阅读说明：本技术 吸管杯以及控制吸管杯的方法 (straw cup and method for controlling straw cup ) 是由 邢政 谢迎春 于 2019-08-07 设计创作，主要内容包括：本公开是关于一种吸管杯以及控制吸管杯的方法,所述吸管杯包括：控制装置、图像处理装置、水泵、与所述水泵相连接的吸管以及液体容纳部件；所述图像处理装置采集使用者图像,并根据所述使用者图像获取使用者使用所述吸管的使用状态信息；所述控制装置根据目标状态信息生成控制指令,通过向所述水泵发送所述控制指令控制所述水泵的工作状态,其中,所述目标状态信息包括所述使用状态信息；所述水泵根据所述控制指令并经由所述吸管对所述液体容纳部件中的液体施加压力。本公开实施例可以帮助用户快捷便利的使用吸管饮水,尤其为无法使用吸管饮水的用户提供极大的便利。(the present disclosure relates to a pipette cup and a method of controlling the pipette cup, the pipette cup comprising: the device comprises a control device, an image processing device, a water pump, a suction pipe connected with the water pump and a liquid containing part; the image processing device acquires a user image and acquires the use state information of the user using the straw according to the user image; the control device generates a control instruction according to target state information, and controls the working state of the water pump by sending the control instruction to the water pump, wherein the target state information comprises the use state information; the water pump applies pressure to the liquid in the liquid containing part through the suction pipe according to the control instruction. The embodiment of the disclosure can help a user to quickly and conveniently drink water by using the straw, and particularly provides great convenience for the user who cannot drink water by using the straw.)

1. A straw cup, comprising: the device comprises a control device, an image processing device, a water pump, a suction pipe connected with the water pump and a liquid containing part;

The image processing device acquires a user image and acquires the use state information of the user using the straw according to the user image;

The control device generates a control instruction according to target state information, and controls the working state of the water pump by sending the control instruction to the water pump, wherein the target state information comprises the use state information;

The water pump applies pressure to the liquid in the liquid containing part through the suction pipe according to the control instruction.

2. the straw cup of claim 1, wherein the control instructions instruct the water pump to pressurize the liquid in the liquid containing member when the usage status information indicates that the user is using the straw.

3. the straw cup of claim 1, further comprising: a water flow sensor;

The water flow sensor detects flow information of the liquid in the straw, the flow information including at least one of: flow velocity information, flow rate information;

the target state information further includes the flow information;

wherein the pressure exerted by the water pump on the liquid is reduced when the liquid in the straw meets at least one of the following conditions: the flow speed and the flow are increased;

increasing the pressure exerted by the water pump on the liquid when the liquid in the straw meets at least one of: the flow velocity is reduced and the flow is reduced.

4. The sipper cup of claim 3,

The control device controls the terminal equipment bound with the straw cup to display prompt information, and the prompt information comprises the current flow information of the straw.

5. The sipper cup of claim 4 wherein the cue information further comprises at least one of:

the drinking water amount of the user in the target time period, the occurrence times of effective sucking in the target time period, the time length of each effective sucking in the target time period,

Wherein the effective sucking represents the condition that the water pump stops working and the flow information meets the preset condition.

6. A method of controlling a straw cup, the method comprising:

Collecting a user image;

Acquiring the use state information of the user using the suction pipe according to the user image, wherein the suction pipe is arranged in the suction pipe cup;

Generating a control instruction according to target state information, wherein the target state information comprises the use state information;

and controlling a water pump to apply pressure to the liquid in the liquid containing part of the suction pipe cup through the suction pipe according to the control instruction, wherein the water pump is arranged in the suction pipe cup.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein generating control instructions based on target state information comprises:

When the use state information indicates that the user is using the straw, a control instruction is generated.

8. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

detecting flow information of the liquid in the pipette, the flow information including at least one of: flow velocity information, flow information, the target state information further including the flow information;

generating a control instruction according to the target state information, comprising:

generating a control instruction when the flow information of the liquid in the suction pipe meets at least one of the following conditions: the flow speed and the flow are increased;

controlling the water pump to apply pressure to the liquid in the liquid containing part of the straw cup through the straw according to the control instruction, and the method comprises the following steps: controlling the water pump to reduce the pressure applied to the liquid according to the control instruction;

alternatively, the first and second electrodes may be,

generating a control instruction according to the target state information, comprising:

when the flow information of the liquid in the suction pipe meets at least one of the following conditions, generating a control instruction, and reducing the flow speed and the flow;

Controlling the water pump to apply pressure to the liquid in the liquid containing part of the straw cup through the straw according to the control instruction, and the method comprises the following steps: and controlling the water pump to increase the pressure applied to the liquid according to the control instruction.

