CN115509138A - User-defined interaction controller and method - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention belongs to the technical field of electrical appliance controllers and software, and provides a self-defining interactive controller for electrical appliances and its application program and method. The specific implementation scheme involves electrical host, interactive controller, application program and optional cloud. The interactive controller includes functional units, custom labels and protection layers; the application program runs on the terminal and includes a programming area for users to write codes and download user programs to the interactive controller, and can also include a simulation interface The editing area is used to edit the custom label of the interaction controller to assist in the creation of the custom label. The invention can realize the user's self-definition of the electric appliance, and the self-definition function is convenient to operate at the near end of the electric appliance, so as to meet the user's demand for individualized electric appliance functions.

Description

A custom interaction controller and method

technical field

The invention belongs to the technical field of electrical appliance controllers and software, and in particular relates to a user-definable electrical appliance interactive controller and related software and methods.

Background technique

With the abundance of materials, the improvement of personal ability, and the recognition of the concept of do-it-yourself, people's demand for electrical appliances is becoming more and more personalized. Under the background of intelligence and IOT technology, electrical appliances, especially household appliances, are characterized by diversification and specialization, and the control methods are also developing towards networking and voice, but they are all based on the existing functions of electrical appliances. It cannot satisfy people's needs for individualization and customization of the electrical appliances themselves; at the same time, networked remote control is also inconvenient for the situation where preparations need to be made at the near end of the electrical appliances.

Patent application CN201310322228 "An open smart home appliance control system and its control method" proposes a home appliance with an open API interface. A third party or user can implement a specific control program by programming the API interface of the home appliance on the control device. Its control device is a remote device independent of home appliances, such as a network server and a mobile phone. This patent describes a method and system for customizing the functions of home appliances through programs running on remote control devices. The problem to be solved is that different brands of smart home appliances with Internet of Things capabilities cannot communicate with each other. Its shortcoming is that the home appliance controller and the user interaction part have not changed, so it is inconvenient to execute the custom function at the near end of the home appliance.

Patent application CN2018101993842 "A Realization Method, Device and Air Conditioner for Functional Customization of Air Conditioner" describes the manufacturer-led, air conditioner hardware configuration selection and software parameter adjustment scheme based on user feedback, but does not realize the user's own definition of air conditioner functions.

Contents of the invention

The purpose of the present invention is to solve the above problems, and provide a customizable interactive controller for electrical appliances and its application program and method.

The terms involved in the present invention are described as follows:

Terminal: Refers to devices with computing power, interactive interfaces, and the ability to connect peripherals, such as computers and mobile phones.

Application program: refers to the software or components running on the terminal, such as programs on computers, APPs on mobile phones, WeChat applets, and web programs.

Electrical appliances: specifically refers to household appliances, office appliances, commercial appliances or industrial appliances with human-computer interaction capabilities.

Appliance host: It can be a logical concept or an independent physical device, which refers to the control part of the appliance except for human-computer interaction and advanced functions; it can complete the underlying functions and safety protection of the appliance, such as controlling the heating tube of the rice cooker and reading the temperature sensor of the rice cooker , stop heating when over temperature, etc.

Interactive controller: It has a human-machine interface and completes the logic of advanced functions, such as the realization of functions such as rice cooking and porridge cooking in a rice cooker; the relationship between the interactive controller and the electrical host has the following methods:

1) Integrated method: the interactive controller and the electrical host are an organic whole, which are physically hard-connected, such as ordinary rice cookers and microwave ovens;

2) Splicing method: the interactive controller and the electrical main unit are independent devices, and the two are structurally and electrically connected to realize complete electrical functions. For example, the patent DE102009002774A "Method for operating a household appliance, portable control unit and household appliance" describes A household appliance with detachable interactive controller;

3) Remote control mode: the interactive controller and the electrical main unit are independent devices, and the two interact through media, such as air conditioners and TVs, and their remote controllers are interactive controllers.

User program: A program written and generated by the user to run on the interactive controller.

The specific implementation scheme of the present invention is as follows: it involves an electrical appliance host, an interactive controller, an application program and an optional cloud.

