Vehicle Digital Key Control Using Environment-Specific Operation Rules

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing digital key systems for vehicles lack the ability to adapt contactless operations based on the environment, leading to unnecessary or unwanted functions being executed in specific environments, such as a home setting.

Innovation Solution

A method that involves acquiring judgement information to determine the environment an object is in and executing environment-specific operation rules, including controlling sensing operations and working regions based on this determination, using communication modules and positioning technologies like Bluetooth and UWB to ensure accurate location and connectivity.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If contactless operations are enabled in all environments, then user convenience is improved, but unwanted functions are executed in specific environments (e.g., home setting)

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveuser convenienceVSAvoidunwanted functions

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSObject-generated harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies dynamics by making the contactless operation system adaptive to different environments. The system dynamically adjusts its behavior based on environment type (public vs. private) detected through judgement information, allowing it to be convenient in public places while preventing unwanted operations in private settings like home

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The patent implements local quality by applying different operation rules to different environments. Environment-specific operation rules are executed based on the detected environment type, allowing the system to have different characteristics in different locations - full contactless operations in public environments versus restricted operations in private environments

Inventive Principle:

Principle #3Local quality

2Productivity

If environment judgment is added to the digital key system, then operational efficiency is improved, but system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveoperational efficiencyVSAvoidsystem complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies preliminary action by performing environment judgment before executing contactless operations. The system acquires judgement information and determines the environment type in advance, then selects appropriate operation rules accordingly, which improves operational efficiency by avoiding unnecessary operations while adding structured complexity

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent uses an environment communication module as an intermediary to handle environment judgment. This module acquires judgement information from the environment and translates it into environment type determination, which then triggers appropriate operation rules. This intermediary approach manages system complexity by creating a dedicated component for environment assessment

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Data Source

PatentUS20260057717A1Operating method, operating device, and computer-readable storage medium

Publication Date: 2026.02.26 BEIJING BOE TECH DEV CO LTD

AI summary

An operation method, an operation apparatus, and a computer-readable storage medium are provided. The operation method is applied to a first object, and includes: acquiring judgement information; judging whether the first object is in a first environment based on the judgement information; and in response to the first object being in the first environment, executing an environment operation rule corresponding to the first environment.