AVN System Adaptive Parameter Adjustment for Connected Service Compatibility

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing audio-video-navigation (AVN) systems for vehicles face compatibility issues and service unavailability due to differences in operational specifications between devices from various manufacturers, leading to errors and unsatisfactory user experiences.

Innovation Solution

An adaptive connected service system that loads and adjusts operation parameters based on normal operation performance, using a communication unit, memory, and controller to store and change parameters, ensuring seamless service provision across different devices and services.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If fixed operation parameters are used for connected services, then device compatibility is improved, but service quality and adaptability deteriorate

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveservice qualityVSAvoidservice availability
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements dynamic operation parameters that can be adjusted in real-time based on the operational state of connected devices. The system monitors service execution status and automatically modifies parameters such as communication protocols, data transmission rates, and resource allocation to maintain optimal service quality across diverse device configurations.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The system changes operation parameters adaptively based on detected operational states. When abnormalities are detected in service execution, the system modifies parameters including timeout values, retry counts, data formatting standards, and communication modes to resolve compatibility issues and restore service availability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

2Adaptability or versatility

If operation parameters are dynamically adjusted, then service quality is improved, but system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveservice qualityVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs self-diagnosis and self-adjustment of operation parameters based on monitored service execution states. The AVN system automatically detects compatibility issues, selects appropriate parameter configurations from predefined sets, and applies corrections without requiring manual intervention or complex external control mechanisms.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The system implements a feedback mechanism that continuously monitors service execution status and uses this information to adjust operation parameters. The feedback loop compares actual service performance against expected outcomes and automatically modifies parameters to correct deviations, maintaining service quality without increasing overall system complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

3Reliability

If strict protocol compliance is enforced, then communication reliability is improved, but compatibility with diverse devices deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecommunication reliabilityVSAvoiddevice compatibility
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments communication protocols into hierarchical layers, with strict compliance enforced at critical layers (data integrity, authentication) while allowing flexibility at adaptive layers (data formatting, transmission timing). This segmentation enables the system to maintain communication reliability for essential functions while adapting to diverse device requirements for non-critical operations.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentUS10572272B2Apparatus and method for providing adaptive connected service
Publication Date: 2020.02.25 HYUNDAI MOTOR CO LTD
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AI summary

An audio-video-navigation (AVN) system for vehicles includes: a communication unit connected with a service or device; a memory storing at least one of first operation parameters or at least one of second operation parameters corresponding to a connected service or device; and a controller determining whether a normal operation is performed with the at least one loaded operation parameter and changing the at least one loaded parameter based on whether a normal operation is performed with the at least one loaded operation parameter. The controller performs a control operation to store at least one part of adaptively changeable predetermined parameters as the at least one of second operation parameters based on whether a normal operation is performed with the at least one loaded operation parameter.