Smart Home Appliance Group Control for Concurrent Operation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Controlling smart home appliances can be complex due to the high number of functions and parameters, making it difficult for users to manage them effectively.
Innovation Solution
A method that allows users to group smart home appliances of the same type, select and associate control instructions, and send group control instructions to the appliances through a cloud server, enabling concurrent execution of functions and incorporating features like trigger events and user sharing for control.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If users control each smart home appliance individually through application commands, then each appliance can be precisely controlled, but the control process becomes complicated and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple individual appliance controls into a single group control operation. Users can select multiple appliances of the same type and apply control instructions to the entire group simultaneously, reducing the number of operations required and simplifying the control process while maintaining precise control over each appliance.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates group control instructions that can be universally applied to multiple appliances of the same type. A single control instruction can simultaneously affect multiple air conditioners, refrigerators, or other appliances, making the control system more versatile and efficient.
2Adaptability or versatility
If users manage multiple functions and parameters of smart home appliances, then comprehensive control is achieved, but the complexity of control increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the control system into individual appliance-level controls and group-level controls. Users can choose to control appliances individually or as groups based on their needs, providing flexibility while reducing complexity for routine operations that affect multiple appliances of the same type.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent combines multiple control operations into a single group control instruction. By merging the control of multiple appliances into one operation, the system maintains comprehensive control capabilities while significantly reducing the perceived complexity for users.
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AI summary
A method for controlling the functioning of two or more smart home appliances of a network system comprising a cloud server, a terminal device and two or more smart home appliances registered in said cloud server. The method comprises: selecting two or more smart home appliances of the same type; grouping the selected smart home appliances into a products group; selecting control instructions; associating the selected control instructions to the products group to define group control instructions; and sending the group control instructions to the grouped smart home appliances so that all the grouped smart home appliances concurrently execute identical functions according to the group control instructions.