Virtual Device 3D Interface for IoT Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional IoT devices have limited application variety and inconsistent control methods, leading to user inconvenience due to different control interfaces, making them difficult to use, especially for elderly users or those with poor eyesight, and hindering IoT integration and development in home and work environments.
Innovation Solution
A virtual device configuration is introduced, allowing control and display of IoT target devices through a 3D virtual world interface, with a main control device, virtual devices in normal, enlarged, and full-screen modes, and a database for status updates, enabling intuitive operation and management of IoT devices via a network.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If conventional IoT devices use small icons on handheld device screens, then device information can be displayed, but users experience difficulty viewing device status and operating convenience, especially for elderly users or those with poor eyesight
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a nested structure where a virtual device is embedded within a 3D scene map, which itself is displayed on the handheld device screen. The virtual device can be enlarged to multiple sizes (normal, enlarged, full-screen modes) while maintaining its nested relationship with the 3D scene map, allowing users to view detailed device information without losing contextual awareness of the overall environment.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transitions from traditional 2D icon-based display to a 3D virtual world representation. The 3D scene map provides spatial depth and perspective, allowing devices to be visualized in their actual spatial relationships. This dimensional enhancement makes device status more visible and operable without consuming excessive screen space.
2Adaptability or versatility
If each IoT device has its exclusive control interface or App program, then device-specific functions can be controlled, but users face inconsistency in control methods requiring adaptation and learning of different interfaces
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal control interface through the virtual device that can control any target device type. The virtual device serves multiple functions: it displays device status, provides control interfaces, and maintains consistency across different device types. This universal approach eliminates the need for users to learn multiple different control interfaces while still providing device-specific control capabilities.
3Device complexity
If conventional IoT control interfaces are designed for standard users, then interface simplicity is maintained, but accessibility for elderly users or those with poor eyesight is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The virtual device implements dynamic scaling capability, allowing users to switch between normal sized, enlarged, and full-screen modes based on their needs. This dynamic adjustment maintains interface simplicity for standard users while providing enhanced accessibility for elderly users or those with poor eyesight, without requiring different interface designs.
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AI summary
Disclosed are an IoT integration platform and a virtual device used thereon. The IoT integration platform and the virtual device are provided for users to control a target device of a real world corresponding to the virtual device, and the virtual device is capable of reflecting the status of the target device timely.