阅读说明：本技术 一种液体加热装置及其使用方法 (Liquid heating device and using method thereof ) 是由 曾成鑫 于 2019-03-19 设计创作，主要内容包括：本发明实施例公开一种液体加热装置及其使用方法,所述方法包括：记录液体加热装置内目标液体的沸腾时间；根据当前时间与所述沸腾时间的时间差,输出所述目标液体的状态提醒。(The embodiment of the invention discloses a liquid heating device and a using method thereof, wherein the method comprises the following steps: recording the boiling time of the target liquid in the liquid heating device; and outputting the state prompt of the target liquid according to the time difference between the current time and the boiling time.)

1. A method of using a liquid heating apparatus, comprising:

recording the boiling time of the target liquid in the liquid heating device;

and outputting the state prompt of the target liquid according to the time difference between the current time and the boiling time.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein outputting the status alert for the target liquid based on the time difference between the current time and the boiling time comprises at least one of:

outputting a first state alert indicating that the target liquid is not boiling when the time difference is less than a first time difference threshold;

outputting a second status alert indicating that the target liquid has been boiled and is suitable for use when the time difference is greater than a first time difference threshold and less than a second time difference threshold;

outputting a third status alert indicating that the target liquid has boiled and is not suitable for use when the time difference is greater than a second time difference threshold.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

the liquid heating device displays the time difference, the boiling time, and/or the current time;

or the like, or, alternatively,

and sending the time difference, the boiling time and/or the current time to the user equipment meeting a first preset condition.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising at least one of:

sending the time difference, the boiling time and/or the current time to a user device that is less than a preset distance threshold from the liquid heating apparatus;

sending the time difference, the boiling time, and/or the current time to a user device bound to the liquid heating apparatus.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

when the distance between the user equipment and the liquid heating device is smaller than the preset distance threshold, determining whether the boiling time is recorded;

when the boiling time is recorded, the time difference is determined.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

clearing the recorded boiling time when the liquid heating apparatus switches from a heating complete state to a state waiting for starting heating.

7. A liquid heating apparatus, comprising:

the time module is used for recording the boiling time of the target liquid in the liquid heating device;

and the output module is used for outputting the state prompt of the target liquid according to the time difference between the current time and the boiling time.

8. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the output module is configured to perform at least one of:

when the time difference is less than a first time difference threshold, outputting a first state reminder indicating that the target liquid is not boiling;

when the time difference is greater than a first time difference threshold and less than a second time difference threshold, outputting a second status prompt indicating that the target liquid is boiled and suitable for use;

and outputting a third status alert indicating that the target liquid has boiled and is not suitable for use when the time difference is greater than a second time difference threshold.

9. The apparatus of claim 7, further comprising:

a display module for displaying the time difference, the boiling time and/or the current time;

or the like, or, alternatively,

a sending module, configured to send the time difference, the boiling time, and/or the current time to a user equipment that meets a first preset condition.

10. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the output module is configured to perform at least one of:

for sending the time difference, the boiling time and/or the current time to a user device that is less than a preset distance threshold from the liquid heating apparatus;

for sending the time difference, the boiling time and/or the current time to a user device bound to the liquid heating apparatus.

11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the time module is configured to determine whether the boiling time has been recorded when the user device is at a distance from the liquid heating apparatus that is less than a preset distance threshold;

the device further comprises:

a determination module for determining the time difference when the boiling time is recorded.

12. The device according to claim 7, wherein the time module is configured to clear the recorded boiling time when the liquid heating device switches from a heating complete state to a waiting to start heating state.

Technical Field

The embodiment of the invention relates to the technical field of electricity, in particular to a liquid heating device and a using method thereof.

Background

In life, people have higher requirements on drinking water, and many people do not want to drink tap water which is not boiled or water which is stored for a long time after being boiled. However, in the process of daily using the electric kettle, if there is normal temperature water in the electric kettle, a user often pours the normal temperature water in the electric kettle because the user cannot determine whether the normal temperature water stored in the electric kettle is boiled or is suitable for drinking, and then a kettle of tap water is filled for reheating. Thus, not only is water resource wasted, but also time of the user is wasted. The existing electric kettle only has a simple heating function generally, does not have the function of recording boiling time after heating is finished, and cannot remind a user of whether normal-temperature water in the electric kettle is boiled and is suitable for use.

Disclosure of Invention

In view of the above, embodiments of the present invention provide a liquid heating apparatus and a method for using the same.

