Embodiment
For making object, technical scheme and the advantage of the embodiment of the present invention clearer, below in conjunction with the accompanying drawing in the embodiment of the present invention, technical scheme in the embodiment of the present invention is clearly and completely described, obviously, described embodiment is the present invention's part embodiment, rather than whole embodiment.The element of describing in an accompanying drawing of the present invention or a kind of embodiment and feature can combine with element and feature shown in one or more other accompanying drawing or embodiment.It should be noted that for purposes of clarity, in accompanying drawing and explanation, omitted expression and the description of unrelated to the invention, parts known to persons of ordinary skill in the art and processing.Embodiment based in the present invention, the every other embodiment that those of ordinary skills obtain under the prerequisite of not paying creative work, belongs to the scope of protection of the invention.
The process flow diagram of the control method of the home appliance that Fig. 1 provides for the embodiment of the present invention one.As shown in Figure 1, the method comprises:
Step S11: obtain the change of distance information between human body and home appliance.
Step S12: regulate and be presented at the content on home appliance display screen according to described change of distance information.
Step S12 specifically comprises: when the distance between human body and home appliance increases, increase and be presented at the icon on home appliance display screen, when the distance between human body and home appliance reduces, reduce and be presented at the icon on home appliance display screen.
The icon being presented on home appliance display screen can be the control icon relevant to the control function of home appliance.This control function comprises, for example, the control of the wind speed of air-conditioning, the control of temperature, the control of power supply, the adjusting of the selection of pattern, system time etc., also can be the adjusting of the selection, the wash time under selected pattern, wash temperature, rotating speed etc. of the laundry mode of washing machine, the temperature that also can be refrigerator is controlled, etc.
Alternatively, in step S11, can obtain this change of distance information by human body sensor, for example, can respond to user to produce infrared induction signal by the infrared sensor being arranged on home appliance, by this infrared induction signal is analyzed, can obtain the distance between user and home appliance.
In one example, when user is in induction range, from maximum distance, move to the process of minimum distance, the icon on home appliance display screen increases gradually.Like this, when user comparatively simply controls home appliance, can be without walking close to home appliance.And when icon is less, can realize the amplification to icon displaying ratio, while avoiding user distance far away, not see icon.Even if home appliance is not carried out to Long-distance Control, can correspondingly show at a distance conventional icon, for example, corresponding maximum distance, the temperature of air-conditioning capable of enlarged displaying, user can understand current temperature value without walking close to air-conditioning, if need to understand more contents, only need be close to air-conditioning, very intelligent and convenient.
Alternatively, the display screen of home appliance can be the touch-screen as control panel, the control method of home appliance of the present invention also comprises: adopt touch control mode or noncontact gesture control mode, select an icon on described display screen as current icon, or, regulate the control parameter corresponding with current icon.
Above-mentioned control parameter, be not limited to the numerical values recited on ordinary meaning, such as temperature level, wind speed size etc., also can be the controlling value of while setting a certain function, this function being given, for example, when set model selection function, controlling value " 1 " is made as to unlatching refrigeration mode, controlling value " 0 " is set to close refrigeration mode.Therefore, based on the second touch signal, regulate and control parameter, specifically can be, regulate temperature value, wind speed size etc., also can be unlatching, close or switch mode, scene etc.
In this way, when can increasing according to change of distance or reducing icon, also can realize the state of the long-range or touch control home appliance of icon by showing, for user provides multiple choices.
Particularly, adopt touch control mode to regulate the control parameter corresponding with current icon, comprising: detect the position of touch point on display screen, according to position probing value, regulate the parameter value of the control parameter corresponding with current icon.
For example, when regulating temperature, can touch temperature strip icon and regulate temperature.
In this way, make on the basis of selectivity display icon, can also retain the touch control mode to home appliance, for user provides more choices.
Described above, adopt noncontact gesture control mode, select an icon on described display screen as current icon, or, regulate the control parameter corresponding with current icon, specifically comprise:
The gesture information that identification is obtained is that the first control gesture or second is controlled gesture;
And,
When being the first control gesture, recognition result choose an icon on display screen as current icon; And the control parameter corresponding with current icon to home appliance regulates when recognition result is the second control gesture.
