Automatic wake-up method for laundry treatment apparatus, and laundry treatment apparatus

Abstract

Disclosed in the present invention are an automatic wake-up method for a laundry treatment apparatus, and a laundry treatment apparatus. The method comprises: in a power-off state of the laundry treatment apparatus, monitoring tapping actions of a user; acquiring the number of tapping times of the user and a time interval of two adjacent tapping actions, and determining that both the number of tapping times and the time interval of two adjacent tapping actions meet corresponding set parameter conditions; and waking up the laundry treatment apparatus, and controlling the laundry treatment apparatus to execute a corresponding instruction. According to the automatic wake-up method for the laundry treatment apparatus and the laundry treatment apparatus in the present invention, the laundry treatment apparatus can be awakened by means of effective tapping actions of the user, thereby solving the problem that users waking up laundry treatment apparatuses by means of keys or touch screens causes poor user experience and affects use experience of users, optimizing interaction experience between users and laundry treatment apparatuses, and improving the intelligent degree of laundry treatment apparatuses.

Description

Method for automatically waking up a clothes processing device and clothes processing device Technical Field

[0001] The present invention belongs to the technical field of clothing processing equipment, and in particular relates to a method for automatically waking up a clothing processing equipment and the clothing processing equipment. Background Art

[0002] With the development of technology, washing machines are becoming increasingly versatile and offering a wider range of optional functions, allowing users to choose from a wider range of laundry methods. Currently, the power-on control system for washing machines is relatively simple. For example, after placing laundry in the washing machine, the user must manually control the machine to start. This impacts the user experience, resulting in a poor sense of interaction between the user and the washing machine and a low level of intelligence.

[0003] Chinese patent application number 202210386275.8 discloses a method and device for intelligently controlling the powering on of a washing machine. The method comprises the following steps: obtaining the distance between the user and the washing machine; determining whether the distance between the user and the washing machine is less than a preset distance; if the distance between the user and the washing machine is less than the preset distance, determining whether the user intends to wash clothes; and controlling the washing machine to start if the user intends to wash clothes. In this application, the powering on of the washing machine is controlled by detecting the distance between the user and the washing machine and determining the user's intention. However, if the height of the approaching user does not meet the height requirement and the user's intention to wash clothes is detected, controlling the washing machine to start when it is detected that the user intends to wash clothes can cause unnecessary danger.

[0004] In view of this, the present invention is proposed. Summary of the Invention

[0005] The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to overcome the shortcomings of the existing technology and provide a method for automatically waking up a clothing processing device and a clothing processing device. By monitoring the user's effective tapping action, the clothing processing device is awakened to start the washing program, solving the problem that the user wakes up the clothing processing device by pressing buttons or touching the screen, resulting in poor user experience and affecting the user's usage experience, optimizing the interactive experience between the user and the clothing processing device, and improving the intelligence of the clothing processing device.

[0006] In order to solve the above technical problems, the basic concept of the technical solution adopted by the present invention is:

[0007] A first aspect of the present invention provides a method for automatically waking up a clothes processing device, comprising:

[0008] S100, monitoring a user's tapping action while the clothing processing device is turned off;

[0009] S200, obtaining the number of taps and the time interval between two adjacent taps by the user, and determining whether the number of taps and the time interval between two adjacent taps meet corresponding set parameter conditions;

[0010] S300: Wake up the clothes processing device and control the clothes processing device to execute corresponding instructions.

[0011] Optionally, in S200 , it is determined that the number of tapping times and / or the time interval between two adjacent tappings does not meet corresponding set parameter conditions, and the tapping action is determined to be invalid.

[0012] Optionally, in S100, the following steps are included:

[0013] S101: If the vibration frequency is within a preset frequency range, it is determined that the user has performed a tapping action.

[0014] Optionally, after S100 , the process includes: determining whether the user's tapping action is valid; if so, executing S200 to S300 .