9. the method of claim 8, further comprising:

generating prompt information according to the current flow information of the suction pipe, wherein the prompt information comprises the flow information;

and controlling the terminal equipment bound with the straw cup to display the prompt information.

10. the method of claim 9, wherein the prompt further comprises at least one of:

The drinking water amount of the user in the target time period, the occurrence times of effective sucking in the target time period, the time length of each effective sucking in the target time period,

Wherein the effective sucking represents the condition that the water pump stops working and the flow information meets the preset condition.

11. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having instructions which, when executed by control apparatus, enable the control apparatus to perform the method of any one of claims 6 to 10.

Technical Field

the present disclosure relates to the field of electronic technologies, and in particular, to a pipette cup and a method for controlling the pipette cup.

Background

Generally, a conventional straw cup may include a cup and a straw installed in the cup, and a user may suck liquid in the cup by sucking the straw. The traditional drinking cup with the straw has the advantages of convenience in use, difficulty in spilling and leaking liquid and the like, and is widely applied to daily production and life of the public. However, some special people, such as infants who do not learn to use the straw to suck liquid, patients who lose the sucking function, and the like, cannot use the conventional straw cup to drink water, and the process of learning to use the straw to suck liquid by infants who do not learn to suck liquid by using the straw is slow, which brings inconvenience to the special people and their guardians.

Disclosure of Invention

to overcome the problems of the related art, the present disclosure provides a pipette cup and a method of controlling the same.

According to a first aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a straw cup comprising: the device comprises a control device, an image processing device, a water pump, a suction pipe connected with the water pump and a liquid containing part;

the image processing device acquires a user image and acquires the use state information of the user using the straw according to the user image;

the control device generates a control instruction according to target state information, and controls the working state of the water pump by sending the control instruction to the water pump, wherein the target state information comprises the use state information;

The water pump applies pressure to the liquid in the liquid containing part through the suction pipe according to the control instruction.

In one possible implementation, when the use state information indicates that the user is using the straw, the control instruction instructs the water pump to pressurize the liquid in the liquid containing part.

In one possible implementation, the straw cup further comprises: a water flow sensor;

The water flow sensor detects flow information of the liquid in the straw, the flow information including at least one of: flow velocity information, flow rate information;

the target state information further includes the flow information;

Wherein the pressure exerted by the water pump on the liquid is reduced when the liquid in the straw meets at least one of the following conditions: the flow speed and the flow are increased;

Increasing the pressure exerted by the water pump on the liquid when the liquid in the straw meets at least one of: the flow velocity is reduced and the flow is reduced.

In a possible implementation manner, the control device controls a terminal device bound with the straw cup to display prompt information, wherein the prompt information includes the current flow information of the straw.

In one possible implementation, the prompt information further includes at least one of:

The drinking water amount of the user in the target time period, the occurrence times of effective sucking in the target time period, the time length of each effective sucking in the target time period,

Wherein the effective sucking represents the condition that the water pump stops working and the flow information meets the preset condition.

According to a second aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, the method comprises:

collecting a user image;

acquiring the use state information of the user using the suction pipe according to the user image, wherein the suction pipe is arranged in the suction pipe cup;

generating a control instruction according to target state information, wherein the target state information comprises the use state information;

and controlling a water pump to apply pressure to the liquid in the liquid containing part of the suction pipe cup through the suction pipe according to the control instruction, wherein the water pump is arranged in the suction pipe cup.

In a possible implementation manner, the generating a control instruction according to the target state information includes:

when the use state information indicates that the user is using the straw, a control instruction is generated.

in one possible implementation, the method further includes:

detecting flow information of the liquid in the pipette, the flow information including at least one of: flow velocity information, flow information, the target state information further including the flow information;

Generating a control instruction according to the target state information, comprising:

Generating a control instruction when the flow information of the liquid in the suction pipe meets at least one of the following conditions: the flow speed and the flow are increased;

controlling the water pump to apply pressure to the liquid in the liquid containing part of the straw cup through the straw according to the control instruction, and the method comprises the following steps: controlling the water pump to reduce the pressure applied to the liquid according to the control instruction;

Alternatively, the first and second electrodes may be,

generating a control instruction according to the target state information, comprising:

When the flow information of the liquid in the suction pipe meets at least one of the following conditions, generating a control instruction, and reducing the flow speed and the flow;

Controlling the water pump to apply pressure to the liquid in the liquid containing part of the straw cup through the straw according to the control instruction, and the method comprises the following steps: and controlling the water pump to increase the pressure applied to the liquid according to the control instruction.

