Building Environment Control with Sensor-Mobile Target Sync
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing environment control systems in buildings operate independently, lacking synergy between environment controllers and smart light fixtures, which hinders optimized use and coordination of environmental conditions and marketing engagement.
Innovation Solution
An environment control system that integrates sensors, room controllers, and mobile computing devices to exchange data, allowing for real-time modification of environmental conditions and generation of commands based on differences between measured and target values, while also enabling interaction with smart light fixtures through communication technologies like Wi-Fi and BLE for enhanced user engagement.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If environment controllers and smart light fixtures operate independently, then device complexity is reduced and ease of manufacture is improved, but synergy and optimized coordination between environmental control and marketing engagement are lost
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges environment controllers and smart light fixtures into a unified system where both components communicate through a common network infrastructure. The environment controller and smart light fixture exchange data via Wi-Fi or Bluetooth Low Energy protocols, enabling coordinated operation while maintaining modular architecture that balances integration benefits with installation simplicity.
2Productivity
If real-time data exchange between sensors, room controllers, and mobile devices is implemented, then user engagement and environmental optimization are improved, but communication infrastructure complexity and energy consumption increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements periodic data exchange rather than continuous communication. Sensors transmit environmental data at predetermined intervals, and the environment controller updates smart light fixtures periodically based on accumulated data. This approach maintains real-time functionality while significantly reducing communication overhead and energy consumption compared to continuous data streaming.
3Measurement precision
If multiple sensors are deployed in different areas of the building, then measurement coverage and environmental monitoring accuracy are improved, but system complexity and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the building into multiple zones, each equipped with sensors and controlled by dedicated room controllers. This segmentation allows environmental monitoring to be distributed across multiple independent units rather than requiring a single complex centralized system. Each zone operates autonomously, simplifying installation and maintenance while achieving comprehensive building-wide coverage through coordinated operation of segmented units.
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure relates to an environment control system for controlling environmental conditions in a building. The environment control system comprises a plurality of sensors located in different areas of the building. Each sensor is used for determining a measured value for one of the environmental conditions in the area where the sensor is located. Further at least one of the plurality of sensors is configured for exchanging data with at least one mobile computing device for modifying a target value of one of the environmental conditions for the area where the sensor is located. The environment control system further comprises an environment controller for receiving the measured values and the modified target values from the plurality of sensors. The environment controller is further configured for comparing the measured values with the modified target values for each area of the building and generating commands for each area of the building based on a difference between the measured values and modified target values. The environment control system further comprises a plurality of room controllers, such that each room controller is installed in a room in one of the areas of the building. Each room controller is configured for exchanging data with the environment controller to obtain the measured values of the environmental conditions in the room.