[0015] Optionally, the method for determining whether the user's tapping action is valid includes:

[0016] S110, detecting the height of the user who made the tapping action;

[0017] S120, determining that the user's height reaches a preset height;

[0018] S130: Determine whether the user's tapping action is valid.

[0019] Optionally, in S120 , if it is determined that the user's height does not reach a preset height, the user's tapping action is determined to be invalid.

[0020] Optionally, in S300, after waking up the clothes processing device, the following steps are included:

[0021] S301, determining whether the child lock of the clothing processing device is in a locked state;

[0022] S302: Control the clothing processing device to release the child lock and enter a standby state.

[0023] Optionally, in S300, after waking up the clothes processing device, the process further includes:

[0024] S301', determining whether the child lock of the clothing processing device is in an unlocked state;

[0025] S302', controlling the clothes processing equipment to start the set washing program.

[0026] Optionally, the laundry processing device enters a standby state during the washing process, including:

[0027] S400: Detecting a tapping action by the user, waking up the clothing processing device, and displaying the program being executed.

[0028] Optionally, in S400 , S110 to S130 are executed to monitor and determine whether the user's tapping action is valid.

[0029] A second aspect of the present invention provides a clothes processing device, and applies the above-mentioned method for automatically waking up the clothes processing device.

[0030] Furthermore, the clothes processing device is provided with:

[0031] A vibration sensor for monitoring vibrations generated by user tapping;

[0032] A judgment module is used to judge whether the user's tapping action is valid;

[0033] The control unit controls the clothing processing device to execute corresponding instructions according to the monitoring result of the vibration sensor and the judgment result of the judgment module.

[0034] Furthermore, the clothing processing device is further provided with: a detection device for detecting the height of the user.

[0035] After adopting the above technical solution, the present invention has the following beneficial effects compared with the prior art.

[0036] 1. The present invention wakes up the clothing processing device by effectively tapping the user, solving the problem that the user wakes up the clothing processing device by pressing buttons or touching the screen, resulting in poor user experience and affecting the user's usage experience. It optimizes the interactive experience between the user and the clothing processing device and improves the intelligence level of the clothing processing device.

[0037] 2. The present invention adds the detection of the user's height, thereby preventing children from accidentally triggering the clothing processing device and increasing the safety of the clothing processing device.

[0038] 3. The present invention uses a vibration sensor to monitor the vibration frequency to determine whether there is a knocking action, thereby reducing the problem of incorrect startup of the clothing processing device due to vibration caused by other reasons.

[0039] The specific embodiments of the present invention will be described in further detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0040] The accompanying drawings are part of the present invention and are used to provide a further understanding of the present invention. The exemplary embodiments of the present invention and their descriptions are used to explain the present invention, but do not constitute an undue limitation of the present invention. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments. For those of ordinary skill in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without inventive effort. In the accompanying drawings:

[0041] FIG1 is a schematic diagram of a first process for automatically waking up a clothes processing device in a shutdown state according to the present invention;

[0042] FIG2 is a second schematic diagram of the automatic wake-up process of the clothes processing device in the shutdown state of the present invention;

[0043] FIG3 is a third schematic diagram of the automatic wake-up process of the clothes processing device in the shutdown state of the present invention;

[0044] FIG4 is a schematic diagram of an automatic wake-up process of the clothes processing device of the present invention in standby state.

[0045] It should be noted that these drawings and textual descriptions are not intended to limit the conceptual scope of the present invention in any way, but rather to illustrate the concept of the present invention for those skilled in the art by referring to specific embodiments. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0046] In order to make the purpose, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention clearer, the technical solutions in the embodiments will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. The following embodiments are used to illustrate the present invention but are not used to limit the scope of the present invention.

[0047] In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that the terms "upper", "lower", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "inside", "outside", etc., indicating directions or positional relationships, are based on the directions or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings. They are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific direction, be constructed and operated in a specific direction. Therefore, they cannot be understood as limiting the present invention.