In one possible implementation, the method further includes:

generating prompt information according to the current flow information of the suction pipe, wherein the prompt information comprises the flow information;

and controlling the terminal equipment bound with the straw cup to display the prompt information.

in one possible implementation, the prompt information further includes at least one of:

the drinking water amount of the user in the target time period, the occurrence times of effective sucking in the target time period, the time length of each effective sucking in the target time period,

Wherein the effective sucking represents the condition that the water pump stops working and the flow information meets the preset condition.

According to a third aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, wherein instructions, when executed by a control apparatus, enable the control apparatus to perform the above-described method.

The technical scheme provided by the embodiment of the disclosure can have the following beneficial effects: in the embodiment of the disclosure, the image processing device of the straw cup acquires the use state information of the straw used by the user according to the acquired image, the control device of the straw cup generates the control instruction according to the target state information containing the use state information, and the control instruction is sent to the water pump to control the working state of the water pump.

It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only and are not restrictive of the disclosure.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with the present disclosure and together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the disclosure.

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a straw cup shown in accordance with an exemplary embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of a straw cup shown in accordance with an exemplary embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of a straw cup shown in use, according to an exemplary embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a schematic view of a straw cup shown in use, according to an exemplary embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a flow chart illustrating a method of controlling a pipette cup in accordance with an exemplary embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a flow chart illustrating a method of controlling a pipette cup in accordance with an exemplary embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a flow chart illustrating a method of controlling a pipette cup in accordance with an exemplary embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a flow chart illustrating a method of controlling a pipette cup in accordance with an exemplary embodiment.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to the exemplary embodiments, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. When the following description refers to the accompanying drawings, like numbers in different drawings represent the same or similar elements unless otherwise indicated. The implementations described in the exemplary embodiments below are not intended to represent all implementations consistent with the present disclosure. Rather, they are merely examples of apparatus and methods consistent with certain aspects of the present disclosure, as detailed in the appended claims.

The disclosed embodiments provide a straw cup. Referring to fig. 1, fig. 1 is a schematic view of a pipette cup shown according to an exemplary embodiment, which may include, as shown in fig. 1: a water pump 11, a suction pipe 12 connected to the water pump 11, and a liquid containing member 17; in addition, the sipper cup may also include controls (not shown). Referring to fig. 2, fig. 2 is a schematic diagram illustrating a pipette cup according to an exemplary embodiment, which may further include an image processing apparatus 10, as shown in fig. 2.

The image processing device 10 acquires a user image and acquires the use state information of the user using the straw 12 according to the user image; the control device generates a control instruction according to target state information, and controls the working state of the water pump 11 by sending the control instruction to the water pump 11, wherein the target state information comprises the use state information; the water pump applies pressure to the liquid in the liquid containing part 17 via the suction pipe 12 according to the control instruction.

In the disclosed embodiments, the control Device of the pipette cup may include one or more Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs), Digital Signal Processors (DSPs), Digital Signal Processing Devices (DSPDs), Programmable Logic Devices (PLDs), Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs), controllers, microcontrollers, microprocessors, or other electronic components. The embodiment of the present disclosure does not limit the type of the control device.

The cup body of the straw cup can be in any shape as follows: the shape of the cup body and the straw 12 and the assembly structure of the cup body and the straw 12 are not limited in the embodiment of the disclosure, as long as a user can suck liquid in the straw cup through the straw 12.

the water pump 11 may be a micro water pump such as a displacement pump or a vane pump, and the water pump 11 may be mounted on a suction pipe. For example, as shown in fig. 1, the water pump 11 may be installed in the middle of the suction pipe 12, and as another example, the water pump 11 may be installed at one end of the suction pipe 12 near the bottom of the suction pipe cup.

The embodiment of the present disclosure does not limit the type of the water pump and the assembly structure of the water pump 11 and the suction pipe 12, as long as the water pump 11 can pump the liquid in the suction pipe cup out of the suction pipe cup through the suction pipe 12 when in operation.

The image processing device 10 may acquire an image, perform image recognition on the acquired image, and acquire use state information of the user using the straw, where the use state information may include whether the user is using the straw. For example, the image processing device may include a camera, an image sensor and an image recognition chip, the image sensor may generate an image according to light incident through the camera, the image recognition chip may acquire the image from the image sensor, perform image recognition on the image to determine whether a user contains a straw and obtain a determination result, and if the determination result indicates that the user contains the straw, the obtained use state information indicates that the user is using the straw. Wherein, the image recognition chip can be independent of the control device; the image recognition chip can also be integrated in the control device and connected with the image sensor, and the embodiment of the disclosure does not limit the type and specific configuration of the image processing device.

