Control terminal and air conditioning system

Abstract

The invention discloses a control terminal which is used for adjusting target parameters and transmitting the target parameters to household appliances. Comprising a touch screen, a processing device, a generating part, a detecting part, a calculating part, a mapping part and an adjusting part, the generation part is configured to generate a button area on the touch screen, and the button area is composed of a plurality of minimum click areas; the detection part is configured to detect start and end positions of a slide gesture and a slide direction in the button area; a calculation section configured to calculate a swipe gesture parameter of the swipe gesture in the button area based on the start and end positions; the mapping part is configured to map the slide gesture parameter to a parameter adjustment rate according to a set linear relation or a non-linear relation; the adjusting part is configured to generate adjusted target parameters according to the parameter adjusting speed and the adjusting direction corresponding to the sliding direction. The invention further provides an air conditioning system. According to the control terminal provided by the invention, a user only needs to use one finger, adjustment can be completed through a small action, and the control terminal is not limited even through single-hand operation is carried out.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the field of air conditioning technology, and in particular to a control terminal and an air conditioning system. BACKGROUND

[0002] With the popularity of smart phones, in the field of smart home, users also hope that they can have familiar, similar to the smart phone interaction when using household appliances; on the other hand, due to the embedded technology becomes increasingly powerful, usability and scalability are further improved. Household appliances in the prior art have gradually configured with multiple and diverse user interfaces, and users can control household appliances through the user interfaces to adjust the parameters of the household appliances.

[0003] Chinese patent application (CN105492988A) discloses a touch screen device user interface for remote control of a thermostat, which is configurable with horizontal and vertical adjustment bars. The horizontal and vertical adjustment bars can respond to horizontal or vertical touch and drag gestures, and as the user's drag gesture, the set point caret and center number are updated to reflect the change in temperature.

[0004] To meet the requirements of the adjustment range, the horizontal and vertical adjustment bars (including arc-shaped adjustment regions) in the prior art usually need to cover the entire width or height of the display screen. This means that the user needs to perform a large amplitude sliding operation on the screen to complete an adjustment. In daily use, the user may need to adjust frequently, and if a large amplitude gesture is required for each adjustment, the user will feel inconvenient, and even have a negative experience. Especially when the user holds other items in his hand, it will be found that it is difficult to complete a large range of sliding operation with one hand.

[0005] The above information disclosed in the background of the application is only used to increase the understanding of the background of the application, and therefore, it can include prior art known to those of ordinary skill in the art. SUMMARY

[0006] In view of the problem in the prior art that the horizontal and vertical adjustment bars and arc-shaped adjustment regions need the user to perform a large amplitude sliding operation on the screen to complete an adjustment, the user will feel inconvenient, and even have a negative experience, especially when holding other items in his hand or needing to operate with one hand, the first aspect of the present application provides a control terminal.

[0007] The control terminal can be used to adjust a target parameter and transmit the target parameter to a household appliance for corresponding control. The control terminal has a touch screen and a processing device, and the processing device includes a generating part, a detecting part, a calculating part, a mapping part and an adjusting part.

[0008] In one or more embodiments of the present application, the generating unit is configured to generate a button area on the touch screen, the button area being composed of a plurality of minimum click areas.

[0009] In one or more embodiments of the present application, the detecting unit is configured to detect a start position, an end position and a sliding direction of the sliding gesture in the button area.

[0010] In one or more embodiments of the present application, the calculating unit is configured to calculate a sliding gesture parameter of the sliding gesture in the button area based on the start position and the end position.

[0011] In one or more embodiments of the present application, the mapping unit is configured to map the sliding gesture parameter to a parameter adjustment rate in a set linear relationship or a non-linear relationship.

[0012] In one or more embodiments of the present application, the adjusting unit is configured to generate an adjusted target parameter according to the parameter adjustment rate and an adjustment direction corresponding to the sliding direction.

[0013] In one or more embodiments of the present application, the calculating unit is configured to calculate a relative sliding stroke of the sliding gesture in the button area based on the start position and the end position.

[0014] In one or more embodiments of the present application, the processing device further comprises a storage unit storing a reference sliding distance. The adjusting unit is configured to map the relative sliding stroke to the parameter adjustment rate in a set linear relationship; the parameter adjustment rate increases with the increase of the relative sliding stroke.

[0015] In one or more embodiments of the present application, the calculating unit is configured to calculate a sliding gesture duration based on a start time corresponding to the start position and an end time corresponding to the end position.

[0016] In one or more embodiments of the present application, the storage unit stores a time adjustment parameter.

[0017] In one or more embodiments of the present application, the adjusting unit is configured to map the sliding gesture duration to the parameter adjustment rate in a set linear relationship; the parameter adjustment rate increases with the increase of the sliding gesture duration.

[0018] In one or more embodiments of the present application, the computing unit is configured to calculate a relative sliding stroke of the sliding gesture in the button area based on the start position and the end position; calculate a sliding gesture duration based on a start time corresponding to the start position and an end time corresponding to the end position; and calculate a sliding speed based on the relative sliding stroke and the sliding gesture duration.

