WO2019114559A1

WO2019114559A1 - Air conditioner control method and apparatus, and computer readable storage medium

Info

Publication number: WO2019114559A1
Application number: PCT/CN2018/118182
Authority: WO
Inventors: 廖帅
Original assignee: 广东美的制冷设备有限公司; 美的集团股份有限公司
Priority date: 2017-12-13
Filing date: 2018-11-29
Publication date: 2019-06-20
Also published as: CN109916022A

Abstract

An air conditioner control method and control apparatus, and a computer readable storage medium. The method comprises: acquiring user information corresponding to a user in an environment where an air conditioner is located (S10); acquiring an air parameter target value according to the user information, the air parameter comprising at least one of temperature, humidity, a wind speed, cleanliness, and freshness (S20); and controlling the operating of the air conditioner according to the air parameter target value (S30), such that the air parameter target value can match the user information, thereby improving the accuracy of control over the air conditioner.

Description

Air conditioner control method, device and computer readable storage medium

Related application

The present application claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 201711363912.5, entitled "Control Method, Apparatus, and Computer Readable Storage Medium for Air Conditioners", which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety herein reference.

Technical field

The present application relates to the field of intelligent control technologies, and in particular, to a method, an apparatus, and a computer readable storage medium for controlling an air conditioner.

Background technique

With the emphasis on the quality of living standards, air conditioners with air purification functions are gradually receiving attention from manufacturers and the public. In order to improve the interaction between the air conditioner and the user, a voice broadcast is often performed to remind the user, for example, when the user gives a control command to the air conditioner, the air conditioner responds to the control command and gives a corresponding reminder, but the existing The technology often controls according to the control command sent by the user, but the method requires manual triggering by the user. In order to avoid manual triggering by the user, the environment parameters such as temperature and humidity are controlled, and each user's demand for the indoor environment is different, so only according to the environment. The parameters do not fully meet the user's needs, and the adjustment of the indoor environment is not accurate enough.

Application content

The main purpose of the present application is to provide a method, a device, and a computer readable storage medium for controlling an air conditioner, which are intended to solve the technical problem that the adjustment of the indoor environment by the prior art air conditioner is not accurate.

To achieve the above object, the present application provides a method of controlling an air conditioner, and the method of controlling the air conditioner includes the following steps:

Obtaining user information corresponding to a user in an environment where the air conditioner is located;

Obtaining an air parameter target value according to the user information, where the air parameter includes at least one of temperature, humidity, wind speed, cleanliness, and freshness;

The air conditioner operation is controlled in accordance with an air parameter target value.

Optionally, the step of acquiring the user information corresponding to the user in the environment where the air conditioner is located:

Obtaining characteristic parameters of the user;

Determining an age range corresponding to the user according to the feature parameter, the user information including the age group.

Optionally, the step of obtaining user information corresponding to the user in the environment where the air conditioner is located:

Obtain the user ID;

Obtaining an age group corresponding to the user according to the user identifier, where the user information includes the age group.

Optionally, the steps of the air conditioner control method include:

Receiving the air conditioning command, acquiring user information corresponding to the user who triggered the air conditioning command, and an air parameter target value corresponding to the air conditioning command;

Obtaining an air parameter value interval corresponding to the user information;

When the air parameter target value is within the air parameter value interval, the air conditioner operation is controlled according to the air parameter target value adjustment.

Optionally, after the step of acquiring the air parameter value interval corresponding to the user information, the air conditioner control method further includes:

When the air parameter target value exceeds the air parameter value interval, the prompt information is output.

Optionally, the method for controlling the air conditioner further includes:

Saving the user information and the target value in association;

Obtaining an air parameter target value whose frequency meets a preset condition in the air parameter target value associated with the user information in the preset time interval, and using the air parameter target value satisfying the preset condition as the air parameter value corresponding to the user information.

Optionally, the preset condition includes setting the frequency to be greater than the preset frequency or setting the frequency to be the highest.

Optionally, the step of acquiring the air conditioning parameter of the air conditioner according to the user information includes:

Obtaining a priority of each of the user information when there are multiple pieces of the obtained user information;

The air parameter target value is obtained according to the priority of each of the user information.

Optionally, the step of acquiring the air parameter target value according to the user information includes:

Obtaining an air parameter value corresponding to each piece of the user information when there are multiple pieces of the obtained user information;

The air parameter target value is obtained according to each air parameter value.

Optionally, obtaining the comfort of the air parameter values of each user;

For maximum comfort, the air parameter value corresponding to the maximum comfort is taken as the air parameter target value.