A first aspect of an embodiment of the present invention provides a method for using a liquid heating apparatus, including:

recording the boiling time of the target liquid in the liquid heating device;

and outputting the state prompt of the target liquid according to the time difference between the current time and the boiling time.

According to one embodiment, the outputting the status alert of the target liquid according to the time difference between the current time and the boiling time comprises at least one of:

outputting a first state alert indicating that the target liquid is not boiling when the time difference is less than a first time difference threshold;

outputting a second status alert indicating that the target liquid has been boiled and is suitable for use when the time difference is greater than a first time difference threshold and less than a second time difference threshold;

outputting a third status alert indicating that the target liquid has boiled and is not suitable for use when the time difference is greater than a second time difference threshold.

According to an embodiment, the method further comprises:

the liquid heating device displays the time difference, the boiling time, and/or the current time;

or the like, or, alternatively,

and sending the time difference, the boiling time and/or the current time to the user equipment meeting a first preset condition.

According to an embodiment, the method further comprises at least one of:

sending the time difference, the boiling time and/or the current time to a user device that is less than a preset distance threshold from the liquid heating apparatus;

sending the time difference, the boiling time, and/or the current time to a user device bound to the liquid heating apparatus.

According to an embodiment, the method further comprises:

when the distance between the user equipment and the liquid heating device is smaller than the preset distance threshold, determining whether the boiling time is recorded;

when the boiling time is recorded, the time difference is determined.

According to an embodiment, the method further comprises:

clearing the recorded boiling time when the liquid heating apparatus switches from a heating complete state to a state waiting for starting heating.

A second aspect of an embodiment of the present invention provides a liquid heating apparatus, including:

the time module is used for recording the boiling time of the target liquid in the liquid heating device;

and the output module is used for outputting the state prompt of the target liquid according to the time difference between the current time and the boiling time.

According to an embodiment, the output module is configured to perform at least one of:

when the time difference is less than a first time difference threshold, outputting a first state reminder indicating that the target liquid is not boiling;

when the time difference is greater than a first time difference threshold and less than a second time difference threshold, outputting a second status prompt indicating that the target liquid is boiled and suitable for use;

and outputting a third status alert indicating that the target liquid has boiled and is not suitable for use when the time difference is greater than a second time difference threshold.

According to an embodiment, the apparatus further comprises:

a display module for displaying the time difference, the boiling time and/or the current time;

or the like, or, alternatively,

a sending module, configured to send the time difference, the boiling time, and/or the current time to a user equipment that meets a first preset condition.

According to an embodiment, the output module is configured to perform at least one of:

for sending the time difference, the boiling time and/or the current time to the user device at a distance from the liquid heating apparatus that is less than a preset distance threshold;

for sending the time difference, the boiling time and/or the current time to the user device bound to the liquid heating apparatus.

According to an embodiment, the time module is specifically configured to determine whether the boiling time is recorded when the distance between the user equipment and the liquid heating device is smaller than a preset distance threshold;

the device further comprises:

a determination module for determining the time difference when the boiling time is recorded.

According to an embodiment, the time module is specifically configured to clear the recorded boiling time when the liquid heating apparatus switches from a heating complete state to a waiting to start heating state.

By utilizing the method and the device provided by the invention, the boiling time of the target liquid in the liquid heating device is recorded; the state prompt of the target liquid is output according to the time difference between the current time and the boiling time, so that the user equipment can know the state of the target liquid in the liquid heating device according to the state prompt output by the liquid heating device, and then the user can judge whether to use the target liquid according to the state prompt.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic flow chart illustrating a method for using a liquid heating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic flow chart illustrating a method for using a liquid heating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a schematic flow chart illustrating a method for using a liquid heating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a schematic flow chart illustrating a method for using a liquid heating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a schematic flow chart illustrating a method for using a liquid heating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a schematic flow chart illustrating a method for using a liquid heating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of a liquid heating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of a liquid heating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 9 is a schematic structural diagram of a liquid heating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed Description

The technical scheme of the invention is further elaborated by combining the drawings and the specific embodiments in the specification. While exemplary implementations of the present disclosure are shown in the drawings, it should be understood that the present disclosure may be embodied in various forms and should not be limited by the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the disclosure to those skilled in the art.

As shown in fig. 1, an embodiment of the present invention provides a method for using a liquid heating apparatus, the method including:

step S1100: recording the boiling time of the target liquid in the liquid heating device;

step S1200: and outputting the state prompt of the target liquid according to the time difference between the current time and the boiling time.

