Light control method and device, vehicle and nonvolatile storage medium

Abstract

This application discloses a lighting control method, device, vehicle, and non-volatile storage medium. The method includes: determining the vehicle's operating state and remaining battery power; determining a target position on an external strip-shaped indicator light corresponding to the remaining battery power, wherein the strip-shaped indicator light is located at the front of the vehicle and extends longitudinally along the vehicle body, and the target position is used to quantify the remaining battery power on the strip-shaped indicator light; determining the starting position of the operating state on the strip-shaped indicator light and the target lighting effect mode corresponding to the operating state; and controlling the strip-shaped indicator light in the target area to operate according to the target lighting effect mode, wherein the target area is the region on the strip-shaped indicator light from the starting position to the target position. This application solves the technical problem in related technologies where the vehicle status of new energy vehicles in charging and discharging scenarios cannot be intuitively and accurately visualized and fed back through external lights.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This application relates to the field of lighting control technology, and more specifically, to a lighting control method, device, vehicle, and non-volatile storage medium. Background Technology

[0002] With the trend of intelligent development in new energy vehicles, some models on the market have attempted to implement some status feedback functions through external lights, such as using headlights to display remaining charging time, battery percentage, or providing prompts when voice activation is activated. However, these solutions generally suffer from problems such as limited feedback scenarios, ambiguous information expression, lack of directionality, and brand synergy. In the aforementioned technologies, the lack of a precise battery quantification mapping mechanism based on the vehicle's physical structure prevents users from quickly, accurately, and unambiguously obtaining information such as the vehicle's charging / discharging status and remaining battery power through external lights.

[0003] There is currently no effective solution to the above problems. Summary of the Invention

[0004] This application provides a lighting control method, device, vehicle, and non-volatile storage medium to at least solve the technical problem in the related art that the vehicle status of new energy vehicles in charging and discharging scenarios cannot be intuitively and accurately visualized and fed back through external lights.

[0005] According to one aspect of the embodiments of this application, a lighting control method is provided, comprising: determining a vehicle's operating state and a remaining battery level, wherein the operating state is at least used to characterize the power exchange state between the vehicle and an external device; determining a target position on a strip-shaped indicator light on the exterior of the vehicle corresponding to the remaining battery level, wherein the strip-shaped indicator light is disposed at the front of the vehicle and extends longitudinally along the vehicle body, and the target position is used to quantify the remaining battery level on the strip-shaped indicator light; determining a starting position on the strip-shaped indicator light corresponding to the operating state and a target lighting effect mode corresponding to the operating state, wherein the starting position is the boundary position of the strip-shaped indicator light corresponding to the directional attribute of the operating state; and controlling the strip-shaped indicator light in a target area to operate according to the target lighting effect mode, wherein the target area is the area on the strip-shaped indicator light from the starting position to the target position.

[0006] Optionally, the strip indicator light includes an upper section located in the engine hood area and a lower section located in the vehicle grille area, and the upper section and the lower section are optically connected; the method further includes: determining a first proportion value of the length of the lower section to the total length of the strip indicator light; determining the number of intervals for dividing the strip indicator light into intervals based on the first proportion value, wherein the number of intervals is equal to the reciprocal of the first proportion value, or an integer multiple of the reciprocal of the first proportion value; dividing the strip indicator light into multiple target intervals according to the number of intervals, wherein each target interval corresponds to a battery level interval of the vehicle, and the battery level interval is the interval obtained by equally dividing the full range of the vehicle's battery level according to the number of intervals.

[0007] Optionally, the method further includes: dividing the full range of vehicle battery power into multiple battery power segments, and determining the segmentation density corresponding to each battery power segment, wherein the battery power segment includes at least one of the following: high battery power segment, medium battery power segment, and low battery power segment, with the segmentation density corresponding to the high battery power segment being less than that corresponding to the medium battery power segment, and the segmentation density corresponding to the medium battery power segment being less than that corresponding to the low battery power segment; determining the number of battery power intervals divided into each battery power segment based on the segmentation density, wherein the higher the segmentation density, the more battery power intervals the battery power segment is divided into; determining the physical proportion of each battery power segment on the strip indicator light based on the number of intervals corresponding to each battery power segment; dividing the strip indicator light into physical segments corresponding to each battery power segment based on the physical proportion, and further dividing each physical segment according to the corresponding number of intervals to obtain the target interval corresponding to each battery power interval.

[0008] Optionally, determining the target location corresponding to the remaining battery level on the strip indicator light outside the vehicle includes: determining the target battery level range in which the remaining battery level is located among multiple battery level ranges; and determining the location of the target range corresponding to the target battery level range on the strip indicator light as the target location.

[0009] Optionally, the working state includes: charging state; when the working state is charging state, the starting position is the lowest position in the lower section of the strip indicator light, and the starting position corresponds to zero vehicle battery power; when the working state is charging state, the target light effect mode includes at least one of the following: circulating from bottom to top, lighting up the lights in each target section one by one; controlling the strip indicator light in the target area to work according to the target light effect mode includes: controlling the lights in the strip indicator light from the starting position to the target position to light up dynamically in a flowing manner from the starting position, and then lighting up again from the starting position after reaching the target position, forming a continuous cycle of visual effect to represent the process of vehicle battery power consumption.

[0010] Optionally, the working state also includes: a discharge state; when the working state is in the discharge state, the starting position is the boundary point of the upper section of the strip indicator light away from the lower section, and the starting position corresponds to the vehicle's battery being fully charged; when the working state is in the discharge state, the target light effect mode includes at least one of the following: circulating from top to bottom, turning off or dimming each target section one by one; controlling the strip indicator light in the target area to work according to the target light effect mode includes: controlling the light in the strip indicator light from the starting position to the target position to move downwards in a flowing dynamic manner from the starting position to turn off or dim, and after reaching the target position, moving downwards again from the starting position to turn off or dim, forming a continuous cycle of visual effect to represent the vehicle's battery consumption process.