[0019] In one or more embodiments of the present application, the storage unit stores a speed adjustment parameter.

[0020] In one or more embodiments of the present application, the adjustment unit is configured to map the sliding speed to the parameter adjustment speed in a set linear relationship; and the parameter adjustment speed increases with an increase of the sliding speed.

[0021] In one or more embodiments of the present application, the detection unit detects that the sliding gesture in the button area remains at the same position during sliding and exceeds a set time length; the adjustment unit is configured to map the sliding gesture remaining time to the parameter adjustment speed in a set non-linear relationship; and the parameter adjustment speed increases with an increase of the sliding remaining time, and the increase rate is higher than that of the relative sliding stroke.

[0022] In one or more embodiments of the present application, the control terminal further comprises a tactile feedback device.

[0023] In one or more embodiments of the present application, the processing device further comprises a feedback unit configured to generate a feedback intensity based on the parameter adjustment speed; and the feedback intensity increases with an increase of the parameter adjustment speed.

[0024] In one or more embodiments of the present application, the detection unit is further configured to detect a click gesture and a click direction in the button area; and the adjustment unit is configured to generate the target parameter according to a preset unit adjustment amount and the corresponding click direction each time the click gesture is detected.

[0025] In one or more embodiments of the present application, the processing device further comprises a reference generation unit configured to set a preset parameter threshold as an adjustment reference when the detection unit detects that the start position of the sliding gesture in the button area is close to the edge of the button area; and the adjustment unit is configured to generate the target parameter according to the preset parameter threshold, the parameter adjustment speed, and an adjustment direction corresponding to the sliding direction.

[0026] In one or more embodiments of the present application, the processing device further comprises a reference generation unit configured to use the current target parameter as an adjustment reference when the detection unit detects that the start position of the sliding gesture in the button region is away from the edge of the button region; and the adjustment unit is configured to generate the target parameter according to the current target parameter, the parameter adjustment rate, and the adjustment direction corresponding to the sliding direction.

[0027] The second aspect of the present application provides an air conditioning system, which comprises at least one air conditioning device and a control terminal. The control terminal is configured to adjust a target set temperature of an air conditioning room and transmit the target set temperature to the air conditioning device.

[0028] Compared with the prior art, the present application has the advantages and positive effects that: by the cooperation of the generation unit, the calculation unit, the mapping unit, and the adjustment unit, the small-amplitude sliding operation of the user in a very small button region is converted into different parameter adjustment rates, and the adjusted target parameter is generated according to the parameter adjustment rate and the adjustment direction corresponding to the sliding direction, so that the operation time is shorter; the user only needs to use one finger and a small action to complete the adjustment, and even one-handed operation is not limited.

[0029] Other features and advantages of the present application will become more apparent after reading the specific embodiments of the present application in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0030] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application or the prior art, the following will briefly introduce the drawings needed to be used in the embodiments or the prior art description. Obviously, the drawings described below are some embodiments of the present application, and other drawings can also be obtained by those skilled in the art without any creative labor under the premise of the drawings.

[0031] Figure 1 Structure schematic diagram of the air conditioning system provided by some embodiments of the present application;

[0032] Figure 2 Structure schematic diagram of the control terminal provided by some embodiments of the present application;

[0033] Figure 3 Structure schematic diagram of the processing device in the control terminal provided by some embodiments of the present application;

[0034] Figure 4 Structure schematic diagram of the control terminal provided by some embodiments of the present application;

[0035] Figure 5 Operation schematic diagram of the control terminal provided by some embodiments of the present application;

[0036] Figure 6 An operation diagram of the control terminal according to some embodiments of the present application;

[0037] Figure 7 A diagram of the button area according to some embodiments of the present application;

[0038] Figure 8 A diagram of the button area according to some embodiments of the present application;

[0039] Figure 9 A diagram of the processing device in the control terminal according to some embodiments of the present application;

[0040] Figure 10 An operation diagram of the relative adjustment mode of the control terminal according to some embodiments of the present application;

[0041] Figure 11 An operation diagram of the absolute adjustment mode of the control terminal according to some embodiments of the present application;

[0042] Figure 12 A diagram of the control terminal according to some embodiments of the present application;

[0043] Figure 13 A diagram of the processing device in the control terminal according to some embodiments of the present application;

[0044] Figure 14 A diagram of the processing device in the control terminal according to some embodiments of the present application;

[0045] Figure 15 A diagram of the control terminal according to some embodiments of the present application;

[0046] Figure 16 An example of the change curve of the acceleration coefficient;

[0047] In the figure:

[0048] 10: control terminal; 11: touch screen; 12: processing device; 13: air conditioning equipment; 14: server; 15: button area; 16: minimum click area; 17: touch feedback device;

[0049] 121: generating section; 122: detecting section; 123: calculating section; 124: mapping section; 125: adjusting section; 126: storing section; 127: feedback section; 128: reference generating section;

[0050] 201, processor; 202, volatile memory; 203, non-volatile memory; 204, display device; 205, operation device; 206, communication interface; 207, driving device; 208, bus; 209, storage medium; 210, storage medium. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0051] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present application, rather than all the embodiments of the present application. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative work fall within the scope of protection of the present application.

