Home Appliance Cloud Control With Authenticated Remote Commands
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional home appliance control systems are limited in functionality, insecure, and require manual operation, lacking flexibility and ease of use, with risks of unauthorized access and misuse.
Innovation Solution
A method involving a home appliance control cloud and a separate control command supply cloud, where control commands are authenticated and executed via a gateway, allowing secure and efficient operation through predefined servers and user account associations, enabling flexible control instruction sets accessible via the Internet.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If remote control is enabled via wireless network, then ease of operation is improved, but security and reliability deteriorate due to risk of unauthorized access
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a cloud-based control server as an intermediary between the user's mobile device and the home appliance. This server authenticates control commands and manages secure communication, preventing direct unauthorized access to the appliance while enabling convenient remote operation through the wireless network.
2Reliability
If manual control of each operating step is required, then security is maintained, but ease of operation and productivity deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements pre-configured control programs and operating parameters stored in the cloud server. Users can select and execute predetermined control sequences without manually configuring each parameter, as the necessary control instructions are prepared in advance and automatically applied to the appliance.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables automated control where the appliance executes control commands autonomously based on selected programs. The cloud server automatically manages authentication and command transmission, reducing the need for manual intervention in each operational step while maintaining security through automated verification.
3Reliability
If control functionality is limited to basic operations, then security is simplified, but adaptability and versatility deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal cloud-based control architecture that can manage multiple types of home appliances through standardized communication protocols. The system provides diverse control functions including heating, cooling, and appliance operation through a single unified interface, enabling versatile control while maintaining simplified security mechanisms.
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AI summary
A method of controlling a home appliance connected to the Internet via a gateway and an appliance control server of an appliance control cloud. The appliance executes control commands for operating the appliance received from the Internet via the gateway only if the commands are received from the appliance control cloud. A control command supply server of a control command supply cloud is connected to the appliance control cloud via the Internet, and has at least one repository storing control instruction sets to operate the appliance. The method includes authenticating a request for remote control of the appliance received from the control command supply server via the Internet, and, responsive to positive authentication, forwarding control commands from the control command supply server to the appliance. The control commands are part of a set of instructions from the repository selected based on input received by a user terminal device.