IoT Quick-Setting Menu for One-Touch Smart Home Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods for controlling Internet of Things (IoT) devices in a Smart Home environment are cumbersome, requiring multiple steps and separate applications to change settings, making it inefficient to manage and access IoT device settings.
Innovation Solution
A method and system using a mobile device with an ultra-wideband (UWB) sensor to detect IoT devices and map operation control parameters onto user actionable buttons in a quick-setting menu, allowing for one-touch access and control of IoT devices through a customizable quick panel.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If separate applications are used to control each IoT device, then device control functionality is achieved, but operational complexity and number of steps increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges control functionality for multiple IoT devices into a single unified quick-setting menu interface. Instead of requiring separate applications for each device, the system consolidates device detection, selection, and control parameters into one integrated menu that appears when a device is detected, thereby reducing operational complexity while maintaining comprehensive control capability
Solution Approach 2:
The quick-setting menu is designed as a universal control interface that can handle multiple types of IoT devices (lights, switches, appliances) through a single system. The menu dynamically adapts to display device-specific controls while maintaining a consistent user experience across different device types, eliminating the need for device-specific applications
2Productivity
If multiple steps are required to access IoT device settings, then comprehensive control is possible, but time efficiency decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary device detection and preparation of control options before the user actually needs to control the device. When an IoT device enters the proximity of the mobile device, the system proactively detects it and automatically presents the relevant quick-setting menu with pre-configured control parameters, eliminating the need for users to navigate through multiple menu levels to find device controls
Solution Approach 2:
The control interface is segmented into context-relevant sections based on the detected device type and user needs. Rather than presenting all possible controls at once, the quick-setting menu displays only the most relevant controls for the currently detected device, allowing users to access frequently used settings immediately while less common controls remain accessible but not prominent
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enables efficient and intuitive control of IoT devices by reducing the number of steps required to change settings, providing one-touch access and eliminating the need for separate applications, improving user experience and reducing operational complexity.
Implementation Method 1
an ultra wide-band (UWB) sensor configured to detect one or more IoT devices within a pre-defined range of a mobile device
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AI summary
A method for enhanced smart home control in an Internet of Things (IoT) environment includes detecting user actionable buttons present in a quick-setting menu of a mobile device, detecting one or more IoT devices within a pre-defined proximity of the mobile device, and mapping operation control parameters of each of the one or more IoT devices that are detected with one or more user actionable buttons of the user actionable buttons present in the quick setting menu of the mobile device to allow control, through the quick-setting menu, of the one or more IoT devices by the one or more user actionable buttons.