As an example of this embodiment, as shown in fig. 1, the straw cup may further include a cup cover 16 and a battery module 15, a through hole may be formed in the cup cover 16 and penetrates through the cup cover 16, one end of the straw 12 may extend out of the straw cup from the through hole, and the other end of the straw 12 may be close to the bottom end inside the straw cup. The cup cover 16 of the straw cup can be of a hollow structure, for example, an image processing device, a control device, the water pump 11 and the battery module 15 can be arranged in the cup cover 16, wherein the battery module 15 can be used for supplying power to each electronic component in the straw cup.

as shown in fig. 2, the image processing apparatus 10 may include a camera 101. With reference to fig. 1 and 2, an opening may be formed in a side of the cup cover 16 facing the outside of the straw cup in fig. 1, and the camera 101 of the image processing apparatus 10 in fig. 2 may be embedded in the opening and may face one end of the straw 12, so as to facilitate timely detection of a state where the user holds the straw 12. In one possible implementation, each electronic component in the pipette cup may be waterproofed.

the image processing device 10 may capture images, for example, the image processing device 10 may capture images at a preset frequency after being powered on, and perform image recognition according to the captured images to determine the use status information of the user using the straw 12. For example, the use status information of 0 may indicate that the user does not use the straw 12, and the determination result of 1 may indicate that the user is using the straw 12.

the control device may be connected to the image processing device 10, and may obtain usage state information from the image processing device 10, and the control state may generate a control command according to target state information including the usage state information, in a possible implementation, the control device may generate a control command when the usage state information indicates that the user is using the suction pipe 12, the control command may instruct the water pump to pressurize the liquid in the liquid containing part and send the control command to the water pump 11, and the water pump 11 pressurizes the liquid in the liquid containing part via the suction pipe under the control of the control command, for example, the water pump 11 may start pumping water when receiving the control command. Therefore, the embodiment of the disclosure can accurately judge whether the user has the intention of drinking water, and effectively avoid the phenomenon that the suction pipe cup pumps water by mistake when the user does not use the suction pipe, so that the user can drink the liquid in the suction pipe cup only by holding the suction pipe when needing to drink water; in another possible implementation manner, the control device is further configured to control the water pump 11 to stop working when the determination result indicates that no user uses the straw, for example, control the water pump 11 to stop applying pressure to the liquid in the liquid containing part. Therefore, when the user does not want to drink water, the water pump can be controlled to stop working in time, and the situation of wrong water pumping is effectively avoided.

In the embodiment of the disclosure, the image processing device of the straw cup acquires the use state information of the straw used by the user according to the acquired image, the control device of the straw cup generates the control instruction according to the target state information containing the use state information, and the control instruction is sent to the water pump to control the working state of the water pump.

In one possible implementation, the user may include any one or more of: adults, infants, one or more animals, etc., and the embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited to the type of user.

For example, FIG. 3 is a schematic view of a straw cup in use, according to an exemplary embodiment. As shown in fig. 3, the user may be an infant, the image processing device of the straw cup may store a preset image feature set in advance, the preset image feature set may include an image feature set corresponding to an image of the infant containing a straw, the image processing device may acquire the image and may extract the image feature set of the image, the image processing device may compare the similarity between the image feature set of the image and the preset image feature set, and when the similarity between the image feature set of the image and the preset image feature set is greater than a similarity threshold, for example, the similarity threshold may be 80%, determine that the image is an image of the infant using the straw, and generate a determination result indicating that the infant uses the straw 12 as the use status information. The control device may obtain the determination result from the image processing device, and send a first control instruction to the water pump 11 according to the determination result, where the first control instruction may be used to instruct the water pump 11 to start operating, and the water pump 11 may start pumping water when receiving the first control instruction.

As an example of this embodiment, as shown in fig. 1, the straw cup may further include: a water flow sensor 13; the water flow sensor 13 may detect flow information of the liquid in the suction pipe 12, which may include at least one of: flow velocity information, flow rate information; the target state information further includes the flow information; wherein the pressure exerted by the pump on the liquid is reduced when the liquid in the suction pipe 12 meets at least one of the following conditions: the flow speed and the flow are increased; increasing the pressure exerted by the pump on the liquid when the liquid in the suction pipe 12 meets at least one of: the flow velocity is reduced and the flow is reduced.

in the practice of the present disclosure, the water flow sensor 13 may be generally represented as a water flow sensing instrument that outputs a pulse signal or a signal of current, voltage, etc. by sensing the water flow, and the current flow rate of the liquid in the straw or the flow rate in the target period may be detected by the water flow sensor 13. The water flow sensor may be, for example, a plate-type, impeller-type, ultrasonic-type, or electromagnetic-type water flow sensor, and the disclosed embodiments are not limited to the type of the water flow sensor.

in a possible implementation, the water flow sensor 13 may be integrated in the water pump or may be independent of the water pump.

