Home Appliance Communication Unit Event-Driven Data Exchange
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing home appliances lack efficient data exchange capabilities with servers, limiting user convenience and functionality in terms of communication and remote control.
Innovation Solution
A home appliance system that includes a driving unit, a controller, and a communication unit capable of connecting to an access point and a server, transmitting a single data packet containing attribute data and values in response to events, facilitating easy data exchange and smart grid operations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If home appliances use traditional communication methods to exchange data with servers, then data transmission can be performed, but the communication efficiency is low and user convenience is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments data transmission by event types, where the communication unit transmits different data packets based on specific events (e.g., operation start, error occurrence, completion). This event-driven segmentation improves communication efficiency by sending only relevant data rather than continuous streams, while maintaining user convenience through selective information transmission.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the transmission parameter from continuous data streaming to event-triggered data packets. By monitoring operational states and transmitting data only when specific events occur, the system improves communication productivity while reducing unnecessary data traffic and enhancing ease of operation through more intuitive event-based communication.
2Reliability
If home appliances transmit detailed operational data continuously to servers, then comprehensive monitoring is achieved, but power consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements periodic event monitoring instead of continuous data transmission. The communication unit transmits data packets only when predetermined events occur (such as operation start, error, or completion), creating a periodic transmission pattern that maintains comprehensive monitoring reliability while significantly reducing power consumption compared to continuous transmission.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts and transmits only the essential operational data related to specific events rather than continuously transmitting all operational parameters. This selective extraction of critical information maintains monitoring comprehensiveness for reliability while minimizing power consumption by avoiding unnecessary data transmission.
3Adaptability or versatility
If home appliances use complex communication protocols to connect with servers, then data exchange capability is enhanced, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal communication unit that can connect to various access points and servers using a standardized protocol. This single communication unit handles multiple functions including connection establishment, data packet transmission, and event monitoring, enhancing data exchange capability across different platforms while avoiding the complexity of multiple specialized communication systems.
Data Source
AI summary
A communication apparatus is disclosed. A home appliance includes a driving unit to drive a component of the home appliance, a controller configured to control the driving unit, and a communication unit to connect to an access point apparatus based on network related information, and the communication unit to connect to a server via the connected access point apparatus, wherein in response to a predetermined event, the communication unit to provide, to the server, a single data packet that includes a plurality of attribute data and values of the attribute data. Accordingly, it is possible to easily exchange data with the server.