[0011] Optionally, the working state also includes: voice interaction state; the method further includes: upon receiving a user's voice command, determining the working state as a voice interaction state; determining a target light effect mode based on the type of the user's voice command, wherein the target light effect modes corresponding to different command types are the same or different, and the target light effect mode is used to characterize the response state or progress of the vehicle to the user's voice command; and controlling the strip indicator light to work according to the target light effect mode.

[0012] According to another aspect of the embodiments of this application, a lighting control device is also provided, comprising: a state determination module, configured to determine the operating state of a vehicle and the remaining battery power of the vehicle, wherein the operating state is at least used to characterize the power exchange state between the vehicle and external devices; a position determination module, configured to determine a target position on a strip-shaped indicator light on the exterior of the vehicle corresponding to the remaining battery power, wherein the strip-shaped indicator light is disposed at the front of the vehicle and extends longitudinally along the vehicle body, and the target position is used to quantify the remaining battery power on the strip-shaped indicator light; a light effect determination module, configured to determine the starting position corresponding to the operating state on the strip-shaped indicator light and the target light effect mode corresponding to the operating state, wherein the starting position is the boundary position of the strip-shaped indicator light corresponding to the directional attribute of the operating state; and a light effect execution module, configured to control the strip-shaped indicator light in the target area to operate according to the target light effect mode, wherein the target area is the area on the strip-shaped indicator light from the starting position to the target position.

[0013] According to another aspect of the embodiments of this application, a vehicle is also provided, wherein a strip-shaped indicator light is provided on the outer surface of the vehicle and extends longitudinally along the vehicle body. The vehicle includes a memory and a processor, wherein the processor is used to run a program stored in the memory, wherein the program executes a lighting control method when it runs.

[0014] According to another aspect of the embodiments of this application, a non-volatile storage medium is also provided, the non-volatile storage medium including a stored computer program, wherein the device containing the non-volatile storage medium executes a lighting control method by running the computer program.

[0015] According to another aspect of the embodiments of this application, a computer program product is also provided, including a computer program that, when executed by a processor, implements the steps of a lighting control method.

[0016] In this embodiment, the following methods are employed: determining the vehicle's operating state and remaining battery power, wherein the operating state at least characterizes the power exchange state between the vehicle and external devices; determining the target position on the strip-shaped indicator light on the vehicle's exterior corresponding to the remaining battery power, wherein the strip-shaped indicator light is located at the front of the vehicle and extends longitudinally along the vehicle body, and the target position is used to quantitatively characterize the remaining battery power on the strip-shaped indicator light; determining the starting position of the operating state on the strip-shaped indicator light and the target light effect mode corresponding to the operating state, wherein the starting position is the boundary position of the strip-shaped indicator light corresponding to the directional attribute of the operating state; and controlling the strip-shaped indicator light in the target area to operate according to the target light effect mode, wherein the target area is the area on the strip-shaped indicator light from the starting position to the target position. By using the strip-shaped indicator light on the vehicle as the core carrier, and through hardware adaptation, dynamic light effect design, and scenario-based logic control, the status visualization feedback for charging, discharging, and other scenarios is achieved, thereby solving the technical problem in related technologies where the vehicle status of new energy vehicles in charging, discharging, and other scenarios cannot be intuitively and accurately visualized through external lights. Attached Figure Description

[0017] The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of this application and form part of this application, illustrate exemplary embodiments and are used to explain this application, but do not constitute an undue limitation of this application. In the drawings:

[0018] Figure 1 This is a hardware structure block diagram of a computer terminal (or electronic device) for implementing a lighting control method according to an embodiment of this application;

[0019] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of a lighting control method according to an embodiment of this application;

[0020] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of a strip-shaped indicator light according to an embodiment of this application;

[0021] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of a target interval division provided according to an embodiment of this application;

[0022] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of a lighting control device provided according to an embodiment of this application. Detailed Implementation

[0023] To enable those skilled in the art to better understand the present application, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present application, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative effort should fall within the scope of protection of the present application.

[0024] It should be noted that the terms "first," "second," etc., in the specification, claims, and accompanying drawings of this application are used to distinguish similar objects and are not necessarily used to describe a specific order or sequence. It should be understood that such data can be interchanged where appropriate so that the embodiments of this application described herein can be implemented in orders other than those illustrated or described herein. Furthermore, the terms "comprising" and "having," and any variations thereof, are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion; for example, a process, method, system, product, or apparatus that comprises a series of steps or units is not necessarily limited to those steps or units explicitly listed, but may include other steps or units not explicitly listed or inherent to such processes, methods, products, or apparatus.

[0025] Currently, traditional solutions generally rely on mobile devices or central control screens to obtain information such as vehicle charging and discharging status and current battery level. This forces users to approach the vehicle, unlock the vehicle, or operate their mobile phones, resulting in high information acquisition costs and low efficiency. In particular, in complex environments such as outdoor camping and public charging stations, their applicability and safety are significantly insufficient.

[0026] For example, in charging scenarios, car owners need to obtain charging status through a mobile app or in-car screen, which can lead to information delays, inaccuracies, or cumbersome operations (requiring them to get close to the vehicle or look through the window). Furthermore, other car owners cannot quickly obtain information about charging station occupancy and waiting times, resulting in inefficient resource allocation. In discharging scenarios, the vehicle's discharging status lacks intuitive feedback, making it difficult for users to determine whether the discharging function is activated. Remaining battery level requires reliance on mobile phones or in-car devices, which is inconvenient and can easily lead to over-discharging or insufficient battery power, causing interruptions in usage. In external voice interaction scenarios, when users call the vehicle from outside, they cannot visually confirm whether the vehicle has been awakened, resulting in interaction uncertainty and a tendency to make repeated calls or hesitate to operate.

[0027] While some related technologies have attempted to implement partial status feedback through vehicle lights, the charging status is typically indicated only by partial light illumination or simple gradual changes. Users still need to rely on a mobile app or in-vehicle screen to obtain accurate battery information, failing to achieve long-distance, intuitive, and contactless status perception. The discharge function offers almost no external visual feedback, making it difficult for users to determine whether the system has started or the remaining battery level, potentially leading to over-discharge risks. External voice interaction relies solely on sound prompts or brief light flashes, lacking clear distinctions between different stages such as successful wake-up, command execution, and command completion, resulting in insufficient user confidence and frequent repeated calls. Furthermore, existing lighting feedback is not deeply integrated with the vehicle brand's iconic design, lacking a unique sense of ritual and visual recognizability, making it difficult to establish an emotional connection with the user.

