditioning device described in the second aspect, and the indoor unit being configured to implement the control method based on the air-conditioning device described in the third aspect.

[0056] In the seventh aspect, the present disclosure provides a computer-readable storage medium having a computer program stored thereon, wherein when the computer program is executed by a processor, the control method based on the air-conditioning equipment as described in the first aspect, or the control method based on the air-conditioning equipment as described in the second aspect, or the control method based on the air-conditioning equipment as described in the third aspect is implemented.

[0057] In an eighth aspect, the present disclosure provides a computer program product, comprising a computer program, which, when executed by a processor, implements the control method based on the air-conditioning equipment as described in the first aspect, or the control method based on the air-conditioning equipment as described in the second aspect, or the control method based on the air-conditioning equipment as described in the third aspect.

[0058] By means of the above technical scheme, the present invention provides a control method, device, storage medium and air-conditioning equipment based on air-conditioning equipment. Compared with the current existing technology, the present invention sends a first control instruction for controlling a first controlled device to a second control screen through an indoor unit. After receiving the first control instruction, the second control screen can switch the control state of the first controlled device on the second control screen. In this way, when the indoor unit is configured with two or more control screens, no matter which control screen the user operates through, the other control screens can synchronize the corresponding state changes, which can meet the needs of users who need to continue operating on other control screens after operating on one control screen, so that the control functions of the control screens become diversified to meet the different needs of users.

[0059] The above description is only an overview of the technical solution of the present disclosure. In order to more clearly understand the technical means of the present disclosure, it can be implemented according to the contents of the specification. In order to make the above and other purposes, features and advantages of the present disclosure more obvious and easy to understand, the specific implementation methods of the present disclosure are listed below. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0060] The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with the present disclosure and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the present disclosure.

[0061] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, for ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying any creative labor.

[0062] Figure 1 A flow chart of a control method based on air conditioning equipment provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure is shown;

[0063] Figure 2 A schematic diagram showing an example provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0064] Figure 3 A flow chart of a control method based on air conditioning equipment provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure is shown;

[0065] Figure 4A flow chart of a control method based on air conditioning equipment provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure is shown;

[0066] Figure 5 A schematic diagram showing an example provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0067] Figure 6 A schematic diagram of an example process provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure is shown;

[0068] Figure 7 A schematic diagram of an example process provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure is shown;

[0069] Figure 8 A schematic diagram of an example process provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure is shown;

[0070] Fig. 9 A schematic diagram of an example process provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure is shown;

[0071] Fig.10 A schematic diagram of an example process provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure is shown;

[0072] Fig.11 A schematic diagram of a control device based on air conditioning equipment provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure is shown;

[0073] Fig.12 A schematic diagram of a control device based on air conditioning equipment provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure is shown;

[0074] Fig.13 A schematic diagram of a control device based on air conditioning equipment provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure is shown. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0075] The embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that the embodiments and features in the embodiments of the present disclosure can be combined with each other without conflict.

[0076] In order to improve the technical problem that the control panel in the current related technology can only control the air conditioner, has a single function, and cannot meet the different usage needs of users, this embodiment provides a control method based on the air conditioner, such as Figure 1 As shown, the method includes:

[0077] Step 101: Acquire a first control instruction for controlling a first controlled device received by a first control panel.

[0078] In this embodiment, the air conditioning equipment may include: at least one first control screen, an indoor unit and a second control screen, the first control screen and the second control screen are respectively connected to the indoor unit, the second control screen is equivalent to the main control screen, and the first control screen is equivalent to the sub-control screen.

[0079] The control screen in this embodiment provides the main interface for the user to interact with the air conditioning system, allowing the user to set the temperature, adjust the operating mode (such as cooling, heating, dehumidification, etc.), set wind speed and direction, and other functions. The control screen in this embodiment is not limited to traditional physical buttons or knobs, but also includes touch screens, function keys, etc. In addition, the control screen in this embodiment also includes a communication module, through which connection with the server can be achieved, and then the controlled devices can be controlled through cloud control. These controlled devices may include smart home devices, mobile terminals, the air conditioning equipment, etc. By connecting to the server through the communication module, the user can also remotely control the control screen through a smart phone.

[0080] For the disclosed embodiment, the first control screen can be a secondary control screen in the control screen or a main control screen in the control screen, which is not limited here. For example, if two control screens are configured for the indoor unit in the same room, the two control screens need to have a main control screen and a secondary control screen, wherein the main control screen has more functions than the secondary control screen. For example, if the automation function of the air conditioner needs to be controlled, the control can only be completed by the main control screen acting as a proxy for the secondary control screen.

[0081] For example, if two control panels are configured corresponding to the indoor unit in the same room, the two control panels need to have a main control panel and a sub-control panel, where the main control panel has more functions than the sub-control panel. For example, if the automation function of the air conditioner needs to be controlled, the control can only be completed by the main control panel acting as a proxy for the sub-control panel.

[0082] Furthermore, the first control screen and the second control screen may be located at different positions in the same room to meet the user's need to perform control at different positions.

