In-Home Controller Automated Registration via Self-Service
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing remote control technologies require users to perform cumbersome operations, including inputting controller IDs, especially during new user registration and controller replacement, which can lead to errors and increased user burden.
Innovation Solution
An in-home device with a manager registry, registration request data generator, and transmitter that automates the registration process by generating and transmitting user registration data to an external server, eliminating the need for users to manually input controller IDs during new registrations or replacements.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If users manually input controller IDs during registration, then user authentication and device identification can be confirmed, but user operations become burdensome and input errors increase
Solution Approach 1:
The in-home controller automatically transmits its controller ID to the terminal device without requiring user input. The system uses the controller's own stored identification information to perform self-registration, eliminating the need for users to manually read and input the controller ID from the device label.
Solution Approach 2:
The terminal device acts as an intermediary that receives the controller ID automatically transmitted from the in-home controller, processes it, and sends it to the external server. This intermediary approach automates the data transmission process while maintaining the authentication function.
2Extent of automation
If controller ID is stored in the in-home controller, then automatic transmission is possible, but the device requires additional storage capability
Solution Approach 1:
The controller ID is pre-stored in the in-home controller's storage unit during manufacturing. This preliminary action ensures the identification information is already available in the device before installation, enabling automatic transmission during registration without requiring additional user setup or external programming.
Data Source
AI summary
A controller of an in-home controller receives, via a terminal communicator, input data related to a manager registration transmitted from a terminal device. The controller performs a manager registration based on the received input data. Also, the controller generates user registration request data containing a user ID and a password extracted from the received input data, a controller ID read from data storage. The controller transmits the generated user registration request data to an external server via a wide-area communicator.