Electronic apparatus and controlling method thereof
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Solution Overview
Problem
During online cooking classes, instructors face challenges in providing real-time guidance and control for unexpected situations or personalized assistance due to the limitations of real-time two-way communication technologies like WebRTC, which lack direct intervention capabilities.
Innovation Solution
An electronic apparatus and method that enables remote device control by identifying the user's cooking devices, transmitting control instructions, and providing alternative cooking methods through a communication interface, processor, and memory, allowing for seamless integration with WebRTC for real-time video calls.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Speed
If real-time two-way communication technology (WebRTC) is used for online cooking classes, then image and audio data can be shared in real time, but direct intervention capability and personalized guidance are lost
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a server as an intermediary between the instructor's terminal and the student's terminal. The server receives cooking device control requests from the instructor, identifies the student's available devices, and transmits appropriate control signals. This mediator enables direct intervention capability while preserving real-time communication through the WebRTC framework.
2Manufacturing precision
If the instructor controls the exact cooking device specified in the curriculum, then cooking accuracy is maintained, but usability decreases when students lack the specified device
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically changes control parameters by identifying the student's available cooking devices and adjusting the control signals accordingly. When the specified device is unavailable, the system selects alternative devices with comparable functionality and modifies control parameters (temperature, time, power levels) to achieve equivalent cooking results, thereby maintaining accuracy while improving adaptability.
Solution Approach 2:
The control system is designed to work with multiple types of cooking devices universally. By implementing device identification and alternative selection mechanisms, the system can control various cooking devices (ovens, stoves, microwaves, etc.) through a unified interface, enabling the same cooking curriculum to be delivered across different device configurations.
3Ease of operation
If remote device control technology is integrated into WebRTC, then personalized guidance is enabled, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements automatic device identification and alternative selection without requiring manual intervention. The server autonomously queries the student's device list, identifies suitable cooking devices, and selects appropriate alternatives when the specified device is unavailable. This self-service approach enables personalized guidance while minimizing the complexity burden on users.
4Adaptability or versatility
If the system provides alternative cooking methods when the specified device is unavailable, then adaptability improves, but response time increases due to device identification and alternative selection
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary device identification and alternative selection in advance, before the actual cooking operation begins. By proactively querying available devices and preparing alternative control schemes, the system minimizes delays during critical cooking moments, maintaining both adaptability and timely response.
Data Source
AI summary
An electronic apparatus includes: a communication interface configured to perform a communication connection with an external device; a memory storing instructions; and a processor connected to the memory and configured to execute the instructions. The at least one instruction includes instructions to: receive a signal requesting a first cooking operation of a first cooking device for cooking food from a user terminal device while a food cooking image is provided to the user terminal device, in response to receiving the signal requesting the first cooking operation, identify whether a user has the first cooking device based on a list of cooking devices that the user has, and in response to identifying that the user does not have the first cooking device, transmit to the external device a signal for performing a second cooking operation that is capable of replacing the first cooking operation of the first cooking device.