Fleet Vehicle Allocation by User Group Level

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing fleet systems lack efficient methods for allocating shared moving objects based on user groups, leading to poor management, decreased utilization, and increased maintenance costs due to uneven usage patterns and lack of specialized services tailored to user groups.

Innovation Solution

A method, device, and system for efficiently allocating shared moving objects within a fleet system based on user groups, utilizing a computing device to manage moving object allocation, user group levels, and moving object levels, ensuring that moving objects are allocated according to user intentions and maintained in good condition.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If shared moving objects are concentrated in a region with many residents to meet service demand, then user convenience is improved, but the area for storing shared moving objects becomes wider and management complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser convenienceVSAvoidmanagement complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent divides users into different groups (individual users, user groups, corporate users) with different service levels and rights. This segmentation allows the system to manage moving objects differently for different user types, reducing overall management complexity while maintaining high service quality for concentrated users.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent implements dynamic allocation of moving objects where the system can flexibly adjust which moving objects are allocated to which user groups based on real-time demand, usage patterns, and maintenance needs. This dynamic approach allows efficient concentration of services in high-demand areas while maintaining manageable fleet distribution.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

2Quantity of substance

If a large number of shared moving objects are managed in a concentrated area, then service coverage is improved, but maintenance efficiency decreases due to frequent poor use

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveservice coverageVSAvoidmaintenance efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
Quantity of substanceVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements a feedback mechanism where usage information, maintenance status, and user behavior data are continuously collected and used to adjust allocation decisions. Users with poor usage patterns receive penalties or reduced access, while well-behaved users gain privileges. This feedback loop improves maintenance efficiency by directing attention to problematic cases while maintaining high service coverage through automated monitoring.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The patent changes key parameters such as user ratings, service levels, and allocation priorities based on usage history and maintenance records. By dynamically adjusting these parameters, the system can identify and address maintenance needs more efficiently while maintaining comprehensive service coverage across concentrated user areas.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

3Reliability

If moving objects are allocated based on individual user requests, then user satisfaction is improved, but system management complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser satisfactionVSAvoidsystem management complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges individual user requests into group-level allocations where possible. User groups with similar needs can share allocated moving objects, reducing the number of individual allocation decisions the system must make while still meeting individual user satisfaction requirements through group-based service management.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

4Reliability

If specialized services are provided for different user groups, then service quality is improved, but data system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveservice qualityVSAvoiddata system complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies local quality by providing different service levels and data management approaches for different user groups. Corporate users receive specialized services with dedicated data tracking, while individual users receive standard services. This localized approach improves service quality for each group without requiring a completely complex unified system, as each group's data requirements are managed according to their specific needs.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Data Source

PatentUS12272247B2Method, device and system for allocating a vehicle for a fleet system based on a user group
Publication Date: 2025.04.08 HYUNDAI MOTOR CO LTD
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AI summary

An embodiment method for allocating a moving object for a fleet system includes receiving a use request for the moving object from a user device belonging to a user group, presenting an available moving object list in compliance with the use request, among moving objects belonging to a moving object level corresponding to the user group, and allocating the moving object to the user device according to information of the moving object that is selected by the user device from the available moving object list.