Mobile Device Illumination Control via Location Sorting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional illumination system controllers require users to perform onerous operations to adjust illumination states as they need to search through multiple devices, making it difficult to easily adjust illumination states according to changing situations, especially when there are many operation targets.
Innovation Solution
A control method for a mobile device that acquires location information and sorts setting screens accordingly, displaying only relevant screens for the current location, allowing users to easily adjust illumination states by prioritizing devices based on proximity and location, and enabling input of desired locations for precise control.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a predetermined screen is displayed for adjusting each illumination state regardless of situation, then all illumination devices can be controlled, but the user operation becomes onerous when searching for specific devices in changing situations
Solution Approach 1:
The control screen dynamically changes its display content based on the user's current location information. The system automatically updates which illumination devices are shown and their arrangement order according to real-time location data, transforming a static interface into an adaptive one that responds to user movement and situational context.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary sorting and filtering of illumination devices based on location information before the user needs to access the control screen. By pre-organizing the device list according to spatial proximity and relevance, the system eliminates the need for users to manually search through all devices, presenting only the most relevant controls in advance.
2Adaptability or versatility
If all illumination devices are displayed on the control screen, then complete control is available, but the interface becomes complex and difficult to navigate
Solution Approach 1:
The control interface applies local quality by displaying different information for different regions or groups of illumination devices based on their spatial relationship to the user. Devices closer to the user's location are presented with more prominent or detailed controls, while distant devices are shown with simplified or aggregated controls, creating a hierarchy of information density matched to spatial relevance.
Solution Approach 2:
The complete set of illumination devices is segmented into multiple groups or categories based on location information, such as rooms, floors, or proximity zones. Each segment is displayed separately or with clear organizational structure, allowing users to navigate through segmented groups rather than facing a single overwhelming list of all devices simultaneously.
3Device complexity
If the control screen shows illumination devices in fixed order, then the interface is simple, but it does not adapt to changing user locations and situations
Solution Approach 1:
The ordering and arrangement of illumination devices on the control screen transitions from a fixed static sequence to a dynamic one that automatically reconfigures based on location information. As the user moves between different locations, the system dynamically recalculates and reorders device presentation to reflect current spatial relationships, maintaining simplicity while achieving adaptability.
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AI summary
A control method for a mobile device (100) that controls one or more illumination devices (200, 201), the mobile device (100) including a display (120), a computer, and a memory, the control method causing the computer of the mobile device to execute acquiring a piece of mobile-device location information indicating a location where the mobile device is present, sorting one or more setting screens corresponding to the respective one or more illumination devices using information stored in the memory, the information indicating correspondences between the one or more illumination devices and one or more pieces of illumination-device location information indicating locations where the respective one or more illumination devices are present, displaying the sorted one or more setting screens on the display, and transmitting a control signal in accordance with setting information indicating an illumination state set through the setting screens, to the one or more illumination devices.