Peripheral Device Information Integration for Central Load Reduction
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Solution Overview
Problem
In a network of IoT devices, managing the communication and processing load, as well as power management, becomes burdensome for central control devices when dealing with multiple peripheral devices, leading to inefficiencies in information processing and user experience.
Innovation Solution
A peripheral device system that communicates with a central control device, acquiring and integrating information from other devices to generate summary information, which is then transmitted, allowing for grouped management of peripheral devices and reducing the load on the central control device.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a central control device manages multiple peripheral devices directly, then comprehensive control capability is achieved, but communication and processing load increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces intermediate peripheral devices that segment the communication architecture between the central control device and end devices. The intermediate devices aggregate information from multiple end devices and communicate only necessary summarized data to the central control device, thereby reducing the communication and processing load on the central device while maintaining comprehensive control capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs intermediate peripheral devices as mediators between end devices and the central control device. These intermediaries perform information aggregation, filtering, and summarization functions, acting as buffers that reduce the direct communication burden on the central control device while preserving the ability to manage multiple devices comprehensively.
2Loss of information
If a central control device collects information from all peripheral devices, then complete information gathering is achieved, but power consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the information collection process by introducing intermediate devices that aggregate data from multiple end devices locally. The central control device receives only summarized information from these intermediaries rather than raw data from all end devices, reducing the total data transmission volume and associated power consumption while maintaining information completeness through the aggregation function.
Solution Approach 2:
The intermediate peripheral devices perform preliminary information aggregation and summarization before data reaches the central control device. This preliminary action filters and condenses information at the edge, reducing the amount of data that requires transmission and processing by the central device, thereby lowering overall power consumption while preserving complete information through the aggregation process.
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AI summary
A peripheral device communicates with a central control device. The peripheral device includes a control circuit. The control circuit is configured to acquire, from another peripheral device, first information including a topic provided for the central control device or a user of the central control device, integrate the first information with second information which is included in the peripheral device and includes a topic provided for the central control device or the user of the central control device, to generate third information, and transmit the third information.