Method and apparatus for binding plurality of electrical devices and computer-readable storage medium

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12562934-B2
Application number	US-202318578580-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 25, 2023
Priority date	Aug 25, 2022
Publication date	Feb 24, 2026
Grant date	Feb 24, 2026

Abstract

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium stores a program that, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to perform a method for binding a plurality of electrical devices. The method includes obtaining a data carrier image, processing the data carrier image to obtain identity identifiers of the plurality of electrical devices, and associating user account information in an application with the identity identifiers of the plurality of electrical devices to bind the user account information and the plurality of electrical devices.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program that, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to perform a method for binding a plurality of electrical devices including:
obtaining a data carrier image; processing the data carrier image to obtain identity identifiers of the plurality of electrical devices; and associating user account information in an application with the identity identifiers of the plurality of electrical devices to bind the user account information and the plurality of electrical devices; wherein:
the plurality of electrical devices include a target electrical device and a to-be-configured electrical device;
obtaining the data carrier image includes:
transmitting, after successful network-configuration of the target electrical device, a wireless network identifier and a corresponding password to the to-be-configured electrical device through a base station, for the to-be-configured electrical device to transmit a network-configuration success and the identity identifier of the to-be-configured electrical device to the target electrical device in response to network-configuration of the to-be-configured electrical device being successfully performed according to the network identifier and the corresponding password; and
causing the target electrical device to generate the data carrier image according to the identity identifier of the target electrical device and the identity identifier of the to-be-configured electrical device; and

the target electrical device is one of a laundry treatment device and a sweeper, and the to-be-configured electrical device is another one of the laundry treatment device and the sweeper.

2 . The storage medium according to claim 1 , wherein processing the data carrier image includes:
identifying identity information of the plurality of electrical devices in the data carrier image; and decrypting the identity information of the plurality of electrical devices according to a predetermined decryption rule.

3 . The storage medium according to claim 2 , wherein the method further includes, after the user account information and the plurality of electrical devices are bound:
encrypting the user account information and the identity identifiers of the plurality of electrical devices; and uploading the encrypted user account information and the encrypted identity identifiers to a cloud server.

4 . The storage medium according to claim 2 , wherein the predetermined decryption rule corresponds to an encryption rule of the identity information of the plurality of electrical devices.

5 . The storage medium according to claim 1 , wherein:
the data carrier image is a dynamic image; and the method further includes, in response to the user account information failing to be bound to the plurality of electrical devices:
prompting a user that the binding fails; and
updating the data carrier image.

6 . The storage medium according to claim 1 , wherein the data carrier image includes one of a one-dimensional code image, a two-dimensional code image, and a radio-frequency tag image.

7 . The storage medium according to claim 1 , wherein:
the base station and the to-be-configured electrical device perform data interaction through wireless communication or Bluetooth communication; and the target electrical device and the base station perform data interaction through wired communication or wireless communication.

8 . The storage medium according to claim 1 , wherein:
the target electrical device is the laundry treatment device; the to-be-configured electrical device is the sweeper; and the base station is a sweeper base station.

9 . The storage medium according to claim 8 , wherein:
the laundry treatment device is fixedly connected to the sweeper base station; or the sweeper base station is disposed inside the laundry treatment device.

10 . The storage medium according to claim 1 , wherein the data carrier image includes a radio-frequency tag image.

11 . The storage medium according to claim 1 , wherein the identity identifiers of the plurality of electrical devices including serial number (SN) codes of the plurality of electrical devices.

12 . A household appliance comprising:
a memory storing a program; a processor configured to execute the program to implement a method for binding a plurality of electrical devices, the plurality of electrical devices including a target electrical device and a to-be-configured electrical device, and the method including:
obtaining a data carrier image, including:
transmitting, after successful network-configuration of the target electrical device, a wireless network identifier and a corresponding password to the to-be-configured electrical device through a base station, for the to-be-configured electrical device to transmit a network-configuration success and the identity identifier of the to-be-configured electrical device to the target electrical device in response to network-configuration of the to-be-configured electrical device being successfully performed according to the network identifier and the corresponding password; and
causing the target electrical device to generate the data carrier image according to the identity identifier of the target electrical device and the identity identifier of the to-be-configured electrical device;

processing the data carrier image to obtain identity identifiers of the plurality of electrical devices; and
associating user account information in an application with the identity identifiers of the plurality of electrical devices to bind the user account information and the plurality of electrical devices;
wherein the target electrical device is one of a laundry treatment device and a sweeper, and the to-be-configured electrical device is another one of the laundry treatment device and the sweeper.

13 . The household appliance according to claim 12 , wherein processing the data carrier image includes:
identifying identity information of the plurality of electrical devices in the data carrier image; and decrypting the identity information of the plurality of electrical devices according to a predetermined decryption rule.

14 . The household appliance according to claim 12 , wherein:
the data carrier image is a dynamic image; and the method further includes, in response to the user account information failing to be bound to the plurality of electrical devices:
prompting a user that the binding fails; and
updating the data carrier image.

15 . The household appliance according to claim 12 , wherein:
the base station and the to-be-configured electrical device perform data interaction through wireless communication or Bluetooth communication; and the target electrical device and the base station perform data interaction through wired communication or wireless communication.

16 . The household appliance according to claim 12 , wherein:
the target electrical device is the laundry treatment device; the to-be-configured electrical device is the sweeper; and the base station is a sweeper base station.

17 . The household appliance according to claim 16 , wherein:
the laundry treatment device is fixedly connected to the sweeper base station; or the sweeper base station is disposed inside the laundry treatment device.

18 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program that, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to perform a method for binding a plurality of electrical devices

Assignees

• Wuxi Little Swan Electric Co Ltd

Inventors

• Xue Chenxi
• Jin Mingfu

Classifications

• H04L63/0428

  wherein the data content is protected, e.g. by encrypting or encapsulating the payload · CPC title

• H04W12/50

  Secure pairing of devices · CPC title

• H04L63/104

  Grouping of entities · CPC title

• G06F21/73

  by creating or determining hardware identification, e.g. serial numbers · CPC title

• H04W84/12

  WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks] · CPC title