US2025102174A1PendingUtilityA1

Control method and apparatus for air-conditioning device, and device, medium and program product

Assignee: FOSHAN SHUNDE MIDEA ELECTRIC SCIENCE AND TECH CO LTDPriority: Jun 10, 2022Filed: Dec 10, 2024Published: Mar 27, 2025
Est. expiryJun 10, 2042(~15.9 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
F24F 11/64F24F 11/56F24F 11/52F24F 2221/02
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Abstract

A method and apparatus for controlling an air-conditioning device, a device, a medium, and a program product are provided. The method includes: activating the linkage mode of the air-conditioning device and pushing a first notification message to notify a user that the air-conditioning device is in the linkage mode; and controlling, in the linkage mode and in response to a control instruction for a first adjustment dimension, an enabled adjustment dimension among the plurality of adjustment dimensions other than the first adjustment dimension while controlling the first adjustment dimension.

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         1 . A method for controlling an air-conditioning device, comprising:
 activating a linkage mode of the air-conditioning device and pushing a first notification message to notify a user that the air-conditioning device is in the linkage mode; and   controlling, in the linkage mode and in response to a control instruction for a first adjustment dimension among a plurality of adjustment dimensions of the air-conditioning device, an enabled adjustment dimension among the plurality of adjustment dimensions other than the first adjustment dimension while controlling the first adjustment dimension.   
     
     
         2 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the first notification message comprises any one of:
 an indicator light corresponding to the linkage mode being turned on;   the indicator light corresponding to the linkage mode being in a turn-on state for a first predetermined duration;   the indicator light corresponding to the linkage mode presenting a first predetermined color;   the indicator light corresponding to the linkage mode presenting the first predetermined color and being in the turn-on state for the first predetermined duration; and   the indicator light corresponding to the linkage mode flashing according to a first predetermined mode.   
     
     
         3 . The method according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 pushing, in response to the control instruction, a second notification message corresponding to the first adjustment dimension to notify the user that the first adjustment dimension is a primary adjustment dimension;   wherein the second notification message comprises any one of:   an indicator light corresponding to the first adjustment dimension presenting a second predetermined color;   the indicator light corresponding to the first adjustment dimension presenting the second predetermined color and being in a turn-on state for a second predetermined duration;   the indicator light corresponding to the first adjustment dimension flashing according to a second predetermined mode; and   the indicator light corresponding to the first adjustment dimension presenting a breathing light effect.   
     
     
         4 . The method according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 displaying a control progress of the first adjustment dimension in response to the control instruction.   
     
     
         5 . The method according to  claim 3 , further comprising:
 for any one adjustment dimension among the plurality of adjustment dimensions, pushing, when the any one adjustment dimension is in an enabled state, a third notification message corresponding to the any one adjustment dimension to notify the user that the any one adjustment dimension is in the enabled state,   wherein the third notification message comprises any one of:
 an indicator light corresponding to the any one adjustment dimension presenting a third predetermined color; 
 the indicator light corresponding to the any one adjustment dimension presenting the third predetermined color and is in a turn-on state for a third predetermined duration; and 
 the indicator light corresponding to the any one adjustment dimension flashing according to a third predetermined mode, and 
 wherein the second notification message is different from the third notification message. 
   
     
     
         6 . The method according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 displaying, for any one adjustment dimension among the plurality of adjustment dimensions, a current progress of the any one adjustment dimension when the any one adjustment dimension is in an enabled state.   
     
     
         7 . The method according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 for any one adjustment dimension among the plurality of adjustment dimensions, pushing, when the any one adjustment dimension is in a disabled state, a fourth notification message to notify the user that the any one adjustment dimension is in the disabled state,   wherein the fourth notification message comprises any one of:
 an indicator light corresponding to the any one adjustment dimension being turned off; 
 the indicator light corresponding to the any one adjustment dimension presenting a fourth predetermined color; and 
 the indicator light corresponding to the any one adjustment dimension being turned on to a predetermined brightness, wherein the predetermined brightness is lower than a full brightness of the indicator light corresponding to the any one adjustment dimension. 
   
     
     
         8 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein said activating the linkage mode of the air-conditioning device comprises:
 activating, in response to a power-on instruction or a linkage instruction, the linkage mode of the air-conditioning device.   
     
