Washing machine and clothes dryer linkage method, electronic equipment, washing machine and storage medium

Abstract

The invention provides a washing machine and clothes dryer linkage method, electronic equipment, a washing machine and a storage medium, relates to the technical field of household appliances, and is used for improving the linkage efficiency between the washing machine and a clothes dryer. The method comprises the following steps: in response to a received linkage instruction, obtaining a clothes drying program corresponding to a target washing machine and the number of clothes dryers required by the target washing machine; if the number of the idle clothes dryers located in the preset range of the target washing machine is smaller than the number of the clothes dryers needed by the target washing machine, operation information corresponding to at least one clothes dryer in the preset range is obtained; determining a target clothes dryer from the at least one clothes dryer based on the operation information corresponding to the at least one clothes dryer and a clothes drying program corresponding to the target washing machine; and establishing a linkage relationship between the target washing machine and the target clothes dryer.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of household appliances, and in particular to a method for linking a washing machine and a clothes dryer, an electronic device, a washing machine and a storage medium. Background Art

[0002] As people's living standards improve, the use of dryers is becoming more and more common. Through the linkage between washing machines and dryers, the time required for users to wash clothes can be effectively shortened.

[0003] However, since the single working time of the dryer is relatively long, there may not be an idle dryer available for linkage when the washing machine finishes washing, which makes it difficult to achieve efficient linkage between the washing machine and the dryer. Summary of the invention

[0004] Embodiments of the present application provide a method for linking a washing machine and a dryer, an electronic device, a washing machine, and a storage medium, which are used to improve the linkage efficiency between the washing machine and the dryer.

[0005] In order to achieve the above objectives, this application adopts the following technical solutions:

[0006] In a first aspect, the present application provides a method for linking a washing machine and a dryer, the method comprising: in response to a received linkage instruction, obtaining a drying program corresponding to a target washing machine and the number of dryers required for the target washing machine; if the number of idle dryers within a preset range of the target washing machine is less than the number of dryers required for the target washing machine, obtaining operating information corresponding to at least one dryer within the preset range, the idle dryer being a dryer that has not established a linkage relationship with other washing machines within the preset range, and the at least one dryer including the idle dryers within the preset range and the dryers that have established a linkage relationship with other washing machines; determining a target dryer from at least one dryer based on the operating information corresponding to the at least one dryer and the drying program corresponding to the target washing machine; and establishing a linkage relationship between the target washing machine and the target dryer.

[0007] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, when the number of idle dryers within a preset range of the target dryer is less than the number of dryers required by the target washing machine, the operation information corresponding to at least one dryer within the preset range is obtained, so that the dryer with a shorter waiting time for linkage among the at least one dryer is used as the target dryer, thereby helping to reduce the time the target washing machine waits for the dryer. Based on the operation information corresponding to each of the at least one dryer within the preset range and the drying program corresponding to the target washing machine, the target dryer is determined from the at least one dryer to ensure that the dryer with a shorter waiting time for linkage among the at least one dryer is used as the target dryer, thereby reducing the time the target washing machine waits for the dryer, thereby helping to improve the linkage efficiency of the washing machine and the dryer.

[0008] In some embodiments, the operating information corresponding to a dryer includes at least one of the following: standby time, preheating time, drying time and drying mode, and the standby time is used to indicate the remaining washing time of the washing machine corresponding to the dryer; the drying program includes preheating time, drying time and drying mode, and the drying mode includes a low-temperature drying mode or a high-temperature drying mode.

[0009] In some embodiments, the target dryer is determined from at least one dryer based on the operating information corresponding to the at least one dryer and the drying program corresponding to the target washing machine, including: taking the sum of the preheating time and the drying time indicated by the drying program corresponding to the target washing machine as the drying time corresponding to the target washing machine; and determining, among at least one dryer, a dryer whose standby time indicated by the operating information is longer than the drying time corresponding to the target washing machine as the target dryer.

[0010] In some embodiments, the above-mentioned determining a target dryer from at least one dryer based on the operating information corresponding to at least one dryer and the drying program corresponding to the target washing machine includes: when the drying mode indicated by the drying program corresponding to the target washing machine is a low-temperature drying mode, for any dryer among the at least one dryer, determining the corresponding standby time of the dryer based on the standby time, preheating time and drying time indicated by the operating information corresponding to the dryer, and the preheating time indicated by the drying program corresponding to the target washing machine, the standby time is used to indicate the waiting time required for the dryer to establish a linkage relationship with the target washing machine; and taking the dryer among the at least one dryer whose standby time is below a preset threshold as the target dryer.

[0011] In some embodiments, the target dryer is determined from at least one dryer based on the operation information corresponding to each of the at least one dryer and the drying program corresponding to the target washing machine, including: when the drying mode indicated by the drying program corresponding to the target washing machine is a high-temperature drying mode, for any dryer among the at least one dryer, the drying mode indicated by the operation information corresponding to several dryers is a high-temperature drying mode, and based on the standby time, preheating time and drying time indicated by the operation information corresponding to the dryer, the corresponding waiting linkage time of the dryer is determined, and the waiting linkage time is used to indicate the waiting time required for the dryer to establish a linkage relationship with the target washing machine; or, the drying mode indicated by the operation information corresponding to several dryers is a low-temperature drying mode, and based on the standby time, preheating time and drying time indicated by the operation information corresponding to the dryer, and the preheating time indicated by the drying program corresponding to the target washing machine, the corresponding waiting linkage time of the dryer is determined; and the dryer among the at least one dryer whose waiting linkage time is below a preset threshold is taken as the target dryer.

