IoT Device Management via Setting Information Sharing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing IoT device management systems require multiple installations of management applications and repeated connections to manage and control multiple IoT devices, which is inefficient and cumbersome.
Innovation Solution
An electronic device that can share setting information for managing multiple IoT devices with an external device, allowing for the transmission of user account data and invitation messages to enable control of selected IoT devices by another electronic device.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If another electronic device installs applications and establishes connections to manage and control IoT devices, then the device can control IoT devices, but the process is repeated and cumbersome for each device
Solution Approach 1:
The first electronic device performs preliminary actions by sharing setting information including user account data and device information with the second electronic device before the second device needs to control IoT devices. This preliminary sharing eliminates the need for the second device to repeatedly install applications and establish connections, directly resolving the contradiction by performing setup actions in advance.
Solution Approach 2:
The system creates a copy of the setting information (user account data, device information, group configurations) from the first electronic device and transmits it to the second electronic device. This copying allows the second device to access and control IoT devices without performing repeated installations and connections, reducing time loss while maintaining operational capability.
2Loss of time
If setting information is shared with external devices, then repeated installations and connections are reduced, but security risks increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies local quality by selectively sharing only the necessary setting information (user account data, device information, group configurations) rather than all data. The sharing is targeted and limited to what is needed for device control functionality, reducing security exposure while maintaining the time-saving benefit of reduced repeated connections.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses an intermediary approach by establishing a controlled information sharing mechanism between devices. The setting information is transmitted and managed through a structured protocol that enables the second device to access necessary data without compromising overall system security, thus reducing time loss while mitigating security risks through controlled intermediary sharing.
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AI summary
A method and electronic device are disclosed herein. The electronic device includes a display, a communication unit, a processor and a memory storing instructions. The process executes the instructions to implement the method, including establishing wireless communication with one or more IoT devices, displaying a user interface for managing IoT devices, receiving a user input selecting a group of IoT devices, transmitting first information including user account data to an external server, transmitting second information to another device, the first information also indicating a selected group of IoT devices, and the second information causing the other device to communicatively connect with the first external server.