CN113914069A

CN113914069A - Control method and device of multi-drum washing machine, washing machine and storage medium

Info

Publication number: CN113914069A
Application number: CN202111306896.2A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 耿斌
Original assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co Ltd
Current assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co Ltd
Priority date: 2021-11-05
Filing date: 2021-11-05
Publication date: 2022-01-11
Anticipated expiration: 2041-11-05
Also published as: CN113914069B

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a control method and apparatus of a multi-drum washing machine, a washing machine and a storage medium, the method comprising: displaying a first operation interface in a display area of the washing machine, wherein the first operation interface comprises a first control for controlling the working process of a first washing drum; and responding to the switching operation of the operation interface, and displaying a second operation interface in the display area, wherein the second operation interface comprises a second control for controlling the working process of the second washing drum. The method can save the setting area of the touch display screen.

Description

Control method and device of multi-drum washing machine, washing machine and storage medium

Technical Field

The disclosure relates to the technical field of washing machines, in particular to a control method and device of a multi-drum washing machine, the washing machine and a storage medium.

Background

With the continuous abundance of the washing scenes, people are no longer limited to the traditional single-drum washing machine, so that a plurality of multi-drum washing machines are appeared, and in the multi-drum washing machines, a touch display screen can be arranged for clearly controlling and knowing the working process of each washing drum.

However, the display screen of the related art multi-drum washing machine has a problem of occupying a large space when being installed.

Disclosure of Invention

To overcome the problems in the related art, the present disclosure provides a control method and apparatus of a multi-tub washing machine, a washing machine, and a storage medium.

According to a first aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a control method of a multi-tub washing machine, the method including:

displaying a first operation interface in a display area of the washing machine, wherein the first operation interface comprises a first control for controlling the working process of a first washing drum;

and responding to the switching operation of the operation interface, and displaying a second operation interface in the display area, wherein the second operation interface comprises a second control for controlling the working process of the second washing drum.

In some embodiments, the displaying a second operation interface in the display area in response to an operation interface switching operation includes:

and responding to an operation interface switching gesture triggered in the display area, and displaying a second operation interface corresponding to the operation interface switching gesture in the display area.

In some embodiments, the washing tub includes an upper tub and a lower tub, and the displaying a second operation interface corresponding to the first switching operation in the display area in response to an operation interface switching gesture triggered in the display area includes:

when the first washing drum is a lower drum, responding to an upward sliding gesture triggered in the display area, and displaying a second operation interface corresponding to an upper drum in the display area; or

And when the first washing drum is an upper drum, responding to a gliding gesture triggered in the display area, and displaying a second operation interface corresponding to a lower drum in the display area.

and responding to the collected preset audio, and displaying a second operation interface corresponding to the preset audio in the display area.

In some implementations, the first control and the second control contain a common control icon.

In some embodiments, the common control icon controls the operation processes of the first and second washing drums, respectively, the controlled operation processes including different operation processes.

In some embodiments, the first operation interface includes a first display element for indicating that the first laundry drum is in control, the second operation interface includes a second display element for indicating that the second laundry drum is in control, and the first display element and the second display element are two different display elements in the same kind of display element.

In some embodiments, the category of the display element includes a color of the display area or a wash tub cue identification.

In some embodiments, the method further comprises:

responding to a first control switching operation triggered in the display area, and enabling a first control in the first operation interface to move, wherein after the first control switching operation is stopped, at least one first control in the first operation interface is updated to be a new first control;

and responding to a second control switching operation triggered in the display area, so that a second control in the second operation interface is moved, and after the second control switching operation is stopped, at least one second control in the second operation interface is updated to be a new second control.

According to a second aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a control apparatus of a multi-tub washing machine, the apparatus including:

a first display module configured to display a first operation interface in a display area of the washing machine, the first operation interface including a first control for controlling an operation process of a first washing drum;

and the second display module is configured to respond to the operation interface switching operation and display a second operation interface on the display area, and the second operation interface comprises a second control used for controlling the working process of the second washing drum.

