Bathing Interface Ambiance Presets for Multi-Component Control
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
Existing bathing unit control systems and user interfaces are inefficient, requiring users to independently adjust multiple operational settings, making it time-consuming and inconvenient to change settings like heat, jet pressure, and lighting, and lacking the ability to quickly view or adjust stored settings for multiple components simultaneously.
Innovation Solution
A control system with a user interface that displays ambiance settings, allowing users to select pre-programmed operational settings for multiple bathing unit components through a graphical interface, where selecting an ambiance setting automatically displays and adjusts corresponding settings for various components, such as temperature, lighting, and audio, without requiring individual parameter adjustments.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If users independently adjust each operational parameter (lighting, jet pressure, heat) using traditional control interfaces, then each parameter can be precisely controlled, but the process becomes time-consuming and inconvenient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple independent operational parameters (lighting, jet pressure, heat, audio) into unified ambiance settings. Users select pre-programmed ambiance profiles that simultaneously adjust all parameters together, eliminating the need to independently control each setting and significantly reducing adjustment time while maintaining precise control over the overall bathing experience
Solution Approach 2:
The system includes pre-programmed ambiance settings that are prepared in advance with optimal parameter combinations. Users can immediately activate these pre-configured settings without performing manual adjustment, saving time while ensuring consistent and reliable operation across multiple parameters
2Adaptability or versatility
If traditional control interfaces display and allow adjustment of individual parameters separately, then detailed control is achieved, but the interface complexity increases and user interaction becomes cumbersome
Solution Approach 1:
The control interface is segmented into two distinct operational modes: individual parameter adjustment mode for detailed control of specific parameters, and ambiance setting mode for unified control of multiple parameters together. This segmentation allows the system to maintain detailed control capability while providing a simplified, more intuitive interface for common multi-parameter adjustments
Solution Approach 2:
The control interface is designed to handle multiple functions through a single unified system. The same interface manages both individual parameter adjustment and ambient setting selection, allowing users to control lighting, jets, heat, and audio either separately or as integrated profiles, thereby reducing the need for multiple separate controls
3Productivity
If the system provides pre-programmed ambiance settings, then quick and convenient operation is achieved, but the ability to customize unique user preferences is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically adapts between two operational states: activation of pre-programmed ambiance settings for quick operation, and entry into parameter adjustment mode for customization. Users can transition from using predefined profiles to manually configuring parameters based on their specific preferences, allowing the system to maintain both speed and adaptability as needed
4Measurement precision
If users must independently adjust each parameter to achieve desired ambiance, then precise control over individual settings is maintained, but the overall process becomes inefficient and frustrating
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple independent parameters are merged into unified ambiance settings that can be adjusted simultaneously. The system maintains precise control over each individual parameter while allowing users to control them together as an integrated package, eliminating the need to independently adjust each setting and significantly improving user convenience
Data Source
AI summary
A method, device and system for displaying, via a user interface, an ambiance setting for a bathing system. The user interface is configured to display at least one display page on a display screen. The method comprises displaying on the display screen, a plurality of ambiance settings selectable by a user of the user interface, receiving, at a processor, an indication of a selected ambiance setting from the plurality of ambiance settings displayed on the display screen and in response to the selected ambiance setting, displaying on the display screen a first operational setting for at least one first type of bathing unit component and a second operational setting for at least one second type of bathing unit component. The first operational setting and the second operational setting are pre-programmed in association with the selected ambiance setting.