Smart Home Controller With Behavior-Based Device Prioritization

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Solution Overview

Problem

As the number of indoor smart home devices increases, users face cumbersome operations when trying to control specific devices, requiring a method to simplify these controls.

Innovation Solution

A controller with an interaction module and communication module that determines control commands based on user operational data, such as sliding or click data, and uploads these commands to a control server to control target smart home devices, with a control system involving a control server, collaborative server, and smart home cloud server to execute responsive operations.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If the number of smart home devices is increased to provide more functionality, then the versatility of the smart home system is improved, but the complexity of device selection and control operations increases

Engineering Contradiction:

ImprovefunctionalityVSAvoidcontrol operations

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The controller performs automatic device identification and prioritization based on user behavior patterns. The system self-adjusts by analyzing operational data to determine which devices the user frequently operates, then automatically prioritizes these devices in the control interface without requiring manual configuration or selection by the user.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The system continuously collects operational data from user interactions with smart home devices and uses this feedback to dynamically adjust the prioritization of devices. The controller analyzes this feedback loop to understand usage patterns and optimizes the control interface accordingly, presenting the most relevant devices first based on historical behavior.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

2Measurement precision

If manual device selection is required to control specific smart home devices, then the precision of device control is improved, but the time and complexity of operations increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedevice control precisionVSAvoidoperation time

Core Design Contradiction:

Measurement precisionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The controller pre-identifies and prioritizes smart home devices based on analyzed user behavior patterns before the user needs to control them. By performing this identification action in advance, the system prepares the control interface with devices already ordered by relevance, eliminating the need for users to manually search or select from unorganized device lists.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The controller serves multiple functions: it acts as a behavior analysis engine, a device prioritization system, and a control interface all in one device. This multi-functional approach consolidates what would otherwise require separate systems into a single universal controller that automatically adapts to user needs.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS20250097067A1Controllers, controlling methods, and controlling systems for smart homes

Publication Date: 2025.03.20 COMMANDER SMART HOME INC

AI summary

Embodiments of the present disclosure relates to the field of smart homes, specifically relating to a controller, a control method, and a control system for a smart home. The controller includes an interaction module and a communication module. The interaction module includes at least one of a button unit and a sliding unit. The controller is configured to: obtain a control command based on the interaction module, and upload the control command to a control server via the communication module, wherein the control command is configured to control a target smart home device.