[0012] In some embodiments, the method further includes: if the number of idle dryers within a preset range is greater than the number of dryers required by the target washing machine, using the idle dryers within the preset range of the target washing machine as target dryers.

[0013] In a second aspect, a washing machine and a dryer linkage device is provided, comprising: an acquisition module, for acquiring, in response to a received linkage instruction, a drying program corresponding to a target washing machine and the number of dryers required for the target washing machine; the acquisition module, further for acquiring, if the number of idle dryers within a preset range of the target washing machine is less than the number of dryers required for the target washing machine, the operation information corresponding to each of at least one dryer within the preset range, wherein the idle dryer is a dryer that has not established a linkage relationship with other washing machines within the preset range, and the at least one dryer includes an idle dryer within the preset range and a dryer that has established a linkage relationship with other washing machines; a determination module, for determining a target dryer from at least one dryer based on the operation information corresponding to each of the at least one dryer and the drying program corresponding to the target washing machine; and an establishment module, for establishing a linkage relationship between the target washing machine and the target dryer.

[0014] In other embodiments, the operating information corresponding to a dryer includes at least one of the following: standby time, preheating time, drying time and drying mode, and the standby time is used to indicate the remaining washing time of the washing machine corresponding to the dryer; the drying program includes preheating time, drying time and drying mode, and the drying mode includes a low-temperature drying mode or a high-temperature drying mode.

[0015] In some further embodiments, the determination module is specifically used to take the sum of the preheating time and the drying time indicated by the drying program corresponding to the target washing machine as the drying time corresponding to the target washing machine; and determine that at least one dryer, whose standby time indicated by the operating information is greater than the drying time corresponding to the target washing machine, is the target dryer.

[0016] In some further embodiments, the determination module is specifically used to determine, for any dryer among at least one dryer, the corresponding standby time for linkage based on the standby time, preheating time and drying time indicated by the operating information corresponding to the dryer and the preheating time indicated by the drying program corresponding to the target washing machine, when the drying mode indicated by the drying program corresponding to the target washing machine is the low-temperature drying mode. The standby time is used to indicate the waiting time required for the dryer to establish a linkage relationship with the target washing machine; and the dryer among at least one dryer whose standby time is below a preset threshold is used as the target dryer.

[0017] In some further embodiments, the above-mentioned determination module is specifically used for, when the drying mode indicated by the drying program corresponding to the target washing machine is the high-temperature drying mode, for any dryer among at least one dryer, the drying mode indicated by the operation information corresponding to several machines is the high-temperature drying mode, and based on the standby time, preheating time and drying time indicated by the operation information corresponding to the dryer, the corresponding standby linkage time of the dryer is determined, and the standby linkage time is used to indicate the waiting time required for the dryer to establish a linkage relationship with the target washing machine; or, when the drying mode indicated by the operation information corresponding to several machines is the low-temperature drying mode, based on the standby time, preheating time and drying time indicated by the operation information corresponding to the dryer, and the preheating time indicated by the drying program corresponding to the target washing machine, the corresponding standby linkage time of the dryer is determined; and the dryer among at least one dryer whose standby linkage time is below a preset threshold is taken as the target dryer.

[0018] In some other embodiments, the determination module is further configured to use the idle dryers within the preset range of the target washing machine as target dryers if the number of idle dryers within the preset range is greater than the number of dryers required by the target washing machine.

[0019] In a third aspect, an electronic device is provided, comprising: a memory and a processor; the memory is used to store computer execution instructions; when the electronic device is running, the processor executes the computer execution instructions stored in the memory, so that the electronic device executes the washing machine and dryer linkage method as in the first aspect and any one of the embodiments.

[0020] In a fourth aspect, the present application provides a computer-readable storage medium, which includes computer instructions. When the computer instructions are executed on a computer, the computer executes the washing machine and dryer linkage method provided in the second aspect and the embodiment.

[0021] In a fifth aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a computer program product, which can be directly loaded into a memory and contains software code. After being loaded and executed by a computer, the computer program product can implement the washing machine and dryer linkage method provided in the second aspect and the embodiment.

[0022] It should be noted that the above computer instructions may be stored in whole or in part on a computer-readable storage medium, wherein the computer-readable storage medium may be packaged together with the processor of the controller, or may be packaged separately from the processor of the controller, which is not limited in this application.

[0023] The beneficial effects described in the second aspect to the fifth aspect of this application can be referred to the analysis of the beneficial effects of the first aspect and will not be repeated here. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0024] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of a linkage system of a washing machine and a clothes dryer provided in an embodiment of the present application Figure 1 ;

[0025] Figure 2 A schematic diagram of a drum washing machine provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0026] Figure 3 A schematic diagram of a linkage system of a washing machine and a clothes dryer provided in an embodiment of the present application Figure 2 ;

[0027] Figure 4 A schematic diagram of a washing machine and dryer linkage method provided in an embodiment of the present application Figure 1 ;

[0028] Figure 5 A schematic diagram of a washing machine and dryer linkage method provided in an embodiment of the present application Figure 2 ;

[0029] Figure 6 A schematic diagram of a washing machine and dryer linkage method provided in an embodiment of the present application Figure 3 ;

[0030] Figure 7 A schematic diagram of a washing machine and dryer linkage method provided in an embodiment of the present application Figure 4 ;

[0031] Figure 8 A schematic diagram of a display interface of a terminal device provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0032] Fig. 9 A structural diagram of a washing machine and a clothes dryer linkage device provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0033] Fig.10 A structural diagram of an electronic device provided in a disclosed embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0034] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the present application to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present application, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of this application.

