Blockchain Rash Driving Verification System

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current methods for reporting rash driving in public transportation vehicles lack verification and accuracy, relying on unverified and potentially unreliable anonymous reports, which can lead to unsafe driving practices.

Innovation Solution

A blockchain-based system that tracks passengers' embarkation and disembarkation, allowing verified passengers to confirm or dispute rash driving incidents, ensuring immutability and transparency of driving records.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If anonymous reporting methods are used, then ease of reporting is improved, but reliability of reports deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveease of reportingVSAvoidreliability of reports
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces a blockchain-based verification system as an intermediary between the reporting mechanism and the verification process. The blockchain serves as a transparent, immutable ledger that records passenger identities and vehicle information, enabling reliable verification without compromising the ease of reporting. The system allows passengers to be contacted through the blockchain to confirm or deny rash driving allegations, thus resolving the contradiction between easy anonymous reporting and reliable verification.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Ease of manufacture

If traditional databases are used for reporting, then ease of data storage is improved, but measurement precision of report accuracy deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveease of data storageVSAvoidaccuracy of rash driving reports
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of manufactureVSMeasurement precision

Solution Approach 1:

The patent fundamentally changes the data storage parameter from traditional databases to blockchain technology. This parameter change enables both ease of data storage and high measurement precision for report accuracy. The blockchain's immutable ledger ensures that once passenger identification and verification data are recorded, they cannot be altered, providing precise and accurate tracking of rash driving reports while maintaining simple data entry through the blockchain interface.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

3Reliability

If verification processes are added, then reliability of reports is improved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveverification of rash driving reportsVSAvoidcomplexity of verification system
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies universality by designing the blockchain system to perform multiple functions: it stores passenger identification data, records vehicle information, enables verification of rash driving reports, and provides immutable auditing. This multi-functional approach improves report reliability while avoiding the need for separate complex verification systems, as the blockchain handles all verification needs through its unified, transparent ledger structure.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS11374768B2Method and system for real-time driving alerts
Publication Date: 2022.06.28 MASTERCARD INT INC
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AI summary

A method for tracking rash driving includes: receiving a plurality of rider embarkation notifications, each including a digital signature and a vehicle identifier; generating a new block for a blockchain, the new block including a block header and a plurality of blockchain data values, each blockchain data value corresponding to a rider embarkation notification and including the respective digital signature; receiving a rash driving notification including the vehicle identifier; transmitting a confirmation request to at least one mobile computing device associated with one of the plurality of rider embarkation notifications; receiving a confirmation message from one of the at least one mobile computing devices; and generating a subsequent block for the blockchain, the subsequent block including a new block header and a new data value, the new data value including an indication of rash driving.