Shared-Account Device Configuration Through State-Based Recommendations
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing technologies lack efficient methods for configuring and managing electronic devices with shared user accounts to optimize multi-device experiences, particularly in determining and displaying recommended items based on device states and rules.
Innovation Solution
An electronic device is equipped with a communication module and processor to detect connected devices with the same user account, receive state information, determine functions and rules, and display recommended items on the display to enhance multi-device experiences.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If the electronic device displays all available functions and settings for connected devices, then the user has complete information to make decisions, but the interface becomes complex and overwhelming
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary analysis of device states, compatibility rules, and user preferences before generating recommendations. By pre-processing this information and preparing recommended items in advance, the system presents only the most relevant configuration options to the user, rather than overwhelming them with all possible functions. This resolves the contradiction by maintaining information completeness in the background while simplifying the foreground interface.
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces an intermediary layer (the recommendation engine) between the raw device information and the user interface. This intermediary processes complete device state information, applies compatibility rules, and transforms it into curated recommended items. The intermediary maintains full information availability internally while presenting a simplified, guided interface to the user.
2Productivity
If the system automatically configures devices based on detected states and rules, then the configuration process is simplified and faster, but the user loses control over customization options
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs partial automation by generating recommended configuration items based on device states and rules, but leaves the final selection and customization to the user. Rather than fully automating the configuration process (which would lose user control), the system provides guided recommendations that accelerate the process while maintaining user agency. This resolves the contradiction by applying automation selectively.
Solution Approach 2:
The configuration system is designed to be dynamic and adaptive. It automatically generates recommendations based on detected device states, but allows users to modify, accept, or reject these recommendations. The system adapts to user preferences and feedback, adjusting the level of automation and recommendation specificity. This dynamic approach balances configuration speed with user control.
Data Source
AI summary
An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a display, a communication module, memory including one or more storage media, storing one or more computer programs, and one or more processors communicatively coupled to the display, the communication module, and the memory, wherein the one or more computer programs include computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors individually or collectively, cause the electronic device to detect a connection of an external device configured to have the same user account as the electronic device, receive state information of the electronic device or the external device from an external server or the external device, use the state information to determine at least one function which is performed in association with the external device, and a rule corresponding to the at least one function, use the state information to determine at least one recommended item related to the at least one function, which satisfies the rule, and display the at least one recommended item on the display.