[0048] In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that, unless otherwise expressly specified or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" should be understood broadly. For example, they may refer to fixed, detachable, or integral connections; mechanical or electrical connections; and direct or indirect connections through an intermediary. Those skilled in the art will understand the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention based on the specific circumstances.

[0049] As shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 3 , a first aspect of the present invention provides a method for automatically waking up a clothes processing device, comprising steps S100 to S302 or steps S100 to S302 ′.

[0050] In step S100, when the laundry treatment device is turned off, a tapping action of a user is monitored.

[0051] In step S200, the number of taps by the user and the time interval between two adjacent taps are obtained, and it is determined whether the number of taps and the time interval between two adjacent taps meet corresponding set parameter conditions.

[0052] In step S300, the clothes treating device is awakened and controlled to execute corresponding instructions.

[0053] Optionally, in step S200, it is determined that the number of tapping times and / or the time interval between two adjacent tappings does not meet corresponding set parameter conditions, and the tapping action is determined to be invalid.

[0054] Specifically, when the clothing processing device is turned off and powered off, if the clothing processing device detects that the user has a knocking action, it obtains the number of knocks and the time interval between two adjacent knocks, and determines whether the number of knocks and the time interval between two adjacent knocks meet the corresponding set parameter conditions. If the number of knocks and the time interval between two adjacent knocks both meet the corresponding set parameter conditions, the clothing processing device is woken up and controlled to execute the corresponding instructions; if one of the number of knocks or the time interval between two adjacent knocks does not meet the corresponding set parameter conditions, the knocking action is determined to be invalid.

[0055] Optionally, in S100, step S101 is included.

[0056] In step S101 , if the vibration frequency is determined to be within a set frequency range, it is determined that the user has performed a tapping action.

[0057] Specifically, whether the user has a tapping action is determined by judging the vibration frequency. If the vibration frequency is within a preset range, it is determined that the user has a tapping action; otherwise, it is determined that the user has no tapping action.

[0058] Optionally, after step S100, it includes: determining whether the user's tapping action is valid; if the user's tapping action is determined to be valid, executing step S200 and steps after step S200; if the user's tapping action is determined to be invalid, not executing subsequent steps, but continuing to monitor the user's tapping action.

[0059] Optionally, the method for determining whether the user's tapping action is valid includes steps S110 to S130.

[0060] In step S110 , the height of the user who performs the tapping action is detected.

[0061] In step S120 , it is determined whether the user's height reaches a preset height.

[0062] In step S130 , it is determined whether the user's tapping action is valid.

[0063] Optionally, in step S120 , if it is detected that the user's height does not reach a preset height, it is determined that the user's tapping action is invalid.

[0064] Specifically, after the clothing processing device detects that the user has made a tapping action, it determines whether the tapping action made by the user is valid by detecting the user's height. Specifically, after the clothing processing device detects that the user has made a tapping action, it controls the clothing processing device to detect the user's height. If the user's height reaches a preset height, the user's tapping action is determined to be valid, and the subsequent steps are continued. If the user's height does not reach the preset height, the user's tapping action is determined to be invalid, and the subsequent steps are not executed.

[0065] Optionally, in step S300 , after waking up the clothes processing device, steps S301 to S302 or steps S301 ′ to S302 ′ are included.

[0066] In step S301, it is determined whether the child lock of the clothing device is in a locked state.

[0067] In step S302, the clothing processing device is controlled to release the child lock and enter a standby state.

[0068] In step S300, after the clothes processing device is awakened, steps S301' to S302' are further included.

[0069] In step S301 ′, it is determined whether the child lock of the clothes processing apparatus is in an unlocked state.

[0070] In step S302', the clothes processing device is controlled to start a set washing program.

