Intelligent Device Control Rule Automatic Recovery Mechanism

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional intelligent home systems face issues where disabled rules cannot be automatically recovered based on the device scenario, leading to inconvenient manual user intervention or inappropriate preset time-based recovery, resulting in poor user experience.

Innovation Solution

A method and control device that execute a first linkage rule, determine a second rule based on a changed state, and set a third rule to recover the original rule, allowing automatic recovery of disabled rules based on the device scenario, eliminating the need for manual intervention or preset time-based recovery.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Extent of automation

If the electronic device automatically recovers the disabled rule after a preset time period, then the automation level is improved, but the recovery time may be too long or too short in some specific scenarios, reducing the adaptability

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveautomatic rule recoveryVSAvoidrecovery time adaptability
Core Design Contradiction:
Extent of automationVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements dynamic rule recovery by detecting the current state of the response device and automatically determining whether to recover a disabled linkage rule, rather than using a fixed preset time period. The control device monitors device states in real-time and recovers rules based on actual scenario conditions, making the recovery mechanism adaptable to different situations without requiring manual intervention or fixed time delays.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

2Adaptability or versatility

If the user manually sets the recovery of the disabled rule, then the adaptability to specific scenarios is improved, but the ease of operation deteriorates due to inconvenient manual intervention

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvescenario-specific recoveryVSAvoidmanual recovery operation
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent enables the linkage rule system to serve itself by automatically detecting device states and recovering disabled rules based on current scenarios. The control device autonomously monitors whether the response device has switched states and recovers the original linkage rule when appropriate conditions are met, eliminating the need for users to manually intervene in the rule recovery process while maintaining scenario-specific adaptability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

3Reliability

If the linkage rule is disabled when the response device switches state due to user intervention, then the reliability of user control is improved, but the productivity deteriorates because the original automation cannot be recovered

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser control authorityVSAvoidautomation recovery efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements a feedback mechanism where the control device continuously monitors the state of the response device and detects when it switches from the first state to a second state. Based on this feedback, the system automatically determines whether to recover the disabled linkage rule, ensuring that user control authority is respected while restoring automation when appropriate conditions are met, thus improving both reliability and productivity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentUS10001763B2Control device and method for controlling intelligent device
Publication Date: 2018.06.19 LENOVO (BEIJING) LTD
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AI summary

A method for controlling intelligent device based on linkage rules and a control device are disclosed. The method includes: executing a first linkage rule based on a first parameter of a first condition device to control a first response device to be in a first state; determining that the first response device switches from the first state to a second state different from the first state; disabling the first linkage rule; determining a second linkage rule among a plurality of linkage rules based on the second state of the first response device, the second linkage rule is provided to control the first response device to be in the second state; and setting a third linkage rule.