Home Appliance Memory Segmentation for In-Operation Updates
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Solution Overview
Problem
Home appliances face challenges in updating their software and firmware during operation due to mixed data storage in memory, leading to lengthy update processes and difficulties in selective updates, especially when the appliance is in driving mode.
Innovation Solution
A home appliance system with separate memory circuits and processors allows for real-time updates during operation by storing load control, script data, and firmware data in distinct memory areas, enabling the second processor to perform updated operations after the first operation is completed, and the first processor to handle firmware updates post-driving mode.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If data for load control, driving mode, and firmware are stored in the same memory, then device complexity is reduced, but update time increases and selective updates become difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the memory into separate storage areas: first memory for load control data and firmware, second memory for driving mode data. This segmentation allows selective updates of driving mode data without affecting other data, reducing update time and enabling updates during operation.
2Stability of the object's composition
If all data is updated collectively in the same memory, then data consistency is maintained, but update efficiency decreases and selective updates are prevented
Solution Approach 1:
By segmenting memory into separate areas for different data types, the patent enables independent updates of specific data (e.g., driving mode) without requiring collective updates, thus improving update efficiency while maintaining data consistency through structured storage.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent stores driving mode data separately in advance, preparing it for quick selective updates. This preliminary organization of data allows the system to perform updates efficiently without disrupting ongoing operations.
3Productivity
If updates are performed during driving mode, then operational continuity is maintained, but system stability may be compromised with mixed data storage
Solution Approach 1:
Separating driving mode data into its own memory area isolates update operations from critical load control and firmware data, allowing updates during operation without compromising system stability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts driving mode data from the mixed storage environment and places it in a dedicated second memory, allowing safe updates during operation while keeping critical system data separate and protected.
4Manufacturing precision
If selective updates of application data are enabled, then update precision improves, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements segmentation of memory into functional areas, which provides selective update capability for driving mode data. This segmentation achieves update precision by allowing targeted updates without requiring complex update management systems.
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AI summary
The present disclosure relates to a home appliance and method for operating the same. The home appliance of the present disclosure includes a first circuit comprising a first memory and a first processor configured to perform load control based on data stored in the first memory; and a second circuit comprising a second memory to store data for a driving mode and a second processor configured to perform the driving mode based on the data stored in the second memory, wherein during a first operation in the driving mode, in response to data for a second operation after the first operation being updated and stored in the second memory, the second processor is configured to perform the updated second operation, based on the data for the second operation updated in the second memory, after the first operation in the driving mode is completed.