[0071] Specifically, after waking up the clothing processing device, it is monitored whether the child lock of the clothing processing device is in a locked state. If the child lock is locked, the clothing processing device is controlled to unlock the child lock, enter a standby state, and wait to receive subsequent instructions; if the child lock is in an unlocked state, the clothing processing device is directly controlled to start the set washing program.

[0072] In this embodiment, the clothing processing device monitors the user's tapping action when the power is turned off. Specifically, the clothing processing device determines whether the vibration frequency is within the set range. If the vibration frequency is within the set range, it is determined that the user has a tapping action; if the vibration frequency is not within the set range, it is determined that the user has a tapping action, but the tapping action is invalid, or it is determined that the user has no tapping action because the vibration is caused by other actions of the clothing processing device, thereby generating the vibration frequency.

[0073] In this embodiment, after monitoring the user's tapping action, the user's tapping action is determined to determine whether the user's tapping action is valid. Specifically: the clothing processing device detects the height of the user who makes the tapping action. If the detected height of the user reaches the preset height, the user's tapping action is determined to be valid; if the detected height of the user does not reach the preset height, the user's tapping action is determined to be invalid.

[0074] In this embodiment, after determining that the user's tapping action is valid, the number of tapping times and the time interval between two adjacent tappings are obtained, and the number of tapping times and the time interval between two adjacent tappings are judged. If the number of tapping times and the time interval between two adjacent tappings of the user both meet the corresponding set parameter conditions, the clothing processing device is awakened and the clothing processing device is controlled to execute the corresponding instruction; if one of the number of tapping times and the time interval between two adjacent tappings does not meet the corresponding set parameter conditions, the user's tapping action is determined to be invalid, and the monitoring is continuously looped until it is determined that the user's tapping action is valid.

[0075] In this embodiment, after determining that the user's knocking action is effective and waking up the clothes processing device, it is first detected whether the child lock of the clothes processing device is in a locked state. If the child lock of the clothes processing device is in a locked state, the clothes processing device is controlled to unlock the child lock and enter a standby state; if the child lock of the clothes processing device is not in a locked state, the clothes processing device is controlled to start the set washing program. The user can also make settings to change the program started by the clothes processing device.

[0076] In summary, when the clothing processing device is turned off and powered off, the user's tapping action is monitored through the vibration frequency. If the vibration frequency is within the set range, it is proved that the user has a tapping action. Based on the monitored user's tapping action, whether the user's tapping action is valid is determined by whether the height of the user who makes the tapping action reaches the preset height. If the user's height reaches the preset height, the user's tapping action is determined to be valid. After determining that the user's tapping action is valid, the number of user's tapping and the time interval between two taps are obtained, and it is determined whether the number of tapping and the time interval between two taps meet the corresponding set parameter conditions. If the number of tapping and the time interval between two taps meet the corresponding set parameter conditions, the clothing processing device is awakened. After waking up the clothing processing device, it is detected whether the child lock of the clothing processing device is in the locked state. If it is in the locked state, the child lock is controlled to be unlocked and the clothing processing device enters the standby state. If it is in the unlocked state, the clothing processing device is controlled to execute the set program. It should be noted that here the user can select the program to be entered after the clothing processing device is awakened through settings to meet the different needs of the user.

[0077] In another embodiment, the clothing processing device first detects whether the height of the approaching user reaches a preset height, and then monitors the user's tapping action. Specifically, when the clothing processing device detects the approach of a user, it detects the user's height. If the height reaches the preset height, it determines whether the user has tapped by determining whether the vibration frequency of the set area of ​​the clothing processing device is within the set frequency range. If the height detection of the user's height does not reach the preset height, the user's tapping action is not monitored. If the user is determined to have tapped, the number of taps and the time interval between the two taps are obtained, and it is determined whether the number of taps and the time interval between the two taps meet the corresponding set parameters. If the number of taps and the time interval between the two taps meet the corresponding set parameters, the clothing processing device is awakened. After waking up the clothing processing device, it detects whether the child lock of the clothing processing device is locked. If it is locked, the child lock is unlocked and the clothing processing device enters the standby state. If it is unlocked, the clothing processing device is controlled to execute the set program. It should be noted that the user can select the program to enter after waking up the clothing processing device through settings to meet the different needs of the user.

