Household appliance and method for controlling same
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing household appliances lack the ability to adapt to user behavior patterns, leading to inefficient operation and potential user experience issues, as they do not differentiate between high-frequency and low-frequency usage periods.
Innovation Solution
A household appliance with a collection module that tracks time signals when the door is opened, allowing a controller to identify high-frequency and low-frequency time segments, and adjust the operation of function loading modules accordingly, ensuring optimal operation during low-frequency periods and preventing operation during high-frequency periods to enhance user experience.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If the function loading module operates continuously, then the productivity is improved, but the user experience deteriorates during high-frequency usage periods due to potential conflicts and lack of cleanliness
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically adjusts the operation state of the function loading module based on learned user habits. The controller switches between high-frequency time segment states (first operation state) and low-frequency time segment states (second operation state), making the operation timing adaptable rather than fixed, thereby resolving the contradiction between continuous operation and user experience
Solution Approach 2:
The system collects door opening/closing time signals and uses them as feedback to learn user habits. This feedback mechanism allows the controller to identify high-frequency and low-frequency time segments, and adjust the function loading module's operation accordingly, ensuring optimal user experience while maintaining productivity
2Productivity
If the appliance operates during all time periods, then the productivity is maintained, but the energy consumption increases unnecessarily during low-frequency usage periods
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically adjusts operation timing based on learned user behavior patterns. During low-frequency time segments, the function loading module is controlled to remain in a non-operating state, reducing energy consumption. During high-frequency time segments, normal operation is enabled, maintaining productivity. This dynamic adaptation resolves the contradiction between continuous availability and energy efficiency
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary learning of user habits by collecting and analyzing door opening/closing time signals. This preliminary action enables the controller to predict high-frequency and low-frequency time segments in advance, allowing the function loading module to be pre-positioned in appropriate operation states, thus avoiding unnecessary energy consumption while maintaining productivity
3Device complexity
If the appliance does not learn user habits, then the device complexity is reduced, but the adaptability deteriorates, leading to inefficient operation
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs self-learning by automatically collecting door opening/closing time signals and generating operation timing strategies without requiring complex external programming or user configuration. This self-service approach enables the appliance to adapt to user habits autonomously, achieving high adaptability with relatively simple control logic that resolves the contradiction between device complexity and adaptability
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AI summary
The present invention relates to a household appliance and a method for controlling same. The household appliance includes: at least one chamber for accommodating a to-be-processed object and at least one door for closing the chamber; a collection module, at least for collecting a time signal when the door is opened; a controller, connected to the collection module to receive and analyze the time signal generated by the collection module when the door is opened, count a high-frequency time segment when the door is opened in a predetermined time period T1, and generate a control signal for controlling an operation state of a function loading module; and the function loading module, connected to the controller to receive the control signal for controlling operation of the function loading module. Therefore, the present invention provides a household appliance with a new control method.