Simulation Model Interface for Cross-Protocol Device Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing control systems face complexity and inefficiency in communicating across multiple communication protocols, requiring cumbersome conversion processes and prone to information distortion when dealing with external devices using different protocols.
Innovation Solution
A control simulation system with a transceiving interface, identification unit, and user interface that allows for flexible combination of object simulation models with control icons or physical movable control elements, enabling direct communication and manipulation across various protocols by determining the appropriate object simulation model based on attribute information.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If protocol conversion processes are used to enable communication between different communication protocols, then communication compatibility is improved, but system complexity increases and information distortion occurs
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a simulation object as an intermediary layer between external devices using different communication protocols. The simulation object receives control commands from the user interface, converts them into the appropriate protocol format, and transmits them to the target external device. This mediator approach enables communication between devices using different protocols (e.g., RS232 to Bluetooth) without requiring complex direct conversion processes, thereby improving communication compatibility while maintaining system simplicity.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple communication protocols are supported through conversion processes, then communication versatility is improved, but information accuracy deteriorates due to distortion
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a simulation object that serves as a digital copy or virtual representation of the external device. This simulation object contains the same control structures and data formats as the actual device, allowing commands to be transmitted through the simulation object without undergoing multiple protocol conversions. By using this copying approach, the system maintains information accuracy while supporting multiple communication protocols, as the simulation object preserves the original data structure throughout the transmission process.
3Adaptability or versatility
If protocol conversion is implemented to achieve cross-protocol communication, then communication capability is improved, but operation convenience deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements automatic identification and selection of simulation objects based on the target external device. When a user selects an external device to control, the system automatically identifies the appropriate simulation object that matches the device's communication protocol and control structure. This self-service mechanism eliminates the need for users to manually configure protocol conversion parameters or understand complex communication protocols, thereby maintaining operation convenience while enabling cross-protocol communication capability.
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AI summary
A control simulation system, includes: a transceiving interface, transceiving attribute information of a device; an identification unit, comparing the object simulation model with the attribute information of the external device, for determining an object simulation model corresponding to the external device by an specific mapping arrangement; and an user interface, for providing a model interface unit corresponding to the object simulation model for flexibly combining the object simulation model with an control icon or an physical movable control element. The model interface unit is displayed on the user interface, and the control icon or the physical movable control element, corresponds to a control command or a control structure of the external device for controlling the external device.