Alternatively, the icon on home appliance display screen can become " one " font to distribute, and the gesture that gesture is specially the distribution arrangement motion that is parallel to icon is controlled in first of identification, and second of identification is controlled gesture and is specially the gesture perpendicular to the distribution arrangement motion of icon.
For example, the icon on display screen can cross direction profiles in the left of current icon or right-hand, now, this first is controlled gesture and can be, for example, wave left or wave to the right.This second control gesture can be, for example, upwards wave or wave downwards.
For example, when user waves to be identified left, can carry out the control operation corresponding with this current icon to home appliance, for example, be current icon if temperature is controlled icon selected, currently can to home appliance, carry out temperature adjusting by waving or upwards waving downwards, for example, can, when recognizing the gesture of upwards waving, temperature be heightened to 1 degree, while recognizing the gesture of waving downwards, temperature is turned down to 1 degree.
In this way, may further be the function that user provides long-range gesture to control.And, by the display interface in conjunction with display icon, gesture based on being parallel to icon distribution arrangement is switched current icon, gesture based on perpendicular to icon distribution arrangement is carried out the adjusting of design parameter, for user, only need carry out two kinds of gestures controls in conjunction with display icon interface and can realize the various control to home appliance, operation is directly perceived, convenient.
Certainly, the in the situation that of not being into " one " font at icon and distributing, also can make icon there is certain transfer sequence, for example, when icon is during according to rectangular distribution, can control gesture by first and switch current icon according to order from left to right, from top to bottom.
Alternatively, the control method of home appliance of the present invention, after choosing current icon, also can comprise:
Display parameter to current icon regulate.
For example, home appliance can be stored a plurality of control functions in order, and optionally its icon is presented on display screen according to controlling the storage order of function and the distance of user and home appliance, when choose current icon when carrying out corresponding control operation by the first control gesture, display parameter to current icon regulate, to realize the special demonstration to current icon, make user understand intuitively the control function of current operation, further avoid maloperation.
These display parameter can be, for example, and the scaling of icon, brightness, display position etc.; Display parameter with current icon are regulated specifically and comprised: the display brightness that changes the display position of current icon, the displaying ratio that amplifies current icon and/or enhancing current icon.For example when wind speed is controlled to icon, choose as current icon, this wind speed can be controlled to icon and move to specific display position or amplified or strengthen its display brightness.
Based on first of identification, control gesture, can select current icon, and then select home appliance is carried out to which kind of control operation, based on second of identification, control gesture, can carry out the adjusting of design parameter value under this kind of control operation, therefore, user only needs simple gesture operation can realize the adjusting of a plurality of control functional parameters, both the complexity that had reduced identification gesture, does not have again several quantitative limitations of kind and the parameter thereof of control operation.
Alternatively, the gesture information that identification is obtained is that the first control gesture or second is controlled gesture, specifically comprises:
The image information that receiving remote obtains, and this image information is detected to identify described first and control gesture or the second control gesture.
The image information of this Remote Acquisitioning can be, for example, by the first-class multiple image of taking in certain coverage of making a video recording, when user carries out gesture operation in this coverage, movement locus that can be when this multiple image being detected to obtain user wave, controls gesture to identify the first control gesture or second.
Also can other technologies, for example infrared induction technology realizes the identification of gesture.
The block diagram of the control device of the home appliance that Fig. 2 provides for the embodiment of the present invention two.The control device of the home appliance that the present embodiment provides can be used in the present invention the control method of the home appliance that embodiment provides, the performance entity of its equipment is unrestricted, as can be a certain independently control chip, or can be a chip and be integrated into as in the controller of the utmost point home appliances such as air-conditioning, washing machine, TV, refrigerator, micro-wave oven.As shown in Figure 2, this device comprises:
Range information acquisition module 22, for obtaining the change of distance information between human body and home appliance;
Displaying contents adjustment module 24, for regulating and be presented at the content on home appliance display screen according to this change of distance information.
Range information acquisition module 22 specifically can be connected with the human body sensor being arranged on home appliance, to receive this change of distance information from human body sensor, and the distance value obtaining is sent to icon display module 22.
Alternatively, when the distance between human body and home appliance increases, this displaying contents adjustment module 24 is presented at the icon on home appliance display screen specifically for increasing; When the distance between human body and home appliance reduces, this displaying contents adjustment module 24 is presented at the icon on home appliance display screen specifically for reducing.
This icon specifically can be the control icon of home appliance.