[0078] As shown in FIG. 4 , in another embodiment of the present invention, the laundry processing device enters a standby state during the execution of a washing program, including step S400 .

[0079] In step S400, the user's tapping action is detected, the clothing processing device is awakened, and the program being executed is displayed.

[0080] Optionally, in S400 , S110 to S130 are executed to monitor and determine whether the user's tapping action is valid.

[0081] In this embodiment, the clothing processing device is in a standby state while executing a washing program. It detects that the user has a knocking action, determines whether the user's knocking action is valid, and wakes up the clothing processing device based on the determination result, displaying the program being executed. Specifically, whether the user has a knocking action is determined by judging whether the vibration frequency is within the set frequency range. If the vibration frequency is within the set frequency range, it is determined that the user has a knocking action. Then, the height of the user who made the knocking action is detected. If the user's height reaches the set height, it is determined that the user's knocking action is valid, and then the clothing processing device is woken up, displaying the program being executed. In another embodiment, the user's height is first detected. If the height reaches the preset height, the user's knocking action is monitored by the vibration frequency. Through a single knocking action by the user, the clothing processing device is woken up, and the program being executed by the clothing processing device is displayed.

[0082] A second aspect of the present invention provides a clothes processing device, and applies the above-mentioned method for automatically waking up the clothes processing device.

[0083] Furthermore, the clothes processing device is provided with:

[0084] A vibration sensor for monitoring vibrations generated by user tapping;

[0085] A judgment module is used to judge whether the user's tapping action is valid;

[0086] The control unit controls the clothing processing device to execute corresponding instructions according to the monitoring result of the vibration sensor and the judgment result of the judgment module.

[0087] Furthermore, the clothing processing device is further provided with: a detection device for detecting the height of the user.

[0088] It should be noted that the vibration sensor, judgment module, control unit and detection device of the clothing processing equipment of the present application are equipped with separate circuit boards, which can ensure that when the clothing processing equipment is turned off and powered off, each module can continue to be powered on and in standby mode.

[0089] In this embodiment, when the clothing processing device is powered off, it monitors the user's tapping action through a vibration sensor and determines whether the user has tapped by judging whether the vibration frequency is within a set frequency range. If the vibration frequency is within the set frequency range, it is determined that the user has tapped. The clothing processing device then detects the height of the user who has tapped through a detection device and determines whether the user's tapping action is valid through a judgment module. The detection device detects the height of the user who has tapped. If the user's height meets the set height, it is determined that the user's tapping action is valid. The detection device then obtains the number of taps made by the user and the time interval between two adjacent taps. The number of taps made and the time interval between two adjacent taps are judged. If both the number of taps made and the time interval between two adjacent taps meet the corresponding set parameter conditions, the clothing processing device is awakened.

[0090] In this embodiment, after waking up the clothing processing device, the clothing processing device detects whether the child lock is in a locked state. If the child lock is in a locked state, the control unit controls the clothing processing device to unlock the child lock and enter a standby state; if the child lock is in an unlocked state, the control unit controls the clothing processing device to execute a default program, or a program set by the user to be executed after the clothing processing device is woken up and turned on.

[0091] In another embodiment, the clothing processing device is in a standby state while executing a washing program. The clothing processing device determines whether the user has a knocking action by monitoring the vibration frequency, and detects the height of the user who makes the knocking action. If the height reaches the set height, it is determined that the user's knocking action is valid. The user wakes up the clothing processing device through a knocking action and displays the program being executed.

[0092] In the present invention, the user's height detection can be performed after the user's tapping action is detected, and whether the tapping action is valid is determined by detecting the height of the user who makes the tapping action; it can also be performed before the user's tapping action is detected, and whether the tapping action made by the user is to be monitored is determined by detecting the height of the user approaching the clothing processing device.