     
         9 . The method according to  claim 8 , further comprising:
 enabling, in response to the power-on instruction or the linkage instruction, at least one adjustment dimension among the plurality of adjustment dimensions,   wherein the at least one adjustment dimension comprises any one of:
 an adjustment dimension that needs to be enabled by default; 
 an adjustment dimension that is historically enabled in the linkage mode; and 
 an adjustment dimension that needs to be enabled based on a current environment, 
   wherein when the air-conditioning device switches from a normal mode to the linkage mode in response to the linkage instruction, the at least one adjustment dimension comprises any one of:
 an adjustment dimension that needs to be enabled by default; 
 an adjustment dimension that is historically enabled in the linkage mode; 
 an adjustment dimension that is enabled in the normal mode; and 
 an adjustment dimension that needs to be enabled based on a current environment; 
   wherein the normal mode is a mode in which the plurality of adjustment dimensions is independently controlled.   
     
     
         10 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein said activating the linkage mode of the air-conditioning device comprises:
 activating, in response to a selection instruction and a linkage instruction for at least one adjustment dimension among the plurality of adjustment dimensions, the linkage mode of the air-conditioning device; and   wherein the method further comprises enabling the at least one adjustment dimension in response to the selection instruction and the linkage instruction for the at least one adjustment dimension.   
     
     
         11 . The method according to  claim 1 , further comprising, subsequent to said activating the linkage mode of the air-conditioning device:
 pushing a fifth notification message to notify the user of a state of the air-conditioning device; and   wherein the fifth notification message comprises any one of:
 when the state of the air-conditioning device is a refrigeration state, a progress bar corresponding to the linkage mode presenting a fifth predetermined color; 
 when the state of the air-conditioning device is a heating state, the progress bar corresponding to the linkage mode presenting a sixth predetermined color; 
 when the state of the air-conditioning device is an air supply state, the progress bar corresponding to the linkage mode presenting a seventh predetermined color; and 
 when the state of the air-conditioning device is a dehumidification state, the progress bar corresponding to the linkage mode presenting an eighth predetermined color. 
   
     
     
         12 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the air-conditioning device comprises a printed circuit board (PCB) and a display panel, the PCB comprising a processing unit and a light board, the light board forming a predetermined angle with the display panel, a reflection plate being disposed between the light board and the display panel, and the reflection plate being configured to reflect light from the light board to the display panel;
 said activating the linkage mode of the air-conditioning device and pushing the first notification message to notify the user that the air-conditioning device is in the linkage mode comprises:   activating, by the processing unit, the linkage mode of the air-conditioning device, and controlling the light board to allow the display panel to push the first notification message to notify the user that the air-conditioning device is in the linkage mode;   said controlling, in the linkage mode and in response to the control instruction for the first adjustment dimension among the plurality of adjustment dimensions of the air-conditioning device, the enabled adjustment dimension among the plurality of adjustment dimensions other than the first adjustment dimension while controlling the first adjustment dimension comprises:   controlling, by the processing unit in the linkage mode and in response to the control instruction for the first adjustment dimension among the plurality of adjustment dimensions of the air-conditioning device, the enabled adjustment dimension among the plurality of adjustment dimensions other than the first adjustment dimension while controlling the first adjustment dimension.   
     
     
         13 . The method according to  claim 12 , wherein the predetermined angle ranges from 30 degrees to 45 degrees. 
     
     
         14 . The method according to  claim 12 , wherein the reflection plate is an arc-shaped reflection plate protruding outwardly and wherein the reflection plate is white and has a smoothness greater than a predetermined smoothness. 
     
     
         15 . The method according to  claim 14 , wherein an area ratio of the display panel to a panel of the air-conditioning device is 20%. 
     
     
         16 . The method according to  claim 14 , wherein the air-conditioning device further comprises a photosensitive sensor, and the method further comprises:
 acquiring, by the processing unit, data collected by the photosensitive sensor; and   controlling, by the processing unit, a brightness of the light board based on the data collected by the photosensitive sensor.   
     
     
         17 . The method according to  claim 16 , wherein said controlling, by the processing unit, the brightness of the light board based on the data collected by the photosensitive sensor comprises:
 controlling, by the processing unit when the data collected by the photosensitive sensor is greater than a predetermined threshold, the brightness of the light board to be a first brightness; and   controlling, by the processing unit when the data collected by the photosensitive sensor is smaller than or equal to the predetermined threshold, the brightness of the light board to be a second brightness,   wherein the first brightness is greater than the second brightness.   
     
     
         18 . An air-conditioning device comprising:
 at least one processor comprising hardware; and   a memory configured to store a computer program, wherein the at least one processor is configured to invoke and execute the computer program stored in the memory to implement the method according to  claim 1 .   
     
     
         19 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, wherein the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium is configured to store a computer program, the computer program allowing a computer to implement the method according to  claim 1 . 
     
     
         20 . A computer program product, comprising a computer program or a computer instruction, wherein at least one processor, when executing the computer program or the computer instruction, implement the method according to  claim 1 .

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