Multi-Device Service Orchestration Using Distributed Unit Functions
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Solution Overview
Problem
Electronic apparatuses are limited in their functionality by the type and performance of their hardware, making it difficult to provide new services without replacing or upgrading the apparatus or its hardware, which is costly and time-consuming.
Innovation Solution
An electronic apparatus that can control other connected devices via a network to perform specific functions, using a communicator, memory, and processor to identify and match unit functions across multiple devices, allowing for the provision of services without hardware replacement.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If an electronic apparatus is replaced or upgraded with new hardware to provide additional services, then the service functionality is improved, but cost and time are increased
Solution Approach 1:
The electronic apparatus achieves multi-functionality by integrating a service provider that can execute multiple unit functions from different electronic apparatuses. Instead of replacing hardware, the system universally combines functions from connected devices (camera, microphone, speaker, etc.) to provide diverse services like video calls, conferencing, and content sharing through a single apparatus.
Solution Approach 2:
The system merges unit functions from multiple electronic apparatuses into a unified service execution environment. The processor combines functions from connected devices (e.g., camera function from one device, speaker function from another) to create composite services, eliminating the need for each function to reside in separate hardware units.
2Adaptability or versatility
If hardware is replaced or added to enable new services, then the service capability is improved, but device complexity is increased
Solution Approach 1:
The service provider acts as an intermediary layer between the user and multiple electronic apparatuses. Instead of directly managing complex hardware connections, the service provider receives service requests, identifies required unit functions, and automatically coordinates with appropriate connected devices, simplifying the user interface while handling backend complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The system segments service functionality into discrete unit functions that can be independently identified and executed by different electronic apparatuses. Each connected device contributes specific unit functions (camera, microphone, speaker) that are segmented from the overall service, allowing flexible recombination without increasing individual device complexity.
3Reliability
If the electronic apparatus performs all functions itself, then reliability is improved, but device complexity and cost are increased
Solution Approach 1:
The electronic apparatus with the service provider performs self-service by automatically identifying required unit functions, selecting appropriate connected electronic apparatuses, and coordinating their execution. The system autonomously manages the complexity of distributing functions across multiple devices while maintaining reliable service delivery, without requiring user intervention in the coordination process.
Data Source
AI summary
Provided herein are an electronic apparatus and a controlling method thereof. An electronic apparatus according to the disclosure includes a communicator, a memory storing information on a recipe wherein a plurality of unit functions for provision of a service are combined, and a processor configured to, based on receiving information for a unit function that can be performed at each electronic apparatus from each of a plurality of electronic apparatuses through the communicator, identify a plurality of electronic apparatuses matched to the plurality of unit functions included in the recipe based on the received information, and control the communicator to transmit a signal for performing each matched unit function to each of the plurality of identified electronic apparatuses.