[0028] To address the aforementioned issues, this application provides relevant solutions, which are detailed below.

[0029] According to an embodiment of this application, a method for controlling lighting is provided. It should be noted that the steps shown in the flowchart in the accompanying drawings can be executed in a computer system such as a set of computer-executable instructions. Furthermore, although a logical order is shown in the flowchart, in some cases, the steps shown or described may be executed in a different order than that shown here.

[0030] The method embodiments provided in this application can be executed on a mobile terminal, computer terminal, or similar computing device. Figure 1 A hardware block diagram of a computer terminal (or electronic device) for implementing a lighting control method is shown. Figure 1 As shown, the computer terminal 10 (or electronic device) may include one or more processors 102 (shown as 102a, 102b, ..., 102n in the figure) 102 (processor 102 may include, but is not limited to, a microprocessor MCU or a programmable logic device FPGA, etc.), a memory 104 for storing data, and a transmission device 106 for communication functions. In addition, it may also include: a display, an input / output interface (I / O interface), a universal serial bus (USB) port (which may be included as one of the ports of a BUS bus), a network interface, a power supply, and / or a camera. Those skilled in the art will understand that... Figure 1 The structure shown is for illustrative purposes only and does not limit the structure of the aforementioned electronic device. For example, computer terminal 10 may also include... Figure 1 The more or fewer components shown, or having the same Figure 1 The different configurations shown.

[0031] It should be noted that the aforementioned one or more processors 102 and / or other data processing circuits are generally referred to herein as "data processing circuits". These data processing circuits may be embodied, in whole or in part, in software, hardware, firmware, or any other combination thereof. Furthermore, the data processing circuits may be a single, independent processing module, or may be integrated, in whole or in part, into any other element within the computer terminal 10 (or electronic device). As involved in the embodiments of this application, the data processing circuits serve as a processor control mechanism (e.g., selection of a variable resistor termination path connected to an interface).

[0032] The memory 104 can be used to store software programs and modules of application software, such as the program instructions / data storage device corresponding to the lighting control method in this embodiment. The processor 102 executes various functional applications and data processing by running the software programs and modules stored in the memory 104, thereby realizing the above-mentioned lighting control method. The memory 104 may include high-speed random access memory, and may also include non-volatile memory, such as one or more magnetic storage devices, flash memory, or other non-volatile solid-state memory. In some instances, the memory 104 may further include memory remotely located relative to the processor 102, and these remote memories can be connected to the computer terminal 10 via a network. Examples of such networks include, but are not limited to, the Internet, corporate intranets, local area networks, mobile communication networks, and combinations thereof.

[0033] The transmission device 106 is used to receive or send data via a network. Specific examples of the network described above may include a wireless network provided by the communication provider of the computer terminal 10. In one example, the transmission device 106 includes a Network Interface Controller (NIC), which can connect to other network devices via a base station to communicate with the Internet. In another example, the transmission device 106 may be a Radio Frequency (RF) module, used for wireless communication with the Internet.

[0034] The display may be, for example, a touchscreen liquid crystal display (LCD) that allows the user to interact with the user interface of the computer terminal 10 (or electronic device).

[0035] Under the above operating environment, this application provides a lighting control method. Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of a lighting control method flow according to an embodiment of this application, such as... Figure 2 As shown, the method includes the following steps:

[0036] Step S202: Determine the vehicle's operating status and remaining battery level, wherein the operating status is at least used to characterize the power exchange status between the vehicle and external devices.

[0037] This operational status can be used to characterize whether there is power exchange between the vehicle and external devices and its direction, thus clarifying whether the vehicle is currently charging, discharging, or operating in another mode. The remaining power value reflects the total amount of electrical energy currently held by the vehicle's energy storage system, serving as a quantitative basis for status feedback. By simultaneously acquiring these two pieces of information, a direct correlation between the vehicle's energy flow status and the remaining energy level can be established, providing fundamental data support for subsequent visualization feedback based on this status and power value.

[0038] Step S204: Determine the target position on the strip-shaped indicator light on the outside of the vehicle that corresponds to the remaining battery power value. The strip-shaped indicator light is located at the front of the vehicle and extends longitudinally along the vehicle body. The target position is used to quantitatively represent the remaining battery power value on the strip-shaped indicator light.

[0039] In this embodiment, the strip-shaped indicator light extends longitudinally along the vehicle body and is arranged at the front of the vehicle, and its physical structure forms a continuous linear display area. This embodiment maps the remaining battery value to a specific point in the linear area, so that the target location can be directly quantified and represented in the spatial dimension to represent the battery value, thereby realizing the visual positioning of battery information. It can be intuitively perceived in the external environment without relying on an additional display screen or interactive operation.

[0040] Step S206: Determine the starting position of the working state on the strip indicator light and the target light effect mode corresponding to the working state, wherein the starting position is the boundary position of the strip indicator light corresponding to the direction attribute of the working state.

[0041] Step S208: Control the strip indicator light in the target area to work according to the target light effect mode, wherein the target area is the area on the strip indicator light from the starting position to the target position.

[0042] Through the above steps, by using the strip indicator lights on the vehicle as the core carrier, and through hardware adaptation, dynamic light effect design, and scenario-based logic control, the status of charging, discharging, and other scenarios can be visualized and fed back. This solves the technical problem in related technologies that the vehicle status of new energy vehicles in charging, discharging, and other scenarios cannot be visualized and fed back intuitively and accurately through external lights.

[0043] The lighting control method in steps S202 to S208 of the embodiments of this application will be further described below.

[0044] In this embodiment, the strip indicator light can be illustrated by taking the flag light on a certain brand of car as an example. If the vehicle does not have a flag light, other lighting elements such as brand logo lights and wheel hub lights can be used as carriers. The same light effect logic and control method can be used to achieve multi-scenario state feedback. This application embodiment does not limit this.

