5G Dynamic Ad-Hoc Network for Visual Impairment Transit
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Solution Overview
Problem
Individuals with visual impairments face challenges in effectively interacting with transportation systems due to the lack of comprehensive systems that provide real-time, accessible data and assistance, with existing solutions like audio-enhanced signs not being universally available and integrated with IoT-enabled public transport vehicles.
Innovation Solution
A 5G-based system that utilizes virtual agents (VAs) to facilitate communication between user devices and IoT-enabled public transport vehicles, creating a dynamic ad-hoc network to provide real-time information and assist users with visual impairments by alerting drivers and deploying necessary aids like ramps or wheelchair lifts.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If existing audio-enhanced signs are used, then some accessibility is provided, but they are not universally available and integrated with IoT-enabled public transport vehicles
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal accessibility system where a single 5G-based platform integrates multiple functions: real-time location tracking, vehicle status monitoring, audio-visual notifications, and coordination with IoT-enabled vehicles. This multi-functional approach replaces scattered existing solutions (audio signs, manual announcements) with a unified system that operates across all public transport vehicles equipped with 5G connectivity, ensuring consistent accessibility without requiring separate infrastructure at each location.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges previously separate accessibility components into a single integrated system. It combines audio notifications, visual displays, location services, vehicle communication systems, and user mobile devices into a coordinated 5G-based ecosystem. This consolidation allows the system to simultaneously provide real-time information, monitor vehicle status, and coordinate boarding assistance across multiple vehicles and locations through a single centralized platform.
2Loss of time
If real-time data exchange is implemented, then timely information is provided to users, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces 5G network infrastructure as an intermediary layer between users and the transportation system. This intermediary handles the complexity of real-time data exchange by providing standardized communication protocols, secure data transmission, and centralized coordination. The 5G network acts as a mediator that simplifies point-to-point connections between users, vehicles, and infrastructure, enabling real-time information delivery without requiring direct complex peer-to-peer integrations between all system components.
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AI summary
A computer-implemented system and method for a transportation system comprises, using a processor associated with a service, initializing information collectors and response monitors by loading configurations, user settings, and data structures to capture device information from a plurality of devices that each run a virtual agent (VA). Fifth generation (5G) communication links are established between 5G server orchestration service instances (SOSIs) and respective VAs on the devices. Captured live status information by the SOSIs is received from various devices. A 5G dynamic ad-hoc network (DAHN) connects a user device of a user having visual impairment and a vehicle stop device, the DAHN creation being triggered by the user device entering a stop device boundary. An SOSI receives user-vehicle stop information after the connecting to the DAHN. Control information is transmitted to the vehicle device VA related to the user when the user device is located within the stop boundary.