Control method and control device for smart home device

• US 10,110,395 B2
• Filed: 04/22/2016
• Issued: 10/23/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 04/27/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Xiaomi Inc. (Xiaomi Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Xiaomi Inc. (Xiaomi Corp.)
• Inventors: Wu, Ke, Liu, Xinyu
• Primary Examiner(s): Patel, Ramesh
• Application Number:
  US15/135,628
• Publication Number:
  US 20160315784A1
• Time in Patent Office: 914 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 15/02 electric
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/4881 Scheduling strategies for dispatcher, e.g. round robin, multi-level priority queues
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2816 Controlling appliance services of a home automation network by calling their functionalities arrangements in telecontrol or telemetry systems for selectively calling a substation from a main station; in which substation desired apparatus is selected for applying a control signal thereto or for obtaining measured values therefrom H04Q9/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2818 from a device located outside both the home and the home network access arrangements H04L12/2856; for remote control or remote monitoring of applications H04L67/025; arrangements for transmitting signals characterised by the use of a wireless eletrical link G08C17/00; telephonic communication systems adapted for combination with remote control systems H04M11/007
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a control method and a control device for an electronic device, such as a smart home device. The method includes acquiring, by a control device, personal information of participating persons to be served by the electronic device, and determining an operation mode of the electronic device based on the personal information, for the electronic device to perform a task for serving the participating persons according to the operation mode. In the present disclosure, in an example, the smart home device can perform a task according to various operation modes based on personal information of participating persons, and thus can achieve intelligent operation, meet the user'"'"'s demands and improve the user experience.

Claims

1. A method for controlling an electronic device, comprising:

detecting a presence of a plurality of devices that each are associated with a respective one of a plurality of participating persons that are to be served a meal by the electronic device;

acquiring, by a control device, personal information of the participating persons based on the plurality of devices, wherein the personal information includes a taste preference for the meal for each one of the participating persons; and

determining an operation mode of the electronic device based on one or more of the taste preferences of the participating persons; and

performing a task for serving the meal based on the operation mode.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the personal information includes identity information and preference information, and the method comprises:

acquiring, via a router, a list of the plurality of devices connected into a network;

determining the identity information of the participating persons based on the list; and

acquiring the preference information of the participating persons based on the identity information of the participating persons.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the personal information includes identity information and preference information, and the method comprises:

acquiring locations of devices that belong to persons who join a service program;

determining the identity information of the participating persons based on the locations of the devices; and

acquiring the preference information of the participating persons based on the identity information.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein acquiring the personal information of participating persons to be served by the electronic device comprises:

analyzing one or more of log files, chat transcripts and emails to acquire the personal information of the participating persons.

5. The method of claim 1,

wherein when the control device is separate from the electronic device, the method comprises sending the operation mode to the electronic device for causing the electronic device to perform the task according to the operation mode, and

wherein when the control device is the electronic device, the method comprises performing the task according to the operation mode.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining material information for the electronic device to serve the participating persons based on the personal information,

wherein when the control device is the electronic device, the method comprises processing material based on the material information and performing the task according to the operation mode; and

wherein when the control device is separate from the electronic device, the method comprises sending the material information to the electronic device for the electronic device to process material based on the material information and to perform the task according to the operation mode.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining a target finishing time of the task; and

calculating a starting time based on the target finishing time of the task.

8. The method of claim 7,

wherein when the control device is the electronic device, the method comprises starting performing the task at the starting time, and

wherein when the control device is separate from the electronic device, the method comprises sending a message including the starting time to the electronic device for the electronic device to start performing the task at the starting time.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein determining the target finishing time of the task comprises:

determining the target finishing time of the task based on locations of the participating persons.

10. The method of claim 7, wherein determining the target finishing time of the task comprises:

determining the target finishing time of the task based on locations and preference information of the participating persons.

11. A control device for controlling an electronic device, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory for storing instructions executable by the processor;

wherein the processor is configured to;

detect a presence of a plurality of devices that each are associated with a respective one of a plurality of participating persons that are to be served a meal by the electronic device;

acquire personal information of the participating persons based on the plurality of devices, wherein the personal information includes a taste preference for the meal for each one of the participating persons; and

determine an operation mode of the electronic device based on one or more of the taste preferences of the participating persons; and

performing a task for serving the meal based on the operation mode.

12. The control device of claim 11, wherein the personal information includes identity information and preference information, and the processor is further configured to:

acquire, via a router, a list of the plurality of devices connected into a network;

determine the identity information of the participating persons based on the list; and

acquire the preference information of the participating persons based on the identity information of the participating persons.

13. The control device of claim 11, wherein the personal information includes identity information and preference information, and the processor is further configured to:

acquire locations of devices that belong to persons who join a service program;

determine the identity information of the participating persons based on the locations of the devices; and

acquire the preference information of the participating persons based on the identity information.

14. The control device of claim 11, wherein the processor is configured to:

analyze one or more of log files, chat transcripts and emails to acquire the personal information of the participating persons.

15. The control device of claim 11,

wherein when the control device is separate from the electronic device, the processor is further configured to send the operation mode to the electronic device for causing the electronic device to perform the task according to the operation mode, and

wherein when the control device is the electronic device, the processor is further configured to perform the task according to the operation mode.

16. The control device of claim 11, wherein the processor is further configured to:

determine material information for the electronic device to serve the participating persons based on the personal information,

wherein when the control device is the electronic device, the processor is further configured to process material based on the material information and perform the task according to the operation mode, and

wherein when the control device is separate from the electronic device, the processor is further configured to send the material information to the electronic device for the electronic device to process material based on the material information and to perform the task according to the operation mode.

17. The control device of claim 11, wherein the processor is further configured to:

determine a target finishing time of the task; and

calculate a starting time based on the target finishing time of the task.

18. The control device of claim 17,

wherein when the control device is the electronic device, the processor is further configured to start performing the task at the starting time, and

wherein when the control device is separate from the electronic device, the processor is further configured to send a message including the starting time to the electronic device for the electronic device to start performing the task at the starting time.

19. The control device of claim 17, wherein the processor is configured to:

determine the target finishing time of the task based on locations of the participating persons.

20. The control device of claim 17, wherein the processor is configured to:

determine the target finishing time of the task based on locations and preference information of the participating persons.