Smart Access Point for Unified IoT Device Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
In IoT environments, users face inconvenience in accessing and controlling multiple IoT devices within a specific spatial environment, as existing technologies lack integrated control solutions and insufficient information about device spaces, leading to isolated device interactions rather than coordinated control.
Innovation Solution
A smart access point apparatus and method that integrates IoT devices within a space by receiving service requests, providing virtual object lists, identifying and controlling corresponding IoT devices, and updating their states, allowing users to manage devices through a web interface or intent-based interactions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If users control each IoT device individually through separate access methods, then device control is possible, but user convenience deteriorates and operation complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple IoT devices into a unified service list accessible through a single web interface. The access point aggregates device information, virtual objects, and control functions into one centralized access method, eliminating the need for users to access each device separately and thereby improving ease of operation while reducing operational complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The access point serves as a universal control interface for multiple different IoT devices. By providing a common web-based access method that can control various device types (lights, thermostats, sensors) through unified virtual objects, the system enables one access point to perform multiple control functions, improving user convenience without increasing complexity.
2Loss of information
If the system provides detailed information about each IoT device, then device control capability improves, but information processing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates virtual objects that are simplified representations or copies of physical IoT devices. These virtual objects contain essential information (device ID, type, status, location) in a standardized format that is easier to process and manage. The access point maintains these virtual object copies in a service list, providing comprehensive device information while reducing the complexity of handling raw device data through standardized virtual representations.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the system integrates multiple IoT devices in a spatial environment, then coordinated control capability improves, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a spatial dimension to device integration by organizing IoT devices according to their physical locations (home, office, conference room). The access point uses location information from virtual objects to group and manage devices spatially, enabling coordinated control based on physical environment. This spatial organization provides integrated control capability while managing complexity through location-based categorization rather than device-by-device management.
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AI summary
An access point and a method for controlling an IoT (Internet of Things) device, using the access point. The method includes receiving a request for a service list from a user terminal through a smart access point communication with one or more IoT devices provided in one space; providing a list of virtual objects which are able to be provided out of virtual objects corresponding to the one or more IoT devices to the user terminal as the service list; receiving a control service request generated from the service list of the user terminal; identifying an IoT device corresponding to the control service request and requesting the identified IoT device for IoT control; and renewing a state of a virtual object corresponding to the identified IoT device based on a response of the identified IoT device and transmitting information on the state renewal to the user terminal.