In some embodiments, the liquid heating device may be an electric kettle or other device for heating a liquid; the target liquid may be tap water, soy milk, milk or other liquid to be heated.

In some embodiments, the status alert includes, but is not limited to, at least one of a text alert, an audio alert, or a vibration alert, depending on the type of status alert.

As shown in fig. 2, in some embodiments, step S1200 includes:

step S1220: and the liquid heating device outputs a state prompt. In this embodiment, the liquid heating apparatus carries a module for outputting a state prompt, for example, a module for outputting a sound prompt such as a speaker; or a module for outputting vibration reminding, such as a vibrator, or a display module for displaying text reminding.

And/or the presence of a gas in the gas,

step S1230: and sending a state prompt to the user equipment meeting the first preset condition. In this embodiment, the liquid heating apparatus sends the status alert to the specific user device meeting the first preset condition through the sending module.

In some embodiments, the information output with the status alert may include at least one of: the boiling time of the target liquid, the current time, the time difference, the current temperature of the target liquid, etc.

In some embodiments, the user equipment may be a mobile terminal, such as a mobile phone, a computer; can be wearable equipment, such as intelligent bracelet, intelligent wrist-watch. But is not limited thereto.

In some embodiments, the first preset condition may include at least one of:

the distance between the user equipment and the liquid heating device is within a preset distance range;

the user device is bound to the liquid heating apparatus.

In some embodiments, the step of estimating the distance between the liquid heating apparatus and the user equipment by determining the strength of the signal between the liquid heating apparatus and the user equipment may include: the liquid heating device is communicated with user equipment through a Bluetooth module, and the distance between the liquid heating device and the user equipment is calculated through the following formula:

d＝10^{[abs(RSSI)-A]/(10*n)}，

wherein the content of the first and second substances,

d is the distance between the heating device and the user equipment; RSSI is the signal strength received by the liquid heating apparatus and may be a negative value; a is the signal strength received by the liquid heating apparatus when the distance between the liquid heating apparatus and the user equipment is a specific distance (for example, a value of 1m, 2m, or 0.5 m); n is an environmental attenuation factor.

When d is less than a preset distance threshold, the user device is considered to be close to the liquid heating apparatus. The preset distance threshold value can be set through a liquid heating device, and equipment can also be carried out through user equipment.

In some embodiments, indicating that the liquid heating apparatus is established in a binding relationship with the user device may comprise at least one of:

the first method is as follows:

the identification information of the user equipment is stored in the liquid heating device or in a cloud server connected with the liquid heating device. The identification information of the user equipment includes but is not limited to at least one of the following: device identification information of the user equipment and/or communication identification information of the user equipment;

the second method comprises the following steps:

the binding relation is stored in user equipment, and when the user equipment is close enough to the liquid heating device, the user equipment automatically sends a state reminding acquisition request carrying identification information of the liquid heating device to the liquid heating device; the liquid heating device successfully extracts the identification information from the acquisition request, and the user equipment sending the acquisition request can be considered as the user equipment which is in binding relationship with the user equipment. The identification information of the liquid heating apparatus may include: device identification information and/or communication identification information of the liquid heating apparatus.

As shown in fig. 3-5, in some embodiments, the method further comprises:

step S1240: when the distance between the user equipment and the liquid heating device is smaller than a preset distance threshold, determining whether the boiling time is recorded;

step S1250: when the boiling time is recorded, the time difference between the current time and the boiling time is determined.

In some embodiments, when the liquid heating apparatus detects the proximity of a user device, it is determined whether the boiling time of the target liquid has been recorded. When the boiling time is not recorded, displaying the time difference as an indication that the boiling has not occurred, which may be any negative number, for example, -1; when the boiling time is recorded and the target liquid is boiled, the time difference is the difference value between the current time point and the boiling time.

In some embodiments, step S1200 includes at least one of:

step S1211: outputting a first state alert indicating that the target liquid is not boiling when the time difference is less than a first time difference threshold;

step S1212: outputting a second status alert indicating that the target liquid has been boiled and is suitable for use when the time difference is greater than a first time difference threshold and less than a second time difference threshold;

step S1213: outputting a third status alert indicating that the target liquid has boiled and is not suitable for use when the time difference is greater than a second time difference threshold.

In some embodiments, the first time difference threshold may be 0.

In some embodiments, the second time difference threshold may be a maximum storage time period, which may be a preset time period provided by the liquid heating device itself or a time period set by a user according to a requirement.

When the time difference is larger than 0 and smaller than the maximum preservation time period, the target liquid in the liquid heating device is boiled, and the preservation time is short, so that the liquid heating device is suitable for users to use.

