Mobile Device Sound Wave Control for Smart Home Setup
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Solution Overview
Problem
Smart home appliances face challenges in complex and cumbersome network setup due to limited screen and input device capabilities, necessitating a method to control operations without accessing a wireless router.
Innovation Solution
A mobile device system that generates and outputs sound waves with specific frequencies to control external devices, allowing users to input commands through a user interface and decode sound waves for control information without network connection.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If smart home appliances are connected to a wireless router for network access and interworking, then Internet connectivity and device communication are enabled, but the setup process becomes complicated and cumbersome due to limited screen and input device capabilities
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a mobile device as an intermediary between the user and the smart home appliance. The mobile device displays a graphical user interface with visual instructions and receives user inputs, acting as a mediator that bridges the gap between the user's limited input capabilities and the complex network setup requirements. The mobile device transmits control information to the appliance, enabling network configuration without requiring the appliance's own display or input interface to be sufficient.
2Device complexity
If smart home appliances have limited screen and input device capabilities, then device hardware is simplified, but data input for network setting becomes complicated and cumbersome
Solution Approach 1:
The mobile device serves as an intermediary that provides the necessary input interface. It displays a graphical user interface showing network setup information and receives various types of user inputs (touch, voice, etc.). The mobile device then processes these inputs and transmits the corresponding control information to the smart home appliance, effectively transferring the input functionality from the appliance to the mobile device where it can be more easily implemented.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent shifts the input interface from the one-dimensional limited display of the smart home appliance to the multi-dimensional graphical user interface of the mobile device. The mobile device's screen can display visual instructions, icons, and feedback in a rich format, while accepting various input modalities. This dimensional shift from a minimal appliance interface to a comprehensive mobile interface resolves the contradiction between hardware simplicity and input ease.
3Adaptability or versatility
If a home gateway is used to control home appliance operations, then network connectivity is established, but the system configuration becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The mobile device is designed to perform multiple functions: it displays network setup information, receives user inputs in various formats, processes control information, and communicates with the smart home appliance. This multi-functional mobile device replaces the need for a separate home gateway, consolidating control capabilities into a universal device that users already possess and are familiar with, thereby reducing overall system configuration complexity.
Data Source
AI summary
Provided is a mobile device including: an input reception unit for receiving at least one input through a user interface; a control information determination unit for determining control information corresponding to an operation of an external device based on the at least one input, wherein the control information includes a first symbol and a second symbol; a sound wave data generation unit for generating sound wave data corresponding to the control information; and an output unit for outputting a sound wave corresponding to the sound wave data generated by a sound wave generation apparatus. In this case, the sound wave data generation unit determines a first frequency corresponding to the first symbol and a second frequency corresponding to the second symbol, and generates the sound wave data based on the first frequency and the second frequency, and the sound wave data includes a portion corresponding to the first frequency and a portion corresponding to the second frequency.