Terminal apparatus, control apparatus, installation-location-ascertainment support system, installation-location-setting support system, installation-location-ascertainment support method, installation-location-setting support method, and program
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing home network systems for controlling and monitoring electrical devices lack a method to accurately set and verify the installation locations of these devices, leading to potential incorrect control executions if the stored installation location information is erroneous.
Innovation Solution
A terminal apparatus and control apparatus system that acquires and displays device information, including expected installation locations, and allows users to verify if the device state changes when operated, thereby supporting the correct setting of installation locations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If installation location information is stored in the control apparatus without verification, then the system operates with simplicity, but the reliability of device control deteriorates due to potential incorrect location data
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary verification of installation location information before device control operations. The terminal apparatus displays expected installation locations and allows users to verify actual device locations in advance, preventing incorrect control executions before they occur.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements feedback by displaying device state information back to the user for verification. The terminal apparatus shows the expected installation location and device state, allowing users to confirm whether the actual device location matches the stored information, creating a closed-loop verification system.
2Reliability
If installation location verification methods are implemented, then the reliability of device control improves, but the ease of operation deteriorates due to additional verification steps
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables users to perform self-verification of installation locations through the terminal apparatus. Users can independently check whether device locations match stored information and make corrections without requiring technical support or complex procedures.
Solution Approach 2:
The terminal apparatus serves as an intermediary between the control apparatus and the user. It presents installation location information in an accessible format and facilitates verification, simplifying the interaction while maintaining reliability.
3Measurement precision
If device state information is continuously monitored and displayed, then the measurement precision of device status improves, but the loss of information increases due to additional data processing requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The system extracts and displays only the essential device state information needed for installation location verification. The terminal apparatus retrieves specific device state data from the control apparatus and presents it in a focused format, eliminating unnecessary data processing while maintaining verification accuracy.
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AI summary
A device information acquirer acquires device information of each electrical device of a plurality of electrical devices from a control apparatus. A device information display associates and displays on a screen an identifier, an expected installation location, and a device state for each electrical device based on the device information of each electrical device acquired by the device information acquirer. The device information acquirer acquires from the control apparatus the device state information of an electrical device of interest newly collected by the control apparatus after the electrical device installed at the expected installation location of the electrical device of interest is operated by the user. The device information display explicitly shows on the screen whether the device state of the electrical device has changed due to the operation by the user based on the device state information of the electrical device of interest acquired by the device information acquirer.