[0083] In some examples, the main control screen corresponds to the first application function of the smart device, the secondary control screen corresponds to the second application function of the smart device, and the first application function is more than the second application function. Specifically, the first application function includes air conditioning control function, smart home device control function and automation setting function; the second application function includes air conditioning control function and smart home device control function.

[0084] In some examples, the first application function is the application function corresponding to the main control screen, and correspondingly, the second application function is the application function corresponding to the secondary control screen. Specifically, the air conditioning control function can be a function for controlling the air conditioning indoor unit and / or outdoor unit, the smart home device control function can be a function for controlling the smart home, and the automation setting function can be a function for setting up automation operation on the smart terminal, such as setting the air conditioner and humidifier to turn on at the same time according to a certain trigger condition (such as when the indoor temperature reaches a certain temperature).

[0085] In the disclosed embodiment, the main control screen can be the main control screen in the multi-split air-conditioning system, and the sub-control screen can be the sub-control screen in the multi-split air-conditioning system. It should be noted that the internal structure of the main control screen and the sub-control screen is the same, but when the automation function is controlled and run through the smart terminal, operations can only be performed based on the operating interface of the main control screen in the smart terminal, that is, the operating interface of the sub-control screen in the smart terminal cannot be used to control the automation function.

[0086] For example, if the user needs to control the automation function of the indoor unit in the room through the mobile phone, the user can only control the automation function of the indoor unit through the operation interface of the main control screen in the mobile phone, and cannot control the automation function of the indoor unit through the operation interface of the secondary control screen in the mobile phone. For example, the automation function can be to set the indoor unit or home appliance to run at a fixed time, or to set the indoor unit or home appliance to automatically run according to a predetermined mode, and so on. Examples are not given one by one here.

[0087] It should be noted that the difference between the main control screen and the sub-control screen is that the server stores the corresponding control relationship between the main control screen and the controlled device, but does not store the corresponding control relationship between the sub-control screen and the controlled device. Therefore, when the user inputs instructions to the sub-control screen, the sub-control screen needs to use the main control screen as an agent to upload the control instructions to the server. The server needs to control the home appliances based on the control association information between the main control screen and the controlled device.

[0088] It should be noted that the server may be a cloud server or a central server. Specifically, the central server may be a server installed locally.

[0089] For example, if there are multiple control screens for air conditioning equipment in the same room, the first control screen may be a panel for users to input air conditioning control instructions. There may be one or more control screens. The specific number of the first control screens is not limited in the embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0090] In some examples, the first control instruction may be an instruction for controlling the air conditioner or household appliance generated by the user operating the first control screen when the user needs to change the operating state of the air conditioner or household appliance.

[0091] It should be noted that the air-conditioning equipment in the present disclosure may also include an outdoor unit. For example, if the first control instruction is to adjust the air-conditioning temperature to 18 degrees Celsius, the indoor unit can be controlled through the control panel; correspondingly, if the first control instruction is to upgrade the outdoor unit, the outdoor unit can be controlled through the control panel.

[0092] Exemplarily, if the first control screen is the sub-control screen in room A, then receiving the first control instruction input by the user to the first control screen may be receiving the first control instruction input by the user to the sub-control screen in room A. The first control instruction may specifically be "adjust the air conditioner to a cold temperature of 18 degrees Celsius" or "adjust the humidifier to 40% humidity", etc., and examples are not given one by one here.

[0093] Step 102: Send the first control instruction to the second control screen to change the control state of the first controlled device on the second control screen.

[0094] In some examples, the second control screen can be any one of the secondary control screen or the main control screen in the control screen. Specifically, if the first control screen is the secondary control screen, the second control screen is the main control screen; conversely, if the first control screen is the main control screen, the second control screen is the secondary control screen.

[0095] For example, if the air conditioning equipment is configured with two control screens in the same room, the two control screens need to have a main control screen and a sub-control screen, where the main control screen has more functions than the sub-control screen. For example, the automation function of the air conditioner can only be controlled through the main control screen.

[0096] Furthermore, the first control screen and the second control screen may be located at different positions in the same room to meet the user's need to perform control at different positions.

[0097] In some examples, if the first control instruction is specifically "adjust the air conditioner to a cold temperature of 18 degrees Celsius", the first control panel needs to send the first control instruction "adjust the air conditioner to a cold temperature of 18 degrees Celsius" to the second control panel through the indoor unit, and the second control panel needs to change the control state of the air conditioner on the second control panel.

[0098] Optionally, step 102 may specifically include: sending the first control instruction to the indoor unit, and sending the first control instruction to the second control panel via the indoor unit.

[0099] Optionally, the first control panel and the second control panel are respectively connected to the indoor unit via power line communication lines; accordingly, step 102 may specifically include: sending the first control instruction to the indoor unit via the power line communication line, so that the indoor unit sends it to the second control panel via the power line communication line.

[0100] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, power line communication (PLC) is a technology that uses existing power lines as a data transmission medium. It allows the transmission of power and signals on the same wire without laying additional dedicated communication cables. For example, the power line communication line in the embodiments of the present disclosure can be a powerbus line.

