Chatting Screen Interface for Batch Home Appliance Control
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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, and icon-based input, along with a master key for integrated control and a chatting unit for direct device interaction.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If users control each electric device individually through network access and authentication, then precise device control is achieved, but operation complexity and time consumption increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a camera as an intermediary device that captures images of electric devices and extracts identification information. This intermediary system bridges the gap between the user and the target device, automatically performing device identification and authentication without requiring manual network access or authentication steps, thus resolving the contradiction between precise control and operation efficiency
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-storing device identification information and pre-establishing authentication credentials. When a user points the camera at a device, the identification and authentication processes have already been prepared in advance, eliminating the need for real-time device selection and authentication during the control operation
2Ease of operation
If the system supports multiple control methods (chatting screen, master key, icon selection), then user convenience is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The control device is designed with multi-functionality, integrating multiple control methods (chatting screen, master key, icon selection window) into a single universal interface. Each method serves different user preferences and scenarios, but all converge to achieve the same goal of device control, making the control device versatile without requiring separate systems for each control method
Solution Approach 2:
The control interface is segmented into distinct functional modules (chatting screen for text commands, master key for quick access, icon selection window for visual selection). Each module handles specific types of control operations independently, allowing users to choose the most suitable method for their needs while keeping the overall system organized and manageable
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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.