Alternatively, the control device of home appliance of the present invention also comprises:
Device control module, for adopting touch control mode or noncontact gesture control mode, selects an icon on display screen as current icon, or, regulate the control parameter corresponding with current icon.
Device control module comprises touch control unit, and the position for detection of touch point on display screen, according to the parameter value of the position probing value adjusting control parameter corresponding with current icon.
Therefore,, when user distance home appliance is nearer, can make user carry out touch control to home appliance.
Alternatively, this device control module also can comprise:
Gesture information recognition unit is that the first control gesture or second is controlled gesture for identifying the gesture information obtaining;
And,
Gesture response unit, for choosing an icon on display screen as current icon when recognition result is the first control gesture; And the control parameter corresponding with current icon to home appliance regulates when recognition result is the second control gesture.
Therefore, based on according on the basis apart from selectivity display icon, can realize user controls the long-range gesture of home appliance, for example, which kind of control operation selection carries out to home appliance, and at the concrete parameter value regulating under this control operation, such as regulating wind speed size, switching, close or open mode or scene etc.
Alternatively, the icon being presented on this home appliance display screen can become " one " font to distribute, the gesture that gesture is specially the distribution arrangement motion that is parallel to icon is controlled in first of identification, and second of identification is controlled gesture and is specially the gesture perpendicular to the distribution arrangement motion of icon.
Alternatively, the control device of equipment of the present invention also comprises display parameter adjustment module, for the display parameter of current icon are regulated, specifically comprise amplification control module, the display position regulon that changes current icon display position that this current icon is amplified, the brightness adjusting unit that strengthens current icon display brightness, by current icon is carried out to special demonstration, so that maloperation is avoided in the current operation of user's understanding directly perceived.
Alternatively, the image information that above-mentioned gesture information identification module obtains specifically for receiving remote, and this image information is detected to identify the first control gesture or second and control gesture.Particularly, this gesture information identification module can be connected with the action sensor of home appliance, to receive the induction result (in the present embodiment, i.e. the image information of Remote Acquisitioning) of action sensor and this induction result detected to identify the first control gesture or the second control gesture.
The block diagram of the home appliance that Fig. 3 provides for the embodiment of the present invention three.As shown in Figure 3, this home appliance comprises the control device of the home appliance of above-described embodiment, also comprises the human body sensor 31 being arranged on this home appliance, and this human body sensor 31 is for responding to the distance between user and home appliance.Human body sensor 31 can be sent to induction result the control device of home appliance, so that the control device of home appliance increases or reduce the icon showing according to the change of distance between user and home appliance.
This human body sensor 31 specifically can be infrared sensor, be used for responding to human body to produce infrared induction signal, the control device of home appliance specifically can receive and analyze this infrared induction signal by its range information acquisition module, to obtain the change of distance information between user and home appliance.
Alternatively, home appliance of the present invention also can comprise action sensor mounted thereto, be used for responding to the first control gesture or second and control gesture, and send to the control device of home appliance to identify induction result, the control device of this home appliance chooses an icon on display screen as current icon based on the first control gesture, or, based on the second control gesture, the control parameter corresponding with current icon of home appliance regulated.
This action sensor specifically can be imageing sensor, and for the image information in Remote Acquisitioning preset range, the control device of home appliance can detect to identify the first control gesture or second to this image information and control gesture.
Particularly, the multiple image that the control device of home appliance can obtain imageing sensor detects to determine the movement locus of user's hand, to identify the first control gesture or second, controls gesture.
This action sensor can be camera, and this preset range specifically can be the coverage of camera.
This action sensor also can be infrared inductor, and this preset range specifically can be the induction range of infrared inductor.
Below by for example the above embodiment of the present invention being specifically described:
Fig. 4 a-4d is the exemplary plot of the present invention when refrigerator is controlled.
In this example, Fig. 4 a-4d be followed successively by user from maximum distance gradually near the process of refrigerator, the icon kind of the demonstration screen display of refrigerator.For example, when user and refrigerator distance is Far Range outside, displays temperature control icon only on refrigerator display screen; When user is gradually near in refrigerator process, the number of icons on refrigerator display screen is more and more, for example, has increased weather forecast display icon; When user and refrigerator distance is within the scope of minimum distance, on refrigerator display screen, show maximum icons, user can carry out touch operation on display screen, specifically to regulate the control parameter under these these icons.