The interactive controller includes a functional unit, a custom label and a protection layer, wherein: the functional unit has a user program interface, and can establish a connection with the terminal where the application program is located in a wireless or wired manner, thereby completing the data exchange between the interactive controller and the application program. , Program transmission; there is a docking interface, which can realize control or data interaction with the electrical host. This interface can be logical or a physical entity; it can also include an expansion interface for external sensors or actuators required by users. Custom labels can correspond to multiple labels and can exist on multiple physical surfaces, and these physical surfaces can be on different planes; custom labels can be physical entities, such as self-adhesive stickers or 3D printing, through reusable Adhesive materials or mechanisms can be attached to the functional unit or protective layer, and can also be removed at the same time; custom labels can be negative physical entities, such as intaglio engraving attached to the protective layer; custom labels can also be Erase materials, such as ink, written or transferred directly on the functional unit or on the protective layer; custom labels can be virtual, such as text and images generated by software on display components; custom labels can be made by users, Modify, replace. The protective layer has a bonding mechanism or material, which can be bonded to the functional unit or custom label through reusable glue, magnetism, static electricity or buckle; it plays the role of protecting the label, and in some cases it also has interactive control simultaneously function of the controller panel.

The electrical host can exchange data with the host controller through the interface.

The application program runs on the terminal, and its interface includes the selection item of the main unit type and the selection item of the interactive controller type. The selection item of the main unit type of the electrical appliance can be selected by the user or input a specific model, or through the user program of the interactive controller The model is automatically obtained by the interface; the type of interactive controller can be selected by the user or input a specific model, or the model is automatically obtained through the user program interface of the interactive controller; The model of the interactive controller is automatically the same as that of the main unit of the electrical appliance or this option is inactive. Its interface also includes a programming area, in which there are interactive controller simulation interface, program block sub-area and code sub-area; Furthermore, the programmable components in the simulation interface can be clicked; there are several code windows in the code sub-area, and each programmable component corresponds to at least one code window; click the programmable components in the simulation interface, the program block sub-area The program blocks in the program can be dynamically changed according to the component type, and the code window corresponding to the component in the code area will be activated.

Its interface also includes a simulation interface editing area, which includes an interactive controller simulation editing interface and editing options, which can be used to edit interactive controller custom labels, and can output a variety of file formats to assist in the production of custom labels.

Its internal logic and resources include an electrical host capability database and a program block generation processing module; the electrical host capability database contains at least one electrical host capability data set, each set has at least one record, and the record includes capability type, name, Parameter range; capability data built in the application software or obtained from the cloud; the program block generation processing module is used to automatically generate programming blocks related to the electrical host according to the electrical host capability database.

On the basis of the foregoing, the method of implementing a custom interaction controller is to include two basic operations:

a) The user programs the electrical functions in the application program, generates the target file, and downloads it to the interactive controller through the user program interface;

b) The user makes a custom label, which is directly or indirectly attached to or attached to the functional unit of the interactive controller, and is used to identify the function of the human-computer interaction component of the functional unit;

When using it for the first time, both operations a and b need to be performed; when adjusting the electrical function, operation a needs to be performed, and operation b is optional. When performing b, the custom label that needs to be adjusted needs to be replaced or overwritten.

Through the above solution, the present invention can realize user's self-definition of electric appliances, and the self-defining function can be conveniently operated at the near end of the electric appliances, so as to meet the needs of users for individualized electric appliances.

Description of drawings

Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the overall scheme.

Figure 2 Schematic diagram of the splicing mode interactive controller A.

Fig. 3 Schematic diagram B of the splicing mode interactive controller.

Fig. 4 Schematic diagram of the integrated interaction controller.

Fig. 5 Schematic diagram of interactive controller in remote control mode.

Figure 6 is a schematic diagram of the application architecture.

Figure 7 Schematic diagram of the layout of the application code editing function.

Figure 8 is a schematic diagram of the layout of the editing function of the application simulation interface.

detailed description

The present invention will be described below through specific examples.

Embodiment 1: As shown in FIG. 2 , the splicing interactive controller 3 includes a functional unit 31 , a custom label 32 and a protective layer 33 . Wherein the functional unit 31 includes an input unit 311 composed of knobs and touch keys, a display unit 313 composed of a dot matrix display or a digital tube, a label bonding area 312, and a WiFi or Bluetooth user program interface 317, including The expansion interface 316 includes a docking interface 315; wherein the self-defined label 32 is a rectangular and circular weak-adhesive self-adhesive that can be written and printed on one side, and can be pasted to the label attachment area 312 of the functional unit 31; the rectangular protective layer 33 It is a hard transparent material with a magnetic attachment mechanism 331, which can be attached to the main body of the functional unit 31; the circular protective layer 33 is a transparent hard material with an electrostatic adsorption layer inside, which can be attached to the circular custom label 32 . The custom label 32 and the protective layer 33 can be modified, removed, and replaced according to the user's needs.