[0101] Exemplarily, the power line communication line between the first control panel and the second control panel in the embodiment of the present disclosure can also be used as a medium for data transmission to transmit data between the first control panel and the second control panel through the air-conditioning equipment.

[0102] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, Figure 2 As shown, the first control panel and the second control panel need to be connected via the indoor unit, and accordingly, the first control panel and the second control panel need to communicate via the indoor unit.

[0103] Optionally, before step 102, the method of this embodiment also includes: determining whether status synchronization is required between the first control screen and the second control screen; accordingly, step 102 may specifically include: when it is determined that status synchronization is required between the first control screen and the second control screen, sending the first control instruction to the second control screen through the indoor unit.

[0104] In some examples, whether the status synchronization between the first control screen and the second control screen is required can be configured by the user in the smart terminal.

[0105] Specifically, the user can configure in the mobile terminal whether the first control screen and the second control screen need to synchronize their states. After the user configuration is successful, the mobile terminal can send the configuration information to the server, and the server can send the configuration information to the first control screen.

[0106] In some examples, when it is determined that the synchronization requirement information indicates that the first control screen and the second control screen need to be synchronized, the first control screen can send a first control instruction to the indoor unit through a first line. After receiving the first control instruction, the indoor unit can send the first control instruction to the second control screen through a second line based on the control information. If the first control instruction is to control the indoor unit, the indoor unit can also execute the first control instruction after receiving the first control instruction.

[0107] For example, if the first control screen in room A is the main control screen and the second control screen is the secondary control screen, after the main control screen receives the air conditioning control instruction "adjust the air conditioning to a cold temperature of 18 degrees Celsius" input by the user, it is necessary to determine whether synchronization with the secondary control screen is currently required. If necessary, the main control screen needs to send the air conditioning control instruction "adjust the air conditioning to a cold temperature of 18 degrees Celsius" to the secondary control screen through the indoor unit.

[0108] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the first control screen and the second control screen both include corresponding control button groups, wherein the buttons in the control button groups may be smart buttons or physical buttons, the smart button group may include one button or multiple buttons, and the specific number of buttons in the corresponding smart button group is not limited in the embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0109] For this embodiment, after receiving the user's air-conditioning control command, the first control screen can determine the control button in the control button group of the first control screen that needs to execute the air-conditioning control command, and based on the control button, determine the target control button in the second air-conditioning control button group that needs to change its status, and change the control status of the target control button in the second control screen.

[0110] For example, if the first control screen needs to determine that the control button that needs to execute the air-conditioning control command in the control button group of the first control screen is control button 1 after receiving the user's air-conditioning control command, then it is necessary to determine the target control button in the second air-conditioning control button group that needs to change its state based on control button 1. The target control button can be control button 2, and the control state of control button 2 can be changed on the second control screen.

[0111] Optionally, step 102 specifically further includes: receiving a second control instruction for controlling a second controlled device sent by the second control screen; and changing a control state of the second controlled device on the first control screen based on the second control instruction.

[0112] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, when the second controlled device is a home appliance, the second control instruction may be a control instruction for controlling the home appliance. When the user controls the home appliance through the second control screen or the smart terminal, the first control screen may receive the control instruction sent by the second control screen and change the control state of the home appliance.

[0113] Optionally, step 102 specifically further includes: acquiring a third control instruction for controlling the second controlled device received by the first control screen; and executing a control operation corresponding to the third control instruction based on a current control state of the second controlled device on the first control screen.

[0114] Optionally, the second controlled device is an indoor unit and / or a smart home device.

[0115] In some examples, the third control instruction may be a control instruction input by the user in the first control screen. When the user controls the home appliance through the first control screen, the first control screen may execute the control operation corresponding to the control instruction.

[0116] Optionally, step 102 specifically further includes: acquiring a first control instruction input by a user on the first control screen; or acquiring a first control instruction sent by the smart terminal to the first control screen.

[0117] Optionally, the first controlled device is an indoor unit and / or a smart home device.

[0118] Optionally, the control authority of the first control screen is different from the control authority of the second control screen.

[0119] It should be noted that the difference between the first control screen and the second control screen is that the server stores the corresponding control relationship between the second control screen and the controlled device, but does not store the corresponding control relationship between the first control screen and the controlled device. Therefore, when the user inputs instructions to the first control screen and needs to perform cloud control on the home appliance or needs to run the automation mode, the first control screen needs to use the second control screen as an agent to upload the control instructions to the server. The server needs to control the home appliance based on the control association information between the second control screen and the controlled device.

[0120] Compared with the current existing technology, the present invention sends a first control instruction for controlling a first controlled device to a second control screen through the indoor unit. After receiving the first control instruction, the second control screen can switch the control state of the first controlled device on the second control screen. In this way, when the indoor unit is configured with two or more control screens, no matter which control screen the user operates through, the other control screens can synchronize the corresponding state changes, which can meet the user's need to continue operating on other control screens after operating on one control screen, making the control function of the control screen diversified to meet the different needs of users.

