METHOD AND TERMINAL DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING SMART HOME APPLIANCE

• US 20150268648A1
• Filed: 03/09/2015
• Published: 09/24/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 03/24/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Xiaomi Inc. (Xiaomi Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Xiaomi Inc. (Xiaomi Corp.)
• Inventors: Zhang, Pengfei, Xia, Yongfeng, Chen, Yong, Zhang, Xu
• Granted Patent: US 9,952,571 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 15/02 electric
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/2642 Domotique, domestic, home control, automation, smart house
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/282 based on user interaction within the home receiver circuitry for displaying additional information being controlled by a remote control apparatus H04N21/42204
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/2841 Wireless

Abstract

A method and a terminal device for controlling a smart home appliance are provided in the present disclosure. The method includes: obtaining a current operation instruction; determining whether there is a preset combination instruction corresponding to the current operation instruction; sending at least two operation instructions in the preset combination instruction to a corresponding smart home appliance if there is the preset combination instruction and the preset combination instruction is selected; sending the current operation instruction to the corresponding smart home appliance if there is no preset combination instruction.

Claims

1. A method for controlling a smart home appliance, comprising:

obtaining a current operation instruction;

determining whether there is a preset combination instruction corresponding to the current operation instruction, wherein the preset combination instruction comprises at least two operation instructions and operation information of the at least two operation instructions, and the operation information at least comprises a sequence between adjacent operation instructions and a delay between adjacent operation instructions;

sending the at least two operation instructions in the preset combination instruction to a corresponding smart home appliance if there is the preset combination instruction and the preset combination instruction is selected; and

sending the current operation instruction to the corresponding smart home appliance if there is no preset combination instruction.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein if the current operation instruction is to select one preset combination instruction from a plurality of preset combination instructions, the method further comprises:

sending operation instructions in the one preset combination instruction to the corresponding smart home appliance.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein obtaining the current operation instruction comprises:

obtaining an operation instruction inputted locally.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein obtaining the current operation instruction comprises:

receiving an operation instruction sent by another terminal device.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein determining whether there is the preset combination instruction corresponding to the current operation instruction comprises:

obtaining a history operation instruction before the current operation instruction;

matching the history operation instruction and the current operation instruction with a plurality of preset combination instructions;

determining at least one recommended combination instruction as the preset combination instruction corresponding to the current operation instruction according to a descending order of a plurality of matching degrees, wherein the plurality of matching degrees are determined according to a plurality of first matching degrees of the current operation instruction and a plurality of second matching degrees of the history operation instruction; and

displaying the at least one recommended combination instruction locally, or sending the at least one recommended combination instruction to a terminal device configured to send the operation instruction to display, or sending the at least one recommended combination instruction to a screen of the smart home appliance to display.

6. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

recording the current operation instruction and operation information of the current operation instruction, if there is no preset combination instruction.

7. The method according to claim 6, further comprising:

determining whether a stop operation instruction is obtained; and

saving the current operation instruction and the operation information of the current operation instruction as one combination instruction, if the stop operation instruction is obtained.

8. The method according to claim 6, further comprising:

determining whether a time duration after an end of the operation instruction is equal to or greater than a preset time duration; and

saving the current operation instruction and the operation information of the current operation instruction as one combination instruction, if the time duration after the end of the operation instruction is equal to or greater than the preset timing duration.

9. The method according to claim 1, wherein sending the at least two operation instructions in the preset combination instruction to the corresponding smart home appliance if there is the preset combination instruction and the preset combination instruction is selected comprises:

generating a control signal corresponding to the operation instructions in the present combination instruction;

sending the control signal to the corresponding smart home appliance according to the sequence between adjacent operation instructions and the delay between adjacent operation instructions.

10. The method according to claim 1, wherein sending the current operation instruction to the corresponding smart home appliance if there is no preset combination instruction comprises:

generating a control signal corresponding to the current operation instruction;

sending the control signal to the corresponding smart home appliance according to the sequence between adjacent operation instructions and the delay between adjacent operation instructions.

