Control method, electronic device, and electronic apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2017191687-A1
Application number	US-201615392808-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 28, 2016
Priority date	Dec 31, 2015
Publication date	Jul 6, 2017
Grant date	—

Abstract

A method is disclosed. The method may include executing, on a first device, a first instruction for adjusting a first environmental parameter of a first space from a first parameter value to a second parameter value. The method may include determining an influencing parameter. The influencing parameter may influence a change in the first environmental parameter of the first space. The method may include executing a second instruction based on at least one of the influencing parameter, the first parameter value, and the second parameter value. A second energy consumption of the first device, in response to execution of the second instruction, may be lower than a first energy consumption of the first device in response to execution of the first instruction. An electronic device and program product are also disclosed.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A method comprising:
executing, on a first device, a first instruction for adjusting a first environmental parameter of a first space from a first parameter value to a second parameter value; determining an influencing parameter, wherein the influencing parameter influences a change in the first environmental parameter of the first space; executing a second instruction based on at least one of the influencing parameter, the first parameter value, and the second parameter value, wherein a second energy consumption of the first device, in response to execution of the second instruction, is lower than a first energy consumption of the first device in response to execution of the first instruction.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first environmental parameter comprises a parameter selected from the group consisting of:
an illumination level; a temperature; an air quality; and a humidity.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the influencing parameter comprises:
a parameter selected from the group consisting of a second environmental parameter of a second space and a device parameter of a first device; wherein the second environmental parameter influences a change in the first environmental parameter, and the first device controls the second environmental parameter.

4 . The method of claim 3 , wherein executing the second instruction comprises:
outputting prompting information comprising one or more prompted instructions for reducing the first energy consumption; and in response to executing at least one of the one or more prompting instructions, the second energy consumption is lower than the first energy consumption.

5 . The method of claim 4 , wherein executing the second instruction comprises:
adjusting the device parameter of the first device; and generating one or more instructions that control a second device to adjust the device parameter, wherein, in response to adjusting the device parameter, a parameter value of the second environmental parameter changes.

6 . The method of claim 5 , wherein adjusting the device parameter of the first device comprises:
in response to the first instruction adjusting the first parameter value to the second parameter value in a first direction and an influencing direction of a second influencing parameter influences the first environmental parameter comprises the first direction, adjusting the device parameter of the first device to a first device parameter to cause the second environmental parameter to influence the first environmental parameter; and in response to the first instruction adjusting the first parameter value to the second parameter value in the first direction and the influencing direction of the second influencing parameter influences the first environmental parameter comprises a different direction from the first direction, adjusting the device parameter of the first device to a second device parameter to reduce the influence of the second environmental parameter on the first environmental parameter.

7 . The method of claim 6 , wherein generating one or more instructions that control the second electronic device different from the first electronic device to adjust the device parameter comprises:
generating one or more instructions that adjust the second electronic device to a third device parameter in response to the first instruction adjusting the first parameter value to the second parameter value in a second direction, wherein an adjusting direction of the parameter value of the first environmental parameter comprises the second direction.

8 . The method of claim 5 , wherein executing the second instruction comprises executing a power-reduction instruction that operates the first electronic device in a low power consumption state.

9 . An electronic device, comprising:
a receiver that executes a first instruction that adjusts a first environmental parameter of a first space from a first parameter value to a second parameter value; and a processor that
determines an influencing parameter, wherein the influencing parameter influences a change in the first environmental parameter of the first space, and
executes a second instruction based on the influencing parameter, the first parameter value, and the second parameter value, wherein a second energy consumption in response to the execution of the second instruction is lower than a first energy consumption in response to the execution of the first instruction.

10 . The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein the first environmental parameter is a parameter selected from the group consisting of:
an illumination level; a temperature; an air quality; and a humidity.

11 . The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein the influencing parameter comprises:
a parameter selected from the group consisting of a second environmental parameter of a second space and a device parameter of a first device; wherein the second environmental parameter influences a change in the first environmental parameter, and the first device controls the second environmental parameter.

12 . The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the electronic device further comprises:
an outputter that outputs prompting information comprising one or more prompted instructions for reducing the first energy consumption; and and wherein the second energy consumption is lower than the first energy consumption in response to the processor executing at least one of the one or more prompting instructions.

13 . The electronic device of claim 12 , wherein the processor executing the second instruction comprises:
adjusts the device parameter of the first device; and generates one or more instructions that control a second device to adjust the device parameter, wherein, in response to adjusting the device parameter, a parameter value of the second environmental parameter changes.

14 . The electronic device of claim 13 , wherein the processor adjusting the device parameter of the first device comprises:
in response to the first instruction adjusting the first parameter value to the second parameter value in a first direction and an influencing direction of a second influencing parameter influences the first environmental parameter comprising the first direction, the processor adjusts the device parameter of the first device to a first device parameter to cause the second environmental parameter to influence the first environmental parameter; and in response to the first instruction adjusting the first parameter value to the second parameter value in the first direction and the influencing direction of the second influencing parameter influences the first environmental parameter comprises a different direction from the first direction, the processor adjusts the device parameter of the first device to a second device parameter to reduce the influence of the second environmental parameter on the first environmental parameter.

15 . The electronic device of claim 14 , wherein the processor generating one or more instructions that control the second electronic device different from the first electronic device to adjust the device parameter comprises:
the processor generating one or more instructions that adjust the second electronic device to a third device parameter in response to the first instruction adjusting the first parameter value to the second parameter value in a second direction, wherein an adjusting direction of the parameter value of the first environmental parameter comprises the second direction.

16 . The electronic device of claim 13 ,

Assignees

• Lenovo Beijing Ltd

Inventors

• Wu Meng

Classifications

• G06Q50/06

  Energy or water supply · CPC title

• G05B2219/2614

  HVAC, heating, ventillation, climate control · CPC title

• F24F2110/50

  Air quality properties · CPC title

• G05B19/418

  Total factory control, i.e. centrally controlling a plurality of machines, e.g. direct or distributed numerical control [DNC], flexible manufacturing systems [FMS], integrated manufacturing systems [IMS] or computer integrated manufacturing [CIM] · CPC title

• F24F2110/10

  Temperature · CPC title