Embodiment 2: As shown in FIG. 3 , the splicing interactive controller 3 uses a touch screen and includes a functional unit 31 , a custom label 32 and a protective layer 33 . The input part 311 and the display part 313 of the functional unit 31 are carried by the touch screen and realized through the user program definition; the custom label 32 is carried by the touch screen and realized through the user program definition; fit on the functional unit 31. The modification, removal, and replacement of the custom label 32 are accomplished through user programs.

Embodiment 3: As shown in FIG. 4 , an integrated interactive controller 3 includes a functional unit 31 , a custom label 32 and a protective layer 33 . Wherein the functional unit 31 includes an input unit 311 made up of physical keys, a display unit 313 made up of an LCD screen, a user program interface 317 in a USB mode, and an expansion interface 316; wherein the self-defined label 32 is one side that can be written and printed The electrostatic stickers can be attached to the protective layer 33; the protective layer 33 is a hard film with openings, and there is a weak adhesive sticker on the inside, which can be attached to the functional unit 31, so that the custom label 32 can also be attached indirectly fit on the functional unit 31.

Embodiment 4: As shown in FIG. 5 , the interactive controller 3 in remote control mode includes a functional unit 31 , a custom label 32 and a protective layer 33 . The functional unit 31 includes an input component 311 composed of physical keys, and a user program interface 317 composed of a light sensor, which can interact with the optical components of the terminal where the application program is located, such as a screen and a camera flash, and includes an extension interface 316, including An infrared docking interface 315 . Wherein the self-defined label 32 is to paste the erasable ink material on the interactive controller 31 through a pen or a transfer sticker. The protective layer 33 is an electrostatic film with openings, which can be pasted on the functional unit 31 .

Embodiment 5: As shown in FIG. 6 , the application software 5 is structured by an interface layer, a logic layer and a data layer, including code editing functions and simulation interface editing functions.

The layout of the code editing function is shown in FIG. 7 . In the toolbar 50, there is an electrical host type selection item 501, which can be used for the user to input or select the model of the host; there is an interactive controller selection item 502, which can be used for the user to input or select the model of the interactive controller; there is a target connection selection item 503 , when the interactive controller is working and connected to the terminal at the physical layer, use this option to establish a high-level connection between the application software and the interactive controller. At the same time, the application software can automatically obtain the model of the interactive controller after the connection is established. When the electrical host is connected, the model of the electrical host will also be obtained, and the electrical host type selection item 501 and the interactive controller selection item 502 are automatically updated; there is a program download item 504, which is used to process the code written by the user and processed by the program processing module The user program is downloaded to the interactive controller. In the programming area 51, there is a program block sub-area 512, in which there is a program block 513. When the type of the electrical main unit is determined, the program blocks related to the electrical main unit will be presented; there is a code sub-area 514, which is used by the user Program block 513 is programmed, and there are several code windows in the code sub-area 514; There is an interactive controller simulation interface 511, when the interactive controller type is determined, the simulation interface of the interactive controller will be presented, and the programmable components on the simulation interface can be Click, when clicked, the program block 513 related to the clicked component will appear in the program block sub-area 512, and the code sub-area 514 will present the user code related to the clicked component in the corresponding code window.

The layout of the editing function of the simulation interface is shown in FIG. 8 . In the simulation interface editing area 520, there are interactive controller simulation editing interface 521 and editing toolbar 522, which can realize the design and editing of interactive controller custom labels; for the interactive controller using a touch screen in embodiment 2, it is also possible to realize the input Components, display component definitions, edits, this operation will also update the interaction controller feature library. There is a label output item 505 in the tool bar 50, which can output the designed custom label in various formats to assist in making a custom label. After completing the design of the simulation interface of the interactive controller, the simulation interface 511 of the interactive controller in the programming area 51 will be updated synchronously.

Further, the application program 5 maintains the electrical host capability database and the interactive controller feature database. The electrical host capability library stores the model and name of the electrical host, stores the names, types, parameter ranges, and units of related actuators/sensors, and stores corresponding program libraries. The interaction controller specific library stores the name, model, interface information, interaction component parameters, and custom label information of the interaction controller. The content of the appliance host capability library and the interactive controller feature library can be built in or obtained from the cloud, and some content is generated by user operations. The program block generation module in the application program 5 generates corresponding programming blocks 513 according to the electrical host capability library and the interactive controller feature library; the simulation interface processing module generates the interactive controller simulation interface 511 or the interactive controller simulation interface according to the interactive controller feature library Editing interface 521 .