[0052] In the description of the present application, it should be understood that the terms "center", "upper", "lower", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer" and the like indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and are only used to facilitate the description of the present application and simplify the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation on the present application.

[0053] The terms "first", "second" are only for descriptive purpose, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the technical features indicated. Therefore, the features defined with "first", "second" can explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the features. In the description of the present application, unless otherwise specified, the meaning of "a plurality of" is two or more.

[0054] In the description of the present application, it should be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, the terms "mounting", "connecting", "connection" should be understood in a broad sense, for example, can be fixed connection, can also be detachable connection, or integral connection; can be mechanical connection, can also be electrical connection; can be directly connected, can also be indirectly connected through intermediate medium, can be the communication between the two elements inside. For those skilled in the art, the specific meaning of the above terms in the present application can be understood according to the specific circumstances.

[0055] In the present application, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, the first feature is "on" or "under" the second feature can include that the first and second features are in direct contact, or can include that the first and second features are not in direct contact but are in contact through another feature between them. Moreover, the first feature is "on", "above" and "over" the second feature includes that the first feature is directly above and obliquely above the second feature, or only means that the first feature is higher in horizontal height than the second feature. The first feature is "under", "below" and "under" the second feature includes that the first feature is directly below and obliquely below the second feature, or only means that the first feature is lower in horizontal height than the second feature.

[0056] The following disclosure provides many different embodiments, or examples, for implementing different structures of the application. For the purpose of simplification, the components and arrangements of specific examples are described in the following. Of course, they are only examples, and the purpose is not to limit the application. In addition, the application can repeatedly refer to numbers and / or letters in different examples, and such repetition is for the purpose of simplification and clarity, which does not indicate the relationship between the various embodiments and / or arrangements discussed. In addition, the application provides examples of various specific processes and materials, but those skilled in the art can realize the application of other processes and / or the use of other materials.

[0057] The following refers to the accompanying drawings Figures 1 to 16 The embodiments of the present application are described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The embodiments of the present application relate to a control terminal 10. The control terminal 10 is used to control an electrical appliance. The electrical appliance includes, but is not limited to, an air conditioner, a heat pump, a washing machine, a kitchen appliance, a lighting device, a smart TV, etc. More specifically, the control terminal 10 can be used to adjust a target parameter and transmit the target parameter to the electrical appliance. Exemplarily, the control terminal 10 can be used to set the water temperature of hot water in a water tank in a heat pump system and transmit the target water temperature to the heat pump system; the control terminal 10 can be used to adjust the target washing water temperature of a washing machine and transmit the target washing water temperature to the washing machine; or the control terminal 10 can be used to adjust the cooking time of a kitchen appliance and transmit the cooking time to the kitchen appliance; or the control terminal 10 can be used to adjust the brightness of a lighting device and transmit the target brightness to the lighting device; or the control terminal 10 can be used to adjust the volume of a smart TV and transmit the target volume to the electrical appliance, which will not be listed one by one here.

[0058] In the following, the control terminal 10 for the air conditioning device 13 is taken as an example for introduction. The control terminal 10 can be used to adjust the target temperature of an air-conditioned room and transmit the target temperature to the air conditioning device 13. The control terminal 10 can be connected to the air conditioning device 13 through a cable.

[0059] The control terminal 10 can also be in communication connection with the air conditioning device 13. The network between the control terminal 10 and the air conditioning device 13 can be the Internet, a cellular network, a Wi-Fi network, a low power wide area network (LoW Power Wide Area) based on LoRa, Sigfox, NB-loT, etc. standards and protocols, a wide area network, a local area network, etc. For example, as shown in Figure 1 the control terminal 10 and the air conditioning device 13 can be in communication connection through a server 14 (e.g. a cloud server) or a gateway.

[0060] In one or more embodiments of the present application, the control terminal 10 is embedded or hung on the wall of the air-conditioned room.

[0061] In one or more embodiments of the present application, the control terminal 10 can also be an electronic device with intelligent functions. It can be connected to the above-mentioned various networks.

[0062] As shown in Figure 2 In one or more embodiments of the present application, the control terminal 10 has a touch screen 11. The touch screen 11 can be a capacitive touch screen 11, which is very sensitive to the slight touch of a finger and can accurately track finger operations and also realize multi-point touch control. The touch screen 11 can also be other touch screens that can realize similar functions, and the principle of the touch screen is not limited herein.

[0063] In one or more embodiments of the present application, the control terminal 10 further comprises a processing device 12.

