Distributed Smart Home Processor Allocation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Smart home systems face challenges in efficiently managing and controlling various devices and systems due to limitations in single processor capabilities, such as insufficient computing power and electrical power, making it difficult to maintain necessary communications and control functions like data synthesis, analysis, and user interface management.
Innovation Solution
A distributed premises management system where tasks are dynamically allocated among interconnected devices based on available electrical power, computational capability, and network access, with a primary system processor that can redistribute its functionality across multiple devices to optimize system performance and adapt to changes in configuration.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Power
If a single processor is used to control smart home devices, then the device complexity is reduced, but the computing power and electrical power capacity are insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the previously centralized processor functions into multiple distributed processors across different smart home devices. Each device runs local processing capabilities while maintaining communication through standardized protocols, thereby increasing total computing power without requiring a single complex centralized unit.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements universal communication protocols and standardized interfaces that allow different types of smart home devices to function as interchangeable processing nodes. This multi-functionality enables any compatible device to contribute computational resources to the system, scaling computing power as devices are added rather than requiring specialized centralized hardware.
2Adaptability or versatility
If more devices are added to the smart home network, then the system functionality is enhanced, but the difficulty of managing and controlling devices increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements self-service mechanisms where devices automatically discover each other through standardized protocols, negotiate capabilities, and integrate into the network without manual configuration. The system autonomously manages device registration, capability matching, and control routing, eliminating the need for users to manually manage increasing device complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent incorporates feedback loops where the central controller continuously monitors device status, capability utilization, and system performance. Based on this feedback, the system dynamically adjusts control strategies, load distribution, and communication routing to maintain ease of operation as the device ecosystem grows and evolves.
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AI summary
A system is provided, including a plurality of inter-connected premises management devices, each premises management device including a storage device, a memory that stores computer executable components, and a processor that executes the following computer executable components stored in the memory: a primary function component to control a primary function of the premises management device related to managing a premises, a communication component to locate and to communicate with other compatible premises management devices, and a computational component to process system related tasks. Each premises management device is configured to function as part of a unit comprising one or more devices that collectively form a primary system processor when the present primary system processor assigns the respective premises management device to the unit. The primary system processor processes system level tasks.