Digital Key Name Synchronization for Consistent Vehicle Access

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing systems fail to synchronize digital key names consistently between terminal devices and vehicle-side devices, leading to inconsistent displays and poor user experience.

Innovation Solution

A method and apparatus for synchronizing digital key names by acquiring and updating the names on both terminal and vehicle-side devices using designated storage areas and preset TLV formats, ensuring timely and accurate synchronization through detection and deletion of fields indicating name changes.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If digital key names are updated independently on terminal devices and vehicle-side devices, then each device can maintain its own name changes, but the names become inconsistent between devices

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveindependence of name updatesVSAvoidconsistency of digital key names
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements a feedback mechanism where each device monitors for name changes on the other device and automatically synchronizes by updating its own display to match. When a name change is detected through communication between terminal device and vehicle-side device, the detecting device receives the new name and updates its display accordingly, ensuring consistency while allowing independent updates.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

2Reliability

If digital key names are synchronized in real-time between terminal devices and vehicle-side devices, then name consistency is maintained, but system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveconsistency of digital key namesVSAvoidsynchronization mechanism complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent employs a self-service synchronization approach where each device autonomously monitors for name changes, detects them through communication protocols, and automatically updates its own display without requiring complex centralized coordination. The device that detects a name change initiates the synchronization by communicating the new name to the other device, which then updates itself, eliminating the need for complex bidirectional real-time synchronization infrastructure.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

3Ease of operation

If digital key names are not synchronized, then device operation is simple, but user experience deteriorates due to inconsistent displays

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesimplicity of device operationVSAvoiduser experience degradation
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The system maintains simplicity by using a lightweight feedback mechanism where devices exchange name change information through existing communication channels. When a name change occurs on either device, the change is communicated to the other device which updates its display accordingly. This feedback-based approach avoids complex synchronization protocols while ensuring both devices display the same digital key name, thereby maintaining good user experience without complicating device operation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentUS12445282B2Method and apparatus for synchronizing information, and storage medium
Publication Date: 2025.10.14 BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO LTD
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AI summary

A method and an apparatus for synchronizing information, and a storage medium. The method includes acquiring, in response to determining that a digital key name has been changed by a vehicle-side device, a first name of a digital key changed by the vehicle-side device; and changing a digital key name displayed on the terminal device to the first name.