Floor Plan Air Conditioner Control With Integrated Temperature Adjustment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing remote control systems for home devices require complex operation steps and lack intuitive control methods, especially when managing multiple devices with integrated remote controllers, and do not effectively utilize floor plans for adjusting settings like air conditioner temperatures.
Innovation Solution
A home control system that displays a floor plan on a touch-panel display, allowing users to select device icons to switch between adjustment regions for changing air conditioner settings, with movement-based control commands transmitted to adjust temperatures intuitively.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If a separate operation screen is displayed for each device control, then device control precision is improved, but device complexity and operation steps increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the floor plan display and device operation screen into a single integrated display. The floor plan serves dual purposes: as a navigational map and as the operation interface itself. When a user selects a device icon on the floor plan, the operation screen is overlaid or integrated directly on the floor plan view, eliminating the need for separate full-screen transitions and reducing operation steps while maintaining precise device control.
2Ease of operation
If multiple device icons are displayed on the floor plan, then device accessibility is improved, but display clutter and user confusion increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by making the floor plan regions and device icons context-aware. Different regions of the floor plan can display different levels of detail or information based on the user's current focus or selection. When a device icon is selected, the surrounding area or relevant regions are highlighted or expanded, while other areas remain subdued, maintaining display clarity while providing comprehensive device accessibility.
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AI summary
In the case where selection of an icon representing an air conditioner is sensed in a region corresponding to a first room on the floor plan that is larger than a predetermined area, the region corresponding to the first room is switched to an adjustment region for changing the set temperature of the air conditioner. In the case where selection of the icon representing the air conditioner is sensed in a region corresponding to a second room on the floor plan that is equal to or smaller than the predetermined area, an adjustment screen for changing the set temperature of the air conditioner installed in the region corresponding to the second room is displayed on the display screen.