[0035] The terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the indicated technical features. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the features. In the description of this application, unless otherwise specified, "plurality" means two or more.

[0036] In the description of this application, it should be noted that, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "connected" and "connection" should be understood in a broad sense, for example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection. For ordinary technicians in this field, the specific meanings of the above terms in this application can be understood according to specific circumstances. In addition, when describing pipelines, the terms "connected" and "connection" used in this application have the meaning of conduction. The specific meaning needs to be understood in conjunction with the context.

[0037] In the embodiments of the present application, words such as "exemplary" or "for example" are used to indicate examples, illustrations or descriptions. Any embodiment or design described as "exemplary" or "for example" in the embodiments of the present application should not be interpreted as being more preferred or more advantageous than other embodiments or designs. Specifically, the use of words such as "exemplary" or "for example" is intended to present related concepts in a specific way.

[0038] As people's living standards improve, the use of dryers is becoming more and more common. The linkage between washing machines and dryers can effectively shorten the time required for users to wash clothes; however, due to the lack of effective automatic control, it is often difficult to achieve efficient linkage between washing machines and dryers.

[0039] Based on this, the present application provides a method for linking a washing machine and a dryer. When the number of idle dryers within a preset range of a target dryer is less than the number of dryers required by the target washing machine, the method obtains the operation information corresponding to at least one dryer within the preset range, so as to use the dryer with a shorter waiting time for linkage among the at least one dryer as the target dryer, thereby helping to reduce the time the target washing machine waits for the dryer. Based on the operation information corresponding to at least one dryer within the preset range and the drying program corresponding to the target washing machine, the target dryer is determined from the at least one dryer to ensure that the dryer with a shorter waiting time for linkage among the at least one dryer is used as the target dryer, thereby reducing the time the target washing machine waits for the dryer, thereby helping to improve the linkage efficiency of the washing machine and the dryer.

[0040] The present application provides a method for linking a washing machine and a clothes dryer, which can be applied to electronic devices with computing and processing capabilities, such as washing machines, terminal devices, servers, cloud servers, and hosts. The terminal devices can be, but are not limited to, various smart phones, tablet computers, and portable wearable devices; the server can be an independent server or a server cluster composed of multiple servers; the host can be a computer host.

[0041] For example, the washing machine and dryer linkage method provided in this application is applied to a terminal device as an example. Figure 1 As shown, an embodiment of the present application provides a schematic diagram of the architecture of a linkage system. The linkage system includes: a terminal device 10, at least one washing machine 20, and at least one clothes dryer 30. The terminal device 10 and the washing machine 20, as well as the terminal device 10 and the clothes dryer 30, can be connected in a wired or wireless manner; for example, the wired manner: universal serial bus (USB), bus, and the wireless manner: Bluetooth, wireless fidelity (WIFI) network.

[0042] In some embodiments, when a washing machine and dryer linkage method provided in the present application is applied to the washing machine 20 , it can be applied to a controller of the washing machine 20 .

[0043] In some embodiments, see Figure 2 As shown, the washing machine 20 in the present application may be a drum washing machine, and the embodiment of the present application does not specifically limit the type of the washing machine 20.

[0044] Another example is to take the washing machine and dryer linkage method provided in the present application as an example of applying the washing machine, such as Figure 3 As shown, the embodiment of the present application provides another schematic diagram of the structure of a linkage system. The linkage system includes: a washing machine 20 and a clothes dryer 30. The washing machine 20 and the clothes dryer 30 can be connected in a wired or wireless manner.

[0045] Taking the method applied to a terminal device as an example, the execution subject of the method is the terminal device, see Figure 4 As shown, the method comprises the following steps:

[0046] S101. In response to a received linkage instruction, obtain a clothes drying program corresponding to a target washing machine and the number of clothes dryers required by the target washing machine.

[0047] In some embodiments, the drying program includes a preheating time, a drying time, and a drying mode, and the drying mode includes a low-temperature drying mode or a high-temperature drying mode.

[0048] In other embodiments, the drying mode may also include a stop-once-drying mode, a timed drying mode, etc., and this application does not impose any specific restrictions on this.

[0049] In some other embodiments, the number of dryers required by the target washing machine may be preset by the user, and this application does not impose any specific limitation on this.

[0050] S102: If the number of idle dryers within a preset range of the target washing machine is less than the number of dryers required by the target washing machine, obtain operation information corresponding to at least one dryer within the preset range.

[0051] In some embodiments, an idle dryer is a dryer that has not established a linkage relationship with other washing machines within a preset range, and at least one dryer includes an idle dryer within a preset range and a dryer that has established a linkage relationship with other washing machines. The operation information corresponding to a dryer includes at least one of the following: standby time, preheating time, drying time, and drying mode, and the standby time is used to indicate the remaining washing time of the washing machine corresponding to the dryer.

[0052] In some embodiments, at least one clothes dryer located within a preset range of the target washing machine is used to indicate at least one clothes dryer connected to the same terminal device as the target washing machine.

[0053] In other embodiments, at least one clothes dryer located within a preset range of the target washing machine is used to indicate at least one clothes dryer located within a certain spatial range of the target washing machine.

[0054] Exemplarily, the at least one clothes dryer located within a preset range of the target washing machine may be at least one clothes dryer located in the same laundry room as the target washing machine.