[0121] Furthermore, in order to illustrate the specific implementation process of the second control panel, this embodiment also provides a control method based on air conditioning equipment, such as Figure 3 As shown, the air conditioning device includes: an indoor unit, a first control panel and a second control panel, the first control panel and the second control panel are respectively connected to the indoor unit, and the method includes:

[0122] Step 201: Receive a first control instruction for controlling a first controlled device sent by a first control panel.

[0123] Optionally, the execution subject of the embodiment of the present disclosure may be a second control screen, and the second control screen may be a secondary control screen in the control screen or a main control screen in the control screen, which is not limited here. For example, if two control screens are configured in the same room, the two control screens need to have a main control screen and a secondary control screen, wherein the main control screen has more functions than the secondary control screen. For example, if the automation function of the air conditioner needs to be controlled, the control can only be completed by the main control screen acting as a proxy for the secondary control screen.

[0124] In some examples, the first control instruction may be an instruction for controlling the air conditioning equipment generated by the user operating the first control screen when the user needs to control the air conditioning or household equipment. Accordingly, the second control screen may receive the first control instruction sent by the first control screen through the indoor unit. As an optional method, the second control screen may also receive the first control instruction sent directly by the first control screen.

[0125] In some examples, the second control screen can be any one of the secondary control screen or the main control screen in the control screen. Specifically, if the first control screen is the secondary control screen, the second control screen is the main control screen; conversely, if the first control screen is the main control screen, the second control screen is the secondary control screen.

[0126] Optionally, step 201 may specifically include: receiving a first control instruction for controlling a first controlled device sent by the first control panel via the indoor unit.

[0127] Optionally, the first control panel and the second control panel are respectively connected to the indoor unit via a power line communication line; step 202 may specifically include: receiving a first control instruction sent by the indoor unit via the power line communication line.

[0128] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, power line communication (PLC) is a technology that uses existing power lines as a data transmission medium. It allows the transmission of power and signals on the same wire without laying additional dedicated communication cables. For example, the power line communication line in the embodiments of the present disclosure can be a powerbus line.

[0129] Exemplarily, the power line communication line between the first control panel and the second control panel in the embodiment of the present disclosure can also be used as a medium for data transmission to transmit data between the first control panel and the second control panel through the air-conditioning equipment.

[0130] For example, if the first control screen in room A is the main control screen, the second control screen is the secondary control screen, and the first control instruction is "adjust the air conditioner to a cold temperature of 18 degrees Celsius", then the secondary control screen needs to receive the first control instruction "adjust the air conditioner to a cold temperature of 18 degrees Celsius" through the indoor unit.

[0131] Step 202: Based on the first control instruction, change the control state of the first controlled device in the second control screen.

[0132] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, after receiving the first control instruction, the second control screen needs to change the control state of the first controlled device in the second control screen based on the first control instruction.

[0133] For example, if the first control instruction may specifically be "adjust the air conditioning temperature to 18 degrees Celsius", the second control screen needs to change the control state of the air conditioning device in the second control screen to "cooling temperature 18 degrees Celsius".

[0134] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, after receiving the first control instruction from the user, the first control screen needs to determine the control button in the control button group of the first control screen that needs to execute the first control instruction, and then determine the target control button in the second air-conditioning control button group that needs to change its state based on the control button. The second control screen needs to change the control state of the target control button.

[0135] For example, if control button 1 in the main control screen in room A needs to execute the first control instruction input by the user, control button 2 in the secondary control screen that needs to execute the first control instruction needs to be determined based on control button 1, and the second control screen changes the control state of control button 2.

[0136] Optionally, the method of this embodiment further includes: acquiring a second control instruction for controlling a second controlled device received by the second control screen; and sending the second control instruction to the first control screen to change a control state of the second controlled device on the first control screen.

[0137] Optionally, the second controlled device is an indoor unit and / or a smart home device.

[0138] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, when the second controlled device is a home appliance, the second control instruction may be a control instruction for controlling the home appliance. When the user controls the home appliance through the first control screen or the smart terminal, the second control screen may receive the control instruction sent by the first control screen and change the control state of the home appliance.

[0139] Optionally, the first controlled device is an indoor unit and / or a smart home device.

[0140] Optionally, the method of this embodiment further includes: acquiring a fourth control instruction for controlling the first controlled device received by the second control screen; and executing a control operation corresponding to the fourth control instruction based on a current control state of the first controlled device on the second control screen.

[0141] In some examples, the fourth control instruction may be a control instruction input by the user in the second control screen. When the user controls the home appliance through the second control screen, the second control screen may execute the control operation corresponding to the fourth control instruction.

[0142] Compared with the current existing technology, the present invention sends a first control instruction for controlling a first controlled device to a second control screen through the indoor unit. After receiving the first control instruction, the second control screen can switch the control state of the first controlled device on the second control screen. In this way, when the indoor unit is configured with two or more control screens, no matter which control screen the user operates through, the other control screens can synchronize the corresponding state changes, which can meet the user's need to continue operating on other control screens after operating on one control screen, making the control function of the control screen diversified to meet the different needs of users.

[0143] Furthermore, in order to illustrate the specific implementation process of the air conditioning device, this embodiment also provides a control method based on the air conditioning device, such as Figure 4 As shown, the air conditioning device includes: an indoor unit, a first control panel and a second control panel, the first control panel and the second control panel are respectively connected to the indoor unit, and the method includes:

[0144] Step 301: Acquire a first control instruction sent by a first control panel and received by the indoor unit.

