Smart Device Scenario Mode Configuration Server
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional home appliances' operation modes, such as touch buttons or infrared remote controllers, are inadequate for managing the increasing complexity and interconnectivity of smart home devices, necessitating a more sophisticated control system for smart home environments.
Innovation Solution
A method and server for configuring scenario modes in smart devices, which involves acquiring device information, pushing predefined scenario mode templates to a controlling device, receiving user selection, and defining operation modes for secondary devices based on status parameters collected by primary devices, enabling automatic linkage control and user convenience.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional operation modes (touch buttons or infrared remote controllers) are used for home appliances, then the control method is simple, but it cannot meet the requirements for controlling multiple smart home devices with interconnectivity
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a server as an intermediary component that manages and coordinates control operations across multiple smart home devices. The server receives control requests from user terminals, processes them according to predefined scenario modes, and executes appropriate actions on target devices, thereby enabling versatile multi-device control without requiring complex direct communication between each device pair.
2Ease of operation
If scenario modes are manually configured for each smart device, then precise control is achieved, but the configuration process becomes time-consuming and complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a scenario mode template mechanism where common control scenarios are pre-configured with standard device groupings and control logic. When a user selects a template, the system automatically applies the pre-defined configuration to the user's devices, eliminating the need for manual setup of each scenario from scratch and significantly reducing configuration time while maintaining ease of operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The system allows users to copy and reuse scenario mode configurations across different device sets or time periods. Once a scenario mode is configured or selected, it can be replicated and applied to similar control needs, reducing repetitive configuration work and accelerating the setup process for multiple scenarios.
3Adaptability or versatility
If automatic linkage control is implemented among smart devices, then system functionality is enhanced, but the complexity of defining operation modes increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates scenario modes that serve multiple functions simultaneously - a single scenario mode can coordinate control across different device types (lighting, temperature, entertainment), handle various trigger conditions, and execute diverse control actions. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate specialized control mechanisms for each device combination, managing complexity through unified scenario-based control.
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AI summary
The present disclosure relates to a method and a server for configuring a scenario mode. The method includes: acquiring device information of a plurality of smart device bound to a user account; pushing, according to the device information of the smart devices, at least one predefined scenario mode template to a controlling device bound to the user account; receiving, from the controlling device, scenario mode template selection information indicating a selected scenario mode template; and defining, according to the scenario mode template selection information, a scenario mode corresponding to the selected scenario mode template for the smart devices, wherein the smart devices comprise at least one first smart device and at least one second smart device, and the scenario mode represents an operation mode for controlling actions of the at least one second smart device according to a status parameter collected by the at least one first smart device.