IoT Group Command Portability via Device Segmentation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing IoT technologies are limited in allowing group operation commands to be executed independently across different networks, requiring tight coupling with a gateway and restricting the use of commands from one network in another.
Innovation Solution
An electronic apparatus and method that store group operation commands with attribute and operation information, enabling the transmission of these commands to corresponding devices within a network, allowing independent execution regardless of the network's configuration.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If group operation function is tightly coupled with gateway, then gateway can manage network operations, but user cannot use group operation command from first network in second network
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the group operation function from the gateway by introducing an independent execution module in electronic devices. The gateway retains its network management role while the actual command execution is distributed to individual devices, allowing commands to be executed independently of gateway coupling and enabling cross-network command portability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a command transmission mechanism that acts as an intermediary between networks. The electronic device receives group operation commands from one network, stores them locally, and can execute or transmit them to another network without requiring the original gateway, thus enabling command portability while maintaining reliable network management.
2Adaptability or versatility
If group operation command is stored in electronic device, then command can be executed independently from network, but increases device storage and processing requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by storing and executing group operation commands locally in electronic devices rather than centrally in the gateway. This allows devices to have the specific capability to execute commands independently while other devices in the network maintain their original simpler architecture, thus achieving execution independence without universally increasing device complexity.
3Reliability
If gateway manages all network operations, then network control is centralized, but electronic devices cannot communicate and operate independently
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the control architecture by dividing network management functions between the gateway and electronic devices. The gateway maintains centralized control for network-level operations while electronic devices gain independent capability to store and execute group operation commands, enabling both centralized control and device independence to coexist.
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AI summary
A method for controlling a controlled electronic device by using an electronic device includes storing a group operation command including attribute information and operation information, the attribute information and the operation information corresponding to at least one controlled electronic device; and when the electronic device enters a network, transmitting the group operation command to at least one of a gateway, configured to manage the network, and at least one first controlled electronic device that is determined to correspond to the group operation command in the network, to perform an operation based on the operation information included in the group operation command.