Vehicle Infotainment Context-Aware Media Sharing via V2V Invitations
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current vehicle communication systems fail to seamlessly share and play media content based on context-specific conditions, such as location, weather, or passenger presence, which limits the ability to provide contextually relevant entertainment to drivers and passengers.
Innovation Solution
A vehicle infotainment system that processes invitations for media content from other vehicles or infrastructure, using context-based trigger conditions to select and play media, such as music or videos, based on current vehicle conditions like weather or location, and integrates with V2V and V2I communication systems.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If V2V and V2I communication systems are used to share media content, then the ability to provide contextually relevant entertainment is improved, but the system complexity and number of radio links required increases
Solution Approach 1:
The infotainment system is designed to handle multiple functions through a unified architecture that processes both V2V and V2I communications through a common invitation handling mechanism. The system can receive media content invitations from multiple sources (vehicles, infrastructure) and process them through the same trigger condition evaluation logic, reducing the need for separate specialized systems for each communication type.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary invitation system that mediates between multiple communication sources and the media playback system. Instead of directly integrating multiple radio link systems, the invention uses standardized invitations as intermediaries that carry media content information and trigger conditions, simplifying the interaction between diverse communication sources and the infotainment system.
2Reliability
If multiple radio links are used to monitor surroundings and share content, then the reliability of information reception is improved, but the loss of time for processing multiple communication channels increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-evaluating trigger conditions and pre-processing invitation messages as they are received. The infotainment system continuously monitors trigger conditions (location, weather, passenger presence) in advance, so when media content invitations are received through multiple radio links, the system can quickly determine applicability without delayed processing.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the media content sharing process into independent modular components: invitation reception, trigger condition evaluation, media content selection, and playback execution. This segmentation allows parallel processing of multiple invitations from different radio links simultaneously, reducing overall processing time while maintaining reliability through comprehensive evaluation of all received invitations.
3Adaptability or versatility
If driver-specified trigger conditions are implemented for context-aware playback, then the relevance of media content to current conditions is improved, but the complexity of condition management and user configuration increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements self-service by automatically evaluating trigger conditions and selecting appropriate media content without requiring complex user configuration or manual intervention. The infotainment system autonomously monitors vehicle conditions (location, weather, passenger presence) and automatically determines when to playback media content based on pre-configured simple trigger conditions, reducing the burden on users while maintaining high adaptability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies partial action by implementing a subset of possible trigger conditions that are most commonly useful (location-based, weather-based, passenger presence) rather than attempting to manage all possible conditions. This approach provides sufficient context-awareness for most scenarios while keeping the condition management system simple and manageable for average users.
Data Source
AI summary
An infotainment system in a vehicle includes at least one processor configured to, in response to occurrence of a trigger condition defined by an invitation from a source remote from the vehicle and identifying media content and to acceptance of the invitation, select a medium carrying the media content to play the media content. The trigger condition may be a current location of the vehicle matching a specified location, a weather condition at a current location of the vehicle matching a specified weather condition, a current speed of the vehicle exceeding a specified speed, a current date matching a specified date, or a current time of day matching a specified time of day. Alternatively, the trigger condition may be a signal indicating presence of a passenger or presence of a connection with a mobile device.