Washing machine control method and washing machine

Abstract

A washing machine and a control method thereof are provided. The present application belongs to the fields of washing machines and control methods thereof, and is designed to solve problems that an existing method is difficult to be applied to practice, and the like. The control method of the washing machine includes: taking a photograph or video of each piece of clothes to be washed before the clothes are thrown into a washing drum or during a process of rolling and weighing the clothes; comparing, by a control apparatus, clothes data in a database with at least one photograph or at least one picture extracted from the video to confirm basic information of each piece of clothes to be washed; and automatically selecting, by the control apparatus, a washing procedure according to the basic information of all the clothes to be washed.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A control method of a washing machine, wherein a photograph or video of each piece of clothes to be washed is taken before the clothes to be washed are thrown into a washing drum or during a process of rolling and weighing the clothes to be washed; a control apparatus compares clothes data in a database with at least one photograph or at least one picture extracted from the video, to confirm basic information of each piece of clothes to be washed; and the control apparatus automatically selects a washing procedure according to the basic information of all the clothes to be washed. 
     
     
         2 . The control method of the washing machine according to  claim 1 , wherein the method comprises the following steps:
 step  1 , taking a photograph or video of each piece of clothes to be washed;   step  2 , obtaining at least one photograph or at least one picture extracted from the video by the control apparatus;   step  3 , comparing, by the control apparatus, the clothes data in the database with the photograph or the picture to confirm the basic information of each piece of clothes to be washed; and   step  4 , automatically selecting, by the control apparatus, the washing procedure according to the basic information of all the clothes to be washed.   
     
     
         3 . The control method of the washing machine according to  claim 1 , wherein washing times of each piece of clothes or specified clothes are recorded by the control apparatus. 
     
     
         4 . The control method of the washing machine according to  claim 1 , wherein the photograph or video of each piece of clothes to be washed is taken by adopting a three-dimensional imaging technology. 
     
     
         5 . The control method of the washing machine according to  claim 1 , wherein a plurality of pictures are extracted from the video, and the basic information of the clothes is confirmed in combination with the plurality of pictures. 
     
     
         6 . The control method of the washing machine according to  claim 1 , wherein the basic information of the clothes is selected from a group of the followings: colors, patterns, texture, material, decoloration property, types, weight, styles, best washing temperature, washing requirements and brands. 
     
     
         7 . The control method of the washing machine according to  claim 1 , wherein the database is provided in at least one of a local server, a remote server and cloud server. 
     
     
         8 . The control method of the washing machine according to  claim 1 , wherein the clothes to be washed are unfolded and photographed in front of a camera before thrown into the washing drum. 
     
     
         9 . The control method of the washing machine according to  claim 1 , wherein the washing procedure comprises at least one of followings: whether the cloths are mixed washing or not; washing time; water temperature during washing; detergent types; washing times and rinsing times. 
     
     
         10 . A washing machine comprising a control apparatus and at least one of a photographing apparatus and a videoing apparatus, wherein at least one of the photographing apparatus and the videoing apparatus is installed in an inner drum, an observation window or on an upper cover of the washing machine, wherein the washing machine is controlled though a control method, a photograph or video of each piece of clothes to be washed is taken before the clothes to be washed are thrown into a washing drum or during a process of rolling and weighing the clothes to be washed; the control apparatus compares clothes data in a database with at least one photograph or at least one picture extracted from the video, to confirm basic information of each piece of clothes to be washed; and the control apparatus automatically selects a washing procedure according to the basic information of all the clothes to be washed.