Optionally, the air conditioner control method further includes:

The step of acquiring user information corresponding to the user in the environment where the air conditioner is located in real time or at a time;

The step of acquiring the air parameter target value according to the user information is performed when the acquired user information changes.

Obtaining an air parameter to be adjusted corresponding to the user information in the air conditioning parameter;

Obtaining an air parameter target value corresponding to the air parameter to be adjusted.

In addition, in order to achieve the above object, the present application further provides a control device for an air conditioner, the control device of the air conditioner comprising: a memory, a processor, and being stored on the memory and operable on the processor The control program of the air conditioner, when the control program of the air conditioner is executed by the processor, implements the steps:

In addition, in order to achieve the above object, the present application further provides a computer readable storage medium, wherein the computer readable storage medium stores a control program of an air conditioner, and a control program of the air conditioner is executed by a processor. Time to implement steps:

The air conditioner control method and device and the computer readable storage medium provided in the embodiment of the present application acquire user information corresponding to a user in an environment where the air conditioner is located, and obtain an air parameter target value according to the user information, and then according to the air parameter target The value controls the operation of the air regulator to match the air parameter target value to the user information, improving the accuracy of the air conditioner control.

DRAWINGS

1 is a schematic structural diagram of an apparatus of a hardware operating environment involved in an embodiment of the present application;

2 is a schematic flow chart of a first embodiment of a method for controlling an air conditioner according to the present application;

3 is a schematic flow chart of a second embodiment of a method for controlling an air conditioner according to the present application;

4 is a schematic flow chart of a third embodiment of a method for controlling an air conditioner according to the present application;

5 is a schematic flow chart of a fifth embodiment of a method for controlling an air conditioner according to the present application;

6 is a schematic flow chart of a sixth embodiment of a method for controlling an air conditioner according to the present application.

The implementation, functional features and advantages of the present application will be further described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Detailed ways

It is understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the application and are not intended to be limiting.

The main solution of the embodiment of the present application is:

Since the prior art only fails to fully meet the user's requirements according to the environmental parameters, the adjustment of the indoor environment is not accurate enough.

The present application provides a solution for obtaining user information corresponding to a user in an environment where an air conditioner is located, and acquiring an air parameter target value according to the user information, and then controlling the air conditioner operation according to the air parameter target value, so that the air parameter target value is obtained. Matches user information to improve the accuracy of air conditioner control.

As shown in FIG. 1 , FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a device in a hardware operating environment according to an embodiment of the present application.

The device in the embodiment of the present application may be an air conditioner, or may be a control device connected to the air conditioner, such as a centralized controller in the home, and the centralized controller is connected to each household electrical appliance to control each household electrical appliance, or The device can also be a server, and the air conditioner can transmit data through the communication module.

As shown in FIG. 1, the apparatus may include a processor 1001, such as a CPU, a communication bus 1002, a communication module 1003, and a memory 1004. Among them, the communication bus 1002 is used to implement connection communication between these components. The network interface 1003 is optionally a wireless interface (such as a WI-FI interface), a Bluetooth interface, and a wireless network interface such as ZIGBEE. The memory 1004 may be a high speed RAM memory or a stable memory (non-volatile) Memory), such as disk storage. The memory 1004 can also optionally be a storage device independent of the aforementioned processor 1001.

The communication module 1003 in the present application includes a WIFI module or a Bluetooth module that can communicate with a mobile terminal (such as a mobile phone), and can also include an infrared module that communicates with the remote controller.

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the terminal structure shown in FIG. 1 does not constitute a limitation to the terminal, and may include more or less components than those illustrated, or a combination of certain components, or different component arrangements.

As shown in FIG. 1, a memory 1004 as a computer storage medium may include an operating system and a control program of an air conditioner.

In the terminal shown in FIG. 1, the processor 1001 can be used to call a control program of the air conditioner stored in the memory 1004 and perform the following operations:

Further, the processor 1001 may call a control program of the air conditioner stored in the memory 1004, and further perform the following operations, and the preset pairing condition includes at least one of the following:

Obtaining characteristic parameters of the user;

Further, the processor 1001 can call the control program of the air conditioner stored in the memory 1004, and also perform the following operations:

Further, the processor 1001 may call a control program of the air conditioner stored in the memory 1004 to perform the following operations:

Saving the user information and the target value in association;

Obtaining an air parameter target value corresponding to each of the user information when there are multiple pieces of the obtained user information;

The air parameter target value is obtained according to each air parameter target value.

Obtaining an air parameter to be adjusted corresponding to the user information in the air conditioning parameter, and acquiring an air parameter target value corresponding to the air parameter to be adjusted.

