Method and device for controlling apparatus
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users often forget to operate home apparatuses like air purifiers and water purifiers, leading to inefficient use due to lack of awareness about environmental quality, resulting in ineffective air and water purification.
Innovation Solution
A method involving a cloud server that analyzes data from home apparatuses to determine if air or water quality is below a threshold, prompting users through a mobile app to start or install necessary purification devices, ensuring effective use and maintenance of these apparatuses.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Extent of automation
If users manually control home apparatuses based on personal awareness, then users maintain full control over device operation, but users may forget to operate devices or fail to notice environmental quality deterioration, resulting in ineffective use
Solution Approach 1:
The system continuously monitors environmental quality parameters (air quality, water quality) and provides feedback to users through notifications when quality deteriorates below thresholds, enabling automatic control without requiring users to manually check conditions
Solution Approach 2:
The home apparatus automatically determines when to operate based on environmental quality data from sensors, making the system self-regulating without requiring user intervention or awareness of environmental conditions
2Productivity
If users are constantly monitoring environmental quality to decide when to use home apparatuses, then effective use of apparatuses is achieved, but user convenience deteriorates due to continuous attention required
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically monitors environmental quality and sends notifications to users only when quality deteriorates below predetermined thresholds, eliminating the need for continuous user monitoring while ensuring timely apparatus activation
Solution Approach 2:
A cloud server acts as an intermediary between environmental sensors and users, automatically processing quality data and communicating with users only when intervention is needed, freeing users from continuous monitoring duties
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AI summary
The present disclosure provides a method and a device for controlling an apparatus. The method includes: receiving from a home control device a notification message including an information item including address information on the home control device; receiving target object quality data from a home apparatus, the target object quality data being obtained by performing a quality measurement on the target object by the home apparatus, the home apparatus including a home apparatus bound to the home control device, or a home apparatus located in a specified region where the home control device is; sending apparatus control prompt information to the home control device according to the address information on the home control device when the target object quality data is less than a threshold, the apparatus control prompt information being configured to prompt a user of the home control device to start the home apparatus belonging to the user.