[0045] This application embodiment can use a flag light as the basic hardware. Based on the actual physical structure of the lighting hardware, the power ratio can be divided for adaptability. For example, the power feedback interval can be divided according to the actual ratio of the flag light grille part (lower section) to the total length, so as to ensure that the light effect feedback and the actual power are accurately matched, as follows.

[0046] In some embodiments of this application, the strip indicator light includes an upper section located in the engine hood area of ​​the vehicle and a lower section located in the grille area of ​​the vehicle, and the upper section and the lower section are optically connected; the method further includes: determining a first proportion value of the length of the lower section to the total length of the strip indicator light; determining the number of intervals for dividing the strip indicator light into intervals according to the first proportion value, wherein the number of intervals is equal to the reciprocal of the first proportion value, or an integer multiple of the reciprocal of the first proportion value; dividing the strip indicator light into multiple target intervals according to the number of intervals, wherein each target interval corresponds to a battery level interval of the vehicle, and the battery level interval is the interval obtained by equally dividing the full range of the vehicle's battery level according to the number of intervals.

[0047] Specifically, based on the first ratio of the lower section length to the total length, the number of intervals can be determined to be the reciprocal of this ratio or an integer multiple thereof. Then, the strip indicator lights can be evenly divided into target intervals that correspond one-to-one with the battery level intervals. This achieves a precise match between the battery level feedback intervals and the physical structure layout of the front of the vehicle. The visual representation of the remaining battery level is directly mapped to the physical proportion range of the grille area. This ensures that the dynamic changes in the starting position and light effect mode of the lights can accurately reflect the battery level change trend based on the structural proportions under different working states such as charging, discharging, or external voice interaction.

[0048] For example, such as Figure 3 The diagram shows a strip-shaped indicator light. It can be seen that the grid section (lower section) occupies 1 / 3 of the total length (the aforementioned first proportional value). The reciprocal of the first proportional value is 3. In this case, the strip-shaped indicator light can be divided into 3 target sections, such as... Figure 4 As shown, each target range corresponds to one-third of the vehicle's full battery capacity range, namely 0%-33%, 34%-66%, and 67%-100% battery capacity ranges, respectively. For example, when the grille section occupies 1 / 5 of the total length, it can be divided into 5 equal ranges to achieve more precise battery capacity feedback.

[0049] In addition, as an optional implementation method, the embodiments of this application can also adopt a non-equal division method (such as subdividing the low power range and coarsely dividing the high power range) according to user needs or hardware characteristics, which can still achieve accurate feedback of power status, as follows.

[0050] In some embodiments of this application, the method further includes: dividing the full range of vehicle battery power into multiple battery power segments, and determining the division density corresponding to each battery power segment, wherein the battery power segment includes at least one of the following: high battery power segment, medium battery power segment, and low battery power segment, wherein the division density corresponding to the high battery power segment is less than the division density corresponding to the medium battery power segment, and the division density corresponding to the medium battery power segment is less than the division density corresponding to the low battery power segment; determining the number of battery power intervals divided into each battery power segment based on the division density, wherein the higher the division density, the more battery power intervals the battery power segment is divided into; determining the physical proportion of each battery power segment on the strip indicator light based on the number of intervals corresponding to each battery power segment; dividing the strip indicator light into physical segments corresponding to each battery power segment based on the physical proportion, and dividing each physical segment according to the corresponding number of intervals to obtain the target interval corresponding to each battery power interval.

[0051] Specifically, the vehicle's battery level can be divided into high, medium, and low battery segments. Based on the user's varying sensitivity to different battery levels, the segment density for each segment is dynamically set. The low battery segment, which is prone to causing range anxiety, has the highest segment density, while the high battery segment, due to its high usage frequency and slow change, has the lowest. The number of battery intervals corresponding to each segment is then determined based on the segment density; higher density results in more intervals. The physical proportion of the indicator lights on the strip is then allocated according to the number of intervals, allowing the low battery segment to occupy a larger physical area and be subdivided into more target intervals, while the high battery segment has a smaller physical proportion and fewer intervals. This achieves high-resolution, high-precision lighting feedback when the vehicle's remaining battery is critically low, improving the user's accuracy in perceiving the remaining battery status. Simultaneously, it avoids excessive use of indicator light resources in the high battery segment, achieving intelligent allocation of lighting resources and optimized feedback efficiency. Ultimately, this solves the technical problems of unclear low battery feedback and wasted high battery resources caused by traditional equal-segmentation methods, achieving a synergistic effect of improving user safety and interactive experience.

[0052] For example, when a new energy vehicle is charging and the total battery charge is 85%, the system divides the entire range into high charge, medium charge, and low charge segments. The high charge segment corresponds to 80%–100%, the medium charge segment to 40%–79%, and the low charge segment to 0%–39%. The system sets the segment density to be lowest for the high charge segment, followed by the medium charge segment, and highest for the low charge segment. Based on this density allocation, the high charge segment is divided into 1 interval, the medium charge segment into 3 intervals, and the low charge segment into 6 intervals. Furthermore, it determines that the high charge segment occupies 20% of the physical length of the strip indicator light, the medium charge segment 35%, and the low charge segment 45%. Finally, the strip indicator light is divided into three physical segments. The high charge segment physical segment has only 1 target interval, the medium charge segment physical segment is equally divided into 3 target intervals, and the low charge segment physical segment is equally divided into 6 target intervals, thus achieving refined differentiation of the battery status in visual feedback.

[0053] Furthermore, after completing the interval division on the strip indicator light, the vehicle's remaining battery level can be matched with the pre-divided multiple battery intervals to determine its target battery interval, as follows.

[0054] In some embodiments of this application, determining the target position corresponding to the remaining battery value on the strip-shaped indicator light outside the vehicle includes: determining the target battery range in which the remaining battery value is located among multiple battery ranges; and determining the position of the target range corresponding to the target battery range on the strip-shaped indicator light as the target position.

[0055] For example, when the vehicle's remaining battery power is 75%, the system determines the battery power range of 67% to 100% on the strip indicator light as the target battery power range, and determines the physical location of this target battery power range on the strip indicator light as the target location.