[0064] A hardware configuration of the processing device 12 is shown in the figure. The processing device 12 comprises a processor 201, a volatile memory 202, a non-volatile memory 203, a display device 204, an operation device 205, a communication interface 206, a driving device 207, etc. and is connected to each other through a bus 208. The processor 201 can be a special-purpose processor, a central processing unit, etc. The processor 201 can access the storage unit to execute instructions or application programs stored in the storage unit to realize related functions. The display device 204 is a display device for displaying various information, the operation device 205 is an operation device for receiving various operations, and the driving device 207 is a hardware terminal interacting with a storage medium. In one or more embodiments of the present application, the storage medium 209 comprises a medium such as a CD-ROM, a floppy disk, a magneto-optical disk, etc. for recording information in an optical, electrical or magnetic manner. The storage medium 210 can also be a semiconductor memory such as a ROM, a flash memory, etc. for recording information in an electrical manner.

[0065] The processing device 12 can be a system on a chip, for example, an integrated processor 201, a volatile memory 202, a non-volatile memory 203 and a communication interface 206, etc.

[0066] like Figure 4 As shown, in one or more embodiments of this application, the processing device 12 includes a generation unit 121, a detection unit 122, a calculation unit 123, a mapping unit 124, and an adjustment unit 125. Each of these components can be implemented by the processor 201 running a program.

[0067] In one or more embodiments of this application, the generation unit 121 is configured to generate a button area 15 on the touch screen 11, the button area 15 being composed of a plurality of minimum click areas 16.

[0068] The minimum clickable area 16 is a square. The size of the minimum clickable area 16 can be configured according to the selected embedded system, for example, using the size recommended by the design guidelines of the selected embedded system.

[0069] In one or more embodiments of this application, exemplarily, such as Figure 7 As shown, the minimum clickable area 16 can be set to 48*48 pixels or 9*9 millimeters, which allows most users to click.

[0070] In one or more embodiments of this application, the button area 15 consists of two minimum clickable areas 16.

[0071] In one or more embodiments of this application, the two smallest clickable areas 16 in the button area 15 can be arranged horizontally in a continuous manner, that is, the size of the button area 15 is 96*48 pixels or 18*9 millimeters.

[0072] In one or more embodiments of this application, the two smallest clickable areas 16 in the button area 15 can be arranged vertically in a continuous manner, that is, the size of the button area 15 is 48*96 pixels or 9*18 mm.

[0073] In one or more embodiments of this application, the button area 15 may accommodate two parallel finger knuckles.

[0074] In one or more embodiments of this application, the detection unit 122 is configured to detect the start position, end position, and sliding direction of a sliding gesture in the button area 15.

[0075] When a finger touches the button area 15, the detection unit 122 is configured to detect and record the initial touch point coordinates (x1, y1) and timestamp t1. The initial touch point coordinates (x1, y1) are the starting position of the swipe gesture.

[0076] When the finger leaves the button area 15, the detection unit 122 is configured to detect and record the coordinates (x, y) of the last touch point. n yn ) and a timestamp t n The last touch point coordinate (x n , y n ) is the end position of the sliding gesture.

[0077] The detection unit 122 continuously records a series of coordinates and corresponding timestamps while the finger moves on the button area 15, and determines the sliding direction of the finger on the button area 15 based on the series of coordinates and corresponding timestamps.

[0078] In one or more embodiments of the present application, the calculation unit 123 is configured to calculate a sliding gesture parameter of the sliding gesture in the button area 15 based on the start position and the end position.

[0079] In one or more embodiments of the present application, the sliding gesture parameter is the relative sliding stroke of the sliding gesture in the button area 15.

[0080] In one or more embodiments of the present application, the sliding gesture parameter is the sliding gesture duration of the sliding gesture in the button area 15.

[0081] In one or more embodiments of the present application, the sliding gesture parameter is the sliding rate of the sliding gesture in the button area 15.

[0082] The mapping unit 124 is configured to map the sliding gesture parameter to a parameter adjustment rate according to a set linear relationship or nonlinear relationship. Specifically, the mapping unit 124 is used to convert the user's sliding gesture into a corresponding adjustment speed according to a preset rule. The preset rule can be a set of linear relationships or a set of nonlinear relationships, and as the sliding gesture parameter changes, the parameter adjustment rate will speed up or slow down in different ways. Thus, in a small touch space, different adjustment requirements can be achieved, the target parameter can be flexibly adjusted, and a more intuitive control experience can be provided.

[0083] The adjustment unit 125 is configured to generate an adjusted target parameter according to the parameter adjustment rate and the corresponding adjustment direction of the sliding direction.

[0084] As shown in FIGS. 1 Figure 5 and Figure 6 , the sliding direction D1 corresponds to a first adjustment direction, for example, an increasing direction of the target parameter; and the sliding direction D2 corresponds to a second adjustment direction, for example, a decreasing direction of the target parameter.