According to a third aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a multi-tub washing machine including: the washing machine comprises a washing machine shell, a plurality of washing drums arranged in the washing machine shell, a touch display screen arranged on the washing machine shell and a controller; wherein:

the touch display screen is used for providing a display area and receiving an operation interface switching gesture triggered in the display area;

the controller is used for controlling a first operation interface to be displayed in the display area, and the first operation interface comprises a first control for controlling the working process of the first washing drum; and the second operation interface is used for responding to the operation interface switching operation and displaying the second operation interface in the display area, and the second operation interface comprises a second control used for controlling the working process of the second washing drum.

According to a fourth aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a multi-tub washing machine including: a memory having a computer program stored thereon; a processor for executing a computer program in a memory for implementing the steps of the control method of the multi-tub washing machine mentioned in the first aspect of the present disclosure.

According to a fifth aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a computer readable storage medium having stored thereon computer program instructions, which when executed by a processor, implement the steps of the control method of a multi-tub washing machine provided by the first aspect of the present disclosure.

In the technical scheme provided by the embodiment of the disclosure, different operation interfaces are arranged in one display area to be displayed, and the operation interface of the washing drum to be controlled is selected by switching the operation of the operation interface, so that the operation interface of the washing drum to be controlled currently only needs to be displayed in the display area at each time, and the operation interfaces of all the washing drums do not need to be simultaneously displayed in the same display area, thereby reducing the number of control controls in the operation interface and saving the setting area of the touch display screen.

It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only and are not restrictive of the disclosure.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with the present disclosure and together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the disclosure.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural view illustrating a related art dual drum washing machine according to an exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 2 is a schematic structural view illustrating another related art dual drum washing machine according to an exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a control method of a multi-tub washing machine according to an exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a control method of another multi-tub washing machine according to an exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 5 is a schematic structural view illustrating a dual drum washing machine according to an exemplary embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a display effect of a display area of a touch display screen according to an exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 7 is a block diagram illustrating a structure of a control apparatus of a multi-drum washing machine according to an exemplary embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram of a multiple drum washing machine according to an exemplary embodiment.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to the exemplary embodiments, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. When the following description refers to the accompanying drawings, like numbers in different drawings represent the same or similar elements unless otherwise indicated. The implementations described in the exemplary embodiments below are not intended to represent all implementations consistent with the present disclosure. Rather, they are merely examples of apparatus and methods consistent with certain aspects of the present disclosure, as detailed in the appended claims.

The display screen of the multi-drum washing machine in the related art is mainly set in the following two setting modes.

In the first mode, touch display screens corresponding to the number of the washing drums are generally arranged, referring to fig. 1, the double-drum washing machine is provided with an upper touch display screen 11 and a lower touch display screen 14 respectively on the upper portion and the lower portion of a casing 13, so that the upper washing drum 12 and the lower washing drum 15 are respectively controlled by the two touch display screens, and the arrangement mode enables the number of the touch display screens to be large and occupies a large arrangement area.

In a second way, a touch display screen may be disposed on the washing machine housing 24, so that the touch keys of the washing cylinders are provided through the touch display screen at the same time, and then the control of the multi-cylinder washing machine is realized through the touch controls, referring to fig. 2, taking the dual-cylinder washing machine as an example, the upper touch key 221 corresponding to the upper washing cylinder 21 and the lower touch key 222 corresponding to the lower washing cylinder 23 are displayed on the touch display screen 22 at the same time, and since the upper touch key 221 and the lower touch key 222 are both displayed on the touch display screen 22 at the same time, a larger display space is required to display the touch keys of the upper washing cylinder and the lower washing cylinder. That is, even if only one touch display screen is provided, the area of the touch display screen needs to be set to be relatively large, so that the lower and

upper touch cases

221 and 222 can be accommodated at the same time. Wherein, the upper washing cylinder can be called as the upper cylinder for short, and the lower washing cylinder can be called as the lower cylinder for short.

It can be understood that the space occupied by the touch display screen is increased, which increases the hardware cost on one hand, and also increases the probability of the touch display screen being polluted or damaged on the other hand. Therefore, how to realize the normal control of the multi-drum washing machine while saving the setting area of the touch display screen becomes a problem to be solved.