[0055] In another possible implementation, if the number of idle dryers within a preset range is greater than the number of dryers required by the target washing machine, the idle dryers within the preset range are selected as target dryers.

[0056] S103: Determine a target dryer from the at least one dryer based on the operation information corresponding to the at least one dryer and the drying program corresponding to the target washing machine.

[0057] In some embodiments, the target dryer may be an idle dryer located within a preset range of the target washing machine, or may be a dryer located within a preset range of the target washing machine and having established a linkage relationship with other washing machines.

[0058] See also Figure 5 As shown, in the technical solution provided in the embodiment of the present application, the above S103 may also include:

[0059] a1. The sum of the preheating time and the drying time indicated by the drying program corresponding to the target washing machine is used as the drying time corresponding to the target washing machine.

[0060] For example, assuming that the preheating time and drying time indicated by the drying program corresponding to the target washing machine are 20 minutes and 30 minutes respectively, at this time, it is determined that the drying time corresponding to the target washing machine is 50 minutes.

[0061] a2. Determine, as the target dryer, a dryer whose standby time indicated by the operation information is longer than the drying time corresponding to the target washing machine.

[0062] In some embodiments, any N dryers among the at least one dryer whose standby time indicated by the operation information is greater than the drying time corresponding to the target washing machine are determined as target dryers.

[0063] Wherein, N is a positive integer, used to indicate the number of dryers required by the target washing machine.

[0064] Exemplarily, assuming that N is 1, the at least one clothes dryer includes clothes dryer 1, clothes dryer 2, clothes dryer 3, and clothes dryer 4, and the standby time indicated by the operation information corresponding to clothes dryer 1, clothes dryer 2, clothes dryer 3, and clothes dryer 4 is 60 minutes, 78 minutes, 40 minutes, and 0 minutes, respectively, and the drying time corresponding to the target clothes dryer is 50 minutes. At this time, any one of clothes dryer 1 and clothes dryer 2 is determined as the target clothes dryer.

[0065] In other embodiments, among at least one dryer, N dryers with the shortest drying time among the dryers whose operation information indicates a standby time longer than the drying time corresponding to the target washing machine are determined as target dryers.

[0066] For example, assuming that N is 2, the at least one clothes dryer includes clothes dryer 1, clothes dryer 2, clothes dryer 3, and clothes dryer 4, and the standby time indicated by the operation information corresponding to clothes dryer 1, clothes dryer 2, clothes dryer 3, and clothes dryer 4 is 60 minutes, 78 minutes, 40 minutes, and 0 minutes, respectively, and the drying time corresponding to the target clothes dryer is 40 minutes. At this time, any two clothes dryers among clothes dryer 1, clothes dryer 2, and clothes dryer 3 are determined as target clothes dryers.

[0067] It should be understood that when the standby time indicated by the operating information corresponding to the dryer is longer than the drying time corresponding to the target washing machine, it means that the target washing machine can complete the dryer program within the standby time of the dryer. At this time, using the dryer as the target dryer can help reduce the time the target washing machine waits for the dryer, thereby improving the linkage efficiency between the washing machine and the dryer.

[0068] See also Figure 6As shown, in the technical solution provided in the embodiment of the present application, the above S103 may also include:

[0069] b1. When the drying mode indicated by the drying program corresponding to the target washing machine is a low-temperature drying mode, for any dryer among at least one dryer, determine the corresponding standby linkage time of the dryer based on the standby time, preheating time and drying time indicated by the operation information corresponding to the dryer, and the preheating time indicated by the drying program corresponding to the target washing machine.

[0070] In some embodiments, the waiting linkage time is used to indicate the waiting time required for the dryer to establish a linkage relationship with the target washing machine; the waiting linkage time of an idle dryer is 0.

[0071] For example, it is assumed that the drying mode indicated by the drying program corresponding to the target washing machine 1 is a high-temperature drying mode, the drying mode indicated by the operation information corresponding to the dryer 1 is a low-temperature drying mode, the standby time indicated by the operation information corresponding to the dryer 1 is 10 minutes, the preheating time indicated by the operation information corresponding to the dryer 1 is 20 minutes, and the drying time indicated by the operation information corresponding to the dryer 1 is 40 minutes. At this time, for the dryer 1, it is determined that the sum of the standby time, preheating time, and drying time indicated by the operation information corresponding to the dryer is 70 minutes, and then the corresponding standby linkage time of the dryer is determined to be 70 minutes.

[0072] b2. A clothes dryer whose waiting-for-linkage time is below a preset threshold among at least one clothes dryer is selected as a target clothes dryer.

[0073] In a possible implementation, among at least one clothes dryer, N clothes dryers whose waiting-for-linkage time is below a preset threshold are selected as target dryers.

[0074] For example, assuming that N is 2, the preset threshold is 80 minutes, the corresponding waiting time for linkage of dryer 1 is 70 minutes, the corresponding waiting time for linkage of dryer 2 is 60 minutes, and the corresponding waiting time for linkage of dryer 3 is 55 minutes. At this time, any two dryers are selected from dryer 1, dryer 2, and dryer 3 as target dryers.

[0075] In another possible implementation, N clothes dryers with the shortest linkage waiting time among the at least one clothes dryer are selected as target clothes dryers.

[0076] For example, assuming that N is 2, the preset threshold is 80 minutes, the corresponding waiting time for linkage of clothes dryer 1 is 70 minutes, the corresponding waiting time for linkage of clothes dryer 2 is 60 minutes, and the corresponding waiting time for linkage of clothes dryer 3 is 55 minutes. At this time, clothes dryer 2 and clothes dryer 3 are taken as target clothes dryers.

