Image Recognition Control for Transportation Vehicle Functions
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Solution Overview
Problem
Passengers on transportation vehicles face inconvenience in accessing and controlling various functions, such as entertainment systems and services, due to the need to navigate through printed materials or electronic displays, which can be time-consuming and require assistance from crew members.
Innovation Solution
A computing technology that allows passengers to capture images of objects using a personal electronic device's camera, which then processes the images using a recognition data structure to identify and execute associated functions, such as controlling entertainment systems, lighting, or requesting services, through a processor executable application.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If passengers use printed materials or electronic displays to access functions, then they can access entertainment and services, but the process becomes time-consuming and requires crew assistance
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual navigation through printed materials or electronic displays with automated image recognition technology. The camera captures an image of the desired function or service, and the system automatically identifies and executes the corresponding action, eliminating the need for manual searching and crew assistance.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables passengers to independently access functions and services by capturing images with their personal electronic devices. The recognition system automatically processes the images and executes the corresponding actions without requiring crew member intervention, allowing passengers to serve themselves.
2Adaptability or versatility
If passengers navigate through printed materials or electronic displays, then they can find available functions, but the process requires manual interaction and crew assistance
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual navigation and interaction with automated image recognition. The system captures an image of the desired function and automatically identifies it through pattern recognition algorithms, eliminating the need for manual searching through catalogs or electronic displays.
Solution Approach 2:
The image recognition system acts as an intermediary between the passenger's intent and the vehicle's functions. Instead of directly interacting with complex control systems or printed materials, the passenger simply captures an image, and the recognition system mediates by translating the visual input into the appropriate function execution.
3Ease of operation
If physical controls are provided at each seat, then passengers can control functions directly, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces physical controls at each seat with a centralized image recognition system. Instead of having separate control mechanisms distributed throughout the vehicle, the system uses a central processing unit that receives images from personal electronic devices and executes the corresponding functions.
Solution Approach 2:
The image recognition system serves as a universal control interface that can access multiple functions and services across the entire vehicle. A single system can handle entertainment, lighting, temperature control, and other functions, replacing the need for dedicated physical controls for each function at every seat.
Data Source
AI summary
Methods and systems for a transportation vehicle are provided. One method includes interfacing a PED with an IFE system that includes at least one of a function and a service associated with an object; capturing an image of an object by the PED, identifying the function or service associated with the object using the captured image and an application of the PED; presenting an option by the application to initiate the function or service; and upon selection of the option by a user, communicating a request in accordance therewith to the IFE system.