In order to solve the above problems, the inventor proposes a control method and apparatus for a multi-drum washing machine, a washing machine, and a storage medium according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, in which a first operation interface is displayed in a display area of the washing machine, the first operation interface includes a first control for controlling a working process of a first washing drum, and then a second operation interface is displayed in the display area in response to an operation interface switching operation, the second operation interface includes a second control for controlling a working process of a second washing drum. Different operation interfaces are arranged in one display area to be displayed, and the operation interface of the washing drum to be controlled is selected by switching the operation interface, so that the operation interface of the washing drum to be controlled currently only needs to be displayed in the display area at each time, and the operation interfaces of all the washing drums do not need to be displayed in the same display area at the same time, the setting number of control controls in the operation interface is reduced, and the setting area of the touch display screen is saved.

Embodiments of the present application will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Referring to fig. 3, fig. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a control method of a multi-tub washing machine, which may be applied to the multi-tub washing machine, according to an exemplary embodiment, as shown in fig. 3, the method including the steps of:

and S310, displaying a first operation interface in a display area of the washing machine, wherein the first operation interface comprises a first control for controlling the working process of the first washing drum.

And S320, responding to the switching operation of the operation interface, and displaying a second operation interface in the display area, wherein the second operation interface comprises a second control for controlling the working process of the second washing drum.

In the embodiment of the disclosure, the touch display screen may provide a display area, and an operation interface may be displayed in the display area, where the operation interface includes a first operation interface and a second operation interface. The first operation interface can be understood as an interface before the operation interface is switched, and the second operation interface can be understood as an interface displayed after the first operation interface is switched.

That is to say, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, the first operation interface may be displayed in the display area, in the case that the first operation interface is displayed, the control of the working process of the first washing drum may be implemented by triggering the first control in the first operation interface, and after receiving the operation interface switching operation, the second operation interface may be displayed in the display area, in the case that the second operation interface is displayed, the control of the working process of the second washing drum may be implemented by triggering the second control in the second operation interface.

It should be noted that the first washing drum may be any one of the washing drums of the multi-drum washing machine, and the second washing drum may be any one of the washing drums of the multi-drum washing machine different from the first washing drum.

For example, in the dual drum washing machine, the first washing drum may be the upper drum such that the second washing drum corresponds to the lower drum, and for example, the first washing drum may be the lower drum such that the second washing drum corresponds to the upper drum.

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the work processes or the work modes that the first washing drum or the second washing drum can perform are not particularly limited, and the work processes that the first washing drum or the second washing drum can perform may be, for example, large laundry, child laundry, mixed laundry, cold water laundry, warm water laundry, hot water laundry, soaking laundry, quick laundry, and the like, and further, the work processes that the first washing drum or the second washing drum can perform may include the same work processes.

In this case, there may be various situations in which the first operation interface is displayed in the display region of the washing machine.

In some embodiments, the first operation interface may be a default operation interface, that is, after the washing machine is turned on, the default first operation interface may be first displayed in the display area.

In other embodiments, the first operation interface may be displayed in the display area after the washing machine detects that the laundry is loaded in the first washing tub.

In addition, considering that the currently displayed operation interface may correspond to operation interfaces of other laundry drums, and a user may need to control working processes of other laundry drums, therefore, in order to avoid missing control of working processes of other laundry drums, the operation interfaces corresponding to other laundry drums are displayed in the current display area, and when the washing machine detects that clothes are loaded in the first laundry drum, prompt information indicating whether to switch to the first operation interface may be displayed in the currently displayed operation interface, so that after the user triggers the prompt information indicating to switch to the first laundry drum, the first operation interface may be displayed in the display area of the washing machine.

In the embodiment of the disclosure, the same control icon can be used for respectively representing different control controls which correspond to each other before and after the operation interface is switched, so that the setting of the control icon can be reduced, and the setting area of the display screen is saved.

Exemplarily, it is assumed that the arrangement sequence of each control in the first control is child washing, major washing and cold water washing in sequence, and the arrangement sequence of each control in the second control is waterfall washing, warm water washing and cold water washing in sequence, so that the control icons corresponding to the child washing and the waterfall washing in the same sequencing position are the shared control icon, the control icon corresponding to the major washing and the warm water washing is the shared control icon, and the control icon corresponding to the cold water washing of the first washing drum and the cold water washing of the second washing drum is the shared control icon.

