Domestic Appliance Commissioning via Remote Server Matching
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing domestic appliances that connect to secure wireless networks require multiple complex processes across various user interfaces to establish a connection with a user account, posing challenges for less-technologically-adept users.
Innovation Solution
A method for commissioning domestic appliances involves receiving an IP address and appliance identifier at a remote server, matching the IP address, determining a novel identifier for the appliance, and associating it with the stored IP address, simplifying the connection process.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If multiple processes using multiple user interfaces are used to establish a connection between the domestic appliance and a user account, then the security and integrity of the appliance is maintained, but the complexity of the commissioning process increases and less-technologically-adept users have difficulty performing the necessary processes
Solution Approach 1:
A portal server acts as an intermediary between the domestic appliance and the user account. The appliance communicates with the portal server which then communicates with the user account, simplifying the commissioning process while maintaining security. The portal server receives an IP address and appliance identifier from the appliance, matches the IP address to a stored IP address, determines a novel identifier as the appliance identifier, and associates the appliance identifier with the stored IP address.
2Reliability
If a temporary connection is configured to automatically sever or close after a programmed amount of time, then the security of the commissioning process is maintained, but users who need more time to perform the processes are unable to complete commissioning
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs automatic IP address matching and appliance identifier determination without requiring user intervention. The portal server autonomously matches the received IP address to a stored IP address, determines a novel identifier as the appliance identifier, and associates the appliance identifier with the stored IP address, eliminating the need for users to manually manage connection timing.
3Reliability
If existing devices such as phones are required to connect to the appliance via a temporary connection, then the commissioning process can be secured, but the ease of operation decreases for less-technologically-adept individuals
Solution Approach 1:
The commissioning process is extracted from the appliance and handled by the portal server. Instead of requiring users to navigate multiple user interfaces on the appliance itself, the complex matching and association operations are performed remotely by the portal server, which receives only the IP address and appliance identifier from the appliance.
Data Source
AI summary
A domestic appliance or method for commissioning the same may include features or steps for receiving an internet protocol (IP) address and an appliance identifier at a remote server spaced apart from the domestic appliance. Also included may be matching the received IP address to a stored IP address and determining a novel identifier as the received appliance identifier after matching the received IP address. Further included may be associating the received appliance identifier with the stored IP address after determining the received appliance identifier is novel identifier.