Server-Based Dynamic Map Data for Driver Assistance

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing driver assistance technologies fail to effectively reflect changing traveling conditions, such as road constructions or surrounding building changes, in their operations.

Innovation Solution

A server device and information processing method that acquire and embed statistical information into map data, reflecting how driver assistance functions were performed under changing conditions, using position information and behavior data from multiple mobile objects to update the map data in real-time.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If driver assistance functions are provided based on fixed map data, then the system structure is simple, but the system cannot reflect changing traveling conditions such as road constructions or surrounding building changes

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveability to reflect changing traveling conditionsVSAvoidsystem structure complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent transforms static map data into dynamic data structures that can be updated in real-time. The server device receives position information and driver assistance function usage data from mobile objects, statistically processes this information, and embeds updated statistical information into map data. This allows the system to adapt to changing traveling conditions such as road constructions or surrounding building changes while maintaining a relatively simple overall system structure through centralized processing.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

2Measurement precision

If statistical processing is performed to reflect real-time traveling conditions, then the accuracy of driver assistance is improved, but the processing time and computational load increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveaccuracy of driver assistance functionVSAvoidprocessing time
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The server device continuously receives position information and driver assistance function usage data from mobile objects and performs statistical processing in real-time. The system maintains continuous updates of map data with the latest statistical information, ensuring that driver assistance accuracy is always based on current traveling conditions without requiring periodic batch processing, thus reducing overall processing time delays.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #20Continuity of useful action

Solution Approach 2:

The system implements a feedback loop where position information and driver assistance function usage data from mobile objects are statistically processed and fed back into the map data. This continuous feedback mechanism allows the system to learn from actual usage patterns and update its understanding of traveling conditions, improving accuracy while managing processing time through efficient statistical methods.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

3Reliability

If map data is updated with statistical information from multiple mobile objects, then the reliability of driver assistance is improved, but the data management complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvereliability of driver assistance functionVSAvoiddata management complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The server device merges position information, driver assistance function usage data, and statistical processing results into a unified map data structure. By combining multiple data sources and processing them centrally, the system improves the reliability of driver assistance functions while managing data management complexity through a consolidated approach rather than distributing complex data handling across multiple components.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Data Source

PatentEP3920164B1Server device, information processing method, information processing program, and recording medium
Publication Date: 2025.09.24 PIONEER IP
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AI summary

A server device capable of creating data for reflecting traveling conditions that change over time in driver assistance function, an information processing method, an information processing program, and a storage medium are provided. It includes a server communication unit (211) configured to acquire, from a mobile object communication unit (113) arranged at one mobile object (1) of a plurality of mobile objects (1), information to be processed in which position information of the one mobile object is associated with information indicating a driver assistance function being used by the one mobile object, and a processing unit (212) configured to execute statistical processing with respect to the information to be processed acquired by the server communication unit (211) and embed, into the map data, statistical information indicating whether the driver assistance function should be performed or not in a position or area in a map indicated by the map data.