[0056] This method establishes a precise, discrete, and unique mapping between the remaining battery level and the visual location of the indicator light, ensuring that the vehicle's remaining battery level can be stably, intuitively, and directionally displayed on the strip indicator light according to a unified interval division standard, regardless of the charging, discharging, or external voice interaction scenario.

[0057] The following section describes the lighting control logic of the vehicle under different operating conditions.

[0058] First, when the vehicle is in charging mode, the corresponding lighting control logic is as follows.

[0059] In some embodiments of this application, the working state includes: a charging state; when the working state is the charging state, the starting position is the lowest position in the lower section of the strip indicator light, and the starting position corresponds to zero vehicle battery power; when the working state is the charging state, the target light effect mode includes at least one of the following: circulating from bottom to top, lighting up the lights in each target section one by one; controlling the strip indicator light in the target area to work according to the target light effect mode includes: controlling the lights in the strip indicator light from the starting position to the target position to light up dynamically in a flowing manner from the starting position, and then lighting up again from the starting position after reaching the target position, forming a continuous cycle of visual effect to represent the consumption process of vehicle battery power.

[0060] In this embodiment, the charging status (charging in progress, about to complete) and current remaining battery power data can be obtained through the vehicle's CAN bus. The flag light effect is then dynamically displayed according to preset rules (target light effect mode) to simultaneously transmit charging information to the vehicle owner and other vehicles. Specifically, when the vehicle is charging, the starting position is uniquely bound to the lowest point of the lower section (the lowest point of the grille), and this position corresponds to the vehicle's zero battery power, thus establishing a strong correlation between the charging start state and the physical position. At the same time, a light effect mode that cycles from bottom to top and illuminates each target section one by one is adopted, and the light is controlled to dynamically climb upwards from the starting position in a flowing manner. After reaching the target position corresponding to the current remaining battery power, it automatically returns to the starting position to restart the climbing process, forming a continuously looping visual dynamic effect. In addition, different battery power intervals (target intervals) can correspond to different light effect ranges, and the charging is about to complete, which can be indicated by changes in light effect (such as adjustment of flashing frequency).

[0061] Through the above methods, users can intuitively perceive the directional trend of the charging process continuously progressing from low to high charge, and the dynamic growth process of the charge is represented in real time through a cyclic mechanism. This eliminates the ambiguity of the status caused by traditional static or one-way light feedback, thereby achieving accurate, directional, and continuous visual guidance for the charging progress, significantly improving the user's perception of changes in the vehicle's energy status and the interactive experience.

[0062] On the other hand, the embodiments of this application can also collect discharge start signals and remaining power data in real time to drive the flag lights to provide corresponding light effect feedback on the discharge status and power range. When the vehicle is in a discharge state, the corresponding lighting control logic is as follows.

[0063] In some embodiments of this application, the working state further includes: a discharge state; when the working state is in the discharge state, the starting position is the boundary point of the upper section of the strip indicator light away from the lower section, and the starting position corresponds to the vehicle's battery being fully charged; when the working state is in the discharge state, the target light effect mode includes at least one of the following: circulating from top to bottom, turning off or dimming each target interval; controlling the strip indicator light in the target area to work according to the target light effect mode includes: controlling the light in the strip indicator light between the starting position and the target position to move downwards in a flowing manner from the starting position to turn off or dim, and after reaching the target position, moving downwards again from the starting position to turn off or dim, forming a continuous cycle of visual effect to represent the vehicle's battery consumption process.

[0064] Specifically, when the vehicle is in a discharging state, the boundary point in the upper section of the strip indicator light, away from the lower section, can be set as the starting position, corresponding to the vehicle's full charge state. This achieves a precise physical correspondence between the discharge start point and the full charge value. Simultaneously, a target light effect mode is adopted, which cycles downwards, gradually dimming or extinguishing the light effect in each target area. The light moves dynamically downwards in a flowing pattern from the starting position, gradually weakening or extinguishing the light effect along the way. After reaching the target position, it automatically resets back to the starting position and repeats the process, forming a continuously cyclical visual decrease effect. This visually simulates the gradual process of continuous power consumption in an intuitive and directional way, allowing users to perceive that the vehicle is supplying power and the remaining power is continuously decreasing without relying on instruments or voice prompts. This effectively solves the problem of the lack of clear directional guidance and dynamic process feedback in the discharge state in existing technologies, and achieves a natural, intuitive, and predictable external visualization of the power consumption state.

[0065] For example, when the vehicle is discharging and the remaining battery power is 80%, the starting position of the strip indicator light is set to the boundary point of the upper section away from the lower section. The target light effect mode adopts a cyclical extinguishing method from top to bottom. The control system controls the light area of ​​the strip indicator light from the starting position to the corresponding 80% battery power target position to extinguish sequentially from top to bottom in a flowing dynamic manner. After extinguishing to the lowest target position, the downward extinguishing process is restarted from the starting position, forming a continuous cyclical visual effect, intuitively representing the real-time status of the vehicle's continuous battery power consumption.

[0066] In addition, when the vehicle receives an external voice wake-up signal (user voice command) and command execution status information, it can also control the flag lights to output dynamic light effects and provide feedback on wake-up success, command execution in progress / completed, etc., as detailed below.

[0067] In some embodiments of this application, the working state further includes: a voice interaction state; the method further includes: upon receiving a user voice command, determining the working state as a voice interaction state; determining a target light effect mode based on the command type of the user voice command, wherein the target light effect modes corresponding to different command types are the same or different, and the target light effect mode is used to characterize the response state or progress of the vehicle to the user voice command; and controlling the strip indicator light to work according to the target light effect mode.

[0068] Specifically, the voice interaction status can be included in the vehicle's operating status determination. When a user's voice command is received, the system can actively identify and switch to that status, and dynamically match the corresponding target light effect mode according to the command type. This allows the strip indicator light to respond with differentiated light effects to the processing progress or response status of different voice commands, thereby providing visual feedback on the voice interaction process from outside the vehicle. For example, a breathing or flowing dynamic light effect can be used. The light effect feedback is activated when the vehicle is woken up, and the light effect remains dynamic during command execution. After the command is completed, the light effect stops or switches to a constant state, clearly conveying the interaction progress.

