EV Charging Recommendations for Uninterrupted In-Vehicle Content
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users of battery electric vehicles face difficulty in finding charging locations with suitable entertainment options, as existing systems lack knowledge of user preferences and cannot efficiently utilize charging time for content consumption.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that determine the charge state of a battery electric vehicle and recommend nearby charging stations with suitable data connection options, cost, and location, allowing users to continue consuming content during charging, using a processor and cloud server to filter and present recommendations based on user preferences and available charging stations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If charging locations provide generic charging services without user preference knowledge, then charging infrastructure complexity is reduced, but entertainment recommendation accuracy deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a server as an intermediary between the charging location and the user device. The server receives user preference information from the user device, processes this information, and generates personalized entertainment recommendations. This intermediary architecture allows the charging location to remain simple while still providing personalized recommendations through the server's processing capabilities.
2Ease of operation
If charging time is extended to allow content consumption, then user entertainment satisfaction is improved, but charging efficiency deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically adjusts entertainment recommendations based on the actual charging time available. It calculates the charging duration and selects content that matches this time window, allowing users to consume entertainment during charging without extending the charging process. The dynamic matching of content duration to charging time resolves the contradiction between entertainment satisfaction and charging efficiency.
3Measurement precision
If the system collects and processes user preference data, then recommendation accuracy is improved, but system complexity deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the complex data processing and recommendation generation functions from the charging location system and places them on a separate server. The user device collects preference information, but the heavy lifting of processing and generating recommendations is performed by the server. This extraction of complexity to a dedicated component allows the charging system to remain simple while achieving high recommendation accuracy.
4Ease of operation
If charging locations offer personalized entertainment recommendations, then user satisfaction is improved, but data processing requirements deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The server acts as an intermediary that handles the energy-intensive data processing tasks. Instead of requiring the user device or charging location to perform complex processing, the server receives preference data, generates recommendations, and sends them back. This distribution of processing load to a dedicated server reduces the energy consumption burden on the moving vehicle system while still providing personalized recommendations.
Data Source
AI summary
The disclosure is generally directed to systems and methods related to charging an electric vehicle. A method for determining recommendations for a user of a user device includes determining that the user is consuming content on a first application on the user device, the content available on the electric vehicle, determining a charge state of the electric vehicle, determining, based on the charge state of the electric vehicle that a length of time to charge the electric vehicle satisfies a timing requirement associated with the content, locating a charge station where the electric vehicle can be charged while the vehicle plays the content, and presenting a recommendation to charge the vehicle at the charging station.