Water purifier, filter element, water purifier control method and intelligent equipment

The invention provides a water purifier, a filter element, a control method and intelligent equipment. The water purifier comprises an information acquisition device and an information processing device which are connected with each other. The information acquisition device is used for receiving and sending activation information of the filter element to be identified to the information processing device. The information processing device is used for starting timing operation according to the activation information so as to accumulate the working time of the to-be-identified filter element and enable the water purification work of the water purifier, and the information processing device is also used for controlling the water purifier to stop the water purification work when the accumulated working time reaches the service life of the to-be-identified filter element. According to the scheme, the situation that a user still uses the water purifier to purify water after the to-be-recognized filter element expir