[0077] It should be understood that when the drying mode indicated by the drying program corresponding to the target dryer is the low-temperature drying mode, the waiting linkage time corresponding to the dryer is determined based on the standby time, preheating time and drying time indicated by the operation information corresponding to the dryer, and the preheating time indicated by the drying program corresponding to the target washing machine, which is conducive to improving the accuracy of the waiting linkage time. Taking at least one dryer whose waiting linkage time is below a preset threshold as the target dryer helps the target washing machine to establish a linkage relationship with the dryer with a shorter waiting linkage time, thereby helping to reduce the time the target dryer waits for the dryer, thereby helping to improve the linkage efficiency between the washing machine and the dryer.

[0078] See also Figure 7 As shown, in the technical solution provided in the embodiment of the present application, the above S103 may also include:

[0079] c1. When the drying mode indicated by the drying program corresponding to the target washing machine is a high-temperature drying mode, for any one of at least one dryer, the drying mode indicated by the operating information corresponding to several dryers is a high-temperature drying mode, and based on the standby time, preheating time and drying time indicated by the operating information corresponding to the dryer, the corresponding standby linkage time of the dryer is determined.

[0080] For example, it is assumed that the drying mode indicated by the drying program corresponding to the target washing machine 1 is a high-temperature drying mode, the drying mode indicated by the operation information corresponding to the dryer 1 is a high-temperature drying mode, the standby time indicated by the operation information corresponding to the dryer 1 is 30 minutes, the preheating time indicated by the operation information corresponding to the dryer 1 is 20 minutes, and the drying time indicated by the operation information corresponding to the dryer 1 is 40 minutes. At this time, for the dryer 1, it is determined that the sum of the standby time, preheating time, and drying time indicated by the operation information corresponding to the dryer is 90 minutes, and then the corresponding standby linkage time of the dryer is determined to be 90 minutes.

[0081] In another possible implementation, when the drying mode indicated by the drying program corresponding to the target washing machine is a high-temperature drying mode, for any dryer among at least one dryer, the drying mode indicated by the operating information corresponding to several dryers is a low-temperature drying mode, and the standby time corresponding to the dryer is determined based on the standby time, preheating time and drying time indicated by the operating information corresponding to the dryer, and the preheating time indicated by the drying program corresponding to the target washing machine.

[0082] For example, it is assumed that the drying mode indicated by the drying program corresponding to the target washing machine 2 is a high-temperature drying mode, the preheating time indicated by the drying program corresponding to the target washing machine 2 is 10 minutes, the drying mode indicated by the operation information corresponding to the dryer 2 is a low-temperature drying mode, the standby time indicated by the operation information corresponding to the dryer 2 is 40 minutes, the preheating time indicated by the operation information corresponding to the dryer 2 is 10 minutes, and the drying time indicated by the operation information corresponding to the dryer 2 is 30 minutes. At this time, for the dryer 1, it is determined that the sum of the standby time, preheating time, and drying time indicated by the operation information corresponding to the dryer and the preheating time indicated by the drying program corresponding to the target washing machine 2 is 90 minutes, and then the standby linkage time corresponding to the dryer is determined to be 90 minutes.

[0083] In this way, considering that the drying mode currently corresponding to the dryer and the drying mode corresponding to the target washing machine are both high-temperature drying modes, the dryer does not need to be preheated after completing the current corresponding drying program, which helps save drying time.

[0084] c2. A clothes dryer whose waiting-for-linkage time is below a preset threshold among at least one clothes dryer is selected as a target clothes dryer.

[0085] In a possible implementation, among at least one clothes dryer, N clothes dryers whose waiting-for-linkage time is below a preset threshold are selected as target dryers.

[0086] Wherein, N is a positive integer, used to indicate the number of dryers required by the target washing machine.

[0087] For example, assuming that N is 1, the preset threshold is 60 minutes, the corresponding waiting time for linkage of dryer 1 is 70 minutes, the corresponding waiting time for linkage of dryer 2 is 60 minutes, and the corresponding waiting time for linkage of dryer 3 is 55 minutes. At this time, one of dryer 2 and dryer 3 is selected as the target dryer.

[0088] In another possible implementation, N clothes dryers with the shortest linkage waiting time among the at least one clothes dryer are selected as target clothes dryers.

[0089] For example, assuming that N is 1, the preset threshold is 60 minutes, the corresponding waiting time for linkage of dryer 1 is 70 minutes, the corresponding waiting time for linkage of dryer 2 is 60 minutes, and the corresponding waiting time for linkage of dryer 3 is 55 minutes. At this time, dryer 3 is used as the target dryer.

[0090] This helps shorten the time the target washing machine waits for the dryer, thereby helping to improve the linkage efficiency of the washing machine and the dryer.

[0091] S104: Establish a linkage relationship between a target washing machine and a target dryer.

[0092] Exemplarily, when the terminal device determines that the target dryers are dryer A and dryer B among at least one dryer within a preset range of the target washing machine, the terminal device establishes a linkage relationship between the target washing machine and dryer A, and establishes a linkage relationship between the target washing machine and dryer B.

[0093] In some embodiments, the terminal device establishes a linkage relationship between the target washing machine and the target dryer, and the terminal device can record the correspondence between the target washing machine and the target dryer, so that when the target dryer is an idle dryer, the drying program corresponding to the target washing machine is sent to the target dryer, so that the target dryer executes the drying program corresponding to the target washing machine.

