Driver Jukebox System for Personalized Ride Audio
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current vehicle music systems only allow the driver to control music, neglecting the preferences of other passengers, who may not enjoy the same music environment.
Innovation Solution
A driver jukebox system that enables passengers to select and play music through their own device using a music service associated with the driver's device, allowing for personalized playlists based on rider preferences, which are pre-buffered and automatically start playing when the ride begins.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the driver controls music playback, then the driver can customize the music environment, but other passengers cannot access their own music preferences
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments the music control into separate driver and passenger zones. The driver device manages driver preferences while the rider device independently manages passenger preferences, allowing each user to access their own music settings without interfering with the other's control.
Solution Approach 2:
The server acts as an intermediary that receives music preferences from both the driver and rider devices, processes them separately, and coordinates their playback. This mediator enables both users to have personalized music experiences while resolving potential conflicts in the shared vehicle audio system.
2Device complexity
If a single music playlist is played for the entire vehicle, then the system remains simple, but passengers with different music preferences experience poor service
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically switches between different music playlists based on the ride state. When a rider is present, the system transitions from playing only driver-selected music to playing passenger-selected music, and can blend both preferences, adapting the music environment to the current usage scenario.
Solution Approach 2:
The system applies different music quality and selection criteria to different users. The driver and rider each have their own music preferences stored and processed separately, with the system applying the appropriate playlist to each user's experience based on their individual preferences and the current ride context.
3Extent of automation
If the system requires manual music selection during the ride, then user control is maintained, but the music cannot start automatically when the ride begins
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-buffering the selected music playlist into the driver device's memory before the ride actually starts. This advance preparation allows the music to begin automatically when the ride commences without requiring manual selection during the trip, as the playlist is already loaded and ready for immediate playback.
Data Source
AI summary
A system for a driver jukebox on a driver device includes a music server system interface, a ride server system, a playlist determiner, a ride started determiner, and a music player. The music server system interface is for providing a driver credential to a music server system. The ride server system interface is for receiving a rider music preference from a rider device. The playlist determiner is for determining a playlist based at least in part on the rider music preference. The ride started determiner is for determining that a ride for the rider has started. The music server system interface for indicating to play the playlist.