Smart Gateway Control Using Sensor Feedback for Device Coordination
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current smart device control systems face challenges in coordinating the operation of multiple smart devices within a single controlling system, as they often fail to consider the interactions and interdependencies between devices effectively.
Innovation Solution
A method and apparatus for controlling smart devices that involve receiving monitored data from sensors, determining action resources based on preset conditions, and sending execution instructions to smart devices, while monitoring execution effects to adjust operations and coordinate the startup or shutdown of devices based on real-time data and predefined parameters.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If multiple smart devices are controlled independently in a controlling system, then each device can be controlled individually, but the interactions and interdependencies between devices cannot be considered
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple independently controllable smart devices into a coordinated controlling system where a central controller manages device interactions. The controller integrates control signals for multiple devices and coordinates their operations based on preset conditions, enabling both individual control and inter-device coordination simultaneously.
Solution Approach 2:
The controlling system is designed with universal functionality to handle various device types and control scenarios. The controller can process control signals for different devices, evaluate preset conditions involving multiple devices, and execute coordinated control strategies, making the system adaptable to diverse smart device configurations and interaction patterns.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a central controller coordinates multiple smart devices, then device interactions can be considered, but the control system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The controlling system is segmented into functional modules: a signal receiving module for acquiring control signals, a condition evaluation module for assessing preset conditions, and an execution module for coordinating device operations. This modular segmentation reduces system complexity by dividing the control function into manageable, independent components that can be developed and maintained separately.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses preset conditions that are defined in advance before actual device coordination is needed. These predetermined rules and parameters are established beforehand, allowing the controller to automatically evaluate and execute coordination strategies without complex real-time decision-making, thereby reducing the perceived system complexity during operation.
3Productivity
If smart devices operate without considering other devices, then the control logic is simple, but the overall system performance and energy usage cannot be optimized
Solution Approach 1:
The controlling system implements feedback mechanisms where the controller continuously monitors device states and operational outcomes. Based on this feedback and the evaluation of preset conditions involving multiple devices, the controller adjusts coordination strategies to optimize system performance and energy consumption, creating a closed-loop control system that learns and adapts to improve productivity.
Solution Approach 2:
The system optimizes performance by dynamically changing operational parameters of smart devices based on coordinated control decisions. The controller adjusts parameters such as operating modes, timing schedules, and resource allocation for multiple devices according to preset conditions and system state, enabling performance optimization without requiring fundamentally complex control logic.
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AI summary
A system, method and apparatus for controlling a smart device, a smart gateway and a storage medium, wherein the method includes: receiving first monitored data provided by a first sensor; determining a relation that the first monitored data and a preset target monitored numerical value satisfy; determining an action resource among a plurality of preset action resources that contains a triggering condition matching with the relation as a first action resource; extracting an execution instruction from the first action resource, and sending the execution instruction to a first smart device related to the first action resource; and according to the first monitored data, monitoring a first execution effect of the first smart device related to the first action resource, and according to the first execution effect, starting up a second smart device related to the first smart device or shutting down the first smart device.