[0145] Optionally, the execution subject of the embodiment of the present disclosure may be an indoor unit. For the embodiment of the present disclosure, the control screen is the main interface for the user to interact with the air conditioning system, which allows the user to set the temperature, adjust the operating mode (such as cooling, heating, dehumidification, etc.), set the wind speed and wind direction and other functions. Modern control screens are not limited to traditional physical buttons or knobs, but also include touch screens, remote controls, and remote control methods through smartphone applications (APPs). The first control screen may be a secondary control screen in the control screen or a main control screen in the control screen, which is not limited here. Exemplarily, if there are two control screens in the same room of the air conditioning system, the two control screens need to have a main control screen and a secondary control screen, wherein the main control screen has more functions than the secondary control screen, for example, the automation function of the air conditioner can only be controlled by the main control screen; specifically, if the first control screen is a secondary control screen in the control screen, the second control screen may be a main control screen in the control screen; conversely, if the first control screen is a main control screen in the control screen, the second control screen may be a secondary control screen in the control screen.

[0146] Step 302: Send the first control instruction to the second control screen to change the control state of the first controlled device on the second control screen.

[0147] Optionally, the first control panel and the second control panel are respectively connected to the indoor unit via power line communication lines; accordingly, step 301 may specifically include: obtaining a first control instruction received by the indoor unit via the power line communication line; accordingly, step 302 may specifically include: sending the first control instruction to the second control panel via the power line communication line.

[0148] Optionally, the first controlled device is an indoor unit and / or a smart home device.

[0149] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, power line communication (PLC) is a technology that uses existing power lines as a data transmission medium. It allows the transmission of power and digital information on the same wire without laying additional dedicated communication cables. For example, the power line communication line in the embodiments of the present disclosure can be a powerbus line.

[0150] In some examples, the first control instruction may be a control instruction generated by a user operating the first control screen when the user needs to change the operating status of the controlled device. The first control screen needs to send the first control instruction to the indoor unit, and the indoor unit needs to send the first control instruction to the second control screen.

[0151] Optionally, the method of this embodiment further includes: acquiring a second control instruction sent by a second control panel and received by the indoor unit; and sending the second control instruction to the first control panel to change the control state of the second controlled device on the first control panel.

[0152] Optionally, the second controlled device is an indoor unit and / or a smart home device.

[0153] In some examples, the second control instruction may be a control instruction generated by a user operating a second control screen or a smart terminal when the user needs to change the operating status of the controlled device. The second control screen needs to send the first control instruction to the indoor unit, and the indoor unit needs to send the second control instruction to the first control screen.

[0154] Compared with the current existing technology, the present invention sends a first control instruction for controlling a first controlled device to a second control screen through the indoor unit. After receiving the first control instruction, the second control screen can switch the control state of the first controlled device on the second control screen. In this way, when the indoor unit is configured with two or more control screens, no matter which control screen the user operates through, the other control screens can synchronize the corresponding state changes, which can meet the user's need to continue operating on other control screens after operating on one control screen, making the control function of the control screen diversified to meet the different needs of users.

[0155] Further, in order to illustrate the specific implementation of the embodiment of the present disclosure, the embodiment of the present disclosure may include the following examples, but is not limited thereto:

[0156] like Figure 5As shown, the mobile phone application communicates with the control screen through the server to realize control, status viewing and other functions. The main and auxiliary control screens can communicate through the server and the local powerbus bus. There are 3 buttons on each control screen, and the logic of each button is synchronized with the same. Among them, the first control screen can be the main control screen, and the second control screen can be the auxiliary control screen; specifically, Figure 6 As shown, the synchronization function is turned on through the mobile phone application setting; after receiving the main control screen, it sends its own left button, middle button, and right button status through the powerbus bus; after receiving the button status, the secondary control screen executes the corresponding button status operation.

[0157] Furthermore, when the synchronization function is turned on, the main control screen buttons are controlled, and the states of the sub-control screen buttons are changed synchronously. Similarly, if the main control screen button states change synchronously when the sub-control screen buttons are controlled, the process is consistent. Specifically, taking the operation of the left button in the main control screen as an example, the state of the left button of the main control screen is set to on through the mobile phone application; the main control screen first executes the left button on, and then determines whether the synchronization switch is on. If the synchronization state is on, the left button on instruction is sent to the sub-control screen through the powerbus bus. If the synchronization state is off, it is not sent. Figure 7 The following is the execution process of the main control screen; after the sub-control screen receives the powerbus left key opening command message, it determines its own left key state. If its own left key state is off, it executes the left key opening operation, such as Figure 8 The following figure shows the execution process of the secondary control screen.

