Methods and devices for prompting information of a smart socket

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10121359-B2
Application number	US-201615394335-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 29, 2016
Priority date	May 31, 2016
Publication date	Nov 6, 2018
Grant date	Nov 6, 2018

Abstract

Methods and devices are provided for prompting information. The method includes: temperature in a smart socket is acquired; the temperature in the smart socket is compared with a preset temperature threshold value, and it is determined whether power of electric equipment connected with the smart socket is higher than an upper limit of an acceptable power range of the smart socket according to a comparison result; when the power of the electric equipment is determined to be higher than the upper limit of the acceptable power range of the smart socket, alarming information indicating that the power of the electric equipment is excessively high is generated; and the alarming information is pushed to a mobile terminal bound with the smart socket.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method, comprising:
acquiring temperature in a smart socket measured by a built-in sensor of a micro-controller in the smart socket;
comparing the temperature in the smart socket with a preset temperature threshold value, and determining whether power of electric equipment connected with the smart socket is higher than an upper limit of an acceptable power range of the smart socket according to a comparison result, wherein the preset temperature threshold value is a preset threshold value configured to determine whether the power of the electric equipment is higher than the upper limit of the acceptable power range of the smart socket;
when the power of the electric equipment is determined to be higher than the upper limit of the acceptable power range of the smart socket, generating alarming information indicating that the power of the electric equipment is excessively high; and
pushing the alarming information to a mobile terminal bound with the smart socket;
wherein comparing the temperature in the smart socket with the preset temperature threshold value and determining whether the power of the electric equipment connected with the smart socket is higher than the upper limit of the acceptable power range of the smart socket according to the comparison result comprises:
when the temperature measured by the built-in sensor of the micro-controller is more than or equal to the preset temperature threshold value, determining that the power of the electric equipment connected with the smart socket is higher than the upper limit of the acceptable power range of the smart socket.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein acquiring the temperature in the smart socket comprises:
acquiring the temperature in the smart socket from a temperature sensor in the smart socket.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein acquiring the temperature in the smart socket comprises:
acquiring the temperature in the smart socket during working of the electric equipment, the electric equipment being connected with the smart socket.

4. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
when the power of the electric equipment is determined to be higher than the upper limit of the acceptable power range of the smart socket, sending an operation instruction for cutting off power to the smart socket to control the smart socket to perform an operation of cutting off the power.

5. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
measuring an ambient temperature where the smart socket operates.

6. The method according to claim 5 , further comprising:
pushing the alarming information to the mobile terminal when a different between the temperature and the ambient temperature is greater than or equal to a second threshold.

7. The method according to claim 6 , further comprising:
adjusting the second threshold when the ambient temperature changes from a first preset range to a second preset range.

8. A device, comprising:
a processor; and
a memory for storing instructions executable by the processor,
wherein the processor is configured to:
acquire temperature in a smart socket measured by a built-in sensor of the processor in the smart socket;
compare the temperature in the smart socket with a preset temperature threshold value, and determine whether power of electric equipment connected with the smart socket is higher than an upper limit of an acceptable power range of the smart socket according to a comparison result, wherein the preset temperature threshold value is a preset threshold value configured to determine whether the power of the electric equipment is higher than the upper limit of the acceptable power range of the smart socket;
when the power of the electric equipment is determined to be higher than the upper limit of the acceptable power range of the smart socket, generate alarming information indicating that the power of the electric equipment is excessively high; and
push the alarming information to a mobile terminal bound with the smart socket;
wherein comparing the temperature in the smart socket with the preset temperature threshold value and determining whether the power of the electric equipment connected with the smart socket is higher than the upper limit of the acceptable power range of the smart socket according to the comparison result comprises:
when the temperature measured by the built-in sensor of the processor is more than or equal to the preset temperature threshold value, determining that the power of the electric equipment connected with the smart socket is higher than the upper limit of the acceptable power range of the smart socket.

9. The device according to claim 8 , wherein in order to acquire the temperature in the smart socket, the processor is configured to:
acquire the temperature in the smart socket from a temperature sensor in the smart socket.

10. The device according to claim 8 , wherein in order to acquire the temperature in the smart socket, the processor is configured to:
acquire the temperature in the smart socket during working of the electric equipment, the electric equipment being connected with the smart socket.

11. The device according to claim 8 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
when the power of the electric equipment is determined to be higher than the upper limit of the acceptable power range of the smart socket, send an operation instruction for cutting off power to the smart socket to control the smart socket to perform an operation of cutting off the power.

12. The device according to claim 9 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
when the power of the electric equipment is determined to be higher than the upper limit of the acceptable power range of the smart socket, send an operation instruction for cutting off power to the smart socket to control the smart socket to perform an operation of cutting off the power.

13. The device according to claim 10 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
when the power of the electric equipment is determined to be higher than the upper limit of the acceptable power range of the smart socket, send an operation instruction for cutting off power to the smart socket to control the smart socket to perform an operation of cutting off the power.

14. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored therein instructions that, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to perform an information prompting method, the method comprising:
acquiring temperature in a smart socket measured by a built-in sensor of the processor in the smart socket;
comparing the temperature in the smart socket with a preset temperature threshold value, and determining whether power of electric equipment connected with the smart socket is higher than an upper limit of an acceptable power range of the smart socket according to a comparison result, wherein the preset temperature threshold value is a preset threshold value configured to determine whether the power of the electric equipment is higher than the upper limit of the acceptable power range of the smart socket;
when the power of the electric equipment is determined to be higher than the upper limit of the acceptable power range of the smart socket, generating alarming information indicating that the power of the electric equipment is excessively high; and
pushing the alarming information to a mobile terminal bound with the smart socket;
wherein comparing the temperature in the smart socket with the preset temperature threshold value and determining whether the power of the electric equipment connected with the smart

Assignees

• Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co Ltd

Inventors

• Fu Qiang
• Chen Hao
• Hou Enxing

Classifications

• G08B25/10 Primary

  using wireless transmission systems {(G08B25/009 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• G08B25/08

  using communication transmission lines {(G08B13/19658, G08B21/0286, G08B25/016 take precedence)} · CPC title

• G08B21/182

  Level alarms, e.g. alarms responsive to variables exceeding a threshold · CPC title

• G01R21/02

  by thermal methods {, e.g. calorimetric} · CPC title

• H04L12/2825

  Reporting to a device located outside the home and the home network (access arrangements H04L12/2856; for remote control or remote monitoring of applications H04L67/025; telephonic communication systems adapted for combination with telemetering systems H04M11/002) · CPC title