Smart Device Connection Priority Selection for Energy Efficiency
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Problem
Traditional smart home systems using wired connections are complex, costly, and inefficient, while wireless connections offer greater convenience and lower costs but require a proper method to select the most energy-efficient and cost-effective communication scheme for connecting smart devices.
Innovation Solution
A method and apparatus that determine the highest priority wireless communication scheme among available options such as WiFi, Bluetooth, mobile communication network, and short message, based on factors like network environment and data plan, to establish a connection with a controlled smart device, optimizing energy consumption and expenditure.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple wireless communication schemes are used to connect smart devices, then connection flexibility and adaptability are improved, but energy consumption and system complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically adjusts the wireless communication scheme based on real-time network conditions, device states, and user preferences. The mobile terminal continuously monitors available communication schemes (WiFi, Bluetooth, mobile network, short message) and switches between them according to changing conditions, making the connection approach adaptive rather than static.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes key parameters such as communication protocol type, transmission power, and connection mode based on priority levels and environmental conditions. By adjusting these parameters according to the determined priority scheme, the system optimizes energy consumption while maintaining connection flexibility across different scenarios.
2Reliability
If multiple wireless communication schemes are supported, then connection reliability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments the complex task of connection management by assigning different priorities to various communication schemes (WiFi highest, then Bluetooth, mobile network, short message lowest). This segmentation allows the system to handle multiple protocols through a structured priority-based approach, reducing perceived complexity while maintaining reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements feedback mechanisms where the mobile terminal continuously monitors the status of different communication schemes and adjusts its connection strategy based on this feedback. The system receives information about available schemes, evaluates their priorities, and modifies connection behavior accordingly, creating a closed-loop control system that manages complexity effectively.
3Use of energy by moving object
If priority-based selection of communication schemes is implemented, then energy efficiency is improved, but processing time and computational overhead increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-establishing priority levels for different communication schemes before actual connection needs arise. The mobile terminal pre-configures the priority order (WiFi > Bluetooth > mobile network > short message) and pre-evaluates available schemes, so that when connection is needed, the selection process is accelerated by having priorities already determined.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes operational parameters such as the active communication protocol and transmission characteristics based on the determined priority. By pre-determining priorities and quickly switching parameters when conditions change, the system minimizes processing time while maintaining energy efficiency through informed protocol selection.
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AI summary
A method and an apparatus are provided for connecting with a controlled smart device. The method includes: obtaining wireless communication schemes, each of which allows connecting with the controlled smart device currently; determining a first wireless communication scheme with a highest priority among the wireless communication schemes, according to priorities corresponding respectively to the wireless communication schemes; and sending a connecting request to the controlled smart device, by adopting the first wireless communication scheme with the highest priority.