Topographic Button Interface for Accurate Connected Object Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing interfaces for controlling connected objects in a space, such as a building, often lead to interaction errors due to incorrect identification of devices, especially when multiple devices of the same type are present, and do not provide an optimal spatial representation, leading to high computational and display costs.
Innovation Solution
A method involving a symbolic representation of a geographical area using interactive buttons associated with sub-areas, allowing users to select and control connected objects through a visual or voice interface, with a topological model determining the layout and enabling hierarchical detail levels.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a list interface is used to display connected devices, then device identification is simplified, but interaction errors occur when multiple devices of the same type are present
Solution Approach 1:
The interface is segmented into multiple hierarchical levels: first level displays sub-area buttons (rooms/locations), second level displays device lists specific to the selected sub-area. This segmentation allows users to narrow down device selection by location first, then by device name, eliminating ambiguity when multiple devices of the same type exist.
Solution Approach 2:
The interface adds a spatial dimension to device identification by introducing sub-area buttons that represent physical locations. Instead of a flat one-dimensional device list, the system creates a two-dimensional navigation space where users first select location (spatial dimension) then select device (original dimension), providing unique identification through coordinate-like pairing of location and device name.
2Reliability
If detailed spatial representation is provided to avoid interaction errors, then device identification accuracy improves, but computational and display costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system extracts only the essential spatial information needed for device identification - specifically, sub-area identifiers (room names or locations) - and removes unnecessary detailed spatial representation. This extraction provides sufficient location context for accurate device identification while minimizing computational overhead and display complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The interface provides detailed spatial information locally at the sub-area level rather than globally for the entire building. Each sub-area button displays only the devices present in that specific location, providing locally relevant information that reduces overall system complexity while maintaining identification accuracy.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a method for controlling a connected object deployed in a geographical area and to a corresponding computer program, a corresponding recording medium and a corresponding processing circuit. The method comprises displaying, via a visual interface, a symbolic representation of the geographical area in the form of juxtaposed interactive buttons. Each interactive button is associated with a respective subarea of the geographical area. The method comprises obtaining a subarea selection command generated by an interaction, via a user interface, with a displayed particular interactive button, selecting the subarea associated with the particular interactive button and, on the basis of feedback obtained via the user interface, transmitting a control signal intended for the connected object.