In addition, in some embodiments, the common control icon controls the operation processes of the first and second washing drums, respectively, the controlled operation processes including different operation processes.

With the foregoing example, when the first washing drum is controlled, the control icon corresponding to the waterfall washing for the child controls the first washing drum to execute the working process of the child washing, when the second washing drum is controlled, the second washing drum is controlled to execute the working process of the waterfall washing, when the first washing drum is controlled, the control icon corresponding to the warm washing for the major washing is controlled to execute the working process of the major washing for the first washing drum, when the second washing drum is controlled, the second washing drum is controlled to execute the working process of the warm washing, the control icon corresponding to the cold washing for the first washing drum and the cold washing for the second washing drum is controlled, and when the first washing drum and the second washing drum are controlled, the executed working processes are both cold washing.

By adopting the method, different operation interfaces are arranged in one display area to be displayed, and the operation interface of the washing drum to be controlled is selected by switching the operation of the operation interface, so that the operation interface of the washing drum to be controlled currently only needs to be displayed in the display area at each time, and the operation interfaces of all the washing drums do not need to be simultaneously displayed in the same display area, thereby reducing the number of control controls in the operation interface and saving the setting area of the touch display screen.

Referring to fig. 4, fig. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a control method of a multi-tub washing machine according to an exemplary embodiment, as shown in fig. 4, the method including the steps of:

and S410, displaying a first operation interface in a display area of the washing machine, wherein the first operation interface comprises a first control for controlling the working process of the first washing drum.

And S420, responding to the first control switching operation triggered in the display area, so that the first control in the first operation interface moves, and after the first control switching operation is stopped, updating at least one first control in the first operation interface into a new first control.

The first control switching operation refers to an operation for performing mobile switching on a first control in a first operation interface.

In this embodiment of the disclosure, in order to further save the setting area of the touch display screen, a part of the first control controls may be displayed in the first operation interface, and in this case, in order to enable a user to use the functions corresponding to all the first control controls, the user may trigger the first control switching operation in the display area, so that the first control controls in the first operation interface are moved, and when at least one first control in the first operation interface is updated to a new first control and there is a function that the user wants to use in the first operation controls displayed after switching, the triggering of the first control switching operation may be stopped.

In some embodiments, the first control switching operation may be a left-sliding operation or a right-sliding operation, so that the first control may be moved to the left or the right in the display area by the left-sliding operation or the right-sliding operation to display the other first control in the first operation interface.

And S430, responding to the switching operation of the operation interface, and displaying a second operation interface in the display area, wherein the second operation interface comprises a second control for controlling the working process of the second washing drum.

The operation interface switching operation can be in various forms.

In some embodiments, the operation interface switching operation may be implemented by triggering a touch display screen. In this case, in response to the operation interface switching operation, displaying the second operation interface in the display area may include the steps of: and responding to the operation interface switching gesture triggered in the display area, and displaying a second operation interface corresponding to the operation interface switching gesture in the display area.

In the embodiment of the disclosure, when a user needs to switch to the second operation interface, a preset operation interface switching gesture can be scribed on the display area, that is, on the touch screen, so that the first operation interface can be switched to the second operation interface.

The operation interface switching gesture can be in various forms.

In some embodiments, the operation interface switching gesture may be a slide-up gesture or a slide-down gesture, such that the operation interface of the laundry drum located above the first laundry drum may be displayed in the display area in response to the slide-up gesture, and the operation interface of the laundry drum located below the first laundry drum may be displayed in the display area in response to the slide-down gesture.

It should be noted that, in other embodiments, the operation interface of the laundry drum located below the first laundry drum may be displayed in the display area in response to the upward-sliding gesture, and the operation interface of the laundry drum located above the first laundry drum may be displayed in the display area in response to the downward-sliding gesture.

In one embodiment, the washing machine is a dual drum washing machine, in which case, the washing drum includes an upper drum and a lower drum, and in this case, in response to an operation interface switching gesture triggered in the display area, a second operation interface corresponding to the first switching operation is displayed in the display area, including: when the first washing drum is a lower drum, responding to a sliding gesture triggered in the display area, and displaying a second operation interface corresponding to the upper drum in the display area; or when the first washing drum is the upper drum, responding to a gliding gesture triggered in the display area, and displaying a second operation interface corresponding to the lower drum in the display area.

