Driver Information Management for Shared Vehicle Identification

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing data collection systems struggle to manage driver information effectively when multiple drivers share a vehicle, leading to challenges in identifying and handling information specific to each driver.

Innovation Solution

An information management system that includes a driver identification unit to acquire personal identification information, an information acquisition unit to gather travel information, and an individual information storage unit to associate personal identification information with driver information, enabling secure and identifiable data management for each driver.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Loss of information

If a data collection system collects probe data from a vehicle without driver identification, then the system structure remains simple and data collection is easy, but the system cannot distinguish between different drivers when multiple drivers share the vehicle

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedriver identification informationVSAvoidsystem structure

Core Design Contradiction:

Loss of informationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system segments driver information collection by introducing a driver identification unit that distinguishes between different drivers. The information acquisition unit collects data specifically for identified drivers, and the individual information storage unit stores data separately for each driver. This segmentation enables the system to handle multiple drivers while maintaining a relatively simple overall structure.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The driver identification unit acts as an intermediary between the information acquisition unit and the individual information storage unit. It identifies and classifies driver information before storage, enabling the system to maintain simple data collection processes while achieving driver-specific information management.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Reliability

If the system stores driver information without association with personal identification, then data storage is simple, but the system cannot securely prevent impersonation or ensure data privacy for each driver

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedriver identification accuracyVSAvoidinformation storage structure

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The individual information storage unit stores driver information segmented by personal identification information. Each driver has a unique identifier that segments their data from other drivers', ensuring both reliability in identification and simplicity in storage structure.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The system creates a copy of the driver information associated with personal identification information in the individual information storage unit. This copying mechanism ensures data privacy and prevents impersonation while maintaining a simple storage structure through standardized association.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #26Copying

3Adaptability or versatility

If the system collects all vehicle data without driver-specific association, then the data collection process is simple and comprehensive, but the system cannot provide personalized services or accurate driver-specific analytics

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvepersonalized service capabilityVSAvoiddata processing structure

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system segments vehicle data collection by driver through the driver identification unit and individual information storage unit. This segmentation enables personalized services and accurate driver-specific analytics while maintaining a relatively simple data processing structure that handles data individually for each driver.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentUS12562914B2Information management system

Publication Date: 2026.02.24 ASTEMO LTD

AI summary

The present disclosure provides an information management system capable of solving a problem related to handling of information regarding each driver when a plurality of drivers drives one vehicle. An information management system 1 according to an aspect of the present disclosure manages driver information DI regarding a driver of a vehicle V. The information management system 1 includes a driver identification unit 111 that acquires personal identification information PI of the driver, an information acquisition unit 12 that acquires driver information DI including travel information of the vehicle V, and individual information storage units 125 and 132 that store individual information PD in which the personal identification information PI and the driver information DI are associated with each other.