Chat Interface for Batch Control of Home Electric Devices
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face inconvenience in controlling multiple home electric devices simultaneously or individually within a home network system, requiring cumbersome operation control commands.
Innovation Solution
A control device with a chatting screen interface that allows batch or individual control of electric devices, featuring auto-complete, recommended, similar instruction provision, and icon-based control, along with a master key for integrated operation and a chatting unit for direct device interaction.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If users control multiple electric devices individually through traditional home network systems, then each device can be precisely controlled, but the operation process becomes cumbersome and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple device control operations into a single chat-based interface. Users can input natural language commands to control multiple devices simultaneously, combining what would traditionally require multiple separate control steps into one unified operation, thereby reducing time loss and improving ease of operation
Solution Approach 2:
The chat interface acts as an intermediary between the user and the home network devices. Instead of directly controlling each device through complex selection and authentication processes, users communicate through the chat mediator which translates natural language into device control commands, significantly simplifying the operation process
2Ease of operation
If users select and access each control target device separately through authentication, then device security is maintained, but the control process becomes complex and difficult to use
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the authentication and device selection complexity from the control process. The system pre-establishes authentication relationships, allowing users to control devices through simple chat commands without repeatedly going through authentication steps, thus reducing control complexity while maintaining security
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the control interface into a simple chat input area and a separate processing backend. The complex device selection and authentication logic is hidden in the backend, while the user interacts only with the simple chat interface, effectively reducing perceived complexity for users
Data Source
AI summary
According to the present invention, a device for controlling an operation of at least one electric device including a user interface unit having a conversation display window in which a conversation with the at least one electric device is displayed, a conversation input window configured to receive a character for controlling the operation of the at least one electric device, an icon selection window in which an icon corresponding to the at least one electric device is displayed, and a chatting screen on which a send button for transmitting the character received by the conversation input window is arranged, and a control unit configured to collectively control the operation of the at least one electric device based on a batch control instruction received by the conversation input window.