[0093] The clothing processing device in the present invention is awakened by the user's effective tapping, which solves the problem that the user awakens the clothing processing device by pressing buttons or touching the screen, resulting in poor user experience and affecting the user's usage experience. It optimizes the interactive experience between the user and the clothing processing device and improves the intelligence level of the clothing processing device.

[0094] The above description is merely a preferred embodiment of the present invention and does not constitute any form of limitation to the present invention. Although the present invention has been disclosed as above in terms of a preferred embodiment, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Any technician familiar with this patent can make slight changes or modifications to equivalent embodiments of equivalent changes using the above-mentioned technical contents without departing from the scope of the technical solution of the present invention. The implementation schemes in the above-mentioned embodiments can also be further combined or replaced. However, any simple modifications, equivalent changes and modifications made to the above-mentioned embodiments based on the technical essence of the present invention without departing from the content of the technical solution of the present invention are still within the scope of the solution of the present invention.

Claims

1. A method for automatically waking up a laundry treatment device, characterized in that, Including: S100. When the clothing treatment device is in the shutdown state, monitor the user's tapping action; S200. Obtain the number of taps by the user and the time interval between two adjacent taps, and determine that both the number of taps and the time interval between two adjacent taps meet the corresponding set parameter conditions; S300. Wake up the clothing treatment device and control the clothing treatment device to execute the corresponding instruction.

2. The method for automatically waking up a laundry treatment device according to claim 1, wherein, In S200, if it is determined that the number of taps and / or the time interval between two adjacent taps do not meet the corresponding set parameter conditions, it is determined that the tapping action is invalid.

3. The method for automatically waking up a clothing treatment device according to claim 1, wherein In S100, it includes: S101. If the vibration frequency is within the set frequency range, it is determined that the user has a tapping action.

4. The method for automatically waking up a clothing treatment device according to any one of claims 1-3, wherein After S100, it includes: Determine whether the user's tapping action is valid. If so, execute S200 to S300.

5. The method for automatically waking up a clothing treatment device according to claim 4, wherein The method for determining whether the user's tapping action is valid includes: S110. Detect the height of the user who makes the tapping action; S120. Determine that the user's height reaches the preset height; S130. Determine that the user's tapping action is valid.

6. The method for automatically waking up a clothing treatment device according to any one of claims 1-5, wherein In S300, after waking up the clothing treatment device, it includes: S301. Determine whether the child lock of the clothing treatment device is in the locked state; S302. Control the clothing treatment device to release the child lock and enter the standby state.

7. The method for automatically waking up a clothing treatment device according to claim 6, wherein In S300, after waking up the clothing treatment device, it further includes: S301'. Determine whether the child lock of the clothing treatment device is in the unlocked state; S302'. Control the clothing treatment device to start the set washing program.

8. The method for automatically waking up a clothing treatment device according to any one of claims 1-7, wherein When the clothing treatment device is in the process of executing the washing program and enters the standby state, it includes: S400. Monitor that the user has a tapping action, wake up the clothing treatment device, and display the program being executed.

9. The method for automatically waking up a clothing treatment device according to any one of claims 5 or 8, wherein In S400, execute S110 to S130, monitor and determine that the user's tapping action is valid.

10. A laundry treatment device, characterized in that, Applying the method for automatically waking up a clothing treatment device according to any one of claims 1-9, the clothing treatment device is provided with: A vibration sensor for monitoring the vibration generated by the user's tapping; A judgment module for judging whether the user's tapping action is valid; A control unit, according to the monitoring result of the vibration sensor and the judgment result of the judgment module, controls the clothing treatment device to execute the corresponding instruction.

11. The clothing treatment device according to claim 10, wherein The clothing treatment device is further provided with: a detection device for detecting the height of the user.

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