In the embodiment of the disclosure, in the dual-drum washing machine, if the first washing drum is the lower drum, the second washing drum is the upper drum, and the display area first displays the first operation interface corresponding to the lower drum, when a user wants to switch to control the working process of the upper drum, the user can touch and slide upwards on the display screen, so that the display area can display the second operation interface corresponding to the upper drum, and the user can continue to trigger the second control in the second operation interface to control the working process of the upper drum. In addition, after the working process of the upper barrel is switched to be controlled, if the user wants to switch to control the working process of the lower barrel again, at this time, the user can touch and slide downwards on the display screen, so that the first operation interface corresponding to the lower barrel can be displayed in the display area, and the user can continue to trigger the first control in the first operation interface to control the working process of the lower barrel again.

And if the first washing drum is the upper drum, the second washing drum is the lower drum, and the display area firstly displays the first operation interface corresponding to the upper drum, at this time, when the user wants to switch to control the working process of the lower drum, the user can touch and slide downwards on the display screen, so that the display area can display the second operation interface corresponding to the lower drum, and the user can continue to trigger the second control in the second operation interface to realize the control of the working process of the lower drum. In addition, after the working process of the lower barrel is switched to be controlled, if the user wants to switch to control the working process of the upper barrel again, at this time, the user can touch and slide upwards on the display screen, so that the first operation interface corresponding to the upper barrel can be displayed in the display area, and the user can continue to trigger the first control in the first operation interface to control the working process of the upper barrel again.

In other embodiments, the operation interface switching gesture may also be a gesture corresponding to the identification of the laundry drum. Therefore, by responding to the gesture corresponding to the identifier of the washing drum, the operation interface of the washing drum corresponding to the identifier can be correspondingly displayed in the display area.

The identifier of the washing drum may be a position identifier of the washing drum, for example, an upper drum and a lower drum in a double-drum washing machine, an upper drum, a middle drum and a lower drum in a three-drum washing machine, and the identifier of the washing drum may also be a preset serial number identifier of the washing drum, for example, a corresponding number 1 drum and a number 2 drum in a double-drum washing machine. Therefore, the user can touch and draw out the identifiers such as "up" and "down", or "1" and "2", and the like on the display screen, so that the second operation interface corresponding to the identifier can be displayed in the display area.

For example, assuming that an upper cylinder of a dual-cylinder washing machine is a number 1 cylinder, a lower cylinder of the dual-cylinder washing machine is a number 2 cylinder, and a first operation interface corresponding to the upper cylinder is displayed in a display area first, when a user wants to switch to a second operation interface corresponding to the lower cylinder, a gesture of "2" may be scribed in the display area, so that the washing machine may display the second operation interface corresponding to the lower cylinder in the display area in response to the switching gesture, and thus the user may trigger a second control in the second operation interface to realize control of a working process of the lower cylinder.

In other embodiments, the operation interface switching gesture can also be pre-entered by the user according to the use habit of the user. For example, the user may enter a gesture of a circle and a wave line, respectively, instead of the function of the up-slide gesture or the down-slide gesture mentioned in the previous embodiments.

In other embodiments, the operation interface switching operation may also be implemented in a voice manner. In this case, in response to the operation interface switching operation, displaying the second operation interface in the display area may include the steps of: and responding to the collected preset audio, and displaying a second operation interface corresponding to the preset audio in the display area.

In the embodiment of the disclosure, when a user needs to switch to the second operation interface, the user can make a preset sound near the washing machine, so that the washing machine can collect the preset audio, and switch the first operation interface to the second operation interface in response to the collection of the preset audio.

Illustratively, the preset audio may be "switch to the second operation interface", "switch the operation interface", or "switch to the upper barrel", or the like. The preset audio is not particularly limited in the embodiments of the present disclosure.

And S440, responding to a second control switching operation triggered in the display area, so that a second control in the second operation interface moves, and after the second control switching operation is stopped, at least one second control in the second operation interface is updated to be a new second control.