When the time difference is greater than the maximum preservation time period, the target liquid in the liquid heating device is already boiled and is stored for a long time, which is not suitable for the user.

As shown in fig. 6, in some embodiments, the method further comprises:

step S1300: clearing the recorded boiling time when the liquid heating apparatus switches from a heating complete state to a state waiting for starting heating.

In some embodiments, switching the liquid heating apparatus from the heating complete state to the wait for start heating state may include: the storage module of the liquid heating device for storing the target liquid is separated from the heating module for heating, or the liquid heating device monitors that the quality of the target liquid in the storage module is less. At this time, it can be considered that the user equipment has already known the state of the target liquid in the liquid heating apparatus and does not need to be reminded of the state of the target liquid any more, and thus the boiling time recorded in the liquid heating apparatus can be cleared.

As shown in fig. 7, an embodiment of the present invention provides a liquid heating apparatus 100, including:

a time module 110 for recording the boiling time of the target liquid in the liquid heating apparatus;

an output module 120, configured to output a state reminder of the target liquid according to a time difference between the current time and the boiling time.

As shown in fig. 8-9, in some embodiments, the output module 120 includes:

a display module 121, configured to display the time difference, the boiling time, and/or the current time;

or the like, or, alternatively,

a sending module 122, configured to send the time difference, the boiling time, and/or the current time to a user equipment that meets a first preset condition.

In some embodiments, the sending module 122 may be a module for directly or indirectly connecting to the internet or an external device, and may include: the system comprises a cloud server, a Bluetooth module, a Wi-Fi module, a 2G module, a 3G module and a narrow-band Internet of things NB-loT module. But is not limited thereto.

In some embodiments, the user equipment may comprise: computer equipment, mobile terminal, wearable equipment that provide stable access ability. The user equipment can inform the user of the state of the target liquid in a reminding mode of sound, vibration and the like.

In some embodiments, the liquid heating apparatus 100 further comprises a storage module 130 for storing the target liquid and a heating module 140 for heating the target liquid.

In some embodiments, the output module 120 may be configured to perform at least one of:

outputting a first state alert indicating that the target liquid is not boiling when the time difference is less than a first time difference threshold;

outputting a second status alert indicating that the target liquid has been boiled and is suitable for use when the time difference is greater than a first time difference threshold and less than a second time difference threshold;

outputting a third status alert indicating that the target liquid has boiled and is not suitable for use when the time difference is greater than a second time difference threshold.

In some embodiments, the output module 120 may be configured to perform at least one of:

for sending the time difference, the boiling time and/or the current time to the user device at a distance from the liquid heating apparatus that is less than a preset distance threshold;

for sending the time difference, the boiling time and/or the current time to the user device bound to the liquid heating apparatus.

In some embodiments, the time module 110 is specifically configured to determine whether the boiling time is recorded when the distance between the user equipment and the liquid heating device is less than a preset distance threshold;

the liquid heating apparatus 100 further comprises:

a determining module 150 for determining the time difference when the boiling time is recorded.

In some embodiments, the time module 110 is configured to clear the recorded boiling time when the liquid heating apparatus 100 switches from a heating complete state to a wait for start-up heating state.

Several specific examples are provided below in connection with any of the embodiments described above:

in the water boiling stage of the electric kettle:

a user uses the electric kettle to heat tap water, and the tap water is boiled at the ratio of 10: 30;

the panel of the electric kettle displays the boiling time of 10:30 or displays the time difference between the current time and the boiling time; and sends the boiling time 10:30 to a cloud server or a cell phone or wearable device.

In the drinking stage:

when a user needs to use water, whether the normal-temperature water in the electric kettle is boiled or not or the time difference between the current time and the boiling time can be checked through the mobile phone or the wearable device. For example, when the user 11: 30, water is needed to be used, the state of the water in the electric kettle is inquired through the mobile phone, and the mobile phone displays that the boiling time of the water in the electric kettle is 10:30, or the time difference is 1 hour.

When the user is close to the electric kettle, the mobile phone or the wearable device can remind the user whether the water in the electric kettle is suitable for drinking or not through vibration, sound and other modes. For example, when user 12: when the temperature is 30 hours, the temperature is close to the kettle, and a time module in the electric kettle determines that the recorded boiling time in the electric kettle is 10:30, the electric kettle sends the boiling time 10 of water in the electric kettle to a mobile phone or wearable equipment of a user through a sending module: 30, so as to remind the user of the current water state in the electric kettle.

The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention.