Floor Plan Interface for Illumination Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing remote control systems for managing multiple target devices require complex operation steps, integrating multiple functions into a single remote controller, which increases the number of steps needed to operate each device, complicating the process and making it cumbersome for users.
Innovation Solution
A control method for an information apparatus that displays floor plans with device icons, allowing users to switch between floors and control illumination devices by selecting icons on the staircase region, eliminating the need for separate operation screens and reducing the number of steps required to control devices.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple functions are integrated into a single remote controller, then device versatility is improved, but operation complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the floor plan display function and device control function into a single integrated screen. The floor plan itself serves as both the spatial representation and the operation interface, eliminating the need for separate operation screens. Device icons are directly placed on the floor plan at their corresponding locations, allowing users to control devices by simply selecting their visual representation on the map, thus combining navigation and control into one unified interface.
Solution Approach 2:
The floor plan display serves multiple functions simultaneously: it acts as a spatial map for navigation, a status display for device locations, and a control interface for device operation. By making the floor plan universally functional for both visualization and control purposes, the system eliminates the need for separate dedicated control screens, thereby reducing operation steps while maintaining versatility.
2Measurement precision
If separate operation screens are used for each device, then control precision is improved, but operation efficiency decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines device selection and device control into a single action. When a user selects a device icon on the floor plan, the system directly executes the control operation without requiring navigation to a separate operation screen. This merging of selection and control functions maintains precise device identification through the visual floor plan while dramatically improving operation speed by eliminating intermediate navigation steps.
Solution Approach 2:
The floor plan pre-positions device icons at their actual physical locations within the spatial map, creating a direct visual mapping between the digital representation and the physical device. This preliminary arrangement allows users to immediately identify and select the correct device based on its visual location, eliminating the need for additional navigation or search steps that would be required in separate operation screens.
3Ease of operation
If device icons are displayed on the floor plan, then interface simplicity is improved, but information density decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by placing device icons only at their specific locations on the floor plan where they physically exist, rather than listing them in a separate comprehensive menu. Each icon is localized to its corresponding spatial position, providing contextually relevant information exactly where needed. This approach maintains interface simplicity through direct visual mapping while preserving information density by displaying only the devices relevant to the current spatial context.
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AI summary
A control method of the present disclosure causes a computer of the information apparatus to: switch between display of a first display screen and a second display screen displayed on the display, when selection of a region corresponding to a staircase on a floor plan for a first floor or a second floor is sensed; and output to the network a first control command, when selection of an illumination icon representing an illumination device among the one or more target devices in a region corresponding to the staircase included in the first display screen, or an illumination icon representing the illumination device in a region corresponding to the staircase included in the second display screen is sensed, and when selection of the region corresponding to the staircase is sensed, the first control command controlling on/off of power for the illumination device associated with the region corresponding to the staircase.