[0094] In other embodiments, the terminal device establishes a linkage relationship between the target washing machine and the target dryer, and the terminal device may record the correspondence between the target washing machine and the target dryer, so that when the target dryer is a dryer that has established a linkage relationship with other washing machines, after the target dryer completes the drying programs corresponding to other washing machines, the terminal device sends the drying program corresponding to the target washing machine to the target dryer.

[0095] In a possible implementation, after establishing a linkage relationship between a target washing machine and a target dryer, the terminal device displays the linkage relationship between the target washing machine and the target dryer through a display device, so that the target dryer executes a drying program corresponding to the target washing machine.

[0096] For example, it is assumed that the terminal device is a smart phone, the display device is a screen of the smart phone, the target washing machine is washing machine 11, and the target dryers are dryers 21 and 22. Figure 8 As shown, after the target washing machine and the target dryer establish a linkage relationship, the terminal device displays the linkage relationship between the washing machine 11 and the dryers 21 and 22 through the screen.

[0097] based on Figure 4The illustrated embodiment brings at least the following benefits: when the number of idle dryers within a preset range of the target dryer is less than the number of dryers required by the target washing machine, the operation information corresponding to at least one dryer within the preset range is obtained, so that the dryer with a shorter waiting time for linkage among the at least one dryer is used as the target dryer, thereby helping to reduce the time the target washing machine waits for the dryer. Based on the operation information corresponding to at least one dryer within the preset range and the drying program corresponding to the target washing machine, the target dryer is determined from the at least one dryer to ensure that the dryer with a shorter waiting time for linkage among the at least one dryer is used as the target dryer, thereby reducing the time the target washing machine waits for the dryer, thereby helping to improve the linkage efficiency of the washing machine and the dryer.

[0098] In a possible implementation, the users of the washing machine include ordinary users and administrator users. When the dryer is linked, the washing machine corresponding to the administrator user takes precedence over the washing machine corresponding to the ordinary user.

[0099] For example, it is assumed that dryer C is a dryer that has established a linkage relationship with other washing machines, washing machine 1 has established a linkage relationship with dryer C, the user corresponding to washing machine 1 is a common user, and the user corresponding to washing machine 2 is an administrator user. When washing machine 1 is waiting for dryer C to execute the drying program corresponding to other washing machines, washing machine 2 requests to establish a linkage relationship with dryer C. At this time, the linkage relationship between washing machine 1 and dryer C is disconnected, and the linkage relationship between washing machine 2 and dryer C is established.

[0100] The above mainly introduces the solution provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure from the perspective of the method. In order to achieve the above functions, it includes hardware structures and / or software modules corresponding to the execution of each function. Those skilled in the art should easily realize that, in combination with the units and algorithm steps of each example described in the embodiments disclosed herein, the present disclosure can be implemented in the form of hardware or a combination of hardware and computer software. Whether a function is executed in the form of hardware or computer software driving hardware depends on the specific application and design constraints of the technical solution. Professional and technical personnel can use different methods to implement the described functions for each specific application, but such implementation should not be considered to exceed the scope of the present disclosure.

[0101] The present disclosure also provides a washing machine and a clothes dryer linkage device. Fig. 9The washing machine and dryer linkage device 200 may include: an acquisition module 201, a determination module 202 and an establishment module 203. The acquisition module 201 is used to obtain the drying program corresponding to the target washing machine and the number of dryers required for the target washing machine in response to the received linkage instruction; it is also used to obtain the operation information corresponding to at least one dryer within the preset range if the number of idle dryers within the preset range of the target washing machine is less than the number of dryers required for the target washing machine, the idle dryer is a dryer within the preset range that has not established a linkage relationship with other washing machines, and the at least one dryer includes an idle dryer within the preset range and a dryer that has established a linkage relationship with other washing machines; the determination module 202 is used to determine the target dryer from at least one dryer based on the operation information corresponding to each of the at least one dryer and the drying program corresponding to the target washing machine; the establishment module 203 is used to establish a linkage relationship between the target washing machine and the target dryer.

[0102] In some embodiments, the operating information corresponding to a dryer includes at least one of the following: standby time, preheating time, drying time and drying mode, and the standby time is used to indicate the remaining washing time of the washing machine corresponding to the dryer; the drying program includes preheating time, drying time and drying mode, and the drying mode includes a low-temperature drying mode or a high-temperature drying mode.

[0103] In other embodiments, the above-mentioned determination module 202 is specifically used to use the sum of the preheating time and the drying time indicated by the drying program corresponding to the target washing machine as the drying time corresponding to the target washing machine; and determine that at least one dryer, whose standby time indicated by the operating information is greater than the drying time corresponding to the target washing machine, is the target dryer.

[0104] In some other embodiments, the above-mentioned determination module 202 is specifically used to determine the corresponding standby linkage time of the dryer for any dryer among at least one dryer, when the drying mode indicated by the drying program corresponding to the target washing machine is a low-temperature drying mode, based on the standby time, preheating time and drying time indicated by the operation information corresponding to the dryer, and the preheating time indicated by the drying program corresponding to the target washing machine. The standby linkage time is used to indicate the waiting time required for the dryer to establish a linkage relationship with the target washing machine; and the dryer among at least one dryer whose standby linkage time is below a preset threshold is used as the target dryer.

