Collective Device Control Using Control History Sequences
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing home appliance control systems require users to preregister settings for collective control, which is inconvenient and lacks automation.
Innovation Solution
A control system that automatically registers standard actions for collective device control based on device control consecutiveness determined by control history information, using a communication unit to send control commands and an executor to implement these actions upon instruction.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If users manually preregister control settings for collective device control, then control accuracy and reliability are improved, but operation complexity and time consumption increase
Solution Approach 1:
The control system automatically analyzes control history information to identify frequently controlled device combinations and generates standard actions without user intervention. The system serves itself by autonomously creating and managing collective control profiles based on observed usage patterns, eliminating the need for manual preregistration while maintaining control reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
The system continuously monitors control history information and uses this feedback to automatically update and refine standard actions. By analyzing sequential control operations and identifying recurring patterns, the system adapts its collective control profiles based on actual usage behavior, improving both reliability and ease of operation over time.
2Manufacturing precision
If users manually configure collective control settings, then control precision is improved, but time consumption and operational complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary analysis of control history information to pre-identify frequently controlled device combinations before user requests. By proactively generating standard actions based on observed patterns, the system prepares collective control profiles in advance, eliminating setup time while maintaining control precision through data-driven configuration.
Solution Approach 2:
The control system autonomously configures collective control settings by analyzing its own operational history. The system self-generates standard actions identifying sequences of frequently controlled devices, eliminating the need for manual configuration while ensuring precise control through algorithmic pattern recognition of actual usage behavior.
3Ease of operation
If the system automatically registers standard actions based on control history, then ease of operation is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The control system autonomously manages the complexity of automatic registration by analyzing control history information and generating standard actions without user involvement. The system self-regulates its internal processes for identifying device combinations, determining consecutiveness thresholds, and creating collective control profiles, presenting a simple interface to users while handling complexity internally.
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AI summary
A control system includes: a communication unit that sends, to each of a plurality of devices, a control command for controlling the device; a registration unit that registers a standard action for collectively controlling at least two devices included in the plurality of devices, based on device control consecutiveness which is determined by control history information of the plurality of devices; and an executor that causes the communication unit to send a control command to each of the at least two devices when execution of the standard action registered is instructed.