Voice-Controlled Dock Device for Multi-Appliance Identity Recognition
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing kitchen and bathroom devices lack the ability to seamlessly integrate and communicate with each other to provide personalized services based on user identity and preferences, leading to inefficient and non-customized experiences.
Innovation Solution
A system of interconnected intelligent devices that collect and analyze sensor data to determine user identity and preferences, allowing for coordinated operation and customized service provision across various appliances through a home hub communication device and mobile application control.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If kitchen and bathroom devices operate independently without integration, then device complexity is reduced, but the ability to provide personalized services based on user identity is lost
Solution Approach 1:
A home hub communication device serves as an intermediary that collects sensor data from multiple appliances, determines user identity, and coordinates commands to various devices. This mediator approach enables personalized services without requiring direct complex integration between all devices, resolving the contradiction by centralizing the intelligence function.
2Adaptability or versatility
If devices collect and analyze sensor data to determine user identity, then service personalization is improved, but data processing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines sensor data collection, user identity determination, and device coordination functions into a single home hub communication device. This merging consolidates the data processing complexity into one dedicated unit rather than distributing it across multiple appliances, enabling user identity recognition while managing complexity through functional consolidation.
3Productivity
If multiple appliances are interconnected for coordinated operation, then service efficiency is improved, but system reliability decreases due to increased interdependencies
Solution Approach 1:
The home hub communication device acts as a central coordinator that manages interactions between appliances. By introducing this intermediary layer, the system achieves efficient coordinated operation while isolating potential failure points, as the hub can manage communication protocols and error handling centrally, thereby maintaining reliability despite increased interconnections.
Data Source
AI summary
A voice controlled device comprises a housing, a dock, a coupling mechanism, and a microphone. The dock is configured to connect the housing to a plurality of host appliances. The coupling mechanism is configured to receive an identification value indicative of docking between the voice controlled device and a currently connected host appliance of the plurality of host appliances. The microphone is configured to receive one or more voice inputs for the currently connected host appliance. A command is provided based on the one or more voice inputs and the identification value.