External Device Battery Widgets for Available-Time Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing electronic devices do not provide battery information for external devices connected indirectly through a server or application, and lack the ability to analyze available time and reduce battery consumption effectively.
Innovation Solution
An electronic device equipped with a communication module, display, memory, and processor that obtains battery information from external devices, analyzes their available time, determines control actions to reduce consumption, and configures widgets on the display for battery management.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If battery information is obtained only from directly connected external devices, then device complexity is reduced, but information completeness deteriorates (battery information about indirectly connected devices is not provided)
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a server as an intermediary component that mediates between the electronic device and indirectly connected external devices. The server receives battery information from external devices via applications and relays it to the electronic device, enabling the device to obtain comprehensive battery information without directly managing all external device connections. This resolves the contradiction by adding information completeness while minimizing the increase in device complexity through the intermediary server architecture.
2Measurement precision
If battery information is continuously monitored for all external devices, then information accuracy is improved, but energy consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements periodic monitoring of battery information for external devices through scheduled updates via the server, rather than continuous real-time monitoring. The system retrieves battery status at defined intervals, which maintains sufficient information accuracy for user decision-making while significantly reducing the energy consumption associated with constant monitoring and communication operations.
3Measurement precision
If available time analysis is performed for all external devices, then decision accuracy is improved, but computational load increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by performing available time analysis selectively based on the specific needs and characteristics of each external device and usage scenario. Rather than uniformly analyzing all external devices with the same computational depth, the system adjusts the analysis granularity and intensity according to device priority, connection stability, and user requirements, thereby improving decision accuracy for critical devices while reducing overall computational load.
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AI summary
An electronic device includes a communication module, a display, a memory that stores instructions, and a processor. The instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the electronic device to obtain battery information about at least one external electronic device, analyze available usage time of the at least one external electronic device on the basis of the battery information of the at least one external electronic device, determine an action to control the at least one external electronic device on the basis of the available usage time of the at least one external electronic device, configure a widget on the basis of the battery information of the at least one external electronic device and the action, and display the widget on the display.