Location-Based Air Condition Control Using Distributed Sensor Data
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional air monitoring systems provide incomplete information about air conditions, as public sensors offer data for administrative districts rather than residential areas, and individual air control devices only sense conditions locally, failing to provide comprehensive air quality data for residential environments.
Innovation Solution
An electronic device that receives sensing information from both local and external sensors based on location, using a communication module and processor to control air conditions within a residential area by selecting relevant sensors and transmitting control signals to air control devices.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If public institute sensors are used to check air condition, then air condition information can be obtained, but the information is only available for administrative districts and not for specific residential areas
Solution Approach 1:
The system divides the administrative district into multiple residential areas and assigns different sensors to different residential areas. Each sensor monitors air conditions specifically for its associated residential area, enabling location-specific air quality information rather than providing only district-level aggregated data.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements local quality by having sensors deployed at specific residential area locations rather than centralized district monitoring. Each sensor provides air condition data tailored to its local residential area, ensuring that the information reflects the actual air quality conditions of the specific location where users reside.
2Measurement precision
If individual air control devices use local sensors, then air condition can be sensed, but only in a small scope around the device
Solution Approach 1:
The system merges data from multiple sensors located in different residential areas. The electronic device receives air condition information from both the local sensor and surrounding sensors, combining these data sources to provide comprehensive air quality information that covers a broader area while maintaining local specificity.
Solution Approach 2:
The electronic device performs multiple functions: it controls the local air conditioner based on local sensor data and simultaneously provides air condition information for surrounding residential areas by integrating data from multiple sensors. This multi-functionality allows a single device to serve both local and regional air quality monitoring and control needs.
3Loss of information
If sensors in surrounding residential areas are integrated, then comprehensive air quality information is obtained, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The electronic device serves as an intermediary that receives air condition information from multiple sensors, processes this data, and generates appropriate control signals. This intermediary role simplifies the system architecture by centralizing the data integration and control logic in a single device rather than requiring complex peer-to-peer communication between multiple sensors and air conditioners.
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AI summary
An electronic device includes a communication module configured to receive first sensing information from at least one first sensor located in a first area, and to receive second sensing information from at least one second sensor out of a plurality of sensors located in a second area, and a processor configured to control at least one air control device located in the first area to condition air in the first area based on the first sensing information and the second sensing information, wherein the processor is configured to select the second sensor based on a location of the electronic device.