[0069] For example, when a user issues the voice command "open the trunk" from outside the vehicle, the vehicle control system receives the voice command, determines the operating state to be voice interaction state, and matches the corresponding target light effect mode according to the command type "open the trunk". The target light effect mode is a slow breathing-style gradual brightening light effect. Subsequently, the control system controls the strip indicator light to work continuously according to the target light effect mode until the trunk is opened. At this time, the light effect changes from gradual brightening to constant brightness, so as to clearly indicate the vehicle's response progress and execution completion status to the voice command.

[0070] The lighting effect mode in this state can carry the voice intent of voice commands and the system response logic, allowing users to intuitively perceive whether the vehicle understands the command, is executing or has completed the operation without relying on voice or screen. This effectively fills the technical gap of lacking directional and status-based lighting feedback in new energy vehicles in external voice interaction scenarios, and significantly improves the intuitiveness, safety and user experience of human-vehicle interaction.

[0071] It should be noted that the various light effect modes and parameters (such as brightness, flow / breathing speed, etc.) mentioned in the embodiments of this application are not specifically limited and can be designed and adjusted according to the actual hardware situation. For example, the charging scenario can use "segmented lighting" instead of "circular flow" light effect, the discharging scenario can use "gradual brightness" instead of "up and down flow", and the voice interaction can use "color change" in combination with dynamic light effect, all of which can achieve the purpose of status feedback.

[0072] This application embodiment obtains the vehicle's current operating status and remaining battery level, and combines the directional attributes inherent in the operating status (such as charging, discharging, or external voice interaction). It then precisely locates the starting position corresponding to the operating status on a strip-shaped indicator light extending longitudinally along the vehicle's front. Based on the remaining battery level, it determines the target position on the strip-shaped indicator light, and then controls the light area between the starting and target positions to dynamically display according to a light effect mode matching the operating status. This visually, directionally, and quantitatively presents the vehicle's battery exchange status and remaining battery level, solving the problem in existing technologies where new energy vehicles lack external light feedback or provide non-directional and inaccurate feedback in scenarios such as charging, discharging, and external voice interaction. It achieves a clear and intuitive prompt effect for external users regarding vehicle status information, improving the safety and user experience of human-vehicle interaction.

[0073] This technical solution effectively improves information acquisition efficiency: users can quickly obtain key information such as charging / discharging status, remaining battery power, and voice wake-up status from a distance outside the vehicle via the flag light effect without operating their mobile phone, unlocking the vehicle, or approaching to check, reducing information acquisition costs. It also optimizes the user experience for multiple users: satisfying the owner's need for real-time control of their vehicle's status while providing other owners with a reference for charging station occupancy and waiting times, improving the utilization efficiency of public charging resources. Furthermore, it eliminates interaction uncertainty: dynamic light effect feedback during external voice interaction clearly conveys the wake-up and command execution status, improving interaction smoothness and user confidence. In addition, this technical solution can strengthen core brand values; for example, using the brand's iconic front grille flag light as a carrier, a dedicated light effect design can enhance brand gene expression, increase product ritual and intelligent attributes, and improve the user's emotional experience. This technical solution is applicable to various scenarios such as outdoor discharge, camping, and public charging, improving ease of use and safety.

[0074] According to an embodiment of this application, an embodiment of a lighting control device is also provided. Figure 5 This is a structural schematic diagram of a lighting control device according to an embodiment of this application. Figure 5 As shown, the device includes:

[0075] The status determination module 50 is used to determine the vehicle's operating status and the vehicle's remaining battery power, wherein the operating status is at least used to characterize the power exchange status between the vehicle and external devices.

[0076] The location determination module 52 is used to determine the target position on the strip-shaped indicator light on the outside of the vehicle that corresponds to the remaining battery power value. The strip-shaped indicator light is located at the front of the vehicle and extends longitudinally along the vehicle body. The target position is used to quantitatively represent the remaining battery power value on the strip-shaped indicator light.

[0077] The light effect determination module 54 is used to determine the starting position of the working state on the strip indicator light and the target light effect mode corresponding to the working state. The starting position is the boundary position of the strip indicator light corresponding to the direction attribute of the working state.

[0078] The light effect execution module 56 is used to control the strip-shaped indicator lights in the target area to work according to the target light effect mode. The target area is the area on the strip-shaped indicator lights from the starting position to the target position.

[0079] Optionally, the strip indicator light includes an upper section located in the vehicle's engine hood area and a lower section located in the vehicle's grille area, and the upper section and the lower section are optically connected; the position determination module 52 is further configured to: determine a first proportion value of the length of the lower section to the total length of the strip indicator light; determine the number of intervals for dividing the strip indicator light into intervals based on the first proportion value, wherein the number of intervals is equal to the reciprocal of the first proportion value, or an integer multiple of the reciprocal of the first proportion value; divide the strip indicator light into multiple target intervals according to the number of intervals, wherein each target interval corresponds to a battery level interval of the vehicle, and the battery level interval is the interval obtained by equally dividing the full range of the vehicle's battery level according to the number of intervals.

[0080] Optionally, the location determination module 52 is further configured to: divide the full range of the vehicle's battery power into multiple battery power segments, and determine the division density corresponding to each battery power segment, wherein the battery power segment includes at least one of the following: high battery power segment, medium battery power segment, and low battery power segment, wherein the division density corresponding to the high battery power segment is less than the division density corresponding to the medium battery power segment, and the division density corresponding to the medium battery power segment is less than the division density corresponding to the low battery power segment; determine the number of battery power intervals divided into each battery power segment based on the division density, wherein the higher the division density, the more battery power intervals the battery power segment is divided into; determine the physical proportion of each battery power segment on the strip indicator light based on the number of intervals corresponding to each battery power segment; divide the strip indicator light into physical segments corresponding to each battery power segment based on the physical proportion, and divide each physical segment according to the corresponding number of intervals to obtain the target interval corresponding to each battery power interval.