[0085] The application converts the small-scale sliding operation of the user in the very small button area 15 into different parameter adjustment rates by the cooperation of the generating unit 121, the calculating unit 123, the mapping unit 124 and the adjusting unit 125, and generates the adjusted target parameter according to the adjustment direction corresponding to the parameter adjustment rate and the sliding direction, and the operation time is shorter; the user only needs to use one finger and small action to complete the adjustment, and even the single-hand operation is not limited.

[0086] In the Ul design aspect, the button area 15 can be a rectangular button or a button of other shapes.

[0087] In one or more embodiments of the application, the calculating unit 123 is configured to calculate the relative sliding stroke of the sliding gesture in the button area 15 based on the start position and the end position.

[0088] In one or more embodiments of the application, the relative sliding stroke L can be expressed as:

[0089]

[0090] In one or more embodiments of the application, the relative sliding stroke L can be expressed as:

[0091] L = max(abs(x n -x1), abs(y n -y1))

[0092] That is, the absolute value of the difference between the horizontal coordinates of the initial touch point coordinates and the last touch point coordinates is taken as the horizontal component, the absolute value of the difference between the vertical coordinates of the initial touch point coordinates and the last touch point coordinates is taken as the vertical component, and the maximum value of the horizontal component and the vertical component is taken as the relative sliding stroke. "abs" is a function that returns the absolute value.

[0093] As Figure 9 shown in one or more embodiments of the application, the processing device 12 further includes a storage unit 126. The storage unit 126 stores a reference sliding distance.

[0094] The adjusting unit 125 is configured to map the relative sliding stroke to the parameter adjustment rate by a set linear relationship, and the parameter adjustment rate increases with the increase of the relative sliding stroke.

[0095] As Figure 8 shown, for example, the reference sliding distance L sThis could be the distance between points P0 and P1, P1 and P2, P2 and P3, and P3 and P4 as shown in the diagram. A baseline sliding distance corresponds to a parameter adjustment frequency of one unit; that is, for every additional baseline sliding distance of the relative sliding stroke L, the parameter adjustment rate increases by one unit.

[0096] That is, for a relative sliding travel covering the distance between points P0 and P1, the parameter adjustment rate can be 1 unit per second; for a relative sliding travel covering the distance between points P0 and P2, the parameter adjustment rate can be 2 units per second, and so on. In other words, the parameter adjustment rate (exemplarily, the number of units adjusted per second) can be expressed as:

[0097] V = L / L s

[0098] The adjustment unit 125 updates the adjusted target parameters according to the adjustment direction corresponding to the parameter adjustment rate and the sliding direction.

[0099] In one or more embodiments of this application, the calculation unit 123 is configured to calculate the duration of the swipe gesture based on the start time corresponding to the start position and the end time corresponding to the end position.

[0100] The duration of a swipe gesture is the time difference between the timestamp of the last touch point and the timestamp of the initial touch point, denoted as:

[0101] ST=t n -t1

[0102] The storage unit 126 also stores a time adjustment parameter k1, and the time condition parameter k1 is a constant.

[0103] The adjustment unit 125 is configured to map the duration of the swipe gesture to a parameter adjustment rate according to a set linear relationship. The parameter adjustment rate increases as the duration of the swipe gesture increases.

[0104] That is, the parameter adjustment rate (for example, the number of units adjusted per second) can be expressed as:

[0105] V = ST × k1

[0106] The adjustment unit 125 updates the adjusted target parameters according to the adjustment direction corresponding to the parameter adjustment rate and the sliding direction.

[0107] In one or more embodiments of this application, the computing unit 123 is configured to perform the following steps:

[0108] The relative sliding stroke of the sliding gesture in the button area 15 is calculated based on the start position and the end position. The calculation process of the relative sliding stroke is described above.

[0109] The sliding gesture duration is calculated based on the start time corresponding to the start position and the end time corresponding to the end position.

[0110] The sliding speed is calculated based on the relative sliding stroke and the sliding gesture duration.

[0111] The sliding speed can be expressed as:

[0112] v = L / ST

[0113] The rate adjustment parameter k2 is also stored in the storage unit 126, and the rate adjustment parameter k2 is a constant.

[0114] The adjustment unit 125 is configured to map the sliding speed to the parameter adjustment rate in a set linear relationship. The parameter adjustment rate increases with the increase of the sliding speed.

[0115] That is, the parameter adjustment rate (for example, the number of units adjusted per second) can be expressed as:

[0116] V = V x k2

[0117] The adjustment unit 125 updates the adjusted target parameter according to the adjustment direction corresponding to the parameter adjustment rate and the sliding direction.

[0118] In one or more embodiments of the present application, the adjustment unit 125 can also be configured to map the relative sliding stroke to the parameter adjustment rate in a set nonlinear relationship, and the nonlinear relationship can be one or more of an exponential function, a logarithmic function, and a polynomial function.

[0119] In one or more embodiments of the present application, the adjustment unit 125 can also be configured to map the sliding gesture duration to the parameter adjustment rate in a set nonlinear relationship, and the nonlinear relationship can be one or more of an exponential function, a logarithmic function, and a polynomial function.