Referring to FIG. 2, a first embodiment of a method for controlling an air conditioner according to the present application is provided. In this embodiment, the method for controlling an air conditioner includes:

Step S10: Acquire user information corresponding to a user in an environment where the air conditioner is located;

The user information in this embodiment may include at least one of user identification information, user characteristic information, health information, and age information. The user information can be determined by means of image recognition, voice recognition, and control terminal identification.

The user characteristic information may include at least one of a facial feature, a physical feature, and a sound feature of the user, and the health information may be special disease information of the user, such as a sub-health disease such as rhinitis and respiratory disease, or other important ones such as rheumatism. Such diseases; or may be the recent illnesses such as a cold or fever that the user has recently received; the age information may include the age group in which the user is located.

Step S20, acquiring an air parameter target value according to the user information, where the air parameter includes at least one of temperature, humidity, wind speed, cleanliness, and freshness;

When the user information is the user identifier, the stranger in the air conditioner may not pre-store the air parameter value corresponding to the user, and the default air parameter value may be used as the air parameter target value of the user. The value of the air parameter corresponding to each user information is different, and the user in the room does not change. Steps S20-S30 may be repeatedly performed to save system energy consumption, that is, step S10 is performed periodically, and after the user information is obtained, the user information is determined. Whether it changes or not, step S20 is executed when the user information changes, and if the user information has not changed, the process returns to step S10.

It can be understood that when the air parameter target value is acquired according to the user information, the location information and/or the time information may be acquired simultaneously.

In step S30, the air conditioner operation is controlled according to the air parameter target value.

The air parameter may include at least one of temperature, humidity, wind speed, cleanliness, and freshness. According to the air parameter target value, an operating parameter target value corresponding to the air conditioner may be obtained, for example, the temperature may be set by the air conditioner. The adjustment is realized, the humidity can be realized by the humidity adjusting device in the air conditioner, and the wind speed can be realized by adjusting the rotating speed of the fan in the air conditioner, and the cleanliness and freshness can be adjusted by adjusting the air volume of the fresh air pipe in the air conditioner and The air volume is achieved. The air conditioner in this embodiment may be an integrated device having a humidity, a temperature, and an air speed adjusting function and having a fresh air duct, such as an air conditioner provided with a fresh air duct; or the air conditioner may also be composed of a plurality of devices, For example, it consists of a dehumidifier, an air conditioner, and a fresh air system.

The control method of the air conditioner proposed in the embodiment obtains the user information corresponding to the user in the environment where the air conditioner is located, and obtains the air parameter target value according to the user information, and then controls the air conditioner operation according to the air parameter target value, Matching the air parameter target value with the user information improves the accuracy of the air conditioner control.

Further, referring to FIG. 3, a second embodiment of the control method of the air conditioner of the present application is proposed based on the first embodiment. In this embodiment, the step S10 includes:

Step S11, acquiring feature parameters of the user;

Step S12: Determine an age group corresponding to the user according to the feature parameter, where the user information includes the age group.

The feature parameter in this embodiment may include at least one of a facial feature and a sound feature, and the feature parameter is obtained by means of image recognition or voice recognition, and the age segment is obtained according to the feature parameter, and the age group may include children, youth, and the elderly. It can be understood that the feature parameter can also be a user identifier. According to the user identifier, the age range corresponding to the user can be obtained, and the user age segment can be entered in advance to be associated with the user identifier, so as to avoid determining the age of the user each time through a large number of calculations. segment. The user identifier can also be implemented by a wearable device such as a wristband worn by the user, and the user's logo is obtained according to the information of the connected wearable device; and can also be determined by user features, such as voiceprint and face recognition.

In the solution disclosed in this embodiment, the air parameter value of the air conditioner is determined by the age group, so that users of different age groups correspond to different air parameters, and the control flexibility is improved.

Further, referring to FIG. 4, a third embodiment of the air conditioner control method of the present application is proposed based on the first or second embodiment. In this embodiment, the air conditioner control method further includes:

Step S40, when receiving the air conditioning command, acquiring user information corresponding to the user who triggered the air conditioning command and an air parameter target value corresponding to the air conditioning command;

Step S50: Obtain an air parameter value interval corresponding to the user information.

Step S60, when the air parameter target value is within the air parameter value interval, the air conditioner operation is controlled according to the air parameter target value adjustment.