[0081] Optionally, determining the target location corresponding to the remaining battery level on the strip indicator light outside the vehicle includes: determining the target battery level range in which the remaining battery level is located among multiple battery level ranges; and determining the location of the target range corresponding to the target battery level range on the strip indicator light as the target location.

[0082] Optionally, the working state includes: charging state; when the working state is charging state, the starting position is the lowest position in the lower section of the strip indicator light, and the starting position corresponds to zero vehicle battery power; when the working state is charging state, the target light effect mode includes at least one of the following: circulating from bottom to top, lighting up the lights in each target section one by one; controlling the strip indicator light in the target area to work according to the target light effect mode includes: controlling the lights in the strip indicator light from the starting position to the target position to light up dynamically in a flowing manner from the starting position, and then lighting up again from the starting position after reaching the target position, forming a continuous cycle of visual effect to represent the process of vehicle battery power consumption.

[0083] Optionally, the working state also includes: a discharge state; when the working state is in the discharge state, the starting position is the boundary point of the upper section of the strip indicator light away from the lower section, and the starting position corresponds to the vehicle's battery being fully charged; when the working state is in the discharge state, the target light effect mode includes at least one of the following: circulating from top to bottom, turning off or dimming each target section one by one; controlling the strip indicator light in the target area to work according to the target light effect mode includes: controlling the light in the strip indicator light from the starting position to the target position to move downwards in a flowing dynamic manner from the starting position to turn off or dim, and after reaching the target position, moving downwards again from the starting position to turn off or dim, forming a continuous cycle of visual effect to represent the vehicle's battery consumption process.

[0084] Optionally, the working state also includes: voice interaction state; the method further includes: upon receiving a user's voice command, determining the working state as a voice interaction state; determining a target light effect mode based on the type of the user's voice command, wherein the target light effect modes corresponding to different command types are the same or different, and the target light effect mode is used to characterize the response state or progress of the vehicle to the user's voice command; and controlling the strip indicator light to work according to the target light effect mode.

[0085] It should be noted that each module in the above-mentioned lighting control device can be a program module (for example, a set of program instructions to implement a certain function) or a hardware module. For the latter, it can be manifested in the following forms, but is not limited to them: each of the above modules is manifested as a processor, or the functions of each of the above modules are implemented by a processor.

[0086] It should be noted that the lighting control device provided in this embodiment can be used to perform... Figure 2 The lighting control method shown above is also applicable to the embodiments of this application, and will not be repeated here.

[0087] This application embodiment also provides a non-volatile storage medium, which includes a stored computer program. The device containing the non-volatile storage medium executes the following lighting control method by running the computer program: determining the vehicle's operating state and remaining battery power, wherein the operating state at least characterizes the power exchange state between the vehicle and external devices; determining a target position on a strip-shaped indicator light outside the vehicle corresponding to the remaining battery power, wherein the strip-shaped indicator light is located at the front of the vehicle and extends longitudinally along the vehicle body, and the target position is used to quantify the remaining battery power on the strip-shaped indicator light; determining the starting position of the operating state on the strip-shaped indicator light and the target light effect mode corresponding to the operating state, wherein the starting position is the boundary position of the strip-shaped indicator light corresponding to the directional attribute of the operating state; controlling the strip-shaped indicator light in the target area to operate according to the target light effect mode, wherein the target area is the area on the strip-shaped indicator light from the starting position to the target position.

[0088] This application also provides a computer program product, including a computer program that, when executed by a processor, implements the steps of the lighting control method described in various embodiments of this application: determining the vehicle's operating state and remaining battery power, wherein the operating state at least characterizes the power exchange state between the vehicle and external devices; determining a target position on a strip-shaped indicator light on the exterior of the vehicle corresponding to the remaining battery power, wherein the strip-shaped indicator light is located at the front of the vehicle and extends longitudinally along the vehicle body, and the target position is used to quantify the remaining battery power on the strip-shaped indicator light; determining the starting position of the operating state on the strip-shaped indicator light and the target light effect mode corresponding to the operating state, wherein the starting position is the boundary position of the strip-shaped indicator light corresponding to the directional attribute of the operating state; controlling the strip-shaped indicator light in the target area to operate according to the target light effect mode, wherein the target area is the area on the strip-shaped indicator light from the starting position to the target position.

[0089] The sequence numbers of the embodiments in this application are for descriptive purposes only and do not represent the superiority or inferiority of the embodiments.

[0090] In the above embodiments of this application, the descriptions of each embodiment have different focuses. For parts not described in detail in a certain embodiment, please refer to the relevant descriptions of other embodiments.

[0091] In the several embodiments provided in this application, it should be understood that the disclosed technical content can be implemented in other ways. The device embodiments described above are merely illustrative; for example, the division of units can be a logical functional division, and in actual implementation, there may be other division methods. For instance, multiple units or components may be combined or integrated into another system, or some features may be ignored or not executed. Furthermore, the displayed or discussed mutual coupling, direct coupling, or communication connection may be through some interfaces; the indirect coupling or communication connection between units or modules may be electrical or other forms.

[0092] The units described as separate components may or may not be physically separate. The components shown as units may or may not be physical units; that is, they may be located in one place or distributed across multiple units. Some or all of the units can be selected to achieve the purpose of this embodiment according to actual needs.

[0093] Furthermore, the functional units in the various embodiments of this application can be integrated into one processing unit, or each unit can exist physically separately, or two or more units can be integrated into one unit. The integrated unit can be implemented in hardware or as a software functional unit.

[0094] If the integrated unit is implemented as a software functional unit 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 this application, in essence, 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. This computer software product is stored in a storage medium and includes several instructions to cause a computer device (which may be a personal computer, server, or network device, etc.) to execute all or part of the steps of the methods described in the various embodiments of this application. The aforementioned storage medium includes various media capable of storing program code, such as a USB flash drive, read-only memory (ROM), random access memory (RAM), portable hard drive, magnetic disk, or optical disk.

[0095] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of this application. It should be noted that for those skilled in the art, several improvements and modifications can be made without departing from the principle of this application, and these improvements and modifications should also be considered within the scope of protection of this application.