[0120] In one or more embodiments of the present application, the adjustment unit 125 can also be configured to map the sliding speed to the parameter adjustment rate in a set nonlinear relationship, and the nonlinear relationship can be one or more of an exponential function, a logarithmic function, and a polynomial function.

[0121] In one or more embodiments of the present application, the detection unit 122 records the slide gesture holding time when the slide gesture in the button area 15 is detected to be kept in the ending position and beyond the set time length. The adjustment unit 125 is configured to map the slide gesture holding time to the parameter adjustment rate in a set non-linear relationship. The parameter adjustment rate increases with the increase of the slide holding time, and the increase amplitude is higher than the amplitude of the relative slide stroke.

[0122] Specifically, the detection unit 122 continuously detects the capacitance change of the button area 15 in the touch screen 11 and converts it into a touch event. When the fingertip contacts the button area 15, the detection unit 122 is configured to detect and record the initial touch point coordinates as the starting position of the slide gesture. The detection unit 122 further detects and records the slide action of the fingertip in the button area 15. In this process, the relative slide stroke increases by one unit of parameter adjustment rate for each increase of one reference slide distance. That is, in this process, the parameter adjustment rate can be represented as V = L / L s .

[0123] The detection unit 122 further keeps detecting the slide action, and if it is detected that the fingertip keeps in the same position in the button area 15 during the slide and beyond the set time length (e.g. 4s), the slide gesture holding time of the slide gesture in this position is recorded.

[0124] The adjustment unit 125 further maps the slide gesture holding time to the parameter adjustment rate in a set non-linear relationship. For example, the slide gesture holding time is mapped to the parameter adjustment rate in a set non-linear relationship by an acceleration coefficient S.

[0125] The parameter adjustment rate is represented as:

[0126] V = (L / L s ) × S

[0127] Where S is the acceleration coefficient; the acceleration coefficient S can be obtained based on the non-linear relationship between the preset slide gesture holding time and the acceleration coefficient, and the non-linear relationship can be one or more of an exponential function, a logarithmic function, and a polynomial function. That is, when adjusting based on the relative slide stroke, for example, sliding from position P0 to position P4 in the button area 15, the acceleration coefficient S remains unchanged in this process. For example, it is 1. If kept at P4, when adjusting based on the slide gesture holding time, the acceleration coefficient S rapidly increases according to the non-linear relationship, thereby achieving rapid and large-scale adjustment in a short time.

[0128] As Figure 12 and Figure 15As shown, in one or more embodiments of this application, the control terminal 10 further includes a touch feedback device 17. The touch feedback device 17 is preferably a small motor.

[0129] like Figure 13 As shown, the corresponding processing device 12 also includes a feedback unit 127. The feedback unit 127 is configured to generate feedback intensity based on the parameter adjustment rate. The feedback intensity increases with the increase of the parameter adjustment rate. In this way, the user can feel the change and intensity of the parameter adjustment rate during operation.

[0130] In one or more embodiments of this application, the button area 15 can be designed at a designated location on the control terminal 10; for example, an unobstructed and easily operable area; and a guide structure can be designed near the button area 15 to help the user locate the button area 15 more accurately. For visually impaired individuals, this guide structure can guide them to the button area 15 through touch. The guide structure can be raised lines, a dot matrix, or a combination of lines and dots. The guide structure can also be used to indicate and distinguish the adjustment direction. Within the button area 15, the detection unit 122 detects the relative sliding gesture parameters within the button area 15. Without requiring the user to align with a specific location or perform precise operations, the user can feel the intensity of the current parameter adjustment through the touch feedback device 17, further improving the operability for visually impaired individuals.

[0131] In one or more embodiments of this application, the detection unit 122 is further configured to detect the click gesture and click direction in the button area 15. The adjustment unit 125 is configured to generate target parameters based on a preset unit adjustment amount and the corresponding click direction each time a click gesture is detected.

[0132] In one or more embodiments of this application, the detection unit 122 is configured with a minimum movement distance. The minimum movement distance does not exceed a reference sliding distance. Only when the fingertip moves a distance in the button area 15 exceeding the minimum movement distance is it considered a sliding gesture; otherwise, it is determined to be a click gesture.

[0133] The adjustment unit 125 is configured to generate target parameters based on a preset unit adjustment amount, such as 1°C, and the corresponding click direction each time a click gesture is detected.

[0134] like Figure 11 As shown, in one or more embodiments of this application, the control terminal 10 is configured with an absolute adjustment mode. Correspondingly, as... Figure 14As shown, the processing device 12 further comprises a reference generating part 128. When the detecting part 122 detects that the starting position of the sliding gesture in the button area 15 is close to the edge of the button area 15, i.e. the sliding track of the sliding gesture is sliding from one side edge to the center or sliding from one side edge to the other side edge, the reference generating part 128 takes the preset parameter threshold as the adjustment reference.

[0135] The adjusting part 125 generates the target parameter according to the preset parameter threshold, the parameter adjustment rate and the adjustment direction corresponding to the sliding direction.

