Orientation-Based Smart Device Control via Virtual Coordinate System
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for controlling multiple smart devices from a single interface are cumbersome, especially in scenarios with many devices, as they require dedicated operations or complex device selection processes.
Innovation Solution
An indication direction-based instruction transmission method and apparatus that determines the orientation of a smart device and sends instructions to nearby devices within that orientation, using a virtual coordinate system and sensors to accurately target and control other smart devices without special operations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If dedicated buttons or switches are used for each smart device control, then device control reliability is improved, but device complexity and ease of operation deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies universality by enabling a single control device to control multiple different smart devices through orientation-based selection. Instead of requiring dedicated buttons for each device, one control interface can universally control multiple devices by pointing in different directions, reducing control interface complexity while maintaining reliable device control through precise orientation detection
2Reliability
If dedicated buttons or switches are used for each smart device control, then device control reliability is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces mechanical button-pressing operations with orientation-based control using sensors (accelerometers, gyroscopes, magnetometers). Users simply point the control device toward the target device, and the system automatically identifies and establishes connection, eliminating the need to manually search through multiple dedicated buttons and significantly improving ease of operation while maintaining reliable device control
3Reliability
If complex device selection processes are used, then device control reliability is improved, but productivity deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by pre-establishing a spatial relationship map between the control device and multiple smart devices using orientation detection. When a user points the control device, the system has already prepared the device list and connection parameters in advance, enabling immediate device selection and instruction transmission without time-consuming search processes, thus improving control operation efficiency while ensuring reliable device control
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AI summary
Disclosed are an indication direction-based instruction transmission method and apparatus, a smart device and a storage medium. According to the method, after a first smart device receives a first instruction, a current orientation of a set orientation on the first smart device is determined. It is detected whether there is at least one second smart device in the current orientation or not, and a first detection result is generated. When the first detection result represents that there is at least one second smart device in the current orientation, the first instruction is sent to at least one second smart device in the detected at least one second smart device to enable the at least one second smart device receiving the first instruction to execute the first instruction.