Smart Home Scene Execution Priority Sorting

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current smart home systems execute scenes based on pre-defined time sequences, which do not consider user preferences or actual usage patterns, leading to inefficient and unoptimized scene execution.

Innovation Solution

A scene-operation method that acquires multiple scenes corresponding to a scene-trigger condition, determines the priority of each scene, sorts them based on priority, and executes them in a specific sequence, allowing for dynamic and user-preferred scene execution.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If scenes are executed sequentially according to pre-defined time sequences, then the execution order is fixed and simple to manage, but the system cannot adapt to user preferences or actual usage patterns

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveadaptability to user preferencesVSAvoidscene execution management complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements dynamic scene execution by introducing priority levels that allow the execution order to change based on user-defined importance rather than fixed time sequences. Scenes are re-ranked dynamically according to their priority values, enabling the system to adapt to user preferences while maintaining manageable complexity through a straightforward priority assignment mechanism.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

2Productivity

If multiple scenes are executed without priority sorting, then all scenes can be executed, but the execution efficiency and user experience are suboptimal

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvescene execution efficiencyVSAvoidscene configuration simplicity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies preliminary action by having users pre-assign priority levels to scenes during configuration. This preliminary sorting based on priority ensures that when scenes are executed, they automatically follow the optimal order without requiring complex real-time decision-making, thus improving execution efficiency while keeping the configuration process simple and intuitive.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

3Adaptability or versatility

If scenes are executed in a single fixed sequence, then the control logic is simple, but the system lacks diversity in execution strategies

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvescene execution strategy diversityVSAvoidcontrol logic complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces priority as a configurable parameter that changes the execution strategy. By varying the priority values assigned to different scenes, the system can generate diverse execution sequences without requiring multiple complex control logic paths. This parameter-based approach enables flexible execution strategies while maintaining relatively simple control logic.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentUS11782590B2Scene-operation method, electronic device, and non-transitory computer readable medium
Publication Date: 2023.10.10 SHENZHEN HEYTAP TECHNOLOGY CO LTD
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AI summary

Disclosed in the present application are a scene-operation method, an electronic device, and a non-transitory computer readable medium, relating to the field of the Internet of Things. The method includes: acquiring a plurality of scenes corresponding to a scene-trigger condition; acquiring a priority of each scene of the plurality of scenes; sorting the plurality of scenes according to the priority of each scene, and obtaining an execution sequence for the plurality of scenes; and executing the plurality of scenes according to the execution sequence.