Smart Toilet Function Access Control via Terminal Verification
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Solution Overview
Problem
Intelligent toilets face low popularity due to consumer unawareness, high prices, and limited communication capabilities with other devices, hindering their widespread adoption.
Innovation Solution
A control method and device for intelligent toilets that utilize a terminal and server to manage function usage restrictions, unlocking or locking features based on user conditions, such as remaining uses or time, to enhance convenience and compatibility with other devices.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If intelligent toilet functions are locked by default to prevent unauthorized use, then security and control are improved, but user convenience and ease of operation deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically verifies user credentials and manages function locking/unlocking without requiring manual intervention from operators. The intelligent toilet autonomously authenticates users via terminal devices and adjusts function accessibility based on verification results, eliminating the need for manual lock management while maintaining security.
Solution Approach 2:
The system provides real-time feedback to users about function availability status through the terminal device. When functions are locked or unlocked, the system communicates this status back to the user interface, allowing users to understand the current state and plan their usage accordingly, thus maintaining convenience despite security measures.
2Adaptability or versatility
If communication capabilities are expanded to connect with terminals and servers, then adaptability and versatility are improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a terminal device as an intermediary between the user and the intelligent toilet system. The terminal handles complex communication protocols, authentication, and data processing, while the intelligent toilet itself maintains a relatively simple structure. This intermediary approach enables expanded communication capabilities without significantly increasing the complexity of the toilet device.
Solution Approach 2:
The terminal device serves multiple functions including user authentication, function control, status monitoring, and data management. By consolidating these diverse functions into a single universal terminal interface, the system achieves high adaptability and versatility without proportionally increasing overall system complexity, as the terminal can handle various communication tasks through standardized protocols.
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AI summary
A control method and device for a smart seated toilet. The method comprises: by acquiring function usage limitation information of a pre-set function provided by the smart seated toilet, judging whether the function usage limitation information satisfies conditions for allowing a user to use; if so, unlocking the pre-set function; and if not, then locking the pre-set function. By verifying the usage of a smart seated toilet, usage limitations of different functions of the smart seated toilet are realized, and convenience for users is improved.