Context-Aware Smart Device Control for Unauthorized Operation Prevention

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current smart device control systems lack safety and flexibility, as they do not consider user information, device information, and environment information when executing control instructions, leading to potential dangers and poor user experience.

Innovation Solution

A device control method that acquires user information, environment information, and device information alongside control instructions to determine appropriate actions, ensuring safe and flexible operation by restricting unauthorized access and adjusting parameters to prevent hazards.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If control instructions are executed based solely on user input without considering additional factors, then the control process is simple and fast, but security and flexibility are reduced

Engineering Contradiction:
ImprovesecurityVSAvoidcontrol process complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary acquisition and analysis of user information, device information, and environment information before executing control instructions. This advance preparation enables comprehensive security checks and flexible decision-making without adding significant delay to the control process, as the information is gathered proactively rather than reactively during instruction execution.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces an intermediary control system that mediates between user input and device execution. This intermediary layer analyzes multiple information sources (user profile, device state, environmental conditions) and makes intelligent decisions about whether and how to execute instructions, thereby enhancing security and flexibility without requiring direct complex interactions between all system components.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Adaptability or versatility

If multiple information sources are considered for device control, then security and flexibility improve, but the control process becomes more complex

Engineering Contradiction:
ImproveflexibilityVSAvoidinformation processing complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the information processing into distinct modules: user information acquisition, device information acquisition, environment information acquisition, and integrated analysis. Each module handles specific types of data independently, then the results are combined for comprehensive decision-making. This segmentation reduces processing complexity by avoiding the need to handle all information sources simultaneously in a single complex process.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The control system is designed with multi-functional capabilities that can handle various types of information (user data, device status, environmental conditions) through a unified processing framework. This universal approach allows the system to adapt to different control scenarios and information types without requiring separate specialized processes for each, thereby reducing overall complexity while maintaining high flexibility.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentEP3884653B1Method and apparatus for controlling smart device to perform corresponding operations
Publication Date: 2025.03.26 SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD
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AI summary

Embodiments of the present disclosure provides a device control method, an apparatus, an electronic device, and a computer readable storage medium, the method including: acquiring a device control instruction input by a user, acquiring at least one of user information, environment information, and device information, and controlling at least one target device to perform a corresponding operation based on the acquired information and the device control instruction. The embodiments of the present disclosure implement the safe and convenient control of a smart device to perform corresponding operations.