[0158] Furthermore, when the synchronization function is turned on, click the main control screen button, the sub-control screen button will synchronously execute the state flip. Similarly, if you click the sub-control screen button, the main control screen button will synchronously execute the state flip. Specifically, taking the operation of the left button in the main control screen as an example, click the left button of the main control screen, the main control screen left button will execute the state flip, and then determine whether the synchronization switch is on. If the synchronization state is on, the left button click event is sent to the sub-control screen through the powerbus bus. If the synchronization state is off, it will not be sent. Fig. 9 The following is the execution process of the main control screen; after the secondary control screen receives the powerbus bus left-click event message, the secondary control screen left-click execution state is reversed, such as Fig.10 The following figure shows the execution process of the secondary control screen.

[0159] Compared with the current existing technology, the present invention sends a first control instruction for controlling a first controlled device to a second control screen through the indoor unit. After receiving the first control instruction, the second control screen can switch the control state of the first controlled device on the second control screen. In this way, when the indoor unit is configured with two or more control screens, no matter which control screen the user operates through, the other control screens can synchronize the corresponding state changes, which can meet the user's need to continue operating on other control screens after operating on one control screen, making the control function of the control screen diversified to meet the different needs of users.

[0160] Further, as Figure 1 The specific implementation of the method shown in the embodiment provides a control device based on air conditioning equipment, such as Fig.11 As shown, the air conditioning equipment includes: an indoor unit, a first control panel and a second control panel, the first control panel and the second control panel are respectively connected to the indoor unit, and the device includes: an acquisition module 41 and a sending module 42.

[0161] An acquisition module 41 is configured to acquire a first control instruction for controlling a first controlled device received by the first control panel;

[0162] The sending module 42 is configured to send the first control instruction to the second control screen to change the control state of the first controlled device on the second control screen.

[0163] In some examples of this embodiment, the sending module 42 is specifically configured to send the first control instruction to the indoor unit, and send the first control instruction to the second control panel via the indoor unit.

[0164] In some examples of this embodiment, the sending module 42 is further configured to send the first control instruction to the indoor unit through the power line communication line, so that the indoor unit sends it to the second control panel through the power line communication line.

[0165] In some examples of this embodiment, the sending module 42 is also configured to determine whether status synchronization is required between the first control screen and the second control screen; accordingly, the sending module 42 is specifically configured to send the first control instruction to the second control screen when it is determined that status synchronization is required between the first control screen and the second control screen.

[0166] In some examples of this embodiment, the sending module 42 is further configured to receive a second control instruction for controlling a second controlled device sent by the second control panel; and change the control state of the second controlled device on the first control panel based on the second control instruction.

[0167] In some examples of this embodiment, the sending module 42 is also configured to obtain a third control instruction for controlling the second controlled device received by the first control screen; and based on the current control state of the second controlled device on the first control screen, execute a control operation corresponding to the third control instruction.

[0168] In some examples of this embodiment, the second controlled device is an indoor unit and / or a smart home device.

[0169] In some examples of this embodiment, the acquisition module 41 is specifically configured to acquire the first control instruction input by the user on the first control screen; or, acquire the first control instruction sent by the smart terminal to the first control screen.

[0170] In some examples of this embodiment, the first controlled device is an indoor unit and / or a smart home device.

[0171] In some examples of this embodiment, the control authority of the first control screen is different from the control authority of the second control screen.

[0172] It should be noted that for other corresponding descriptions of the functional units involved in the control device based on air conditioning equipment provided in this embodiment, reference can be made to Figure 1 The corresponding description in will not be repeated here.

[0173] Further, as Figure 3 The specific implementation of the method shown in the embodiment provides a control device based on air conditioning equipment, such as Fig.12 As shown, the air conditioning equipment includes: an indoor unit, a first control panel and a second control panel, the first control panel and the second control panel are respectively connected to the indoor unit, and the device includes: a receiving module 51 and a changing module 52.

[0174] The receiving module 51 is configured to receive a first control instruction for controlling a first controlled device sent by the first control panel;

[0175] The changing module 52 is configured to change the control state of the first controlled device in the second control screen based on the first control instruction.

[0176] In some examples of this embodiment, the receiving module 51 is specifically configured to receive a first control instruction for controlling a first controlled device sent by the first control panel via the indoor unit.

[0177] In some examples of this embodiment, the first control panel and the second control panel are respectively connected to the indoor unit via power line communication lines; accordingly, the receiving module 51 is further specifically configured to receive the first control instruction sent by the indoor unit via the power line communication line.

[0178] In some examples of this embodiment, the change module 52 is also configured to obtain a second control instruction for controlling a second controlled device received by the second control screen; and send the second control instruction to the first control screen to change the control state of the second controlled device on the first control screen.

[0179] In some examples of this embodiment, the second controlled device is an indoor unit and / or a smart home device.

[0180] In some examples of this embodiment, the change module 52 is also configured to obtain a fourth control instruction for controlling the first controlled device received by the second control screen; and execute a control operation corresponding to the fourth control instruction based on the current control state of the first controlled device on the second control screen.

[0181] In some examples of this embodiment, the first controlled device is an indoor unit and / or a smart home device.

[0182] It should be noted that for other corresponding descriptions of the functional units involved in the control device based on air conditioning equipment provided in this embodiment, reference can be made to Figure 3 The corresponding description in will not be repeated here.