The second control switching operation refers to an operation for performing mobile switching on a second control in a second operation interface.

Similarly, the second control switching operation may be a left-slide or right-slide operation.

It should be noted that the first control switching operation is initiated in the first operation interface. The second control switching operation is initiated in the second operation interface.

For more detailed description of the second control switching operation, reference may be made to the description process of the first control switching operation, which are similar to each other and are not described herein again.

By adopting the method, the first control in the first operation interface can be moved in response to the first control switching operation triggered in the display area, and the second control in the second operation interface can be moved in response to the second control switching operation triggered in the display area, so that the control which is not currently displayed in the operation interface can be moved to the operation interface for display, and more control controls can be displayed under the condition of saving the setting area of the touch display screen.

In addition, it is considered that when the user uses the washing machine, the user may not be able to quickly and accurately distinguish which washing drum corresponds to the operation interface currently displayed in the display area, thereby reducing the control efficiency of the user on the working process of the washing drum. Therefore, the user can be informed of which washing drum the operation interface displayed in the current display area is directed to by different prompt messages. In this regard, in some embodiments, the first operation interface may include a first display element for indicating that the first laundry drum is in control, and the second operation interface includes a second display element for indicating that the second laundry drum is in control, the first display element and the second display element being two different display elements of the same kind of display element.

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the first display element indicating that the first washing drum is controlled is set in the first operation interface, so that when the user sees the first display element, the user can quickly know that the first washing drum is currently controlled, that is, the operation interface displayed in the current display area is for the first washing drum. Similarly, the second display element indicating that the second washing drum is controlled is arranged in the second operation interface, so that when the user sees the second display element, the user can quickly know that the second washing drum is currently controlled, namely the operation interface displayed in the current display area is specific to the second washing drum.

Wherein the category of the display element comprises a color of the display area or a wash tub prompt identifier. The color of the display area may be a background color of the display area, or a color of content displayed by the display area, or a color of a barrel indicator light of the display area, or the like.

When the category of the display element includes the color of the content displayed by the display area, the display content may be displayed in a red font in the first operation interface and in a green font in the second operation interface, for example.

When the category of the display element includes the laundry drum alert identification, for example, the number 1 may be displayed in the first operation interface and the number 2 may be displayed in the second operation interface.

The control method of the multi-drum washing machine according to the embodiment of the present disclosure will be described in detail with a complete example.

Referring to fig. 5, in this example, the washing machine is a dual-drum washing machine including an upper washing drum 51 and a lower washing drum 52, and a touch display 53 is provided on a washing machine housing 54.

When a user has different clothes washing requirements, the clothes to be washed can be placed into the upper washing drum 51 and the lower washing drum 52, then, the user turns on a power switch of the washing machine, at this time, the washing machine is switched to a mode for controlling the upper washing drum 51 by default, a first operation interface corresponding to the upper washing drum 51 can be displayed in a display area of a touch display screen 52 of the washing machine, at this time, 3 first control controls of child washing, cold water washing and large piece washing are displayed in the first operation interface in red characters, the user finds that the first control corresponding to the warm water washing function which the user wants to use is not displayed in the display area, at this time, the user can trigger a gesture of sliding leftwards to move the first control leftwards until the first control corresponding to the warm water washing function which the user needs appears in the display area of the touch display screen 52, at this time, the user can click the first control corresponding to the warm water washing function, so as to control the upper washing drum 51 to execute the working process of warm water washing.

After the user finishes controlling the working process of the upper washing drum 51, the user wants to continue controlling the working process of the lower washing drum 53, at this time, the user may trigger a slide-down gesture in the display area of the touch display screen 52, so that the washing machine switches to a mode for controlling the lower washing drum 53, at this time, the second operation interface corresponding to the lower washing drum 53 is displayed in a green font in the display area of the touch display screen 52 of the washing machine, and then the user may control the working process of the lower washing drum 53 in the second operation interface.

