Control Device Identifier Mapping for Hierarchical Device Setup
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing device setting support methods, such as Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2021-027702, are limited to supporting settings for electrical devices recognized by the server device and cannot handle systems with hierarchized control structures where the server device cannot directly control electrical devices controlled by a control device.
Innovation Solution
A device setting support method where a server device communicably connected to an information terminal acquires the identifier of a control device and instructs the information terminal to perform setting of electrical devices controlled by the control device, even if the server device does not recognize the electrical device's identifier, by determining the appropriateness of the identifier and associating physical and logical identifiers for communication.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the server device only recognizes electrical devices with pre-stored identification information, then communication reliability is improved, but the adaptability to hierarchized control structures deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a control device as an intermediary between the server device and electrical devices in hierarchized control structures. The control device mediates communication by forwarding control instructions from the server to electrical devices and relaying status information back to the server, enabling the server to indirectly control devices without pre-stored identification information.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent adds a hierarchical dimension to the control architecture by introducing control devices at an intermediate level. This creates a multi-layered control structure where the server operates at the top level, control devices at the middle level, and electrical devices at the bottom level, allowing indirect control without direct server-device recognition.
2Measurement precision
If the server device directly controls all electrical devices, then control precision is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the control function by separating direct control responsibilities. The server device maintains high-level control precision for recognized electrical devices, while control devices handle local control tasks for electrical devices in hierarchized structures, dividing the control burden and reducing overall system complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a dynamic control architecture where the server device can switch between direct control mode (for recognized devices) and indirect control mode (for devices in hierarchized structures). This flexibility allows the system to adapt control precision requirements while managing complexity dynamically.
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AI summary
A device setting support method is a device setting support method in which a server device communicably connected to an information terminal supports setting of at least one electrical device controlled by a control device, the method including: acquiring an identifier of the control device from the information terminal; and instructing the information terminal to perform setting of the electrical device upon acquisition of the identifier.