Smart Weather Service Guide for Personalized IoT Device Control

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Solution Overview

Problem

Users face inconvenience in actively controlling network-connected devices based on weather information, as existing IoT-based systems lack a standardized framework for dynamic control and personalized weather services.

Innovation Solution

A digital device and method for implementing a smart adaptive alarm system (SAAS) that provides a smart weather service guide (SWSG), similar to an electronic program guide, allowing for personalized data processing and automatic or manual control of connected devices based on weather and user inputs.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If IoT-based controlling devices are used to provide weather information, then weather data can be accessed, but the system lacks standardized framework for dynamic control and personalized services

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepersonalized weather servicesVSAvoidsystem framework complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements a universal service guide system that can display multiple types of information (weather forecasts, program guides, control options) through a single standardized interface. The system uses a common data structure and display framework that adapts to different information types, eliminating the need for separate specialized systems for each function.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The service guide is designed to be dynamically configurable, allowing users to customize weather information display based on their preferences and current conditions. The system can adaptively adjust the content and presentation of weather services based on user interactions, time of day, and environmental factors, providing personalized services without requiring complex hard-coded configurations.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

2Ease of operation

If users actively control devices based on weather information, then device control capability is provided, but user convenience decreases due to manual control requirements

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedevice control convenienceVSAvoidautomatic device control
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSExtent of automation

Solution Approach 1:

The system pre-configures control options and recommendations within the service guide based on forecasted weather conditions. Users can set up advance preferences for how devices should respond to specific weather scenarios, and the system automatically executes these pre-planned actions when conditions are met, eliminating the need for real-time manual decisions.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The service guide system automatically monitors weather conditions and executes device control actions based on user-defined preferences without requiring continuous user intervention. The system self-manages the control logic, automatically adjusting devices like air conditioners, curtains, or heating systems based on real-time weather data and pre-configured rules.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

3Ease of operation

If simple weather information is provided via data broadcasting, then information delivery is achieved, but user convenience decreases due to passive information reception

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinformation access convenienceVSAvoidpersonalized control information
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges weather information display with device control functionality into a single integrated service guide interface. Instead of providing weather data as separate passive information, the system combines forecast data with actionable control options, device status information, and personalized recommendations in one unified display, allowing users to access both information and control capabilities simultaneously.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Data Source

PatentEP3360336B1Digital device and method of processing data the same
Publication Date: 2024.02.14 LG ELECTRONICS INC
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AI summary

The present specification discloses a digital device and a method of processing data in the digital device. In this case, a smart adaptive alarm system including at least one controlling device and at least one target device includes a server configured to store weather information, identification information of the controlling device, and sensing information of a sensor adjacent to the target device, a controlling device configured to receive a service guide display request, to receive the stored weather information, the identification information of the controlling device, and the sensing information of the sensor adjacent to the target device from the server, to generate and display a service guide based on the received information, to generate a control command for controlling the target device according to a configuration set from the displayed service guide, and to display a control result of the target device by returning the result; and a target device configured to be controlled according to the control command and to return the control result.