Context awareness control device, system and method

• US 10,180,671 B2
• Filed: 01/15/2015
• Issued: 01/15/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 10/30/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Skyworth Electronics Incorporated (Skyworth Group Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Skyworth Electronics Incorporated (Skyworth Group Ltd.)
• Inventors: Fu, Chunyuan
• Primary Examiner(s): Ali, Mohammad
• Assistant Examiner(s): Booker, Kelvin
• Application Number:
  US14/916,619
• Publication Number:
  US 20160299480A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,461 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 13/025 using a perturbation signal
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 19/042 using digital processors G05B19/05 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/23288 Adaptive states; learning transitions
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/23425 Selection of program, adaptive to process

Abstract

The invention discloses a context awareness control device, system and method. The context awareness control device comprises a connection module, a sensor module, an emission control module, an information processing module and an adjustment control module. The sensor module collects environmental information and transmits the environmental information to the information processing module. The information processing module collects use information of a terminal device through the connection module. The adjustment control module makes a comparison between the function situation information and the pre-stored better environment value according to the detected currently executing function, outputs a first environment control signal according to the comparison results to adjust the working state of the terminal device and emits a second environment control signal through the emission control module to adjust the working state of the electrical equipment.

Claims

1. A context awareness control device configured to connect to a terminal device and an electrical device functionally related to user'"'"'s senses, comprising:

a connection module;

a sensor module;

an emission control module;

an information processing module; and

an adjustment control module;

wherein the sensor module collects an environmental information and transmits to the information processing module;

the information processing module collects an operational data of the terminal device related to an operational status of the terminal device through the connection module, and integrates the operational data with the environmental information together to generate a function situation information;

the adjustment control module compares the function situation information to a pre-stored environmental value, wherein the pre-stored environmental value includes ranges of the environmental information and the operational data of the terminal device for running a specific operational function of the terminal device;

when the function situation information is not in a data range of the pre-stored environmental value, a first environment control signal is outputted to adjust a working state of the terminal device, and a second environment control signal is transmitted through the emission control module to adjust a working state of the electrical device;

wherein the information processing module comprises;

an information collection unit and an information storage unit;

the information collection unit receives the environmental information, collects the operational data from the terminal device, links the environmental information and the operational data to the specific operational function of the terminal device, and obtains the function situation information when the specific operational function of the terminal device is enabled; and

the information storage unit classifies and saves the function situation information, and updates the function situation information in real time;

wherein the adjustment control module comprises;

a function detection unit and an instruction comparison unit;

the function detection unit detects a state of currently executing function of the terminal device and background executing function of the terminal device; and

the instruction comparison unit compares an information value of the function situation information with the pre-stored environmental value;

when the information value is not in the data range of the pre-stored environmental value, the instruction comparison unit outputs the first environment control signal and the second environment control signal based on a difference between the information value and the pre-stored environmental value.

2. The context awareness control device according to claim 1, wherein the sensor module further includes:

a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, a position sensor, a spatial sensor, a light intensity sensor, a noise sensor and a radio interference sensor.

3. The context awareness control device according to claim 1, wherein the emission control module further includes:

an IR transmitter, applied to convert the second environment control signals into infrared signals then transmit out; and

a 2.4G transmitter, applied to transmit the second environment control signals in radio.

4. The context awareness control device according to claim 1, wherein the terminal device operational data collected by the information collection unit includes:

the current network speed of the terminal device, the system and memory usage, the functions currently running, the functions running in the background, the radio interferences, and the number of people around, the users'"'"' ages, use frequencies, watching habits, as well as the time, the device volumes, the network security and the screen brightness.