For example, the water flow sensor 13 may be disposed in the cap 16, connected to the straw 12, and connected to the control device. The water pump 11 can be preset with multi-gear working power. The control device may generate a control command to control the water pump 11 to start operating at the maximum power of the multi-step power when the usage status information indicates that the user is using the suction pipe 12, and then, the control device may obtain the flow rate and/or the flow rate of the liquid in the suction pipe 12 from the water flow sensor 13, and when it is determined that the flow rate and/or the flow rate of the liquid in the suction pipe 12 is increased, the control device may generate a control command to reduce the pressure applied to the liquid by the water pump 11, thereby reducing the rate of pumping the liquid; the control means may generate control instructions to increase the pressure exerted by the pump on the liquid, and thereby increase the rate at which the pump 11 pumps the liquid, when it is determined that the flow rate and/or flow of the liquid in the suction pipe 12 has decreased.

For example, the water pump 11 may preset multiple operating powers, the control device may pre-store a first corresponding relationship between multiple flow rate value intervals and multiple power values, the larger the flow rate value included in the flow rate value interval is, the smaller the power value corresponding to the flow rate value interval is, the control device may obtain the flow rate value of the liquid in the suction pipe from the water flow sensor 13, and may compare the obtained flow rate value with the multiple flow rate value intervals. The control device may determine a flow rate interval to which the flow rate value belongs, and determine a power value corresponding to the flow rate interval according to the first corresponding relationship between the determined flow rate interval and the first corresponding relationship, and the control device may generate a second control instruction according to the determined power value, where the second control instruction may be used to instruct the water pump 11 to operate at the determined power value, so as to increase or decrease the pressure applied by the water pump to the liquid.

For example, the water pump 11 may preset multiple operating powers, the control device may pre-store second corresponding relationships between multiple flow value intervals and multiple power values, the larger the flow value included in the flow value interval is, the smaller the power value corresponding to the flow value interval is, the control device may obtain the flow value of the liquid in the suction pipe in the target time period from the water flow sensor 13, and may compare the obtained flow value with the multiple flow value intervals. The control device may determine a flow value interval to which the flow value belongs, and determine a power value corresponding to the flow value interval according to the determined correspondence between the flow value interval and the second correspondence, and the control device may generate a third control instruction according to the determined power value, where the third control instruction may be used to instruct the water pump 11 to operate at the determined power value, so as to increase or decrease the pressure applied by the water pump to the liquid.

for example, the water pump 11 may preset multiple operating powers, the control device may pre-store a plurality of flow rate value intervals, and a third corresponding relationship between the plurality of flow rate value intervals and a plurality of power values, where the larger the flow rate value included in the flow rate value interval, the smaller the power value corresponding to the flow rate value interval, and the larger the flow rate value included in the flow rate value interval, the smaller the power value corresponding to the flow rate value interval. The control device may acquire the average flow velocity value and the flow rate value of the liquid in the suction pipe in the target time period from the water flow sensor 13, may compare the acquired average flow velocity value with a plurality of flow velocity value intervals, and may compare the acquired flow rate value with a plurality of flow rate value intervals. The control device may determine a flow rate interval to which the flow rate value belongs, and then, the control device may determine a power value corresponding to the flow rate interval and the flow rate interval according to the determined flow rate interval and the third corresponding relationship, and the control device may generate a fourth control instruction according to the determined power value, where the fourth control instruction may be used to instruct the water pump 11 to operate at the determined power value, so as to increase or decrease the pressure applied by the water pump to the liquid.

In one possible implementation, the flow rate value interval and the flow rate value interval may be determined, for example, based on empirical values.

Generally, for a user who cannot drink with the straw, such as an infant who does not learn to suck with the straw, or a patient who is in the recovery period of the sucking function, when the mouth of the user senses water flow, the conditionally reflective sucking action is generated, which increases the flow rate and the flow rate of the liquid in the straw, based on which, when the flow rate and/or the flow rate of the liquid in the straw is increased, the flow rate of the liquid pumped out by the water pump is decreased, so that the user is motivated to further suck the liquid when the user generates the sucking action, and when the flow rate and/or the flow rate of the liquid in the straw is decreased, the flow rate of the liquid pumped out by the water pump is increased, so that the user can still be assisted to drink when the user is not enough sucking, so that the disclosed embodiment can gradually guide the user to suck the liquid through the straw by himself, making it easier to learn and master the skill of using a tube to aspirate liquids.