[0183] Further, as Figure 4 The specific implementation of the method shown in the embodiment provides a control device based on air conditioning equipment, such as Fig.13 As shown, the air conditioning equipment includes: an indoor unit, a first control panel and a second control panel, the first control panel and the second control panel are respectively connected to the indoor unit, and the device includes: an acquisition module 61 and a sending module 62.

[0184] An acquisition module 61 is configured to acquire a first control instruction sent by the first control panel and received by the indoor unit;

[0185] The sending module 62 is configured to send the first control instruction to the second control screen to change the control state of the first controlled device on the second control screen.

[0186] In some examples of this embodiment, the first control panel and the second control panel are respectively connected to the indoor unit via a power line communication line; accordingly, the acquisition module 61 is specifically configured to acquire the first control instruction received by the indoor unit via the power line communication line; accordingly, the sending module 62 is specifically configured to send the first control instruction to the second control panel via the power line communication line.

[0187] In some examples of this embodiment, the first controlled device is an indoor unit and / or a smart home device.

[0188] In some examples of this embodiment, the sending module 62 is also configured to obtain a second control instruction sent by the second control panel received by the indoor unit; and send the second control instruction to the first control panel to change the control state of the second controlled device on the first control panel.

[0189] In some examples of this embodiment, the second controlled device is an indoor unit and / or a smart home device.

[0190] It should be noted that for other corresponding descriptions of the functional units involved in the control device based on air conditioning equipment provided in this embodiment, reference can be made to Figure 4 The corresponding description in will not be repeated here.

[0191] Based on the above Figure 1 , Figure 3 and Figure 4 The method shown in the embodiment also provides a computer-readable storage medium on which a computer program is stored. When the computer program is executed by a processor, the above-mentioned Figure 1 , Figure 3 and Figure 4 The method shown.

[0192] Based on this understanding, the technical solution of the present disclosure can be embodied in the form of a software product, which can be stored in a non-volatile storage medium (which can be a CD-ROM, a USB flash drive, a mobile hard disk, etc.), and includes a number of instructions for enabling a computer device (which can be a personal computer, a server, or a network device, etc.) to execute the methods of various implementation scenarios of the present disclosure.

[0193] Based on the above Figure 1 , Figure 3 and Figure 4 The method shown, and Figures 11 to 13 In order to achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the embodiment of the present disclosure also provides an air conditioning device including a storage medium and a processor; the storage medium is used to store a computer program; the processor is used to execute the computer program to achieve the above-mentioned Figure 1, Figure 3 and Figure 4 The method shown.

[0194] Optionally, the above-mentioned physical device may also include a user interface, a network interface, a camera, a radio frequency (RF) circuit, a sensor, an audio circuit, a WI-FI module, etc. The user interface may include a display, an input unit such as a keyboard, etc., and the optional user interface may also include a USB interface, a card reader interface, etc. The network interface may optionally include a standard wired interface, a wireless interface (such as a WI-FI interface), etc.

[0195] Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the above-mentioned physical device structure provided in this embodiment does not constitute a limitation on the physical device, and may include more or fewer components, or a combination of certain components, or different arrangements of components.

[0196] The storage medium may also include an operating system and a network communication module. The operating system is a program that manages the hardware and software resources of the above-mentioned physical device, and supports the operation of the information processing program and other software and / or programs. The network communication module is used to realize the communication between the components inside the storage medium, and the communication with other hardware and software in the information processing physical device.

[0197] Through the description of the above implementation methods, the technical personnel in this field can clearly understand that the present disclosure can be implemented by means of software plus the necessary general hardware platform, or by hardware. By applying the solution of this embodiment, compared with the current prior art, the present disclosure sends the first control instruction for controlling the first controlled device to the second control screen through the indoor unit, and the second control screen can switch the control state of the first controlled device on the second control screen after receiving the first control instruction. In this way, when the indoor unit is configured with two or more control screens, no matter which control screen the user operates through, the other control screens can synchronize the corresponding state changes, which can meet the needs of users who need to continue to operate on other control screens after operating on one control screen, making the control functions of the control screens diversified and meeting the different needs of users.

[0198] It should be noted that, in this article, relational terms such as "first" and "second" are only used to distinguish one entity or operation from another entity or operation, and do not necessarily require or imply any such actual relationship or order between these entities or operations. Moreover, the terms "include", "comprise" or any other variants thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, so that a process, method, article or device including a series of elements includes not only those elements, but also other elements not explicitly listed, or also includes elements inherent to such process, method, article or device. In the absence of further restrictions, the elements defined by the sentence "comprise a ..." do not exclude the existence of other identical elements in the process, method, article or device including the elements.

[0199] The above description is only a specific embodiment of the present disclosure, so that those skilled in the art can understand or implement the present disclosure. Various modifications to these embodiments will be apparent to those skilled in the art, and the general principles defined herein may be implemented in other embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope of the present disclosure. Therefore, the present disclosure will not be limited to the embodiments described herein, but will conform to the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features applied herein.

