US2024301604A1PendingUtilityA1

Control method for clothes treatment device

Assignee: CHONGQING HAIER WASHING MACHINE CO LTDPriority: Jul 5, 2021Filed: Jun 16, 2022Published: Sep 12, 2024
Est. expiryJul 5, 2041(~14.9 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
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Abstract

A control method for a clothes treatment device, to solve the problem of it being impossible to realize silent startup of a speech module. The control method includes: acquiring an image of a user with an image acquisition module; on the basis of the image, determining whether there are clothes in the hand of the user; if so, further determining whether the weight of clothes to be treated in a clothes treatment drum currently exceeds a threshold value; and from a determination result, selectively starting a speech module to perform washing reminding or starting a weighing module to perform clothes weighing. When there are clothes in the hand of a user, a speech or weighing module is further started according to whether the weight of clothes in a clothes treatment drum currently exceeds a threshold value, such that the speech module can be started without any operation of the user.

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         11 . A control method for a clothing treatment apparatus, wherein the clothing treatment apparatus comprises a clothing treatment cylinder for holding clothing-to-be-treated, and the clothing treatment apparatus is provided with an image acquisition module, a voice module and a weighing module;
 the control method comprising:   acquiring an image of a user through the image acquisition module;   judging whether the user has clothing in the hand based on the image;   when there is clothing, then further judging whether the weight of the current clothing-to-be-treated in the clothing treatment cylinder exceeds a threshold; and   selectively activating the voice module for washing reminder or activating the weighing module for clothing weighing based on a judgment result.   
     
     
         12 . The control method according to  claim 11 , wherein the step of selectively activating the voice module for washing reminder or activating the weighing module for clothing weighing based on a judgment result further comprises:
 when the weight of the clothing-to-be-treated exceeds the threshold, then activating the voice module for washing reminder; and   when the weight of the clothing-to-be-treated does not exceed the threshold, then activating the weighing module for clothing weighing.   
     
     
         13 . The control method according to  claim 12 , wherein the voice module has a pronunciation mode and a pickup mode, and the step of activating the voice module further comprises:
 controlling the voice module to enter the pronunciation mode.   
     
     
         14 . The control method according to  claim 13 , wherein after the step of controlling the voice module to enter the pronunciation mode, the control method further comprises:
 controlling the voice module to send a wash the clothing reminder.   
     
     
         15 . The control method according to  claim 13 , wherein after the step of activating the weighing module, the control method further comprises:
 acquiring the weight of the clothing-to-be-treated in the clothing treatment cylinder and saving the weight.   
     
     
         16 . The control method according to  claim 15 , wherein after the step of controlling the voice module to enter the pronunciation mode or after the step of acquiring the weight of the clothing-to-be-treated in the clothing treatment cylinder, the control method further comprises:
 controlling the voice module to enter the pickup mode.   
     
     
         17 . The control method according to  claim 16 , further comprising:
 when the voice module does not receive a valid instruction within a preset time from the voice module's entry into the pickup mode, then controlling the voice module to exit the pickup mode;   wherein the valid instruction comprises a start washing instruction, a stop washing instruction, a power on instruction, and a shutdown instruction.   
     
     
         18 . The control method according to  claim 17 , wherein after the step of controlling the voice module to exit the pickup mode, the control method further comprises:
 controlling the voice module to operate at a first power.   
     
     
         19 . The control method according to  claim 11 , further comprising:
 when there is no clothing, then turning off the image acquisition module.   
     
     
         20 . The control method according to  claim 11 , wherein the clothing treatment apparatus is further provided with a human body detection module; and
 before the step of acquiring an image of a user through the image acquisition module, the control method further comprises:   detecting whether a user has entered a preset area through the human body detection module; and   when a user has entered the preset area, then activating the image acquisition module.

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