Location-Based Command Routing for Consumer Electronics
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Solution Overview
Problem
Consumer electronics devices lack the ability to remotely control and communicate with other devices at different locations, limiting their functionality in pre-configuring environments and conveying user status effectively.
Innovation Solution
Consumer electronics devices, such as smartphones and onboard systems, use processors and computer-readable storage media to send messages and commands to appliances at specific locations based on predefined distances, allowing for remote control of devices like TVs, message boards, and other appliances, enabling pre-configuration of settings and user notifications.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If CE devices can send commands to remote appliances, then device functionality is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system introduces a location-based intermediary mechanism that automatically mediates between the CE device and remote appliances. When the CE device enters a predefined geographic area, the system automatically triggers appropriate commands without requiring complex user configuration or direct device-to-device pairing, thus enabling enhanced functionality while managing system complexity through location-based automation.
2Measurement precision
If the system monitors CE device location continuously, then remote control accuracy is improved, but energy consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of continuous monitoring, the system uses periodic location checks triggered by geographic fence events. The CE device reports its location periodically or when crossing predefined geographic boundaries, allowing the system to determine when the device has entered or exited predefined areas. This periodic approach maintains location detection accuracy while significantly reducing energy consumption compared to continuous monitoring.
Data Source
AI summary
A consumer electronics (CE) device includes at least one processor and at least one computer readable storage medium accessible to the processor. The medium is programmed with instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to execute logic including detecting the position of the CE device and sending a command to at least one apparatus at a location distanced from the CE device to establish at least one configuration of the apparatus. The command is sent responsive to a determination that the CE device is passing a predefined distance from a location.