IoT Smart Device Control Interface for User Schedule Adaptation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing technologies fail to effectively control smart devices according to user schedules, leading to inefficiencies and inconsistencies in operation due to the lack of a control interface that can adapt to user schedules and locations.
Innovation Solution
An electronic device with a communication module, processor, and memory that configures a control interface to manage operations of multiple smart devices based on user schedules, providing a customized interface that anticipates and adjusts to user conditions and locations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a control interface is configured to control smart devices according to user schedules, then the adaptability to user conditions is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system pre-configures control interfaces and schedules in advance based on user patterns and locations. The processor stores multiple control interfaces corresponding to different user schedules and locations, and automatically selects and applies the appropriate interface before the user needs it, eliminating the need for complex real-time decision-making during device control.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary control interface layer between the user and smart devices. This interface acts as a mediator that translates user schedule requirements into device control commands, simplifying the interaction while handling the complexity of coordinating multiple devices according to schedules and locations.
2Ease of operation
If the control interface anticipates and adjusts to user locations, then the ease of operation is improved, but the loss of information increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements feedback mechanisms where the processor continuously monitors user location through the communication module and compares it against stored schedule information. Based on this feedback, the system automatically adjusts which control interface to present and which devices to control, ensuring that users receive relevant information without being overwhelmed by unnecessary details.
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AI summary
An electronic device includes a communication module, and processor and a memory. The communication module connects with an Internet of Things server and plural smart devices. The processor is operatively connected to the communication module. The memory is operatively connected to the processor and includes instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to configure a control interface for controlling operations of the smart devices according to a user schedule type of a user schedule, and control the operations of the smart devices through the control interface.