[0136] For example, as shown in FIG. 6, D2 is the decreasing direction of the target parameter. Take the case that the air conditioning device 13 is running in the cooling mode. When the detecting part 122 detects that the starting position of the sliding gesture is between the position P3 and the position P4 or beyond the position P4, the reference generating part 128 takes the preset parameter threshold (for example, 32 degrees Celsius) as the adjustment reference. On the basis of the adjustment reference, the target set temperature is adjusted lower according to the parameter adjustment rate. Figure 11

[0137] In one or more embodiments of the present application, the control terminal 10 is configured with a relative adjustment mode. When the detecting part 122 detects that the starting position of the sliding gesture in the button area 15 is far away from the edge of the button area 15, i.e. the sliding track of the sliding gesture is sliding from the center to the edge, the reference generating part 128 takes the current target parameter as the adjustment reference.

[0138] The adjusting part 125 generates the target parameter according to the current target parameter, the parameter adjustment rate and the adjustment direction corresponding to the sliding direction.

[0139] For example, as shown in FIG. 7, D1 is the increasing direction of the target parameter. Take the case that the air conditioning device 13 is running in the cooling mode. When the detecting part 122 detects that the starting position of the sliding gesture is between the position P0 and the position P3, the reference generating part 128 takes the current target parameter (for example, 24.5 degrees Celsius) as the adjustment reference. On the basis of the adjustment reference, the target set temperature is adjusted lower according to the parameter adjustment rate. Figure 10 When the detecting part 122 detects that the starting position of the sliding gesture is outside the button area 15, it is determined as an invalid point.

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[0141] ​​Another embodiment of the present application provides an air conditioning system; which includes at least one air conditioning device 13; the air conditioning device 13 is used to maintain good indoor air conditions to improve and enhance the use of the building. The air-conditioned room or building using air conditioning technology has the characteristics of comfort, health and energy saving, and the air-conditioned room has good thermal environment, and the parameters such as indoor air temperature, humidity, air flow speed, cleanliness and freshness are suitable, so as to ensure that the indoor personnel have good living conditions and working conditions. In the industrial field, maintaining the appropriate indoor environment is also to meet the requirements of the production process, ensure product quality, and use the minimum energy consumption to maintain the best indoor environment. The air conditioning device 13 is a device for heating, humidifying and purifying air to meet the air supply requirements of the air-conditioned room; wherein the device for heating, humidifying and purifying air includes but is not limited to heating equipment, cooling equipment, humidifying equipment and dehumidifying equipment, etc.

[0142] The typical air conditioning method of the air conditioning device 13 is to send air with certain parameters into the room (supply air), while discharging a corresponding amount of air from the room (exhaust air). Under the simultaneous action of the supply air and the exhaust air, the indoor air can be maintained in the required state. The supply air is previously treated by the air treatment device (such as heating, cooling, humidifying, dehumidifying, filtering and purifying, etc.). The air conditioning device 13 includes air conditioning cold and heat sources, air treatment, air delivery and distribution, and controllers, etc.

[0143] The air conditioning device 13 performs a refrigeration cycle of the air conditioning device 13 by using a compressor, a condenser, an expansion valve and an evaporator. The refrigeration cycle includes a series of processes involving compression, condensation, expansion and evaporation, and refrigeration or heating of the indoor space.

[0144] The low-temperature and low-pressure refrigerant enters the compressor, which compresses the refrigerant gas into a high-temperature and high-pressure state and discharges the compressed refrigerant gas. The discharged refrigerant gas flows into the condenser. The condenser condenses the compressed refrigerant into a liquid phase, and the heat is released to the surrounding environment through the condensation process.

[0145] The expansion valve expands the high-temperature and high-pressure liquid-phase refrigerant formed in the condenser into low-pressure liquid-phase refrigerant. The evaporator evaporates the refrigerant expanded in the expansion valve, and returns the refrigerant gas in a low-temperature and low-pressure state to the compressor. The evaporator can achieve the refrigeration effect by utilizing the latent heat of evaporation of the refrigerant to exchange heat with the material to be cooled. In the entire cycle, the air conditioning device 13 can adjust the temperature of the indoor space.

[0146] The outdoor unit of the air conditioning apparatus 13 refers to a portion of a refrigeration cycle including a compressor and an outdoor heat exchanger, the indoor unit of the air conditioning apparatus 13 includes an indoor heat exchanger, and an expansion valve can be provided in the indoor unit or the outdoor unit.

[0147] The indoor heat exchanger and the outdoor heat exchanger serve as a condenser or an evaporator. When the indoor heat exchanger serves as a condenser, the air conditioning apparatus 13 serves as a heater in a heating mode, and when the indoor heat exchanger serves as an evaporator, the air conditioning apparatus 13 serves as a cooler in a cooling mode.

