Home Network Service Matching for User-Led Device Setup
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing home control systems lack the ability to automatically present available services that can be achieved by combining the functions of devices connected to a home network, requiring professional intervention for setup and configuration.
Innovation Solution
A service setting device that collects functional information from devices on the home network, identifies available services by matching this information with a predefined service list, and displays these services to the user, allowing them to enable services with simple instructions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a professional worker performs device understanding and service configuration, then service availability and reliability are improved, but user independence and ease of operation deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables users to independently discover and activate services by automatically collecting device functional information, matching it with service requirements, and presenting available services through a user interface. This eliminates the need for professional workers while maintaining service reliability through automated service discovery and configuration.
Solution Approach 2:
The system pre-collects functional information from all connected devices and pre-identifies available services based on matching device capabilities with service requirements. This preliminary preparation allows users to immediately activate services without requiring professional configuration when devices are added or replaced.
2Reliability
If professional workers perform device configuration and service setup, then service functionality and reliability are improved, but time consumption and operational complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The automated service discovery system eliminates the need for professional workers by enabling the system to self-configure services based on collected device information and predefined service requirements, significantly reducing setup time while maintaining service functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary service identification by matching collected device functional information with service requirements in advance, so that when users want to activate a service, the configuration is already prepared and ready for immediate deployment.
3Measurement precision
If the system provides detailed service information and configuration options, then service selection accuracy and user control are improved, but system complexity and information processing requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system extracts only the essential functional information from devices that is necessary for service matching, and presents only the relevant available services to users through the interface. This extraction approach maintains high service identification accuracy while avoiding the complexity of processing and displaying all possible device attributes and configuration options.
Data Source
AI summary
The network searcher collects functional information indicating functions of devices connected to a home network. The service manager identifies, based on the functional information collected by the network searcher and a service list associating services and functions necessary for the services, an available service that is available by combining the functions of the devices. A display displays the available service identified by the service manager.