Further, the application program 5 maintains the user code library for storing the code written by the user, and displays the existing user code in the code sub-area 514 when the user edits the code associated with the corresponding motor host type and interactive controller type.

Embodiment 6: On the basis of Embodiment 1 and Embodiment 5, an example of a method for implementing a custom interactive controller is as follows:

1) Connect the interactive controller 3 to the electrical host 1, and the Bluetooth of the interactive controller 3 will be turned on automatically;

2) Start the application program 5 on the terminal, and complete the Bluetooth pairing connection with the interactive controller 3 through the user program interface 317;

3) Automatically obtain the models of the interactive controller 3 and the electrical host 1 through the user program interface 317;

4) Design the label in the simulation interface editing area 520 of the application program 5, output the label design file, and print the design onto the custom label 32 through the printer;

5) Paste the prepared custom label 32 on the functional unit 31 of the interactive controller 3, and attach the protective layer 33 to the functional unit 31;

6) Perform custom function programming in the programming area 51 of the application program 5, generate a user program, and download it to the interactive controller 3 through the user program interface 317;

7) For functional adjustment, perform the above steps, where 4) and 5) are optional steps.

Claims (8)

1. A kind of interactive controller, comprises functional unit, and this functional unit has processor, man-machine interaction part, docking interface, is characterized in that comprising self-defining label, and user program interface is arranged in functional unit, wherein: The custom label is a solid form with user-editable surface or material; it has a reusable fitting mechanism or material, which can be directly or indirectly attached to the functional unit; it is made, modified, and replaced by the user; Or the self-defined label is a virtual form, which is composed of display components, and its display content or state can be defined through a user program; it is connected with a functional unit; Or the custom label is a mixture of physical and virtual forms; The user program interface may be wired or wireless, and is used for downloading user programs. 2. An interactive controller based on claim 1, characterized in that it includes a protective layer, and the protective layer has a reusable bonding mechanism or material, which can be bonded to a functional unit or a custom label, Custom labels are under a protective layer. 3. An interactive controller according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that it includes an expansion interface for external sensors or actuators. 4. A kind of application software, runs on the terminal, can be used for generating the user program of interactive controller, has graphical programming ability, comprises programming area, target connection option, wherein programming area includes program block sub-area and code sub-area, its The feature is to include the selection of electrical host type and the selection of interactive controller type, among which: The type selection item of the electrical host can be selected or input by the user, or the model can be automatically obtained through the user program interface of the interactive controller; The type selection item of the interactive controller can be selected or input by the user, or the model can be obtained automatically through the user program interface of the interactive controller; for the electric appliance in which the interactive controller is integrated with the electrical host, the model of the interactive controller is the same as that of the electrical host or the option is inactive; The program blocks in the program block sub-area change dynamically according to the type of electrical host and the type of interactive controller selected by the user or automatically obtained. 5. Based on a kind of application software of claim 4, it is characterized in that there is an electric host computer capability library and a program block generation processing module, wherein: The electrical host capability library contains at least one electrical host capability data set, each set has at least one record, and the record includes capability type, name, and parameter range; the capability data is built into the application software or obtained from the cloud; The program block generation processing module automatically generates programming blocks related to the electrical host according to the electrical host capability library. 6. Based on a kind of application software according to claim 4 or 5, it is characterized in that the programming area comprises an interactive controller emulation interface, and programmable parts can be clicked in the emulation interface; the code sub-area has one or more code windows, and each can The programming input component corresponds to at least one code window; click the programmable component on the simulation interface, the program block in the program block sub-area will dynamically change according to the programmable component type, and the code window corresponding to the programmable component in the code area will be activated. 7. An application software according to claim 4 or 5, characterized in that it includes a simulation interface editing area, which includes an interactive controller simulation editing interface and editing options, which can be used to edit interactive controller custom labels. 8. A method for implementing a custom interactive controller, relating to an interactive controller and an application program, characterized in that it comprises two basic operations: a) The user programs the electrical functions in the application program, generates the target file, and downloads it to the interactive controller through the user program interface; b) The user makes a custom label to fit or attach to the functional unit or protective layer of the interactive controller, which is used to identify the function of the human-computer interaction component of the functional unit; At the first use, both operations a and b need to be performed; When adjusting electrical functions, operation a needs to be performed, and operation b is optional. When performing b, the custom label that needs to be adjusted needs to be replaced or overwritten.

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