When the user information includes the age information and the health information, the control parameter value corresponding to the user has a suitable interval. When the air parameter value for adjustment exceeds the interval, the user may be uncomfortable, and when the air parameter value interval is located, The air conditioner operation is adjusted according to the air parameter target value adjustment; when the air parameter target value exceeds the air parameter value interval, the prompt information is output to prompt the user whether to perform adjustment, and when the confirmation information is received, according to the air The parameter target value adjustment controls the operation of the air conditioner, and when the rejection information is received, no adjustment is made.

In the solution disclosed in this embodiment, there is a suitable air parameter value interval for the user information such as the health information and the age group. When the air parameter target value exceeds the air parameter value interval, the user may be an erroneous operation, and the user is prompted to improve the control. The accuracy.

Further, the fourth embodiment of the control method of the air conditioner of the present application is proposed based on any of the above embodiments. In this embodiment, the control method of the air conditioner further includes:

Saving the user information and the target value in association;

The preset condition may include setting the frequency to be greater than the preset frequency or setting the highest frequency, and continuously updating the air parameter value associated with the user information by the user's operation, so that the control of the air conditioner is more accurate.

Further, referring to FIG. 5, a fifth embodiment of the control method of the air conditioner of the present application is proposed based on any of the above embodiments. In this embodiment, step S10 includes:

Step S13: When there are multiple pieces of the obtained user information, obtain an air parameter value corresponding to each piece of the user information;

Step S14, acquiring the air parameter target value according to each air parameter value.

There may be multiple users in the environment where the air conditioner is located, and the air parameter values corresponding to each user may be different. Therefore, the air parameter target value needs to be obtained according to the air parameter value of each user, for example, according to the air parameter value of each user. Calculate comfort, obtain maximum comfort, take the air parameter value corresponding to the maximum comfort as the air parameter target value; or obtain the priority of each user information, and use the air parameter value corresponding to the user information with the highest priority as the air parameter The target value, which may be set by the user or set by the developer; or the air parameter value may be obtained by weighting the air parameter values of the respective user information.

In the solution disclosed in this embodiment, when there are multiple users in the environment, a suitable air parameter target value is obtained by a specific algorithm, so that the control of the air conditioner is more accurate.

Further, with reference to FIG. 6, a sixth embodiment of the control method of the air conditioner of the present application is proposed based on any of the above embodiments. In this embodiment, the step S10 includes:

Step S15: Acquire an air parameter to be adjusted corresponding to the user information in the air conditioning parameter;

Step S16: Acquire an air parameter target value corresponding to the to-be-adjusted air parameter.

The air parameter may include at least one of temperature, humidity, wind speed, cleanliness, and freshness, which may include a value of PM2.5, a particle concentration, and a concentration of a harmful gas, and the freshness may include a concentration of carbon dioxide.

The user can set the air parameter to be adjusted as the air parameter to be adjusted. For example, if the user only selects the temperature, humidity and wind speed as the air parameters to be adjusted, the air conditioner is only controlled according to the temperature, humidity and wind speed when controlling the air conditioner, and the air parameter is obtained. The target value is to obtain only the temperature value, the humidity value and the wind speed value; the user can adjust the air parameter by setting to make the control of the air conditioner more flexible.

In addition, the present application also provides a control device for an air conditioner, the control device of the air conditioner comprising: a memory, a processor, and a control program of an air conditioner stored on the memory and operable on the processor The step of controlling the electric air conditioner as described above when the control program of the air conditioner is executed by the processor.

Furthermore, the present application also provides a computer readable storage medium having stored thereon a control program of an air conditioner, the air conditioner control program being executed by the processor to implement air as described above The steps of the control method of the regulator.

It is to be understood that the term "comprises", "comprising", or any other variants thereof, is intended to encompass a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or It also includes other elements that are not explicitly listed, or elements that are inherent to such a process, method, item, or system. An element defined by the phrase "comprising a ..." does not exclude the presence of additional equivalent elements in a process, method, article, or system that includes the element, without further limitation.

The serial numbers of the embodiments of the present application are merely for the description, and do not represent the advantages and disadvantages of the embodiments.

Through the description of the above embodiments, those skilled in the art can clearly understand that the foregoing embodiment method can be implemented by means of software plus a necessary general hardware platform, and of course, can also be through hardware, but in many cases, the former is better. Implementation. Based on such understanding, the technical solution of the present application, which is essential or contributes to the prior art, may be embodied in the form of a software product stored in a storage medium (such as ROM/RAM as described above). The disk, the optical disk, and the like, include a plurality of instructions for causing a terminal device (which may be a mobile phone, a computer, a server, a controlled terminal, or a network device, etc.) to execute the method described in the various embodiments of the present application.

