External Apparatus Control via Server-Based Intent Analysis
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current devices face challenges in effectively controlling external apparatuses connected to them, as they struggle to accurately reflect a user's intentions due to limitations in natural language analysis and device compatibility.
Innovation Solution
A system comprising a device, a server, and a network that generates user input information, analyzes user intentions, and provides control information to control external apparatuses based on user inputs, using natural language processing and condition determination to ensure intended operations are performed.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Extent of automation
If natural language analysis is used to control external apparatuses, then user intention recognition is improved, but device compatibility and control accuracy deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a server as an intermediary between the device and external apparatuses. The server receives user input information from the device, determines user intentions through natural language analysis, identifies target external apparatuses, and generates control information. This intermediary architecture allows the device to maintain simple compatibility interfaces while the server handles complex intention recognition and control logic, resolving the contradiction between automation improvement and control accuracy maintenance.
Solution Approach 2:
The system segments the control functionality into distinct modules: the device handles input collection and basic communication, the server performs natural language analysis and intention determination, and the external apparatuses execute specific control operations. This segmentation allows each component to specialize in its strength - the device in compatibility and connectivity, the server in intelligent analysis, and external apparatuses in execution - thereby improving overall system reliability while maintaining ease of operation.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple external apparatuses are supported, then system versatility is improved, but control complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The server implements a universal control interface that can handle multiple types of external apparatuses through a standardized communication protocol. The server's intention determination module universally processes various user inputs (voice, text, gestures) and translates them into apparatus-specific control commands. This universal approach allows the system to support diverse external apparatuses without increasing the complexity of individual device components, as the server absorbs the adaptation logic.
3Ease of operation
If natural language processing is implemented, then ease of operation is improved, but information processing requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the computationally intensive natural language processing and intention determination functions from the resource-constrained device and relocates them to the server with greater processing capabilities. The device only needs to capture user input (voice, text, or gesture) and transmit it to the server, while the server performs the heavy lifting of analyzing the input, determining user intentions, and generating control commands. This extraction resolves the contradiction by maintaining ease of operation at the device level while offloading data processing requirements to the server.
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AI summary
A method of controlling an external apparatus connected with a device includes: providing user input information used to determine a user's intention; identifying an external apparatus controllable by a device; providing apparatus information of the identified external apparatus; receiving control information about the external apparatus, which is generated based on the based on the user's intention and the apparatus information; and transmitting a control command to the external apparatus which is generated based on the received control information.