[0148] In some alternative embodiments of the present application, the air conditioning apparatus 13 can include one indoor unit, and in other alternative embodiments of the present application, the air conditioning apparatus 13 can include a plurality of indoor units. The indoor unit can adopt a wall-mounted air supply structure, a floor-standing air supply structure, a ducted air supply structure, or an air supply structure embedded in a ceiling, etc. The air supply structure includes a housing having a return air inlet for sucking air and an air supply outlet for supplying processed air into an air conditioning room. An indoor fan is provided in the housing.

[0149] A control main board is provided in the indoor unit, and the control main board is communicatively connected with the control terminal 10 or connected through a cable.

[0150] The specific structure and functions of the control terminal 10 are described in detail in the above embodiments and the accompanying drawings.

[0151] In the description of the above embodiments, specific features, structures, materials or characteristics can be combined in any one or more embodiments or examples in a suitable manner.

[0152] The above merely provides a specific implementation of the present application, but the protection scope of the present application is not limited thereto, and any person skilled in the art can easily think of changes or replacements within the technical scope disclosed by the present application, which should be covered in the protection scope of the present application. Therefore, the protection scope of the present application should be subject to the protection scope of the claims.

Claims

1. A control terminal, which can be used to adjust target parameters and transmit said target parameters to home appliances, comprising: touchscreen; Its features are, The control terminal also includes: Processing apparatus, comprising: A generation unit is configured to generate a button area on the touchscreen, the button area consisting of a plurality of minimum clickable areas; The detection unit is configured to detect the start position, end position, and direction of the swipe gesture in the button area; The calculation unit is configured to calculate the sliding gesture parameters of the sliding gesture in the button area based on the start position and the end position; A mapping unit configured to map the swipe gesture parameters to a parameter adjustment rate according to a set linear or non-linear relationship; and The adjustment unit is configured to generate the adjusted target parameters according to the adjustment rate of the parameters and the adjustment direction corresponding to the sliding direction.

2. The control terminal according to claim 1, characterized in that: The computing unit is configured as follows: The relative sliding distance of the swipe gesture in the button area is calculated based on the start position and the end position; The processing device further includes: Storage unit, which stores the reference sliding distance; The adjustment unit is configured to map the relative sliding stroke to the parameter adjustment rate in a set linear relationship; the parameter adjustment rate increases as the relative sliding stroke increases.

3. The control terminal according to claim 1, characterized in that: The computing unit is configured as follows: The duration of the swipe gesture is calculated based on the start time corresponding to the start position and the end time corresponding to the end position. The processing device further includes: The storage unit contains time adjustment parameters; The adjustment unit is configured to map the duration of the swipe gesture to the parameter adjustment rate in a set linear relationship; the parameter adjustment rate increases as the duration of the swipe gesture increases.

4. The control terminal according to claim 1, characterized in that: The computing unit is configured as follows: The relative sliding distance of the swipe gesture in the button area is calculated based on the start position and the end position; The duration of the swipe gesture is calculated based on the start time corresponding to the start position and the end time corresponding to the end position. The sliding rate is calculated based on the relative sliding distance and the duration of the sliding gesture. The processing device further includes: Storage unit, which stores rate regulation parameters; The adjustment unit is configured to map the sliding rate to the parameter adjustment rate in a set linear relationship; the parameter adjustment rate increases as the sliding rate increases.

5. The control terminal according to claim 2, characterized in that: When the detection unit detects that the swipe gesture in the button area remains in the same position during the swipe and exceeds a set time, the swipe gesture holding time is recorded; the adjustment unit is configured to map the swipe gesture holding time to the parameter adjustment rate with a set nonlinear relationship; the parameter adjustment rate increases with the increase of the swipe holding time, and the increase is greater than the increase with the relative swipe stroke.

6. The control terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that: The control terminal also includes: haptic feedback device; The processing device further includes: The feedback unit is configured to generate a feedback intensity based on the parameter adjustment rate; the feedback intensity increases as the parameter adjustment rate increases.

7. The control terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that: The detection unit is also configured to detect the click gesture and click direction in the button area; The adjustment unit is configured to generate the target parameters based on a preset unit adjustment amount and the corresponding click direction each time the click gesture is detected.

8. The control terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that: The processing device further includes: The reference generation unit uses a preset parameter threshold as an adjustment reference when the detection unit detects that the starting position of the swipe gesture in the button area is close to the edge of the button area; The adjustment unit generates the target parameter based on the preset parameter threshold, the parameter adjustment rate, and the adjustment direction corresponding to the sliding direction.

9. The control terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that: The processing device further includes: The reference generation unit uses the current target parameter as an adjustment reference when the detection unit detects that the starting position of the swipe gesture in the button area is far from the edge of the button area; The adjustment unit generates the target parameter based on the current target parameter, the parameter adjustment rate, and the adjustment direction corresponding to the sliding direction.

10. An air conditioning system, characterized in that, It includes at least one air conditioning device, and further includes a control terminal as described in any one of claims 1 to 9; the control terminal can be used to adjust the target set temperature of the air-conditioned room and transmit the target set temperature to the air conditioning device.

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