Docking Station Identifier for In-Vehicle Terminal Location
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current in-vehicle entertainment systems face challenges in simplifying the identification and location of user terminals for maintenance and network management, requiring complex programming and dependency on communication network types.
Innovation Solution
A user terminal identification system where each docking station includes an identification component encoding spatial location information, and user terminals have a reading device to obtain and store this identifier, allowing for simplified identification and communication within the network, potentially using short-range radio communication technologies like NFC or QR codes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If topological discovery of the communication network is implemented to identify and locate user terminals, then terminal identification and location can be achieved, but the system requires sophisticated programming at each user terminal and dependency on communication network type
Solution Approach 1:
The identification component is extracted from the user terminal and placed on the docking station. This allows the terminal to obtain its location information passively from the docking station's identification component rather than performing complex topological discovery programming, thereby reducing device complexity while maintaining identification accuracy
Solution Approach 2:
The identification component on the docking station acts as an intermediary that provides location information to the user terminal. This intermediary approach eliminates the need for complex network topology mapping and sophisticated programming at each terminal, simplifying the system while maintaining precise terminal identification
2Ease of operation
If mapping between network topology and spatial configuration is performed, then terminal location can be determined, but the system becomes dependent on communication network type and requires complex programming
Solution Approach 1:
The spatial location information is extracted from the network topology mapping process and embedded directly in the identification component on the docking station. This allows terminals to obtain location information directly without performing network topology mapping, eliminating network type dependency while maintaining ease of operation
Solution Approach 2:
The docking station's identification component provides location information autonomously to the user terminal without requiring the terminal to perform complex mapping operations. This self-service approach makes the system adaptable to different network types while maintaining simple terminal location determination
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AI summary
The invention relates to a system for identifying a user terminal forming part of an entertainment system for a mobile passenger transport apparatus comprising a plurality of user terminals and a communication network connecting said user terminals, each user terminal comprising a screen, and being designed to be attached to a docking station positioned at a predetermined location. The docking station comprises an identification component encoding an identifier comprising spatial location information for the docking station, and the user terminal comprises an identifier reading device, adapted to obtain, upon command, said identifier from the identification component of the docking station to which said user terminal is attached, the user terminal comprising a memory and being adapted to store said identifier in said memory. The identifier is used during network communications in said communication network.