[0105] In some other embodiments, the above-mentioned determination module 202 is specifically used to, when the drying mode indicated by the drying program corresponding to the target washing machine is the high-temperature drying mode, for any dryer among at least one dryer, the drying mode indicated by the operation information corresponding to several clothes machines is the high-temperature drying mode, and based on the standby time, preheating time and drying time indicated by the operation information corresponding to the dryer, determine the corresponding standby linkage time of the dryer, and the standby linkage time is used to indicate the waiting time required for the dryer to establish a linkage relationship with the target washing machine; or, when the drying mode indicated by the operation information corresponding to several clothes machines is the low-temperature drying mode, based on the standby time, preheating time and drying time indicated by the operation information corresponding to the dryer, and the preheating time indicated by the drying program corresponding to the target washing machine, determine the corresponding standby linkage time of the dryer; and take the dryer among at least one dryer whose standby linkage time is below the preset threshold as the target dryer.

[0106] In some other embodiments, the determination module 202 is further configured to use the idle dryers within the preset range of the target washing machine as target dryers if the number of idle dryers within the preset range is greater than the number of dryers required by the target washing machine.

[0107] Fig. 9 The modules in can also be called units, for example, the acquisition module can be called the acquisition unit.

[0108] Fig. 9 If each module in the embodiment is implemented in the form of a software function module and sold or used as an independent product, it can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium. Based on this understanding, the technical solution of the embodiment of the present disclosure is essentially or the part that contributes to the prior art or all or part of the technical solution can be embodied in the form of a software product. The computer software product is stored in a storage medium, including several instructions to enable a computer device (which can be a personal computer, a behavior recognition device, or a network device, etc.) or a processor (processor) to perform all or part of the steps of the methods of each embodiment of the present disclosure. The storage medium for storing computer software products includes: U disk, mobile hard disk, read-only memory (ROM), random access memory (RAM), disk or optical disk and other media that can store program codes.

[0109] In the case of implementing the functions of the above-mentioned integrated modules in the form of hardware, the embodiment of the present disclosure provides a structural diagram of an electronic device, which may be the above-mentioned washing machine and dryer linkage device 200. Fig.10As shown, the electronic device 300 includes: a processor 302 , a communication interface 303 , and a bus 304 . Optionally, the electronic device 300 may further include a memory 301 .

[0110] The processor 302 may be a processor that implements or executes various exemplary logic blocks, modules, and circuits described in conjunction with the disclosure of the present disclosure. The processor 302 may be a central processing unit, a general-purpose processor, a digital signal processor, an application-specific integrated circuit, a field programmable gate array, or other programmable logic devices, transistor logic devices, hardware components, or any combination thereof. It may implement or execute various exemplary logic blocks, modules, and circuits described in conjunction with the disclosure of the present disclosure. The processor 302 may also be a combination that implements computing functions, such as a combination of one or more microprocessors, a combination of a DSP and a microprocessor, and the like.

[0111] The communication interface 303 is used to connect with other devices via a communication network, such as Ethernet, wireless access network, wireless local area network (WLAN), etc.

[0112] The memory 301 may be a read-only memory (ROM) or other types of static storage devices that can store static information and instructions, a random access memory (RAM) or other types of dynamic storage devices that can store information and instructions, or an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), a disk storage medium or other magnetic storage device, or any other medium that can be used to carry or store desired program codes in the form of instructions or data structures and can be accessed by a computer, but is not limited thereto.

[0113] As a possible implementation, the memory 301 may exist independently of the processor 302, and the memory 301 may be connected to the processor 302 via a bus 304 to store instructions or program codes. When the processor 302 calls and executes the instructions or program codes stored in the memory 301, the washing machine and dryer linkage method provided in the embodiment of the present disclosure can be implemented.

[0114] In another possible implementation, the memory 301 may also be integrated with the processor 302 .

[0115] The bus 304 may be an extended industry standard architecture (EISA) bus, etc. The bus 304 may be divided into an address bus, a data bus, a control bus, etc. For ease of representation, Fig.10 Only one thick line is used in the diagram, but this does not mean that there is only one bus or only one type of bus.

[0116] Through the description of the above implementation methods, technical personnel in the relevant field can clearly understand that for the convenience and conciseness of the description, only the division of the above-mentioned functional modules is used as an example. In actual applications, the above-mentioned functions can be assigned to different functional modules as needed, that is, the internal structure of the base station or terminal is divided into different functional modules to complete all or part of the functions described above.

[0117] The disclosed embodiment also provides a non-transient computer-readable storage medium. All or part of the processes in the above method embodiments can be completed by computer instructions to instruct the relevant hardware, and the program can be stored in the above computer-readable storage medium. When the program is executed, it can include the processes of the above method embodiments. The computer-readable storage medium can be the memory or memory of any of the above embodiments. The above computer-readable storage medium can also be an external storage device of the above electronic device, such as a plug-in hard disk, a smart memory card (smart media card, SMC), a secure digital (secure digital, SD) card, a flash card (flash card), etc. equipped on the above electronic device. Further, the above computer-readable storage medium can also include both the internal storage unit of the above electronic device and an external storage device. The above computer-readable storage medium is used to store the above computer program and other programs and data required by the above electronic device. The above computer-readable storage medium can also be used to temporarily store data that has been output or is to be output.

[0118] An embodiment of the present disclosure further provides a computer program product, which includes a computer program. When the computer program product is run on a computer, the computer is enabled to execute any one of the washing machine and dryer linkage methods provided in the above embodiments.

