Remote Control Signal Registration Using Guided Model Selection

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional remote controller code server systems require manual input of device model names for registering device control signals, making it time-consuming and difficult to collect device control information.

Innovation Solution

A device control signal registration apparatus that acquires a list of device models, allows users to select target devices, determines their functions, and generates guidance for operating the remote controller to execute these functions without manual input of model names.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If manual input of model name is required for registering device control signals, then the system can collect device control information, but the registration process becomes time-consuming and labor-intensive

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedevice control information collectionVSAvoidregistration time

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system pre-acquires and stores a device list containing model names before the registration process. When a user needs to register a device control signal, they can select from the pre-prepared list rather than manually inputting the model name, significantly reducing registration time while ensuring accurate data collection

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

2Reliability

If manual input of model name is required, then the system can register device control signals, but input errors may occur reducing accuracy

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedevice control signal registrationVSAvoidmodel name input accuracy

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSMeasurement precision

Solution Approach 1:

Instead of requiring users to manually type model names, the system provides a copyable list of pre-verified model names from which users can select. This eliminates typing errors and ensures that only valid, pre-checked model names are used in the registration process, improving input accuracy

Inventive Principle:

Principle #26Copying

3Measurement precision

If the system requires detailed model name input, then it can accurately identify target devices, but the operation complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvetarget device identification accuracyVSAvoidregistration operation simplicity

Core Design Contradiction:

Measurement precisionVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The registration process is segmented into distinct steps: first selecting the device type from a list, then selecting the specific model, and finally registering the control signal. This breakdown simplifies each individual step while maintaining overall identification accuracy, making the operation more user-friendly

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentUS11810451B2Device control signal registration apparatus, device control signal registration system, device control signal registration method, and device control signal registration program storing medium

Publication Date: 2023.11.07 MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP

AI summary

Included are: a list acquiring unit for acquiring a device list that lists models of a device having functions that can be controlled by operation of a remote controller; a model receiving unit for receiving information of a target model of a target device, of which device control signal generated by operation of the remote controller is to be registered, the target model of the target device selected on the basis of the device list acquired by the list acquiring unit; a function determination unit for determining one or more target functions of the target model received by the model receiving unit; and a guidance generation unit for generating guidance information indicating operation of the remote controller for executing the one or more target functions determined by the function determination unit.