Clothing management apparatus and method for controlling thereof
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing clothing management apparatuses lack the ability to provide users with a choice of management modes based on specific criteria such as time or power consumption, often requiring extensive resources without offering tailored management options.
Innovation Solution
A clothing management apparatus equipped with a processor that determines the management necessity of a garment based on its state, predicts management completeness for various modes, generates expected images of the garment in different management modes, and displays these options to the user, allowing them to select the most suitable mode.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the apparatus manages garments using a single optimal management mode, then the garment management effectiveness is improved, but the user flexibility and choice are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically switches between automated optimal mode selection and user-choice mode based on user input. The display unit adaptively presents either a single recommended management mode or multiple management mode options with their respective outcomes, allowing the system to transition between high-effectiveness automated operation and high-flexibility user-selected operation.
2Reliability
If the apparatus consumes a large amount of time and power to achieve optimal management, then the management completeness is improved, but the resource consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system predicts and displays management completeness outcomes for different management modes, allowing users to select a mode that provides sufficient (partial) management effectiveness while consuming less power and time. Users can choose to accept slightly lower management completeness in exchange for reduced resource consumption based on their specific needs.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes the parameter of management completeness by offering different management mode predictions. Each management mode corresponds to different operational parameters (time, power consumption, treatment intensity), allowing users to select the appropriate parameter combination based on their priorities.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the apparatus provides detailed information about multiple management modes, then the user choice capability is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses image generation technology to create visual representations (expected images) of garment management outcomes for different management modes. Instead of complex textual descriptions or multiple physical demonstration units, the system generates synthetic images that copy and represent the expected results, simplifying the user interface while providing comprehensive information.
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AI summary
A clothing management apparatus may include a display and a processor to, based on a state of a garment in an image of the garment, determine a management necessity of the garment, based on the management necessity, determine a management completeness that is expected when the garment is managed according to a management mode among a plurality of management modes, based on the management completeness, generate an expected image of the garment when the garment is managed according to the management mode, and control the display to display the expected image to a user.