Vehicle Charging Content Security With Threat-Aware Occupant Alerts
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing vehicle charging systems lack effective security measures to alert occupants of potential dangers while they are consuming content, particularly when distracted, and there is a need for secure and personalized content delivery during charging.
Innovation Solution
A vehicle system utilizing external and internal sensors, along with a processor, to monitor the environment and alert occupants of potential threats while charging, while ensuring seamless content delivery to individual occupants based on their preferences.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the vehicle provides content delivery system to entertain occupants during charging, then occupant convenience and satisfaction are improved, but the vehicle becomes more vulnerable to security threats as occupants become distracted and less aware of their surroundings
Solution Approach 1:
The system divides the monitoring function into separate modules: external sensors detect threats, internal sensors monitor occupant attention, and the processor integrates this information to selectively deliver content or issue alerts. This segmentation allows the system to maintain both entertainment functionality and security awareness simultaneously.
Solution Approach 2:
The vehicle's sensor system and processor act as an intermediary between the external environment and the occupant. Rather than the occupant directly perceiving security threats, the system mediates this information through sensors and selective content delivery, allowing the occupant to remain entertained while still being protected from security risks.
2Reliability
If the vehicle monitors external environment continuously for security threats, then vehicle security is improved, but energy consumption increases during charging
Solution Approach 1:
The system employs periodic monitoring of the external environment using external sensors, rather than continuous monitoring. The processor periodically assesses threat levels and adjusts content delivery accordingly, reducing energy consumption while maintaining adequate security surveillance during the charging period.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses the vehicle's existing charging power connection to operate monitoring sensors and processing functions. By leveraging the power already being supplied to charge the battery, the system can maintain security monitoring with minimal additional energy consumption from the vehicle's own power reserves.
3Ease of operation
If the vehicle delivers personalized content to individual occupants, then occupant satisfaction is improved, but system complexity increases to track and manage content delivery
Solution Approach 1:
The system creates simplified digital representations or profiles of each occupant's content preferences and delivery patterns. Rather than managing complex individual configurations for each occupant, the system uses these copied preference profiles to automatically personalize content delivery, reducing the apparent complexity while maintaining personalization benefits.
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AI summary
An example operation includes one or more of determining a vehicle is receiving content while connected to a charging point, and providing an alert when an adverse situation arises within a proximity threshold of the vehicle while an occupant is consuming the content.