Cloud Appliance Control via Functional Module Instructions
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing intelligent control schemes for home appliances suffer from repeated control functions and poor user experience due to integrated hardware and software control systems in appliances, limiting the utilization of cloud-based control advantages.
Innovation Solution
A home appliance control system where a cloud server sends control instructions directly identifiable by functional modules in appliances, removing the need for local control hardware and integrating control functions into the cloud, allowing for reduced manufacturing costs and optimized user experience through virtualization and miniaturization.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Extent of automation
If control functions are implemented locally in home appliances through integrated hardware and software control systems, then the appliances can operate autonomously, but this leads to repeated control functions and poor user experience
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the control function from the home appliance hardware and relocates it to the cloud server. The home appliance retains only execution capability through the drive module, while the cloud server performs all control processing, thereby eliminating repeated control functions and reducing device complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a cloud server as an intermediary between the user terminal and the home appliance. The cloud server receives control requests, processes them through the drive module interface, and sends control instructions to the home appliance, thereby centralizing control functionality and avoiding local control system complexity.
2Ease of operation
If control modules are integrated into home appliances, then local control is enabled, but manufacturing costs increase and cloud-based control advantages are underutilized
Solution Approach 1:
The control module is extracted from the home appliance and relocated to the cloud server. The home appliance only retains the drive module for executing control instructions, significantly reducing manufacturing complexity and cost while maintaining full control functionality through cloud-based processing.
Solution Approach 2:
The cloud server serves as a universal control platform for multiple home appliances simultaneously. By centralizing control functionality in the cloud, the system achieves multi-functionality where a single cloud infrastructure can control various types of appliances, reducing per-appliance costs while maintaining ease of operation.
3Ease of manufacture
If cloud-based control is implemented, then manufacturing costs are reduced and control functions are centralized, but the home appliance loses local autonomous operation capability
Solution Approach 1:
The drive module acts as an intermediary that enables the home appliance to understand and execute cloud-generated control instructions. This intermediary layer allows the appliance to maintain operational capability while relying on cloud-based control, achieving a balance between centralized control and local execution without requiring full autonomous operation.
Data Source
AI summary
A home appliance control system includes a home appliance having at least one functional module and a cloud server, communicating with the home appliance. The cloud server is adapted to send a control instruction identifiable by the functional module. The home appliance further includes a communication module, the communication module being adapted to receive the control instruction from the cloud server. The home appliance further includes a drive module, the drive module being adapted to acquire the control instruction from the communication module and drive the at least one functional module according to the control instruction. The system can control all the control functions of the home appliance through the cloud, so as to reduce the hardware equipment of the home appliance control unit, reduce the cost, and optimize the use effect.