Interactive Map System for Commercial Passenger Vehicles
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional in-flight entertainment systems lack customization and personalization options for passengers, failing to provide interactive and relevant map information based on individual preferences, which limits passenger engagement and missed business opportunities for airlines.
Innovation Solution
An interactive map system for commercial passenger vehicles that integrates personal and location-related information, allowing passengers to select map features such as loyalty rewards, deals, and points of interest, using a server and media playback devices to render customized maps on seatback devices and personal electronic devices.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional in-flight entertainment systems provide basic map information, then passengers can view location and arrival time, but the system lacks customization and personalization options
Solution Approach 1:
The map information is segmented into multiple selectable categories (points of interest, loyalty programs, deals, weather, events) that passengers can choose from. This allows the system to provide comprehensive customized information while maintaining a simple base structure that only activates additional features when requested.
Solution Approach 2:
The map display transitions from a static conventional view to a dynamic customizable interface where passengers can select and deselect different information layers. The system adapts its content based on passenger preferences while maintaining a simple underlying architecture.
2Productivity
If the system integrates personal information and multiple map features, then passenger engagement increases, but the implementation complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The entertainment system is enhanced to perform multiple functions: displaying basic navigation information, integrating personal passenger data, showing loyalty program information, presenting local deals and events, and providing weather updates. This multi-functionality increases engagement while building upon the existing system infrastructure.
Solution Approach 2:
Passenger information and preferences are collected and prepared in advance before the flight. The system pre-integrates this data with map features, so that when the passenger accesses the map, the personalized content is already ready, reducing real-time processing complexity.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the system provides interactive map features with personal information, then business opportunities are created, but the system requires additional integration capabilities
Solution Approach 1:
The system introduces an intermediary layer that sits between the existing entertainment system and the new map features. This intermediary handles the integration of personal information, loyalty data, and external services, allowing the core entertainment system to remain relatively simple while gaining enhanced adaptability.
Data Source
AI summary
A system for displaying a map to passengers on a commercial passenger vehicle is disclosed. The system comprises a storage configured to store (1) personal information of passengers either located in or expected to board the commercial passenger vehicle; and (2) location-related information including location-related information associated with an area covered by the map; a server located in the commercial passenger vehicle and configured to perform a method comprising: sending, to a media playback device associated with a passenger, a message to display a list of selectable map features; receiving, from the media playback device, a selection of at least one map feature among the selectable map features; retrieving the personal information or the location-related information from the storage; and integrating retrieved personal information or retrieved location-related information to map data, thereby rendering the map.