Wireless Control System for Automatic Electronic Device Setting Adjustment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing electronic devices lack a method to automatically and effectively enforce setting restrictions based on user-defined states, particularly in specific locations or situations, as previous solutions rely on user notice or manual intervention, which may be ignored.
Innovation Solution
A wireless control system that includes a controller and electronic device capable of receiving function control signals, determining current setting conditions, and adjusting them to match predefined messages, ensuring compliance with specified settings within a controlled area, while prioritizing user-set values.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Extent of automation
If the electronic device automatically adjusts settings by itself, then the automation level is improved, but the ability to externally control according to ambient environment deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a server as an intermediary component that receives location information from the electronic device, determines appropriate setting values based on ambient environment, and transmits control instructions back to the device. This mediator enables external control capability while maintaining automation, resolving the contradiction between autonomous adjustment and environmental adaptability.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements a feedback loop where the electronic device sends location data to the server, which then provides setting instructions based on the determined ambient environment. This closed-loop feedback mechanism allows the device to automatically adjust settings while being externally controlled according to real-time environmental conditions.
2Reliability
If the electronic device enters sleep state to prohibit communication, then communication restriction is improved, but user convenience deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of a static sleep state, the patent implements dynamic setting value changes based on location and ambient environment. The electronic device adjusts specific settings (such as volume, display brightness, or application restrictions) rather than completely shutting down, maintaining user convenience while enforcing communication restrictions in appropriate contexts.
Solution Approach 2:
The system applies different control strategies for different functions based on local conditions. Rather than uniformly restricting all communications, the patent selectively adjusts specific settings according to the determined ambient environment and location, providing targeted restrictions that maintain user convenience for appropriate operations.
3Reliability
If the setting condition is changed according to control message, then the compliance with predefined settings is improved, but the user-set preference is worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes specific parameter values (setting conditions) based on location and ambient environment information rather than completely overwriting user preferences. The system adjusts parameters such as volume levels, display settings, or communication restrictions in a manner that complies with predefined environmental requirements while preserving user preferences for appropriate operations.
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AI summary
An electronic control device transmits a function control signal within a predetermined area. Other electronic devices within the predetermined area receive the function control signal. The function control signal initiates a control program in an electronic device in the predetermined area that adjusts one or more user setting conditions of the electronic device, such as audio volume level, display brightness level, etc. The original user setting conditions are returned to their prior values when the device exits the predetermined area or otherwise stops receiving the function control signal.