Smart Home Rule Adaptation via Abstract Linkage Extraction
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing smart home systems fail to adapt user-set rules across different locations, such as home, workplace, or hotels, limiting personalized control experiences for users.
Innovation Solution
An information processing method and electronic device that receive and store specific rule information, extract abstract rule information based on device attributes, and transmit these abstract rules to control devices at different locations, enabling adaptation of linkage rules across various environments.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If specific linkage rules are set for a home environment, then the rules work perfectly at home, but they cannot be applied to other locations such as workplace or hotels
Solution Approach 1:
The patent copies linkage rules from a source control device to a target control device. The processing device receives first linkage rules from a first control device, processes them, and generates second linkage rules for the second control device. This copying mechanism enables rules to be reused across different locations without manual reconfiguration.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes parameters of linkage rules during the processing step. Specifically, device identifiers are replaced with new identifiers suitable for the target location, while preserving the logical structure and functionality of the original rules. This parameter transformation enables adaptability without requiring complete rule redesign.
2Ease of operation
If manual reconfiguration of rules is performed at each location, then location-specific customization is achieved, but user time and operational effort increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs preliminary processing of linkage rules by extracting logical relationships and device attribute mappings before deployment to new locations. The processing device prepares the rules in advance by identifying which rules can be adapted and how device identifiers should be transformed, significantly reducing on-site configuration time.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of manually recreating rules at each location, the system copies processed rules from the source control device to the target control device. This automated copying eliminates repetitive manual configuration work and reduces the time required to deploy smart home functionality at new locations.
3Adaptability or versatility
If abstract rule information is extracted and transmitted to different control devices, then rule reusability across locations is enabled, but information processing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts essential information from specific linkage rules, separating the logical structure and device attribute relationships from specific device identifiers. The processing device identifies and extracts the core logic of linkage rules, device type mappings, and attribute correspondences, storing this abstracted information for reuse across multiple locations.
Solution Approach 2:
The processing device serves multiple functions: receiving rules from source devices, processing and transforming rule information, extracting abstract patterns, and generating rules for target devices. This multi-functional design consolidates what could be separate complex systems into a single versatile component.
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AI summary
An information processing method and an electronic device are described where the method includes receiving and storing a first set of rule information, the first set of rule information including one piece or more pieces of first rule information, each piece of first rule information indicating a specific rule that a first control device triggers a second sub-device to perform a predetermined operation in response to detection of a predetermined condition of a first sub-device; extracting second rule information from each piece of first rule information to generate a second set of rule information; and transmitting the second set of rule information to the second control device.