IoT Status-to-Action Routing for Task-Based User Groups
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for processing status information from IoT devices are often manual and time-consuming, lacking efficient systems for automating the conversion of this information into actionable tasks for user groups.
Innovation Solution
A content management system that includes user devices, peripheral IoT devices, and a server to automatically identify and route action requests to users, utilizing software services and hardware components like multiport controllers and store servers to manage and control IoT peripherals, enabling efficient conversion of status information into action announcements.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If manual methods are used to process status information from IoT devices, then system complexity is reduced, but processing time and productivity deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a content management server as an intermediary component that automatically receives status information from IoT devices, converts it into action announcements, and routes it to appropriate user devices. This mediator handles the complex processing logic, allowing rapid automated processing without requiring complexity in the end-user devices or manual intervention.
2Productivity
If automated conversion of status information into action announcements is implemented, then productivity is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system is segmented into distinct functional components: IoT devices that generate status information, a content management server that processes and converts information into action announcements, and user devices that receive and execute actions. This segmentation allows the complex conversion logic to be isolated in the server, improving overall productivity while managing complexity through modular architecture.
Solution Approach 2:
The content management server acts as an intermediary that handles the complex conversion process between status information and action announcements. By centralizing this conversion logic in the server, the system achieves high productivity in task execution while the complexity is contained within a single dedicated component rather than distributed across multiple devices.
3Loss of time
If manual processing of status information is used, then system simplicity is maintained, but time consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements self-service automation where the content management server automatically receives status information from IoT devices, converts it into appropriate action announcements without human intervention, and routes it to relevant user devices. This automated self-service process dramatically reduces information processing time while achieving a high level of conversion automation.
Solution Approach 2:
The content management server as an intermediary enables automated processing by automatically converting status information into action announcements. This intermediary handles the entire conversion and routing process automatically, reducing time loss while implementing extensive automation in the information flow from IoT devices to user actions.
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AI summary
In some embodiments, a method can include receiving a signal representing a first status of a peripheral device. The method can further include identifying an action based on the first status of the peripheral device, each user from a subset of users being predesignated to perform the action. The method can further include sending, to a set of user devices, a signal representing the action. The method can further include receiving, from at least one user device, a signal representing an acceptance of the action. The method can further include sending, to each remaining user device from the set of user devices, a signal indicating the acceptance of the action by a different user device and a signal indicating that the action has been performed by the user and that causes the first status of the peripheral device to be changed to a second status of the peripheral device.