In a possible implementation manner, the control device may further control the water pump 11 to stop working when the flow rate and/or the flow rate of the liquid in the suction pipe 12 is judged to meet a preset condition. Since the water pump 11 is no longer needed to assist drinking water in the case that the user can suck autonomously, the disclosed embodiment can further encourage the user to suck autonomously, and can save the power consumption of the straw cup.

For example, a maximum flow rate value may be preset, and the control device may acquire the flow rate value of the liquid in the suction pipe 12 from the water flow sensor 13 in a state where the water pump 11 is operated, and may compare the acquired flow rate value with the maximum flow rate value. The control means may control the water pump 11 to stop operating when the flow rate value is greater than the maximum flow rate value.

for example, a maximum flow rate value may be preset, and the control device may acquire the flow rate value of the liquid in the suction pipe 12 for a target period of time from the water flow sensor 13 in a state where the water pump 11 is operated, and may compare the acquired flow rate value with the maximum flow rate value. The control means may control the water pump 11 to stop operating when the flow value is greater than the maximum flow value.

For example, a maximum flow rate value and a maximum flow rate value may be preset, and the control device may obtain an average flow rate value and a flow rate value of the liquid in the suction pipe in a target period from the water flow sensor 13 under the condition that the water pump 11 is operated. The control device may control the water pump 11 to stop working when the obtained average flow rate value is greater than the maximum flow rate value and the obtained flow rate value is greater than the maximum flow rate value.

In a possible implementation manner, the control device controls a terminal device bound with the straw cup to display prompt information, wherein the prompt information includes the current flow information of the straw.

for example, the flow information may include one or both of flow rate, flow volume, and/or the like. The flow information can be obtained, for example, from the measurement data of the water flow sensor 13.

In a possible implementation manner, the prompt message further includes at least one of the following items, the drinking water amount of the user in the target period, the occurrence number of effective sucking in the target period, and the duration of each effective sucking in the target period, wherein the effective sucking indicates that the water pump 11 stops working and the flow information meets the preset condition, that is, the user performs effective sucking by himself without the aid of the water pump.

the flow information, the drinking water amount of the user in the target period, the number of times of effective sucking in the target period, the duration of each effective sucking in the target period, etc. may be obtained, for example, according to the measurement data of the water flow sensor 13, or the measurement data may be combined with the operating state of the water pump 11. For example, flow information may be obtained from the flow rate and/or flow rate measured by a water flow sensor. And obtaining the water drinking amount of the user in the target time period according to the flow speed and/or the flow. And judging whether the flow information meets a preset condition according to whether the flow speed and/or the flow reaches a preset threshold value when the water pump stops working, so as to judge whether effective sucking occurs, and thus, the occurrence frequency of effective sucking in a target time period, the time length of each effective sucking in the target time period and the like are obtained. The present disclosure does not limit the manner in which the above information is obtained.

in one possible implementation, the straw cup may further include: a communication section 14; the communication component 14 can acquire and send the prompting message from the control device to the terminal device bound with the straw cup, so that the terminal device displays the prompting message.

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the communication component may adopt a communication system such as Bluetooth (Bluetooth), Wi-Fi (Wireless-Fidelity), or mobile network communication, for example, and the type of the communication component is not limited in the embodiment of the present disclosure.

For example, as shown in fig. 1, the communication component 14 may also be disposed in the cup cover 16 of the straw cup, the communication component 14 may be connected to the control device, the control device may generate a prompt message indicating that the flow information of the straw is currently included according to the flow rate and/or flow rate of the liquid in the straw 12 in the target time period, the communication component 14 may obtain the prompt message from the control device and send the prompt message, for example, the communication component 14 may send the prompt message in a broadcast manner, and a terminal device that establishes a wireless communication connection with the straw cup may receive the prompt message; for another example, the straw cup may establish a binding relationship with a set terminal device, and after being powered on, the straw cup may establish a communication connection with the terminal device through the communication component 14, and may send the prompt message to the terminal device.

For example, FIG. 4 is a schematic view of a straw cup in use, according to an exemplary embodiment. As shown in fig. 4, the control device (not shown in the figure) of the straw cup 40 may determine the water intake of the user in the target time period according to the flow speed and/or the flow rate of the liquid in the straw in the target time period, and generate a prompt message for indicating the water intake, and the communication component (not shown in the figure) may send the prompt message to a terminal device 41 that establishes a wireless communication connection with the straw cup, for example, the terminal device may be an electronic device such as a mobile phone, a tablet computer, and the like.