Claims

1. A control method based on air conditioning equipment, characterized in that: The air conditioning device comprises: an indoor unit, a first control panel and a second control panel, wherein the first control panel and the second control panel are respectively connected to the indoor unit, and the method comprises: Acquire a first control instruction for controlling a first controlled device received by the first control panel; The first control instruction is sent to the second control screen to change the control state of the first controlled device on the second control screen.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The sending the first control instruction to the second control screen includes: The first control instruction is sent to the indoor unit, and the first control instruction is sent to the second control panel via the indoor unit.

3. The method according to claim 2, characterized in that The first control panel and the second control panel are respectively connected to the indoor unit via a power line communication line, and the method includes: The first control instruction is sent to the indoor unit through the power line communication line, so that the indoor unit sends it to the second control panel through the power line communication line.

4. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that: Before sending the first control instruction to the second control screen, the method further includes: Determine whether status synchronization is required between the first control screen and the second control screen; The sending the air conditioning control instruction to the second control panel includes: When it is determined that the first control screen and the second control screen need to be synchronized in status, the first control instruction is sent to the second control screen.

5. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The method further comprises: Receiving a second control instruction for controlling a second controlled device sent by the second control panel; Based on the second control instruction, the control state of the second controlled device on the first control screen is changed.

6. The method according to claim 5, characterized in that The method further comprises: Acquire a third control instruction received by the first control panel to control the second controlled device; Based on the current control state of the second controlled device on the first control screen, a control operation corresponding to the third control instruction is executed.

7. The method according to claim 5, characterized in that The second controlled device is an indoor unit and / or a smart home device.

8. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that: The obtaining of the first control instruction for controlling the first controlled device received by the first control panel includes: Acquire the first control instruction input by the user on the first control screen; or, Acquire the first control instruction sent by the smart terminal to the first control screen.

9. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first controlled device is an indoor unit and / or a smart home device.

10. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that The control authority of the first control screen is different from the control authority of the second control screen.

11. A control method based on air conditioning equipment, characterized in that: The air conditioning device comprises: an indoor unit, a first control panel and a second control panel, wherein the first control panel and the second control panel are respectively connected to the indoor unit, and the method comprises: Receiving a first control instruction for controlling a first controlled device sent by the first control panel; Based on the first control instruction, the control state of the first controlled device in the second control screen is changed.

12. The method according to claim 11, characterized in that The receiving a first control instruction sent by the first control panel to control the first controlled device includes: A first control instruction for controlling a first controlled device is received and sent by the first control panel via the indoor unit.

13. The method according to claim 12, characterized in that The first control panel and the second control panel are respectively connected to the indoor unit via a power line communication line, and the method includes: The first control instruction is received from the indoor unit through the power line communication line.

14. The method according to claim 11, characterized in that The method further comprises: Acquire a second control instruction for controlling a second controlled device received by the second control panel; The second control instruction is sent to the first control screen to change the control state of the second controlled device on the first control screen.

15. The method according to claim 14, characterized in that The second controlled device is an indoor unit and / or a smart home device.

16. The method according to claim 11, characterized in that The method further comprises: Acquire a fourth control instruction for controlling the first controlled device received by the second control panel; Based on the current control state of the first controlled device on the second control screen, a control operation corresponding to the fourth control instruction is executed.

17. The method according to claim 11, characterized in that The first controlled device is an indoor unit and / or a smart home device.

18. A control method based on air conditioning equipment, characterized in that: The air conditioning device comprises: an indoor unit, a first control panel and a second control panel, wherein the first control panel and the second control panel are respectively connected to the indoor unit, and the method comprises: Acquire a first control instruction sent by the first control panel and received by the indoor unit; The first control instruction is sent to the second control screen to change the control state of the first controlled device on the second control screen.

19. The method according to claim 18, characterized in that The first control panel and the second control panel are respectively connected to the indoor unit via a power line communication line, and the method includes: Acquire the first control instruction received by the indoor unit through the power line communication line; The first control instruction is sent to the second control panel via the power line communication line.

20. The method according to claim 18, characterized in that The first controlled device is an indoor unit and / or a smart home device.

21. The method according to claim 18, characterized in that The method further comprises: Acquire a second control instruction sent by the second control panel and received by the indoor unit; The second control instruction is sent to the first control screen to change the control state of the second controlled device on the first control screen.

22. The method according to claim 21, characterized in that The second controlled device is an indoor unit and / or a smart home device.

23. A control panel based on air conditioning equipment, characterized in that: The control panel executes the method according to any one of claims 1 to 10 or 11 to 17.

24. An indoor unit based on air conditioning equipment, characterized in that: The indoor unit performs the method according to any one of claims 18 to 22.

25. An air conditioning device, comprising a first control panel, an indoor unit and a second control panel, the air conditioning device comprising: An indoor unit, a first control screen and a second control screen, wherein the first control screen is configured to implement the method described in any one of claims 1 to 10, the second control screen is configured to implement the method described in any one of claims 11 to 17, and the indoor unit is configured to implement the method described in any one of claims 18 to 22.

26. A computer-readable storage medium having a computer program stored thereon, characterized in that: When the computer program is executed by a processor, the method according to any one of claims 1 to 22 is implemented.

27. A computer program product comprising a computer program, characterized in that The computer program implements the method of any one of claims 1 to 22 when executed by a processor.

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