Dynamic Playlist Prioritization in Vehicle Infotainment

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional vehicle entertainment systems fail to dynamically prioritize content based on user preferences and context, leading to difficulties in accessing preferred content while driving, which can result in distracted driving due to the complexity of navigating multiple content sources and varying user preferences.

Innovation Solution

A system comprising a processor that classifies and ranks content based on user preferences and context, dynamically prioritizes content, and interrupts playback to ensure relevant content is played efficiently, reducing the need for manual content selection and minimizing distractions.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If conventional entertainment systems provide access to wide variety of content sources, then content availability is improved, but user ability to access preferred content efficiently deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecontent availabilityVSAvoidcontent access efficiency

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system automatically monitors multiple content sources and autonomously creates prioritized playlists based on user preferences and contextual factors without requiring manual user intervention. The system serves itself by continuously analyzing and organizing content, eliminating the need for users to manually search through multiple sources.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The system pre-processes and pre-organizes content from multiple sources into prioritized playlists before users need to access them. By anticipating user needs based on preferences and context, the system prepares content in advance, making immediate access possible without real-time searching.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

2Adaptability or versatility

If users manually navigate through multiple content sources to find preferred content, then content selection flexibility is improved, but driving distraction increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecontent selection flexibilityVSAvoiddriving distraction

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The system autonomously monitors and organizes content from multiple sources based on user preferences and contextual information, eliminating the need for manual navigation. Users simply receive pre-organized playlists that adapt to their needs without requiring interaction that could cause driving distraction.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The system continuously monitors user interactions and contextual factors (such as time of day, location, user state) to dynamically adjust content prioritization. This feedback loop ensures content flexibility while maintaining automated operation that prevents driving distraction.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

3Device complexity

If standard playlists are used for content organization, then system simplicity is improved, but ability to address dynamic user context deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvesystem simplicityVSAvoidcontext responsiveness

Core Design Contradiction:

Device complexityVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The system implements dynamic playlist prioritization that automatically adapts to changing user context, preferences, and environmental factors. Rather than static standard playlists, the system continuously adjusts content priority based on real-time conditions while maintaining a relatively simple user interface.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The system autonomously analyzes user preferences and contextual factors to dynamically organize content without requiring complex user configuration. This self-adjusting capability provides context responsiveness while keeping the system interface simple for users.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Data Source

PatentUS11567988B2Dynamic playlist priority in a vehicle based upon user preferences and context

Publication Date: 2023.01.31 VOLVO CAR CORP

AI summary

Systems, methods and computer program products that facilitate dynamic playlist priority in a vehicle based upon user preferences and context. According to an embodiment, a system comprises a processor that executes computer executable components stored in at least one memory, a compilation component that receives content in a vehicle, an assessment component that respectively classifies subsets of the content, a ranking component that ranks relevancy of the classified subsets of content based upon preferences and context of a user in the vehicle, a content playback component that plays the subsets of classified content based upon relevancy ranking, a prioritization component that dynamically prioritizes a first subset of the content based upon the context of the user or context of a sender of the first subset of content, wherein the first subset of content comprises extrinsic data, and an interrupt component that interrupts playback of the subsets of classified content based upon the dynamic prioritization.