For another example, in the target time period, the control device may determine that the user is effectively sucking when the water pump stops working and the flow rate and/or the flow rate of the liquid in the straw is greater than the preset threshold, and may perform any one or more of the following operations when it is determined that the user is effectively sucking, where the number of times that the user is effectively sucking in the target time period is increased by 1; recording the effective suction time length until the water pump starts working or the flow rate and/or the flow of the liquid in the suction pipe is less than a preset threshold value, the control device can generate prompt information, the prompt information can comprise the number of times of effective suction of a user in a target time period or the effective suction time length of the user in the target time period, the communication component can send the prompt information to the terminal equipment which is in wireless communication connection with the suction pipe cup, and the terminal equipment can receive and display the prompt information. The preset threshold may be 0 or a positive number.

In one application example, the following description will be given taking a user as an infant.

the straw cup can include the bowl cover, the straw, controlling means, the AI camera (image processing apparatus's example), the rivers sensor, the water pump, Wi-Fi module (communication parts's example) and battery module, wherein, the bowl cover can be hollow structure, controlling means, rivers sensor, the water pump, the Wi-Fi module can set up in the hollow cavity of bowl cover, can be close to the position of the straw other end in the bowl cover outside and set up the AI camera, the AI camera can just be to the other end of straw. Waterproof treatment can be carried out to controlling means, AI camera and Wi-Fi module. Can set up the through-hole that runs through the bowl cover in the bowl cover, outside the straw cup can be stretched out from this through-hole to the one end of straw, the other end of straw can be close the inside bottom of straw cup, water pump and rivers sensor can be connected with the straw respectively, controlling means can be connected with AI camera, water pump and rivers sensor respectively, the battery module can be for the power supply of each electronic components of straw cup.

The guardian of the infant can install application software on the mobile phone, and establishes a binding relationship with the straw cup through an operation interface of the application software, and the straw cup can establish Wi-Fi communication connection with the mobile phone of the guardian through the Wi-Fi module after being electrified; the control device of the straw cup can obtain a judgment result from the AI camera and can send a control instruction to the water pump to control the water pump to start working when the judgment result indicates that the infant contains the straw, liquid is pumped out from the cup bottom to the mouth of the infant after the water pump starts working, and conditioned reflex suction behavior can be generated when the mouth of the infant senses that the liquid flows in, the control device can adjust the water pumping speed of the water pump according to the flow rate value of the liquid in the straw, the larger the flow rate value of the liquid in the straw is, the smaller the water pumping speed is, and otherwise, the smaller the flow rate value of the liquid in the straw is, the larger the water pumping speed is. The control device can control the water pump to stop pumping water until the flow rate value of the liquid in the suction pipe is large enough. In addition, if the control device indicates that the infant does not hold the straw from the judgment result obtained by the AI camera when the water pump works, the control device can also control the water pump to stop working, and the infant can learn to use the straw to drink water by himself after a plurality of times.

the control device can also determine the water intake of the infant in the target time period according to the flow rate of the liquid in the suction pipe acquired from the water flow sensor in the target time period when the water pump starts to work, and can generate prompt information for indicating the water intake of the infant in the target time period.

the straw cup may also include a switch that a user may turn on or off all of the electronics in the straw cup by turning the switch on or off.

FIG. 5 is a flow chart illustrating a method of controlling a pipette cup in accordance with an exemplary embodiment. The method can be applied to the straw cup or applied to control equipment such as a mobile phone, a tablet computer and the like. The control device may be used to control the straw cup. As shown in fig. 5, the method may include:

step 500, collecting a user image;

Step 501, obtaining the use state information of a user using a straw according to the user image, wherein the straw is arranged in a straw cup;

Step 502, generating a control instruction according to target state information, wherein the target state information comprises the use state information;

Step 503, controlling a water pump to apply pressure to the liquid in the liquid containing part of the straw cup through the straw according to the control instruction, wherein the water pump is arranged in the straw cup.

The method can be realized by components such as an image processing device, a control device and the like in the suction cup, and can also be realized by control equipment, and the control equipment can collect images of a user to generate a control instruction and send the control instruction to the suction cup to control the water pump in the suction cup.