[0119] Although the present disclosure is described herein in conjunction with various embodiments, in the process of implementing the claimed disclosure, those skilled in the art may understand and implement other variations of the disclosed embodiments by viewing the drawings, the disclosure, and the appended claims. In the claims, the word "comprising" does not exclude other components or steps, and "one" or "an" does not exclude multiple situations. A single processor or other unit may implement several functions listed in the claims. Certain measures are recorded in different dependent claims, but this does not mean that these measures cannot be combined to produce good results.

[0120] Although the present disclosure has been described in conjunction with specific features and embodiments thereof, it is apparent that various modifications and combinations may be made thereto without departing from the spirit and scope of the present disclosure. Accordingly, this specification and the drawings are merely exemplary illustrations of the present disclosure as defined by the appended claims, and are deemed to have covered any and all modifications, variations, combinations or equivalents within the scope of the present disclosure. Obviously, those skilled in the art may make various modifications and variations to the present disclosure without departing from the spirit and scope of the present disclosure. Thus, if these modifications and variations of the present disclosure fall within the scope of the claims of the present disclosure and their equivalents, the present disclosure is also intended to include these modifications and variations.

[0121] The above are only specific embodiments of the present disclosure, but the protection scope of the present disclosure is not limited thereto. Any changes or substitutions within the technical scope disclosed in the present disclosure should be included in the protection scope of the present disclosure. Therefore, the protection scope of the present disclosure should be based on the protection scope of the claims.

Claims

1. A method for linkage between a washing machine and a clothes dryer, characterized in that: The method comprises: In response to the received linkage instruction, obtaining a clothes drying program corresponding to a target washing machine and the number of clothes dryers required by the target washing machine; If the number of idle dryers within the preset range of the target washing machine is less than the number of dryers required by the target washing machine, obtaining operation information corresponding to at least one dryer within the preset range, wherein the idle dryer is a dryer within the preset range that has not established a linkage relationship with other washing machines, and the at least one dryer includes the idle dryers within the preset range and the dryers that have established a linkage relationship with the other washing machines; determining a target dryer from the at least one dryer based on the operation information corresponding to each of the at least one dryer and the drying program corresponding to the target washing machine; A linkage relationship is established between the target washing machine and the target clothes dryer.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The operating information corresponding to a dryer includes at least one of the following: standby time, preheating time, drying time and drying mode, the standby time is used to indicate the remaining washing time of the washing machine corresponding to the dryer; the drying program includes preheating time, drying time and drying mode, and the drying mode includes a low-temperature drying mode or a high-temperature drying mode.

3. The method according to claim 2, characterized in that The determining a target dryer from the at least one dryer based on the operation information corresponding to each of the at least one dryer and the drying program corresponding to the target washing machine includes: The sum of the preheating time and the drying time indicated by the drying program corresponding to the target washing machine is used as the drying time corresponding to the target washing machine; Among the at least one clothes dryer, a clothes dryer whose standby time indicated by the operation information is greater than the drying time corresponding to the target washing machine is determined as the target clothes dryer.

4. The method according to claim 2, characterized in that: The determining a target dryer from the at least one dryer based on the operation information corresponding to each of the at least one dryer and the drying program corresponding to the target washing machine includes: In a case where the drying mode indicated by the drying program corresponding to the target washing machine is a low-temperature drying mode, for any of the at least one dryer, based on the standby time, preheating time and drying time indicated by the operation information corresponding to the dryer, and the preheating time indicated by the drying program corresponding to the target washing machine, determining the waiting linkage time corresponding to the dryer, the waiting linkage time being used to indicate the waiting time required for the dryer to establish a linkage relationship with the target washing machine; The dryer of the at least one dryer whose waiting-for-linkage time is less than a preset threshold is used as the target dryer.

5. The method according to claim 2, characterized in that: The determining a target dryer from the at least one dryer based on the operation information corresponding to each of the at least one dryer and the drying program corresponding to the target washing machine includes: When the drying mode indicated by the drying program corresponding to the target washing machine is a high-temperature drying mode, for any one of the at least one drying machine, If the drying mode indicated by the operation information corresponding to the clothes dryer is a high-temperature drying mode, the waiting linkage time corresponding to the clothes dryer is determined based on the standby time, preheating time and drying time indicated by the operation information corresponding to the clothes dryer, and the waiting linkage time is used to indicate the waiting time required for the clothes dryer to establish a linkage relationship with the target washing machine; or If the drying mode indicated by the operation information corresponding to the clothes dryer is a low-temperature drying mode, based on the standby time, preheating time and drying time indicated by the operation information corresponding to the clothes dryer, and the preheating time indicated by the drying program corresponding to the target washing machine, determine the corresponding standby linkage time of the clothes dryer; The dryer of the at least one dryer whose waiting-for-linkage time is below a preset threshold is used as the target dryer.

6. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that The method further comprises: If the number of idle dryers within the preset range is greater than the number of dryers required by the target washing machine, the idle dryers within the preset range are selected as target dryers.

7. An electronic device, characterized in that: The electronic device comprises: a memory and a processor, wherein the memory is used to store computer-executable instructions; When the electronic device is running, the processor executes the computer-executable instructions stored in the memory, so that the electronic device performs the washing machine and dryer linkage method according to any one of claims 1 to 6.

8. A washing machine, characterized in that: The washing machine includes a controller configured to execute the washing machine and dryer linkage method according to any one of claims 1 to 6.

9. A computer-readable storage medium, characterized in that: The computer-readable storage medium stores computer instructions, and when the computer instructions are executed on an electronic device, the electronic device executes the washing machine and dryer linkage method according to any one of claims 1 to 6.

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