Fig. 5 a-5d be followed successively by user from maximum distance gradually near the process of washing machine, exemplary plot when the present invention controls washing machine, the course of work and refrigerator are similar, repeat no more.
Air-conditioning take below as example, the control flow of air-conditioning is further described in detail.
Fig. 6 a-6d is followed successively by user from the remote close process of air-conditioning gradually, exemplary plot when the present invention controls air-conditioning, as shown in Fig. 6 a and 6b, on the display screen of air-conditioning, can show one or more icons, in this example, with the distance when user and air-conditioning between maximum distance and minimum distance time, display icon a, icon b, icon c are that example describes.For example icon a represents temp. control function, and icon b represents wind speed control function, and icon c represents refrigeration mode selection function, and temp. control function can be the current control function of acquiescence.
As shown in Figure 6 a, KINECT camera 41 is installed on the front panel of air-conditioning, for obtaining the image information in its coverage, take the image information of a sector region in air-conditioning the place ahead, when user in its coverage and wave left gesture time, in the multiple image of taking continuously at camera 41, movement locus when user's hand can be detected and waving, hand in image and the image of the hand prestoring are compared to determine whether to the action of hand, if next step flow process can not be carried out in the action at other positions of health.If judgement is the action of hand, can further the movement locus of the hand obtaining and the first movement locus of controlling gesture (waving to the left or to the right) or the second control gesture (waving up or down) prestoring be compared, if conformed to, be judged as the first control gesture or second and control gesture.
For example, when recognizing user and upwards wave, temperature is heightened.
As shown in Fig. 6 c, when recognizing user and wave to the right, wind speed is controlled icon and is set to current icon, and amplifies display icon b, when further recognizing user and wave downwards, wind speed is turned down.
As shown in Figure 6 a, also can installation infrared sensor 42 on air-conditioning, can respond to the change of distance between user and air-conditioning.
As shown in Fig. 6 d, when user need to open function of weather forecast, can continue to walk close to air-conditioning, infrared sensor 42 can sense change of distance, based on this change of distance, the control device of air-conditioning can increase demonstration weather forecast icon, i.e. icon d on display screen.
Now, when recognizing user and wave, can be made as current icon by icon d to the right.
When further recognizing while upwards waving, open the real-time Presentation Function of weather forecast, when further waving, close the real-time Presentation Function of weather forecast downwards.
In the various embodiments described above of the present invention, the sequence number of embodiment is only convenient to describe, and does not represent the quality of embodiment.Description to each embodiment all emphasizes particularly on different fields, and there is no the part of detailed description in certain embodiment, can be referring to the associated description of other embodiment.
One of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that: all or part of step that realizes said method embodiment can complete by the relevant hardware of programmed instruction, aforesaid program can be stored in a computer read/write memory medium, this program, when carrying out, is carried out the step that comprises said method embodiment; And aforesaid storage medium comprises: various media that can be program code stored such as ROM (read-only memory) (Read-Only Memory is called for short ROM), random access memory (Random Access Memory is called for short RAM), magnetic disc or CDs.
In the embodiment such as apparatus and method of the present invention, obviously, each parts or each step reconfigure after can decomposing, combine and/or decomposing.These decomposition and/or reconfigure and should be considered as equivalents of the present invention.Simultaneously, in the above in the description of the specific embodiment of the invention, the feature of describing and/or illustrating for a kind of embodiment can be used in same or similar mode in one or more other embodiment, combined with the feature in other embodiment, or substitute the feature in other embodiment.
Should emphasize, term " comprises/comprises " existence that refers to feature, key element, step or assembly while using herein, but does not get rid of the existence of one or more further feature, key element, step or assembly or add.
Finally it should be noted that: although described above the present invention and advantage thereof in detail, be to be understood that in the situation that do not exceed the spirit and scope of the present invention that limited by appended claim and can carry out various changes, alternative and conversion.And scope of the present invention is not limited only to the specific embodiment of the described process of instructions, equipment, means, method and step.One of ordinary skilled in the art will readily appreciate that from disclosure of the present invention, can use carry out with the essentially identical function of corresponding embodiment described herein or obtain process, equipment, means, method or step result essentially identical with it, that existing and will be developed future according to the present invention.Therefore, appended claim is intended to comprise such process, equipment, means, method or step in their scope.