Ellipsoidal Wireframe UI for Home Network Device Management
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Solution Overview
Problem
There is a lack of effective means for subscribers to view and manage the diverse devices connected to a local network, including IoT devices, and to understand the connections between them, as existing systems do not provide a comprehensive interface for monitoring and interacting with these devices.
Innovation Solution
A user interface is generated using an ellipsoidal wireframe to display devices connected to a local network, allowing filtering and navigation, with each device represented by an icon that includes status information, enabling subscribers to manage and interact with the devices through a client device.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If a comprehensive interface is implemented to display and manage all networked devices, then device visibility and management capability are improved, but interface complexity and information overload increase
Solution Approach 1:
The user interface is segmented into multiple organizational dimensions including device types, rooms/locations, and connection statuses. Devices are displayed in different views (e.g., by room, by type, by status) allowing users to access comprehensive device information without being overwhelmed by a single monolithic display. This segmentation enables users to filter and focus on specific device subsets relevant to their current needs.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces multiple organizational dimensions for device display beyond a simple flat list. Devices can be organized spatially by physical location (rooms), categorically by device type, or functionally by connection status. This multi-dimensional organization allows comprehensive device visibility while maintaining interface simplicity through contextual filtering and view switching.
2Loss of information
If detailed information about each device is displayed, then device monitoring capability is improved, but information overload and user confusion increase
Solution Approach 1:
Different levels of device information are presented based on user context and selection. Summary views provide high-level device status and basic information, while detailed views (accessible through selection or expansion) provide comprehensive technical specifications and configuration options. This local quality approach ensures that users receive appropriate information depth without being overwhelmed by excessive details in all contexts.
Solution Approach 2:
The interface dynamically adjusts the level of information displayed based on user interactions, device importance, and current view context. Devices can be expanded to show more details or collapsed to show only essential information. The interface adapts to user needs by providing progressive disclosure of information, maintaining simplicity while ensuring completeness when needed.
3Ease of operation
If filtering options are added to organize devices, then device navigation is improved, but interface complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The filtering mechanism serves multiple functions simultaneously: it organizes devices by type, location, status, and other criteria; it provides contextual grouping; and it enables quick access to specific device subsets. The same filtering infrastructure supports various view modes and organizational schemes, reducing the need for separate navigation mechanisms and justifying the interface elements through their multi-functional utility.
Data Source
AI summary
Methods, systems, and computer readable media can be operable to facilitate the generation of a user interface displaying the devices associated with a local network. A client device may retrieve information associated with one or more devices associated with a common central device, local network, and/or subscriber. The client device may generate a user interface including one or more device objects organized along an ellipsoidal wireframe, wherein each device object represents an identified device. The user interface may include device identification and/or status information associated with each displayed device. Devices displayed within the user interface may be filtered based upon one or more parameters selected by a user. The client device may update and rearrange the displayed device objects based upon navigation commands received from a user via a control device.