The above is only a preferred embodiment of the present application, and is not intended to limit the scope of the patent application, and the equivalent structure or equivalent process transformations made by the specification and the drawings of the present application, or directly or indirectly applied to other related technical fields. The same is included in the scope of patent protection of this application.

Claims

A method of controlling an air conditioner, wherein the method of controlling the air conditioner comprises the following steps:

Obtaining user information corresponding to a user in an environment where the air conditioner is located;

Obtaining an air parameter target value according to the user information, where the air parameter includes at least one of temperature, humidity, wind speed, cleanliness, and freshness;

The air conditioner operation is controlled in accordance with an air parameter target value.
The air conditioner control method according to claim 1, wherein said step of acquiring user information corresponding to a user in an environment in which the air conditioner is located is:

Obtaining characteristic parameters of the user;

Determining an age range corresponding to the user according to the feature parameter, the user information including the age group.
The air conditioner control method according to claim 1, wherein said step of acquiring user information corresponding to a user in an environment in which the air conditioner is located is:

Obtain the user ID;

Obtaining an age group corresponding to the user according to the user identifier, where the user information includes the age group.
The control method of an air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the step of controlling the air conditioner comprises:

Receiving the air conditioning command, acquiring user information corresponding to the user who triggered the air conditioning command, and an air parameter target value corresponding to the air conditioning command;

Obtaining an air parameter value interval corresponding to the user information;

When the air parameter target value is within the air parameter value interval, the air conditioner operation is controlled according to the air parameter target value adjustment.
The control method of the air conditioner according to claim 4, wherein after the step of acquiring the air parameter value interval corresponding to the user information, the air conditioner control method further comprises:

When the air parameter target value exceeds the air parameter value interval, the prompt information is output.
The control method of the air conditioner according to claim 4, wherein the control method of the air conditioner further comprises:

Receiving the air conditioning command, acquiring user information corresponding to the user who triggered the air conditioning command, and an air parameter target value corresponding to the air conditioning command;

Saving the user information and the target value in association;

Obtaining an air parameter target value whose frequency meets a preset condition in the air parameter target value associated with the user information in the preset time interval, and using the air parameter target value satisfying the preset condition as the air parameter value corresponding to the user information.
The control method of an air conditioner according to claim 6, wherein the preset condition comprises setting a frequency greater than a preset frequency or setting a frequency to be the highest.
The control method of an air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the step of acquiring an air conditioning parameter of the air conditioner according to the user information comprises:

Obtaining a priority of each of the user information when there are multiple pieces of the obtained user information;

The air parameter target value is obtained according to the priority of each of the user information.
The control method of an air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein said step of acquiring an air parameter target value based on said user information comprises:

Obtaining an air parameter value corresponding to each piece of the user information when there are multiple pieces of the obtained user information;

The air parameter target value is obtained according to each air parameter value.
The control method of an air conditioner according to claim 9, wherein the step of acquiring the air parameter target value according to each air parameter value comprises:

Obtaining the comfort of the air parameter values of each user;

For maximum comfort, the air parameter value corresponding to the maximum comfort is taken as the air parameter target value.
The control method of the air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein the control method of the air conditioner further comprises:

The step of acquiring user information corresponding to the user in the environment where the air conditioner is located in real time or at a time;

The step of acquiring the air parameter target value according to the user information is performed when the acquired user information changes.
The control method of an air conditioner according to claim 1, wherein said step of acquiring an air parameter target value based on said user information comprises:

Obtaining an air parameter to be adjusted corresponding to the user information in the air conditioning parameter;

Obtaining an air parameter target value corresponding to the air parameter to be adjusted.
A control device for an air conditioner, wherein: the control device of the air conditioner comprises: a memory, a processor, and a control program of an air conditioner stored on the memory and operable on the processor, The steps are implemented when the control program of the air conditioner is executed by the processor:

Obtaining user information corresponding to a user in an environment where the air conditioner is located;

Obtaining an air parameter target value according to the user information, where the air parameter includes at least one of temperature, humidity, wind speed, cleanliness, and freshness;

The air conditioner operation is controlled in accordance with an air parameter target value.
A computer readable storage medium, wherein the computer readable storage medium stores a control program of an air conditioner, and when the control program of the air conditioner is executed by the processor, the steps are implemented:

Obtaining user information corresponding to a user in an environment where the air conditioner is located;

Obtaining an air parameter target value according to the user information, where the air parameter includes at least one of temperature, humidity, wind speed, cleanliness, and freshness;

The air conditioner operation is controlled in accordance with an air parameter target value.