IoT Appliance Control via Dynamic Running Space Selection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing Internet of Things (IoT) systems face issues with coordinated control of household appliances when the control-side device fails, incur high hardware layout costs due to additional control device arrangements, and lack resource sharing functionality, adversely affecting user experience.
Innovation Solution
A running control method that determines which household appliance has sufficient remaining running space to act as a control-side appliance, allowing it to replace devices like routers or servers, and enables resource sharing among appliances by using Uniform Resource Locators (URLs) to access and load resources, thereby reducing hardware costs and enhancing user experience.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a control-side device (router, switch, or server) is arranged to control household appliances, then coordinated control of appliances can be achieved, but hardware layout costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent enables household appliances to autonomously determine and select control-side appliances from within the appliance group itself, eliminating the need for external control devices. Each appliance evaluates its own remaining running space and uses this information to participate in the control-side appliance selection process, making the system self-organizing and removing the requirement for additional hardware controllers.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transforms household appliances from single-function devices into multi-functional units that can both be controlled and serve as controllers. By enabling appliances to dynamically switch roles between controlled-side and control-side based on their running space availability, the system eliminates the need for dedicated control hardware while maintaining coordinated control capabilities.
2Ease of operation
If a control-side device is arranged to control household appliances, then centralized control can be achieved, but hardware layout costs and system complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of having a dedicated control device manage appliances, the patent inverts the control relationship by enabling appliances to select controllers from within their own group. The control function is distributed among appliances based on their running space capacity rather than being centralized in a separate control hardware unit.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces dynamic role assignment where appliances can switch between being controlled-side and control-side appliances based on real-time running space conditions. This dynamic adaptation allows the system to maintain centralized control capabilities while using existing appliance hardware rather than fixed control device arrangements.
3Device complexity
If household appliances operate independently without resource sharing, then system simplicity is maintained, but user experience deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges resources among household appliances by enabling the control-side appliance to access and utilize resources (such as running space, processing capacity, and functional capabilities) from controlled-side appliances. This resource sharing is achieved through uniform resource locators that allow appliances to locate and share resources without significantly increasing system complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The control-side appliance acts as an intermediary that coordinates resource sharing among appliances. By using uniform resource locators as a mediation mechanism, the system enables resource sharing while maintaining relative simplicity through a standardized resource location and access protocol.
4Reliability
If a dedicated control device is used, then control functionality is ensured, but the system cannot adapt when the control device fails
Solution Approach 1:
The patent prepares for control device failure by enabling multiple appliances to have the capability to function as control-side appliances. By pre-establishing the ability of controlled-side appliances to become control-side appliances when needed, the system cushions against failures without requiring redundant dedicated control hardware.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a dynamic control architecture where the control-side appliance role can transition between different appliances based on running space availability and operational status. This dynamic role assignment ensures that if one control appliance fails, another can take over, providing adaptability without requiring a completely static control hierarchy.
Data Source
AI summary
A running control method includes determining a remaining running space of a first household appliance, receiving a remaining running space sent by a second household appliance connected with the first household appliance in an Internet of Things, and determining one of the second household appliance and the first household appliance having the remaining running space meeting a preset remaining running space condition as a control-side household appliance.