Referring to fig. 6, a schematic diagram of the first control displayed in the display area of the touch display screen 52 before and after the user triggers the gesture of sliding left in the above process is shown, as shown in the upper diagram of fig. 6, before the user triggers the gesture of sliding left, the first control displayed in the display area of the touch display screen 52 includes controls corresponding to child washing, cold water washing, and large piece washing, as shown in the lower diagram of fig. 6, after the user triggers the gesture of sliding left, the first control displayed in the display area of the touch display screen 52 includes first control corresponding to cold water washing, large piece washing, and warm water washing, that is, the first control displayed in the display area of the touch display screen 52 is updated.

Fig. 7 is a block diagram illustrating a structure of a control apparatus 700 of a washing machine according to an exemplary embodiment. Referring to fig. 7, the apparatus 700 includes: a first display module 710 and a second display module 730. Wherein:

a first display module 710 configured to display a first operation interface on a display area of the washing machine, the first operation interface including a first control for controlling an operation of a first laundry drum;

a second display module 720 configured to display a second operation interface in the display area in response to the operation interface switching operation, the second operation interface including a second control for controlling the operation of the second washing drum.

In some embodiments, the second display module 720 includes:

the first display sub-module is configured to respond to an operation interface switching gesture triggered in the display area, and display a second operation interface corresponding to the operation interface switching gesture in the display area.

In some embodiments, the washing drum comprises an upper drum and a lower drum, the first display sub-module is further configured to display a second operation interface corresponding to the upper drum on the display area in response to a slide-up gesture triggered on the display area when the first washing drum is the lower drum; or when the first washing drum is an upper drum, responding to a gliding gesture triggered in the display area, and displaying a second operation interface corresponding to a lower drum in the display area.

In some embodiments, the second display module 720 includes:

and the second display sub-module is configured to respond to the acquisition of a preset audio frequency and display a second operation interface corresponding to the preset audio frequency in the display area.

In some embodiments, the apparatus 700 further comprises:

the first response module is configured to respond to a first control switching operation triggered in the display area, so that a first control in the first operation interface is moved, and after the first control switching operation is stopped, at least one first control in the first operation interface is updated to be a new first control.

And the second response module is configured to respond to a second control switching operation triggered in the display area, so that a second control in the second operation interface is moved, and after the second control switching operation is stopped, at least one second control in the second operation interface is updated to be a new second control.

With regard to the apparatus in the above-described embodiment, the specific manner in which each module performs the operation has been described in detail in the embodiment related to the method, and will not be elaborated here.

The present disclosure also provides a computer readable storage medium having stored thereon computer program instructions, which when executed by a processor, implement the steps of the control method of the multi-tub washing machine provided by the present disclosure.

The present disclosure also provides a multi-tub washing machine, comprising: a memory having a computer program stored thereon; a processor for executing a computer program in a memory to implement the steps of the control method of the multi-tub washing machine provided by the present disclosure.

The present disclosure also provides a multi-tub washing machine, including: the washing machine comprises a washing machine shell, a plurality of washing drums arranged in the washing machine shell, a touch display screen arranged on the washing machine shell and a controller; wherein:

Fig. 8 is a block diagram illustrating a multi-tub washing machine 800 according to an exemplary embodiment. Referring to fig. 8, the multi-drum washing machine 800 may include one or more of the following components: a processing component 802, a memory 804, a power component 806, an audio component 808, a sensor component 810, a communication component 812, and a processor 814.

The processing assembly 802 generally controls the overall operational operations of the multi-tub washing machine 800, such as display, alert tones, watering process, soaking process, washing process, rinsing process, dewatering process, drying process, disinfecting process, sterilizing process, and mite removing process, among other associated operations. The processing assembly 802 may include one or more processors 814 executing instructions to perform all or a portion of the steps of the control method for the multi-tub washing machine described above. Further, the processing component 802 can include one or more modules that facilitate interaction between the processing component 802 and other components.

The memory 804 is configured to store various types of data to support operation in the multi-tub washing machine 800. Examples of such data include instructions for any application or method operating on the multi-tub washing machine 800, historical laundry data, and the like. The memory 804 may be implemented by any type or combination of volatile or non-volatile memory devices such as Static Random Access Memory (SRAM), electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), programmable read-only memory (PROM), read-only memory (ROM), magnetic memory, flash memory, magnetic or optical disks.

The power assembly 806 provides power to the various components of the multi-drum washing machine 800. The power components 806 may include a power management system, one or more power sources, and other components associated with generating, managing, and distributing power for the multi-drum washing machine 800.

