Smart Scene Deletion via Unbinding Notification Detection

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Solution Overview

Problem

In smart home environments, deleting smart scenes defined with unbound smart devices is cumbersome and requires manual operations, leading to complicated processes.

Innovation Solution

A method and device for deleting smart scenes involve detecting desktop shortcuts, sending unbinding requests to unbinding devices, and updating triggering conditions, allowing for automatic deletion of smart scenes upon successful unbinding of smart devices.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If manual operations are used to delete smart scenes after unbinding smart devices, then the deletion process is simple and direct, but the process becomes cumbersome and complicated

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedeletion process simplicityVSAvoiddeletion process complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary detection to identify smart scenes associated with the unbound device before the user attempts deletion. By pre-identifying the relevant smart scenes through detection modules that search for corresponding relationships between device IDs and scene IDs, the system prepares the deletion list in advance, eliminating the need for manual selection and simplifying the user's deletion operation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system automatically detects and identifies smart scenes that need to be deleted based on the unbound device information. The detection module autonomously searches for corresponding relationships in the database, identifies relevant smart scenes, and presents them to the user for confirmation, allowing the system to serve itself in the deletion process rather than requiring manual intervention for each scene.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

2Productivity

If automatic deletion is implemented upon unbinding, then the deletion process is simplified and quick, but additional detection and processing steps are required

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedeletion speedVSAvoiddetection and processing complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system implements a feedback mechanism where the detection module continuously monitors for unbinding events and automatically responds by identifying and presenting smart scenes for deletion. When a device unbinding event occurs, the system provides feedback by detecting the event, searching for associated smart scenes, and presenting the deletion list to the user, enabling quick automatic processing while maintaining user control through confirmation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The system merges the detection, identification, and presentation functions into a unified automated process. The detection module combines the search for corresponding relationships, identification of smart scenes, and preparation of deletion lists into a single integrated operation that triggers automatically upon device unbinding, reducing the overall process steps while handling the complexity internally.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Data Source

PatentEP3086539B1Method and device for deleting smart scene
Publication Date: 2019.03.27 XIAOMI INC
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AI summary

The present invention relates to a method and a device for deleting a smart scene, which belongs to the field of smart home. The method for deleting a smart scene includes: receiving (201) an unbinding notification message indicating that a designated smart device has been successfully unbound; detecting (202) whether a target smart scene set with the designated smart device exists among established smart scenes; and when a target smart scene set with the designated smart device exists among the established smart scenes, deleting (203) the target smart scene.