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Granted Patent B2
US 10,345,769 · App. 14/755,418 · Granted Jul 9, 2019

Method and apparatus for controlling smart home device

Inventor: Jinfeng Zhang (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: LENOVO (BEIJING) LIMITED
G05B15/02G05B2219/2642G06N5/025
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Patent No.
US 10,345,769
App. No.
14/755,418
Granted
Jul 9, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

The application provides a method and an apparatus for controlling a smart home device. The method includes: obtaining a first linkage rule for controlling a first response device to enter into a first state based on a first parameter of a first condition device; traversing a plurality of linkage rules to search linkage rules matching a second state of the first response device and generating a second linkage rule based on a preset strategy in case that no linkage rule matching the second state is found, the second linkage rule is operable to control the first response device to enter into the second state based on a second parameter of a second condition device.

Claims (37)

1. A method for controlling smart home device, comprising:

obtaining a first linkage rule for controlling a first response device to enter into a first state based on a first parameter of a first condition device;

traversing, based on all second states of the first response device different from the first state, a plurality of linkage rules to determine whether the linkage rules comprise at least one linkage rule that matches the second states of the first response device and to determine whether the plurality of linkage rules cover all states of the first response device and generate completeness judgment of the plurality of linkage rules; and

generating a second linkage rule based on a preset strategy in case that the completeness judgment indicates that the plurality of linkage rules comprise no linkage rule matching the second states of the first response device, wherein the second linkage rule is operable to control the first response device to enter into the second states based on a second parameter of a second condition device.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein, before obtaining the first linkage rule, the method further comprising:

connecting a plurality of smart home devices; and

obtaining device information of each one of the plurality of smart home devices;

wherein the device information comprises the first parameter of the first condition device, the first state and the second states of the first response device, and wherein each of the first condition device, the second condition device and the first response device comprises at least one smart home device determined from the plurality of smart home devices.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein generating the second linkage rule based on a preset strategy in case that the plurality of linkage rules comprise no linkage rule matching the second states of the first response device comprises:

selecting a smart home device corresponding to an execution condition parameter of any one of the plurality of linkage rules as the second condition device; and

generating the second linkage rule for controlling the first response device to enter into the second states based on a second parameter of the second condition device.

4. The method of claim 2 , wherein generating the second linkage rule based on the preset strategy in case that the plurality of linkage rules comprise no linkage rule matching the second states of the first response device comprises:

obtaining first usage information of the first response device during a first duration of time;

determining, based on the first usage information, a parameter to which the second condition device corresponds when the second condition device is in the second states during the first duration of time and selecting the parameter as the second parameter; and

generating the second linkage rule for controlling the first response device to enter into the second states based on the second parameter.

5. The method of claim 3 , wherein after generating the second linkage rule based on the preset strategy in case that the plurality of linkage rules comprise no linkage rule matching the second states of the first response device, the method further comprises:

based on the second linkage rule, generating and outputting first prompt information for prompting the user to create the second linkage rule corresponding to the second states, wherein the first prompt information contains the second linkage rule.

6. A control apparatus comprising:

a housing;

a storage for storing at least one program modules;

at least one processor arranged in the housing, the at least one processor, by obtaining and running the at least one program modules, being configured to

obtain a first linkage rule for controlling a first response device to enter into a first state based on a first parameter of a first condition device;

traverse, based on all second states of the first response device different from the first state, a plurality of linkage rules to determine whether the linkage rules comprise at least one linkage rule that matches the second states of the first response device and to determine whether the plurality of linkage rules cover all states of the first response device and generate completeness judgment of the plurality of linkage rules; and

generate a second linkage rule based on a preset strategy in case that the completeness judgment indicates that the plurality of linkage rules comprise no linkage rule matching the second states of the first response device, wherein the second linkage rule is operable to control the first response device to enter into the second states based on a second parameter of a second condition device.

7. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein, the at least one processor is further configured to, before obtaining the first linkage rule:

connect a plurality of smart home devices; and

obtain device information of each one of the plurality of smart home devices;

wherein the device information comprises the first parameter of the first condition device, the first state and the second states of the first response device, and wherein each of the first condition device, the second condition device and the first response device comprises at least one smart home device determined from the plurality of smart home devices.

8. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

select a smart home device corresponding to an execution condition parameter of any one of the plurality of linkage rules as the second condition device; and

generate the second linkage rule for controlling the first response device to enter into the second states based on a second parameter of the second condition device.

9. The apparatus of claim 7 , the at least one processor is further configured to:

obtain first usage information of the first response device during a first duration of time;

determine, based on the first usage information, a parameter to which the second condition device corresponds when the second condition device is in the second states during the first duration of time and select the parameter as the second parameter; and

generate the second linkage rule for controlling the first response device to enter into the second states based on the second parameter.

10. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to, after the second linkage rule is generated based on a preset strategy in case that no linkage rule matching the second states is found,

generate, based on the second linkage rule, and output first prompt information for prompting the user to create the second linkage rule corresponding to the second states, wherein the first prompt information contains the second linkage rule.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 30, 2015
From: ZHANG, JINFENG
To: LENOVO (BEIJING) LIMITED
Reel/Frame 035939/0214 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 2015 1 0103165 · Mar 9, 2015 · national
Continuity (1)
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