Cloud-Executed Infotainment Applications for Connected Vehicles
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Solution Overview
Problem
Connected vehicle infotainment systems lack agility and longevity due to limitations in receiving and integrating updates, which hinders their ability to keep pace with the latest technology in functionality and security, primarily due to regulatory constraints.
Innovation Solution
Implementing a method for remote execution of applications by establishing a network connection between the connected vehicle infotainment system and a cloud server, allowing applications to be executed on the cloud server and rendered on the vehicle's system, enabling seamless interoperability with other computing environments.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If applications are executed locally on the vehicle's infotainment system, then system reliability and security are maintained under regulatory constraints, but the system lacks agility and cannot keep pace with latest technology updates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a cloud server as an intermediary between the vehicle's infotainment system and application execution. The cloud server hosts and executes applications remotely, while the vehicle system interacts with them through network connections. This mediator allows the vehicle to access updated applications without locally installing them, thus maintaining regulatory compliance while gaining agility and continuous access to latest technology.
2Adaptability or versatility
If applications are updated frequently to maintain latest technology, then adaptability improves, but the complexity of managing updates and integrations increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the application execution function from the vehicle's local infotainment system and relocates it to a remote cloud server. This separation allows the vehicle system to remain simple while the cloud infrastructure handles application updates, installations, and management. The vehicle only needs to maintain network connectivity to access updated applications, dramatically reducing update management complexity.
3Adaptability or versatility
If cloud-based application execution is implemented, then system agility and access to latest technology improve, but network dependency and connection requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal cloud-based platform that can execute multiple different applications across multiple vehicles through a single infrastructure. The cloud server provides multi-functional capabilities including application hosting, execution, update management, and delivery to various vehicle infotainment systems. This universal approach consolidates network requirements into a centralized system rather than requiring complex local infrastructure at each vehicle.
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AI summary
A system and method for remote execution of applications for a connected vehicle infotainment system (CVIS). The method comprises establishing a network connection between the CVIS and a cloud server hosted in a cloud computing platform, sending a remote execution request for at least one application, wherein the at least one application is executed by the cloud server, receiving execution results from the at least one application cloud server, and rendering the execution results on the CVIS while allowing interoperability with applications executed over at least one other computing environment included in the vehicle.