Home Equipment Usage Index for User Response Availability
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing systems cannot determine whether a user is capable of responding to external requests, such as changing delivery times, based on the operating status of their electric equipment.
Innovation Solution
A management system that includes a management apparatus and a first management server, which detects the operating status of electric equipment, calculates a responsivity index based on the usage of entertainment equipment, and increases the index if the equipment is used for an extended period.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If the system uses operating status of electric equipment to determine user presence, then it can detect whether user is at home, but it cannot determine whether user is capable of responding to external requests
Solution Approach 1:
The system changes the parameter being measured from simple presence detection to a composite 'responsivity index' that incorporates multiple factors including entertainment equipment usage duration, power consumption patterns, and operating status to accurately assess user availability for external requests
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary calculation layer that processes raw operating status data from electric equipment through a responsivity index calculator, which acts as a mediator to translate equipment usage patterns into meaningful user availability information
2Loss of information
If the system monitors multiple pieces of electric equipment, then it can gather comprehensive operation information, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The management apparatus is designed with universal functionality to handle multiple types of electric equipment through a unified interface, where the detector and transmitter components can work with any equipment that provides operating status information, eliminating the need for equipment-specific management logic
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts the core monitoring and calculation functions into a separate management apparatus that communicates with electric equipment through standardized data exchange, separating the complexity of data processing from the equipment itself and allowing independent optimization of each component
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AI summary
In a management system 1, a management apparatus 10 includes a detector 11 configured to detect an operating status of a piece of electric equipment installed in a house, and a transmitter 12 configured to transmit, to a first management server 20, operation information of the operating status detected by the detector 11. The first management server 20 includes a receiver 21 configured to receive the operation information of the management apparatus 10 or the like, and a calculator 22 configured to calculate a responsivity index based on operation information of a piece of specific electric equipment among a plurality of the pieces of electric equipment, the responsivity index indicating a possibility that a user of the piece of electric equipment is capable of responding to an external request.