Bidet Remote Pairing After Power Cycling
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing bidet devices with wireless remote controllers face issues with frequent pairing requirements when power is turned off and on, leading to user inconvenience and potential power wastage due to constant standby mode.
Innovation Solution
A bidet device and remote controller system that allows pairing even when power is turned off and on, using dummy data transmission and scan signals to re-establish connection without user intervention, and supports multiple device types for convenience and power savings.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the bidet device maintains constant standby mode to receive signals, then it can respond immediately to user terminals, but power is unnecessarily wasted
Solution Approach 1:
The bidet device alternates between standby mode and sleep mode periodically. During standby mode, it can receive signals immediately; during sleep mode, it reduces power consumption. The device switches to standby only when signal strength indicates a user terminal is nearby, thus achieving periodic action between high-power and low-power states.
2Loss of energy
If the remote controller power is frequently turned off and on, then power consumption is reduced, but pairing must be newly performed each time causing user inconvenience
Solution Approach 1:
The bidet device stores pairing information in advance before the remote controller is turned off. When the remote controller is turned back on, the bidet uses this pre-stored information to automatically re-pair without requiring user intervention, thus performing the pairing action in advance to avoid repeated manual operations.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements automatic detection and re-pairing based on feedback from the remote controller's power state. When the remote controller turns on, the bidet detects this state and automatically initiates re-pairing using stored information, creating a feedback loop that maintains connectivity without user action.
3Extent of automation
If pairing is automatically performed based on signal strength, then user terminal proximity can be detected, but the device must always be in standby state wasting power
Solution Approach 1:
The automatic pairing based on signal strength is performed periodically rather than continuously. The bidet device checks for user terminals and performs automatic pairing only when signal strength indicates proximity, otherwise it enters sleep mode to conserve power, thus implementing periodic automated pairing.
Data Source
AI summary
A bidet device, comprises: a bidet configured to be installed in a toilet and to perform a cleaning operation based on a received control signal; and a remote controller configured to transmit the control signal input according to a user's manipulation to the bidet, wherein, when the remote controller is placed in a predetermined adjacent area to the bidet, the bidet and the remote controller are placed in an initial pairing state in which pairing is initially performed, and, after the initial pairing state, when either of the bidet or the remote controller is turned off and on, the bidet and the remote controller are pairable regardless of the remote controller being out of the predetermined adjacent area.