Abnormality prompting method and intelligent socket

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11374368-B2
Application number	US-201817044165-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 17, 2018
Priority date	Apr 3, 2018
Publication date	Jun 28, 2022
Grant date	Jun 28, 2022

Abstract

An abnormality prompting method and an intelligent socket (30) are provided. Prompting is performed when a home appliance runs abnormally by means of the intelligent socket (30). The method includes: the intelligent socket (30) receives a state message from a first home appliance (S202), and the state message includes indication information used for indicating a current working mode of the first home appliance; the intelligent socket (30) obtains an actual value of a working parameter of the first home appliance (S203); the intelligent socket (30) determines a working state of the first home appliance according to the actual value of the working parameter and a maximum value of the working parameter allowed by the working mode (S204); when determining that the working state of the first home appliance is an abnormal state, the intelligent socket (30) outputs a prompt message (S205).

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An abnormality prompting method, comprising:
an intelligent socket receiving a state message from a first home appliance, wherein the state message comprises indication information for indicating a current working mode of the first home appliance;
the intelligent socket obtaining an actual value of a working parameter of the first home appliance;
the intelligent socket determining a working state of the first home appliance according to the actual value of the working parameter and a maximum value of the working parameter allowed by the working mode; and
when determining that the working state of the first home appliance is an abnormal state, the intelligent socket outputting a prompt message;
wherein after the intelligent socket determining that the working state of the first home appliance is the abnormal state, the method further comprises:
the intelligent socket determining whether a difference value between the actual value of the working parameter and the maximum value of the working parameter allowed by the working mode is greater than or equal to a first preset threshold value; when determining that the difference value between the actual value of the working parameter and the maximum value of the working parameter allowed by the working mode is greater than or equal to the first preset threshold value, the intelligent socket stopping supplying power to the first home appliance; and
when determining that the difference value between the actual value of the working parameter and the maximum value of the working parameter allowed by the working mode is smaller than the first preset threshold value, the intelligent socket performing none processing.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the intelligent socket determining the working state of the first home appliance according to the actual value of the working parameter and the maximum value of the working parameter allowed by the working mode comprising:
the intelligent socket sending a verification request to a server, the verification request comprising the actual value of the working parameter and the indication information, and the verification request being used for requesting the server to determine the working state of the first home appliance;
the intelligent socket receiving feedback information from the server; and
the intelligent socket determining the working state of the first home appliance according to the feedback information.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the intelligent socket determining the working state of the first home appliance according to the actual value of the working parameter and the maximum value of the working parameter allowed by the working mode comprising:
the intelligent socket determining whether the actual value of the working parameter is greater than or equal to the maximum value of the working parameter allowed by the working mode; and
when determining that the actual value of the working parameter is greater than or equal to the maximum value of the working parameter allowed by the working mode, the intelligent socket determining that the working state of the first home appliance is the abnormal state.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a power plug of the first home appliance is connected with the intelligent socket, the intelligent socket obtaining the actual value of the working parameter of the first home appliance, comprising:
the intelligent socket obtaining an actual value of a current and an actual value of a voltage of the first home appliance through the power plug.

5. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the intelligent socket outputting the prompt message comprising:
the intelligent socket sending the prompt message to designated user equipment and the intelligent socket sending the prompt message to an alarm, the prompt message being used for indicating the alarm to output an alarm signal; or,
the intelligent socket sending the prompt message to designated user equipment; or,
the intelligent socket sending the prompt message to an alarm, the prompt message being used for indicating the alarm to output an alarm signal.

6. A non-transitory storage medium, wherein the non-transitory storage medium stores computer instructions, when running the computer instructions on a computer, the computer executes the method as claimed in claim 1 .

7. An intelligent socket, comprising:
a receiving element, configured to receive a state message from a first home appliance, wherein the state message comprises indication information used for indicating a current working mode of the first home appliance;
an acquisition element, configured to obtain an actual value of a working parameter of the first home appliance;
a determining element, configured to determine a working state of the first home appliance according to the actual value of the working parameter and a maximum value of the working parameter allowed by the working mode; and
an output element, configured to, when the determining element determines that the working state of the first home appliance is an abnormal state, output a prompt message;
wherein the determining element is further configured to: determine whether a difference value between the actual value of the working parameter and the maximum value of the working parameter allowed by the working mode is greater than or equal to a first preset threshold value;
when determining that the difference value between the actual value of the working parameter and the maximum value of the working parameter allowed by the working mode is greater than or equal to the first preset threshold value, stop supplying power to the first home appliance; and
when determining that the difference value between the actual value of the working parameter and the maximum value of the working parameter allowed by the working mode is smaller than the first preset threshold value, does not perform any processing.

8. The intelligent socket as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the determining element is configured to:
send a verification request to a server, the verification request comprising the actual value of the working parameter and the indication information, and the verification request being used for requesting the server to determine the working state of the first home appliance;
receive feedback information from the server; and
determine the working state of the first home appliance according to the feedback information.

9. The intelligent socket as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the determining element is configured to:
determine whether the actual value of the working parameter is greater than or equal to the maximum value of the working parameter allowed by the working mode; and
when determining that the actual value of the working parameter is greater than or equal to the maximum value of the working parameter allowed by the working mode, determine that the working state of the first home appliance is the abnormal state.

10. The intelligent socket as claimed in claim 7 , wherein a power plug of the first home appliance is connected with the intelligent socket, so the acquisition element is configured to:
obtain an actual value of a current and an actual value of a voltage of the first home appliance through the power plug.

11. The intelligent socket as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the output element is configured to:
send the prompt message to designated user equipment and send the prompt message to an alarm, the prompt message being used for indicating the alarm to output an alarm signal; or,
send the prompt message to designated user equipment; or,
send the prompt message to an alarm, the prompt message being

Assignees

• Gree Electric Appliances Inc Zhuhai

Inventors

• Song Dechao
• Chen Daoyuan
• Peng Lei

Classifications

• H01R13/66

  Structural association with built-in electrical component (coupling devices having concentrically or coaxially-arranged contacts H01R24/38) · CPC title

• G01R22/068

  Arrangements for indicating or signaling faults · CPC title

• H01R13/7038 Primary

  making use of a remote controlled switch, e.g. relais, solid state switch activated by the engagement of the coupling parts · CPC title

• G01R31/2825

  in household appliances or professional audio/video equipment (testing LAN's H04L43/50; testing TV systems H04N17/00; testing loudspeakers H04R29/00) · CPC title

• G01R31/2836

  Fault-finding or characterising (G01R31/2822 - G01R31/2831 take precedence) · CPC title