Claims

1. A lighting control method, characterized in that, include: Determine the vehicle's operating status and the vehicle's remaining battery level, wherein the operating status is at least used to characterize the power exchange status between the vehicle and external devices; Determine the target position on the strip-shaped indicator light outside the vehicle that corresponds to the remaining battery power value, wherein the strip-shaped indicator light is located at the front of the vehicle and extends longitudinally along the vehicle body, and the target position is used to quantitatively represent the remaining battery power value on the strip-shaped indicator light; Determine the starting position of the working state on the strip indicator light and the target light effect mode corresponding to the working state, wherein the starting position is the boundary position of the strip indicator light corresponding to the directional attribute of the working state; The strip-shaped indicator light in the control target area operates according to the target light effect mode, wherein the target area is the region on the strip-shaped indicator light from the starting position to the target position.

2. The lighting control method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The strip-shaped indicator light includes an upper section located in the vehicle's engine hood area and a lower section located in the vehicle's grille area, and the upper section and the lower section are optically connected; the method further includes: Determine a first proportional value between the length of the lower section and the total length of the strip-shaped indicator light; Based on the first ratio value, the number of intervals used to divide the strip-shaped indicator light into intervals is determined, wherein the number of intervals is equal to the reciprocal of the first ratio value, or is an integer multiple of the reciprocal of the first ratio value; According to the number of intervals, the strip-shaped indicator light is divided into multiple target intervals on an even basis. Each target interval corresponds to a battery level interval of the vehicle. The battery level interval is the interval obtained by equally dividing the full range of the vehicle's battery level according to the number of intervals.

3. The lighting control method according to claim 2, characterized in that, The method further includes: The full range of vehicle battery power is divided into multiple battery power segments, and the division density corresponding to each battery power segment is determined. The battery power segments include at least one of the following: high battery power segment, medium battery power segment, and low battery power segment. The division density corresponding to the high battery power segment is less than the division density corresponding to the medium battery power segment, and the division density corresponding to the medium battery power segment is less than the division density corresponding to the low battery power segment. Based on the division density, the number of power intervals into which each power segment is divided is determined, wherein the higher the division density, the more power intervals into which the power segment is divided. Based on the number of intervals corresponding to each of the power segments, determine the physical proportion of each power segment on the strip indicator light; Based on the physical proportion, the strip indicator light is divided into physical segments corresponding to each of the power ranges, and each physical segment is further divided according to the corresponding number of intervals to obtain the target interval corresponding to each of the power ranges.

4. The lighting control method according to any one of claims 2 or 3, characterized in that, Determining the target location on the strip-shaped indicator light outside the vehicle that corresponds to the remaining battery level includes: Determine the target power range in which the remaining power value is located among the multiple power ranges; The position of the target interval on the strip-shaped indicator light that corresponds to the target power range is determined as the target position.

5. The lighting control method according to any one of claims 2 or 3, characterized in that, The operating states include: charging state; when the operating state is the charging state, the starting position is the lowest position of the lower section of the strip indicator light, and the starting position corresponds to a zero vehicle battery level; when the operating state is the charging state, the target light effect mode includes at least one of the following: circulating from bottom to top, illuminating the lights in each target section one by one; controlling the strip indicator light in the target area to operate according to the target light effect mode includes: The lights in the strip-shaped indicator light are controlled to rise dynamically upwards in a flowing pattern from the starting position to the target position, and then rise upwards again from the starting position after reaching the target position, forming a continuous cycle of visual effect to represent the vehicle's battery consumption process.

6. The lighting control method according to any one of claims 2 or 3, characterized in that, The operating state further includes: a discharge state; when the operating state is the discharge state, the starting position is the boundary point of the upper section of the strip indicator light away from the lower section, and the starting position corresponds to a fully charged vehicle; when the operating state is the discharge state, the target light effect mode includes at least one of the following: circulating from top to bottom, turning off or dimming each target section sequentially; controlling the strip indicator light in the target area to operate according to the target light effect mode includes: The light in the strip-shaped indicator light between the starting position and the target position is controlled to move downwards in a flowing, dynamic manner from the starting position to turn off or dim, and after reaching the target position, it moves downwards again from the starting position to turn off or dim, forming a continuous cycle of visual effect to represent the process of vehicle battery consumption.

7. The lighting control method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The working state also includes: a voice interaction state; the method also includes: Upon receiving a user's voice command, the working state is determined to be the voice interaction state; The target light effect mode is determined based on the type of the user's voice command, wherein the target light effect modes corresponding to different command types are the same or different, and the target light effect mode is used to characterize the vehicle's response status or progress to the user's voice command. Control the strip-shaped indicator light to operate according to the target light effect mode.

8. A lighting control device, characterized in that, include: A status determination module is used to determine the vehicle's operating status and the vehicle's remaining battery power, wherein the operating status is at least used to characterize the power exchange status between the vehicle and external devices. A location determination module is used to determine a target location on a strip-shaped indicator light on the outside of the vehicle that corresponds to the remaining battery power value. The strip-shaped indicator light is located at the front of the vehicle and extends longitudinally along the vehicle body. The target location is used to quantitatively represent the remaining battery power value on the strip-shaped indicator light. A light effect determination module is used to determine the starting position of the working state on the strip indicator light and the target light effect mode corresponding to the working state, wherein the starting position is the boundary position of the strip indicator light corresponding to the directional attribute of the working state; A light effect execution module is used to control the strip-shaped indicator light in the target area to work according to the target light effect mode, wherein the target area is the area on the strip-shaped indicator light from the starting position to the target position.

9. A vehicle, wherein a strip-shaped indicator light is provided on the outer surface of the vehicle body extending longitudinally along the vehicle body, characterized in that, The vehicle includes a memory and a processor, the processor being configured to run a program stored in the memory, wherein the program, when executed, performs the lighting control method according to any one of claims 1 to 7.

10. A non-volatile storage medium, characterized in that, The non-volatile storage medium includes a stored computer program, wherein the device containing the non-volatile storage medium executes the lighting control method according to any one of claims 1 to 7 by running the computer program.

11. A computer program product, comprising a computer program, characterized in that, When the computer program is executed by the processor, it implements the steps of the lighting control method according to any one of claims 1 to 7.

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