The audio component 808 is configured to output and/or input audio signals. For example, the audio assembly 808 includes a Microphone (MIC) configured to receive external audio signals when the multi-tub washing machine 800 is in an operating mode, such as a call mode, a recording mode, and a voice recognition mode. The received audio signals may further be stored in the memory 804 or transmitted via the communication component 812. In some embodiments, audio component 808 also includes a speaker for outputting audio signals.

The sensor assembly 810 includes one or more sensors for providing various aspects of condition assessment for the multi-drum washing machine 800. In some embodiments, the sensor assembly 810 may also include a turbidity sensor, an acceleration sensor, a pressure sensor, a vibration sensor, or a temperature sensor.

The communication component 812 is configured to facilitate wired or wireless communication between the multi-tub washing machine 800 and other devices. The multi-tub washing machine 800 may have access to a wireless network based on a communication standard, such as WiFi, 2G or 3G, or a combination thereof.

In an exemplary embodiment, the multi-tub washing machine 800 may be implemented by one or more Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs), Digital Signal Processors (DSPs), Digital Signal Processing Devices (DSPDs), Programmable Logic Devices (PLDs), Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs), controllers, micro-controllers, microprocessors, or other electronic components for performing the above-described control method of the multi-tub washing machine.

In an exemplary embodiment, a non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising instructions, such as the memory 804 comprising instructions, executable by the processor 814 of the multi-drum washing machine 800 to perform the control method of the multi-drum washing machine described above is also provided. For example, the non-transitory computer readable storage medium may be a ROM, a Random Access Memory (RAM), a CD-ROM, a magnetic tape, a floppy disk, an optical data storage device, and the like.

In another exemplary embodiment, a computer program product is also provided, which comprises a computer program executable by a programmable device, the computer program having code portions for performing the control method of the multi-tub washing machine described above when executed by the programmable device.

Other embodiments of the disclosure will be apparent to those skilled in the art from consideration of the specification and practice of the disclosure. This application is intended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptations of the disclosure following, in general, the principles of the disclosure and including such departures from the present disclosure as come within known or customary practice within the art to which the disclosure pertains. It is intended that the specification and examples be considered as exemplary only, with a true scope and spirit of the disclosure being indicated by the following claims.

It will be understood that the present disclosure is not limited to the precise arrangements described above and shown in the drawings and that various modifications and changes may be made without departing from the scope thereof. The scope of the present disclosure is limited only by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A control method of a multi-tub washing machine, characterized in that the method comprises:

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the displaying a second operation interface in the display area in response to an operation interface switching operation includes:

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein the washing tub includes an upper tub and a lower tub, and the displaying a second operation interface corresponding to the first switching operation in the display area in response to an operation interface switching gesture triggered in the display area includes:

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the displaying a second operation interface in the display area in response to an operation interface switching operation includes:

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the first control and the second control comprise a common control icon.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the common control icon controls the operation processes of the first and second washing drums, respectively, the controlled operation processes including different operation processes.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the first operation interface includes a first display element for indicating that a first laundry drum is in control, and the second operation interface includes a second display element for indicating that a second laundry drum is in control, and the first display element and the second display element are two different display elements of a same kind of display element.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the category of the display element comprises a color of a display area or a laundry drum alert identification.

9. The method according to any one of claims 1-8, further comprising:

10. A multiple drum washing machine control apparatus, comprising:

11. A multiple-tub washing machine, comprising: the washing machine comprises a washing machine shell, a plurality of washing drums arranged in the washing machine shell, a touch display screen arranged on the washing machine shell and a controller; wherein:

12. The multi-drum washing machine according to claim 11, further comprising an audio acquisition device for acquiring audio in an environment, wherein the controller is further configured to display a second operation interface corresponding to a preset audio in the display area in response to acquiring the preset audio.

13. A multiple-tub washing machine, comprising:

a memory having a computer program stored thereon;

a processor for executing the computer program in the memory to carry out the steps of the method of any one of claims 1 to 9.

14. A computer-readable storage medium, on which a computer program is stored which, when being executed by a processor, carries out the steps of the method according to any one of claims 1 to 9.