System and method for aggregating and analyzing the status of a system
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Solution Overview
Problem
Smart devices in home or business environments often lack the ability to share information and cooperate synergistically, limiting their operational efficiency and functionality despite being capable of wireless communication.
Innovation Solution
A software agent that aggregates, stores, and analyzes status and functional data from various devices, enabling proactive actions such as thermostat adjustments and security system changes, by performing device discovery, configuring communication protocols, and initiating user-defined actions based on system status changes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Speed
If smart devices are equipped with wireless communication capabilities, then connectivity and communication potential are improved, but information sharing and synergistic cooperation between devices remain limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a central server as an intermediary that receives status information from multiple smart devices, processes this data, and generates coordinated control commands. This mediator enables information sharing and synergistic cooperation between devices that would otherwise operate in isolation, resolving the contradiction between having communication capability and actually sharing information effectively.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a central server aggregates data from multiple devices, then system-wide analysis and coordinated control are improved, but system complexity and data processing requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the system into distinct functional components: device status monitoring modules, data transmission modules, server-side data aggregation and analysis modules, and command generation modules. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function independently, managing system complexity through modular design while maintaining comprehensive system integration capability.
3Ease of operation
If the system performs real-time analysis of device status data, then proactive actions and user convenience are improved, but processing time and computational resources increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements preliminary action by having the server continuously aggregate and analyze status information from devices in real-time, preparing control commands in advance based on predetermined conditions. When specific status patterns are detected, pre-planned coordinated actions are automatically executed, providing proactive control without requiring real-time computational processing during critical moments, thus reducing processing time while maintaining user convenience.
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AI summary
A state of a system having a plurality of appliances is controlled by using a device discovery process to establish a listing of each of the plurality of appliances in the system. The listing of each of the plurality of appliances is then used, with reference to a command and/or protocol database, to configure a software agent to exchange communications, via a one or more communication channels, with each of the plurality of appliances. An action triggering state of at least one of the plurality of appliances is associated with an action. The action is performed when it is determined that a current state of the at least one of the plurality of appliances corresponds to the action triggering state.