Building Space-Device Association Updates Without Reinitialization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing systems for controlling devices and installations in buildings do not allow for easy modification of relevance between spaces and devices based on user lifestyle changes, requiring reinitialization for adjustments.
Innovation Solution
An information output method that acquires and modifies relevance information between space identification and device-installation information, enabling easy updates through user input and processing, including unification, change, and separation of associations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If initial setting is performed to establish relevance between spaces and devices, then the system can control devices in each space, but modifying the relevance requires reinitialization which is time-consuming and complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the relevance information into two parts: fixed space identification information and modifiable device-installation information. This allows the system to maintain stable space definitions while enabling flexible modification of device associations without requiring complete reinitialization. The segmentation enables partial updates to relevance information based on user lifestyle changes.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent performs preliminary action by pre-establishing the relevance information structure during initial setup, including space identification and device-installation information. This preliminary configuration creates a foundation that can be easily modified later through simple user input, avoiding the need for complete reinitialization when lifestyle changes occur.
2Adaptability or versatility
If complete reinitialization is performed to modify relevance information, then the association between spaces and devices can be updated, but the operation becomes complicated and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the device-installation information from the complete relevance information structure, allowing it to be modified independently without affecting the space identification information. This extraction enables users to modify device associations through simple operations rather than complicated reinitialization procedures.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces dynamics by making the device-installation information modifiable while keeping space identification information stable. This dynamic structure allows the system to adapt to user lifestyle changes through simple modification operations, improving ease of operation while maintaining adaptability.
3Stability of the object's composition
If the system maintains fixed relevance information from initial setting, then system stability is ensured, but the system cannot adapt to user lifestyle changes
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by making different parts of the relevance information have different characteristics: space identification information remains stable and fixed, while device-installation information is flexible and modifiable. This local differentiation allows the system to maintain overall stability while enabling local adaptations to user lifestyle changes.
Data Source
AI summary
An information processing apparatus acquires first relevance information indicative of a relevance between space identification information identifying a space in a building and device-installation information that is indicative of a device or an installation and associated with the space identification information; acquires modification information for modifying an association between the space identification information and the device-installation information in the first relevance information; generates second relevance information indicative of a new association between the space identification information and the device-installation information on the basis of the modification information; and outputs the second relevance information.