CONTEXT AWARENESS CONTROL DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD

• US 20160299480A1
• Filed: 01/15/2015
• Published: 10/13/2016
• 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
• Granted Patent: US 10,180,671 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• 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 comprises:

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 a use information of the terminal device through the connection module, and integrates with the environmental information together to generate a function situation information;

the adjustment control module compares the generated function situation information to a pre-stored better environment value, outputs a first environment control signal to adjust the working state of the terminal device according to the detected currently running functions, and transmits a second environment control signal to adjust the working state of the electrical equipment through the emission control module.

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

4. The context awareness control device according to claim 1, wherein the information processing module further includes:

an information collection unit and an information storage unit;

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

the information storage unit classifies and saves the function situation information, as well as updating in real time.

5. The context awareness control device according to claim 4, wherein the terminal device use 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.

6. The context awareness control device according to claim 4, wherein, the adjustment control module includes:

a functions detection unit and an instructions comparison unit;

wherein the functions detection unit detects the states of currently executing functions and background executing functions; and

, according to the detected currently executing functions, and

the instructions comparison unit calls and compares the information value collected from the related information items in the function situation information with the better environment value, then extracts those information value and the according information items, while they are not in the ranges of better environment value, finally outputs the first environment control signals and the second environment control signals, according to the differences between the information value and the better environment value.

7. A context awareness control system, comprising a terminal device, an electrical equipment and a context awareness control device according to claim 1, wherein

the context awareness control device inserts 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 the surrounding environmental information and the terminal device use information, compares the environmental information and the use information with the pre-stored better environment value, before generating the first environment control signals and the second environment control signals, based on the comparison results, applied to adjust the functions of the terminal device and the electrical equipment accordingly.

8. The context awareness control system according to claim 7, 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.

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

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

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

10. The context awareness control system according to claim 7, 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 use information from the terminal device, then links the environmental information and use information to the corresponding function of the terminal device, and obtains the function situation information when the specific function is enabled, and

the information storage unit classifies and saves the function situation information, as well as updating in real time.

11. The context awareness control system according to claim 7, 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.

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

a functions detection unit and an instructions comparison unit;

wherein the functions detection unit detects the states of currently running functions and background running functions; and

, according to the detected currently running functions, the instructions comparison unit calls and compares the information value collected from the related information items in the function situation information with the better environment value, then extracts those information value and the according information items, while they are not in the ranges of better environment value, finally outputs the first environment control signals and the second environment control signals, according to the differences between the information value and the better environment value.

13. A context awareness control method, wherein, it includes:

a sensor module, applied to collect the environmental information and transmit to the information processing module;

an information processing module, applied to collect the use information of the terminal device through the connection module, and integrate with the environmental information before generating the function situation information; and

an adjustment control module, applied to compare the function situation information to the pre-stored better environment value, based on the detected currently executing functions, output the first environment control signals to adjust the working state of the terminal device, according to the comparison results;

as well as transmitting the second environment control signals to adjust the working state of the electrical equipment, through the emission control module.

14. The context awareness control method according to claim 13, wherein, the steps on the information processing module collecting the use information of the terminal device through the connection module, and integrating the use information with the environmental information to generate the function situation information, in details, include:

obtaining the environmental information through the 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 function is running; and

the information storage unit classifies and saves the function situation information, as well as updating in real time.

15. The context awareness control method according to claim 13, wherein, the adjustment control module compares the function situation information to the pre-stored better environment value, and according to the comparison results, outputs the first environment control signals to adjust the working state of the terminal device;

as well as transmitting the second environment control signals to adjust the working state of the electrical equipment through the emission control module, the steps in details, include;

the functions detection unit detects the running status of the currently executing functions, and the functions executing in background;

the instructions comparison unit calls and compares the information value collected from the related information items in the function situation information with the better environment value;

extracts those information value and the information items not locating in the ranges of better environment value, outputs the first environment control signal and the second environment control signal, according to the differences between the information value and the better environment value;

the emission control module emits the second environment control signal, applied to adjust the working state of the electrical equipment, and the connection module transmits the first environment control signal to the terminal device, applied to adjust the working state of the terminal device.