Method of setting system and processing device
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing refrigerator systems cannot set a predetermined action based on the amount of goods, lacking the ability to trigger specific actions when the amount falls below a certain threshold, which limits user convenience and automation.
Innovation Solution
A method is introduced where a processing device, connected to sensors that detect the amount of goods, displays screens to set a threshold amount and corresponding actions, allowing users to configure outputs when the threshold is reached, enabling automated actions such as purchasing more goods.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If the system automatically measures the amount of remaining goods and outputs the state on a screen, then the measurement precision is improved, but the device complexity increases due to the need for sensors and processing devices
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically measures the amount of remaining goods using sensors and displays the state on a screen without requiring manual intervention, allowing the system to serve itself in monitoring inventory levels
Solution Approach 2:
The processing device performs multiple functions including receiving sensor data, determining thresholds, displaying information, and controlling output actions, consolidating various functions into a single device to manage complexity
2Ease of operation
If the system displays screens for setting threshold amounts and actions, then the ease of operation is improved, but the loss of time increases due to the multiple setting steps required
Solution Approach 1:
The system displays a screen prompting the user to set the threshold amount in advance, before the actual threshold determination is needed, allowing users to prepare settings ahead of time when convenient
3Reliability
If the system acquires the threshold amount when the sensor detects that the amount of goods has been reduced by a predetermined amount, then the reliability is improved, but the measurement precision may be reduced due to the predetermined reduction amount
Solution Approach 1:
The system continuously monitors the amount of goods using sensors and provides feedback when the amount changes by a predetermined amount, allowing the processing device to determine the threshold based on this feedback information
Data Source
AI summary
Provided is a method of setting a system, the method being performed by a processor and including: (a) when receiving detection, by the sensor, of a first amount of goods equal to or larger than a first predetermined amount, displaying, on a display, a first screen prompting setting of a threshold amount of goods corresponding to a condition of trigger output; (b) when the sensor detects reduction of an amount of goods by at least a second predetermined amount after displaying the first screen, acquiring, as the threshold amount, a second amount of reduced goods; (c) after the threshold amount is acquired, displaying, on the display, a second screen for setting an action of the processing device; and (d) based on information on the action set after displaying the second screen, setting output contents to be output by the processing device upon satisfaction of the condition of trigger output.