Smart Furniture Cloud-Connected Motion Control for Remote Operation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing furniture control systems lack the ability to remotely and seamlessly integrate with cloud networks for centralized control of movable parts, heating functions, and massage operations through voice commands or app inputs, limiting user convenience and functionality.
Innovation Solution
A smart furniture motion control system that includes actuators, a Wi-Fi circuit for wireless communication, and control circuitry to receive and execute smart furniture control signals from a cloud network, enabling remote operation of movable parts, heating, and massage functions via voice commands or app inputs.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If furniture control systems integrate with cloud networks for centralized control, then user convenience and functionality are enhanced, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a cloud network as an intermediary between the user and the furniture control system. The cloud-based server receives control signals from user devices, processes them, and transmits commands to the furniture actuators. This mediator approach allows users to control furniture remotely through simple app interfaces without directly interacting with complex control circuitry, thereby enhancing user convenience while isolating the complexity within the cloud infrastructure and furniture electronics.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces traditional mechanical control systems with wireless electronic communication systems. Instead of physical switches or mechanical linkages, the system uses Wi-Fi circuits, Bluetooth modules, and cloud-based communication protocols to transmit control signals. This substitution eliminates the need for complex mechanical control mechanisms while enabling remote control capabilities, thus improving ease of operation without requiring users to understand underlying mechanical complexities.
2Adaptability or versatility
If furniture members include multiple movable parts with actuators, then functionality and adaptability are improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal control architecture where a single cloud-based control system manages multiple types of actuators (linear actuators for legrests, rotary actuators for seatbacks, recline mechanisms) through standardized communication protocols. The control circuitry is designed to accommodate various movable parts using the same basic control logic, allowing the system to perform multiple functions (adjusting seat position, backrest angle, legrest elevation) through a unified interface, thereby enhancing versatility without proportionally increasing complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent divides the furniture into modular segments, each with its own actuator and control logic. Individual components such as legrests, seatbacks, and headrests can be independently controlled and adjusted. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized separately while maintaining overall system coordination through the central control circuitry, enabling high adaptability without requiring the entire system to become overly complex.
3Ease of operation
If cloud network integration is added for remote control, then ease of operation is improved, but loss of information and security risks increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements feedback mechanisms where the control circuitry continuously monitors the status of actuators and movable parts, then transmits this information back to the cloud server and user device. This real-time feedback loop allows the system to verify that control commands were executed correctly, detect potential issues, and maintain accurate knowledge of furniture state. The feedback system helps prevent information loss by ensuring data integrity between the furniture, cloud server, and user interface.
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AI summary
A smart furniture motion control system for controlling movement of one or more movable parts of a first furniture member includes one or more actuators configured to control movement of the one or more movable parts of the first furniture member; a Wi-Fi circuit configured to send and receive wireless signals; and control circuitry configured to control the one or more actuators, wherein the control circuitry is configured to, in response to receiving a smart furniture control signal from a cloud network via the Wi-Fi circuit, drive the one or more actuators such that the one or more movable parts move in accordance with one or more operations specified by the smart furniture control signal.