5. A context awareness control system, comprising a terminal device, an electrical equipment functionally related to user'"'"'s senses and a context awareness control device, wherein

the context awareness control device is inserted and connects to the terminal device, and connects to the electrical equipment in wireless;

the context awareness control device comprises a connection module, a sensor module, an emission control module, an information processing module and an adjustment control module;

the context awareness control device obtains an environmental information and a terminal device operational data, integrates the environmental information and the terminal device operational data into a function situation information, compares the function situation information with a pre-stored environmental value, wherein the pre-stored environmental value includes ranges of the environmental information and the operational data of the terminal device for running a specific operational function of the terminal device,

when the function situation information is not in a data range of the pre-stored environmental value, the context awareness control device generates a first environment control signal and a second environment control signal to adjust an operational function of the terminal device and the electrical equipment accordingly;

wherein the adjustment control module comprises;

a function detection unit and an instruction comparison unit;

the functions detection unit detects a state of currently running function of the terminal device and background running function of the terminal device; and

the instruction comparison unit compares an information value of the function situation information with the pre-stored environmental value;

when the information value is not in the data range of the pre-stored environmental value, the instruction comparison unit outputs the first environment control signal and the second environment control signal based on a difference between the information value and the pre-stored environmental value.

6. The context awareness control system according to claim 5, wherein the sensor module includes:

a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, a position sensor, a spatial sensor, a light intensity sensor, a noise sensor and a radio interference sensor.

7. The context awareness control system according to claim 5, wherein the emission control module includes:

an IR transmitter, applied to convert the second environment control signals into infrared signals before transmitting;

a 2.4G transmitter, applied to transmit the second environment control signals in radio.

8. The context awareness control system according to claim 5, wherein the information processing module includes:

an information collection unit and an information storage unit,

wherein the information collection unit receives the environmental information, collects the operational data from the terminal device, then links the environmental information and the operational data to a specific operational function of the terminal device, and obtains the function situation information when the specific operational function of the terminal device is enabled, and

the information storage unit classifies and saves the function situation information, and updates the function situation information in real time.

9. The context awareness control system according to claim 5, wherein the terminal device usage information collected by the information collection unit includes:

the current network speed of the terminal device, the system and memory usage, the functions currently running, the functions running in the background, the radio interferences, and the number of people around, the users'"'"' ages, use frequencies, watching habits, as well as the time, the device volumes, the network security and the screen brightness.

10. A context awareness control method, comprising:

collecting, by a sensor module, an environmental information and transmitting the environmental information to an information processing module;

collecting, by the information processing module, an operational data of a terminal device through a connection module, and integrating the operational data with the environmental information to generate a function situation information; and

comparing the function situation information to a pre-stored environmental value, wherein the pre-stored environmental value includes ranges of the environmental information and the operational data of the terminal device for running a specific operational function of the terminal device;

when the function situation information is not in a data range of the pre-stored environmental value, outputting a first environment control signal to adjust a working state of the terminal device, and transmitting a second environment control signal to adjust a working state of the electrical equipment, through an emission control module;

wherein the adjustment control module comprises;

a function detection unit and an instruction comparison unit;

the functions detection unit detects a state of currently running function of the terminal device and background running function of the terminal device; and

the instruction comparison unit compares an information value of the function situation information with the pre-stored environmental value;

when the information value is not in the data range of the pre-stored environmental value, the instruction comparison unit outputs the first environment control signal and the second environment control signal based on a difference between the information value and the pre-stored environmental value.

11. The context awareness control method according to claim 10, wherein, collecting, by the information processing module, the operational data of the terminal device through the connection module, and integrating the operational data with the environmental information to generate the function situation information, comprises:

obtaining the environmental information through an information collecting unit, collecting the environmental information around the terminal device;

linking the environmental information and use information to the corresponding functions in the terminal device, and obtaining the function situation information when the specific operational function is running; and

classifying and saving the function situation information, and updating the function situation information in real time.

12. The context awareness control method according to claim 10, wherein, comparing the function situation information to the pre-stored environmental value;

when the function situation information is not in the data range of the pre-stored environmental value, outputting the first environment control signal to adjust the working state of the terminal device, and transmitting the second environment control signal to adjust the working state of the electrical equipment, through the emission control module, comprises;

detecting the running status of the currently executing functions of the terminal device, and the functions executing in background of the terminal device;

comparing the information value collected from the related information items in the function situation information with the pre-stored environmental value;

extracting those information value and the information items not locating in the ranges of the pre-stored environmental value, outputting the first environment control signal and the second environment control signal, according to the differences between the information value and the pre-stored environmental value;

emitting the second environment control signal to adjust the working state of the electrical equipment, and transmitting the first environment control signal to the terminal device to adjust the working state of the terminal device.