11. A terminal device for controlling a home appliance, comprising:

a processor;

a memory, configured to store an executable instruction of the processor;

wherein the processor is configured to perform;

obtaining a current operation instruction;

determining whether there is a preset combination instruction corresponding to the current operation instruction, wherein the preset combination instruction comprises at least two operation instructions and operation information of the at least two operation instructions, and the operation information at least comprises a sequence between adjacent operation instructions and a delay between adjacent operation instructions;

sending the at least two operation instructions in the preset combination instruction to a corresponding smart home appliance if there is the preset combination instruction and the preset combination instruction is selected; and

sending the current operation instruction to the corresponding smart home appliance if there is no preset combination instruction.

12. The terminal device according to claim 11, wherein if the current operation instruction is to select one preset combination instruction from a plurality of preset combination instructions, the method further comprises:

sending operation instructions in the one preset combination instruction to the corresponding smart home appliance.

13. The terminal device according to claim 11, wherein obtaining the current operation instruction comprises:

obtaining an operation instruction inputted locally.

14. The terminal device according to claim 11, wherein obtaining the current operation instruction comprises:

receiving an operation instruction sent by another terminal device.

15. The terminal device according to claim 11, wherein determining whether there is the preset combination instruction corresponding to the current operation instruction comprises:

obtaining a history operation instruction before the current operation instruction;

matching the history operation instruction and the current operation instruction with a plurality of preset combination instructions;

determining at least one recommended combination instruction as the preset combination instruction corresponding to the current operation instruction according to a descending order of a plurality of matching degrees, wherein the plurality of matching degrees are determined according to a plurality of first matching degrees of the current operation instruction and a plurality of second matching degrees of the history operation instruction; and

displaying the at least one recommended combination instruction locally, or sending the at least one recommended combination instruction to a terminal device configured to send the operation instruction to display, or sending the at least one recommended combination instruction to a screen of the smart home appliance to display.

16. The terminal device according to claim 11, wherein the processor is further configured to perform:

recording the current operation instruction and operation information of the current operation instruction, if there is no preset combination instruction.

17. The terminal device according to claim 16, wherein the processor is further configured to perform:

determining whether a stop operation instruction is obtained; and

saving the current operation instruction and the operation information of the current operation instruction as one combination instruction, if the stop operation instruction is obtained.

18. The terminal device according to claim 16, wherein the processor is further configured to perform:

determining whether a time duration after an end of the operation instruction is equal to or greater than a preset time duration; and

saving the current operation instruction and the operation information of the current operation instruction as one combination instruction, if the time duration after the end of the operation instruction is equal to or greater than the preset timing duration.

19. The terminal device according to claim 11, wherein sending the at least two operation instructions in the preset combination instruction to the corresponding smart home appliance if there is the preset combination instruction and the preset combination instruction is selected comprises:

generating a control signal corresponding to the operation instructions in the present combination instruction;

sending the control signal to the corresponding smart home appliance according to the sequence between adjacent operation instructions and the delay between adjacent operation instructions.

20. The terminal device according to claim 11, wherein sending the current operation instruction to the corresponding smart home appliance if there is no preset combination instruction comprises:

generating a control signal corresponding to the current operation instruction;

sending the control signal to the corresponding smart home appliance according to the sequence between adjacent operation instructions and the delay between adjacent operation instructions.

21. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored therein instructions that, when executed by a processor of a terminal device, causes the terminal device to perform a method for controlling a smart home appliance, wherein the method comprises:

obtaining a current operation instruction;

determining whether there is a preset combination instruction corresponding to the current operation instruction, wherein the preset combination instruction comprises at least two operation instructions and operation information of the at least two operation instructions, and the operation information at least comprises a sequence between adjacent operation instructions and a delay between adjacent operation instructions;

sending the at least two operation instructions in the preset combination instruction to a corresponding smart home appliance if there is the preset combination instruction and the preset combination instruction is selected; and

sending the current operation instruction to the corresponding smart home appliance if there is no preset combination instruction.