Like this, this disclosed embodiment can come automatic control to provide drinking water for the user according to the state that the user used the straw, need not the extra operation of user, helps the swift convenient use straw drinking water of user from this, especially provides very big facility for the user that can't use the straw drinking water.

the present embodiment provides other ways of controlling the pipette cup that are further extensions and optimizations to the method shown in FIG. 5.

referring to FIG. 6, FIG. 6 is a flow chart illustrating a method of controlling a pipette cup in accordance with an exemplary embodiment.

As shown in fig. 6, step 502 shown in fig. 5 includes:

Step 600, when the using state information indicates that the user uses the straw, generating a control instruction.

therefore, the embodiment of the disclosure can accurately judge whether the user has the intention of drinking water, and effectively avoid the wrong water pumping of the straw cup when the user does not use the straw, so that the user only needs to hold the straw when needing to drink water, and can drink the liquid in the straw cup

referring to FIG. 7, FIG. 7 is a flow chart illustrating a method of controlling a pipette cup in accordance with an exemplary embodiment.

As shown in fig. 7, in a possible implementation manner, on the basis of the method shown in fig. 5, the method may further include:

Step 700, detecting flow information of liquid in the pipette, wherein the flow information includes at least one of the following items: flow velocity information, flow information, the target state information further including the flow information;

step 502 shown in FIG. 5 includes: step 5021, when the flow information of the liquid in the suction pipe meets at least one of the following items, generating a control instruction: the flow speed and the flow are increased;

Step 503 shown in fig. 5 includes: step 5031, controlling the water pump to reduce the pressure applied to the liquid according to the control instruction;

Alternatively, the first and second electrodes may be,

Step 502 shown in FIG. 5 includes: step 5022, when the flow information of the liquid in the suction pipe meets at least one of the following conditions, a control instruction is generated, the flow speed is reduced, and the flow is reduced;

Step 503 shown in fig. 5 includes: step 5032, controlling the water pump to increase the pressure applied to the liquid according to the control instruction.

Based on this, when the flow rate and/or the flow rate of the liquid in the straw are/is increased, the speed of the liquid pumped out by the water pump is reduced, so that the user is stimulated to further suck the liquid when the user performs sucking action, and when the flow rate and/or the flow rate of the liquid in the straw are/is reduced, the speed of the liquid pumped out by the water pump is increased, so that the user can still be assisted to drink water when the suction force of the user is insufficient, therefore, the disclosed embodiment can sequentially and gradually guide the user to suck the liquid through the straw, and the user can learn and master the skill of sucking the liquid by using the test tube more easily.

Referring to FIG. 8, FIG. 8 is a flow chart illustrating a method of controlling a pipette cup in accordance with an exemplary embodiment. As shown in fig. 8, in a possible implementation manner, on the basis of the method shown in fig. 7, the method may further include:

Step 800, generating prompt information according to the current flow information of the straw, wherein the prompt information comprises the flow information;

Step 801, controlling the terminal equipment bound with the straw cup to display the prompt information.

in one possible implementation, the prompt information further includes at least one of: the method comprises the steps of measuring the water intake of a user in a target time period, the occurrence frequency of effective sucking in the target time period and the duration of each effective sucking in the target time period, wherein the effective sucking represents the condition that the water pump stops working and the flow information meets preset conditions.

wherein, the steps in the exemplary embodiments shown in fig. 5, fig. 6, fig. 7, fig. 8 may also be combined with each other to form other exemplary embodiments. For example, step 5021, step 5031, step 5022, step 5032 can also be replaced by step 502 and step 503 in fig. 5, or step 600 and step 503 in fig. 6 in the exemplary embodiment shown in fig. 8.

With regard to the method in the above-described embodiment, the specific manner in which the individual steps perform the operation has been described in detail in relation to the embodiment of the straw cup and will not be elaborated upon here.

In an exemplary embodiment, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions, such as a memory comprising instructions, executable by a control apparatus to perform the above-described method is also provided. The control device may be a control device in the straw cup, or may be a control device in a control device such as a terminal or a tablet computer. For example, the non-transitory computer readable storage medium may be a ROM, a Random Access Memory (RAM), a CD-ROM, a magnetic tape, a floppy disk, an optical data storage device, and the like.

Other embodiments of the disclosure will be apparent to those skilled in the art from consideration of the specification and practice of the disclosure disclosed herein. This application is intended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptations of the disclosure following, in general, the principles of the disclosure and including such departures from the present disclosure as come within known or customary practice within the art to which the disclosure pertains. It is intended that the specification and examples be considered as exemplary only, with a true scope and spirit of the disclosure being indicated by the following claims.

It will be understood that the present disclosure is not limited to the precise arrangements described above and shown in the drawings and that various modifications and changes may be made without departing from the scope thereof. The scope of the present disclosure is limited only by the appended claims.