Geofence-Based Vehicle Audit System
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Solution Overview
Problem
Manually conducting vehicle audits at large dealerships with hundreds of vehicles is difficult due to the complexity and time-consuming nature of verifying each vehicle's location and transaction status.
Innovation Solution
A server-based system using geofence technology to identify vehicles, request electronic paperwork, and send autonomous driving instructions to direct vehicles outside the geofence to a predefined location for manual verification.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If manual vehicle audit is conducted at large dealerships, then each vehicle can be individually verified, but the process becomes time-consuming and difficult to implement
Solution Approach 1:
The vehicle audit system enables self-service through automated geofence verification. Vehicles automatically report their locations via GPS, and the system autonomously compares these locations against predefined geofence boundaries for dealership premises. This eliminates the need for manual physical inspection of each vehicle while maintaining verification accuracy, directly resolving the contradiction between thorough verification and time consumption.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual mechanical audit processes with electronic and automated systems. Instead of physically checking each vehicle's location and paperwork manually, the system uses GPS satellite positioning, electronic geofence boundary definitions, and automated database comparisons. This substitution dramatically reduces audit time while preserving verification precision through technological means.
2Productivity
If automated geofence verification is implemented, then audit efficiency increases, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The audit system leverages existing multi-functional vehicle components already present in modern vehicles. The vehicle's GPS navigation system, originally designed for route guidance, is repurposed for location verification. The vehicle's communication system, designed for infotainment, now transmits location data to the audit server. This universal use of existing components increases audit efficiency without adding significant system complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a centralized audit server as an intermediary that manages the complexity of geofence verification. Instead of embedding complex geofence calculation and verification logic in each vehicle's onboard system, the server handles all geofence boundary definitions, location calculations, and verification logic. This centralization simplifies the vehicle-side implementation while maintaining high audit efficiency through automated processing.
3Productivity
If electronic paperwork is automatically requested from vehicles, then transaction verification is streamlined, but communication requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses electronic copies of vehicle paperwork stored digitally in the vehicle's memory or connected systems. Instead of handling physical documents, the audit server requests and retrieves digital copies of transaction paperwork, titles, and registration documents directly from the vehicle's electronic storage. This copying approach streamlines verification speed while avoiding the complexity of physical document handling and storage systems.
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AI summary
A server includes a processor, configured to responsive to verifying a location of a vehicle associated with a dealership is outside a predefined geofence, request to obtain electronic paperwork stored in the vehicle; and responsive to detecting the electronic paperwork fails to reflect a predefined transaction, raise a flag for the vehicle and send an autonomous driving instruction to the vehicle to direct the vehicle to a predefined location.