Information Processing for Interest-Based Test-Drive Questioning

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing technologies are inadequate in effectively collecting detailed responses from users who have test-driven vehicles, particularly focusing on equipment of interest.

Innovation Solution

An information processing apparatus and method that acquires sorting information to identify user-interest equipment and outputs focused question information with more questions or characters, enhancing response collection.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If uniform question information is distributed to all users, then the questionnaire process is simple, but the response effectiveness is insufficient

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveresponse collection effectivenessVSAvoidquestion distribution complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies local quality by customizing question information based on individual user characteristics and interests. Instead of uniform questions for all users, the system generates personalized question sets that match each user's preferences, equipment of interest, and test drive experience level, thereby improving response effectiveness while managing complexity through targeted customization

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Solution Approach 2:

The patent implements dynamics by making the question information adaptive and changeable based on real-time user data. The question set is dynamically generated and adjusted according to user responses, test drive duration, equipment usage patterns, and expressed interests, allowing the questionnaire to evolve with each user interaction rather than remaining static

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

2Measurement precision

If detailed question information is provided for all equipment, then the measurement precision is high, but the user burden increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvefeedback detail accuracyVSAvoiduser response ease
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent extracts and selects only the most relevant question information for each specific user based on their interests and test drive experience. Instead of presenting detailed questions for all equipment, the system extracts and presents only the questions related to equipment the user showed interest in or used during the test drive, maintaining measurement precision for relevant areas while reducing overall user burden

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent applies partial action by providing detailed question information only for specific equipment or aspects where the user demonstrated interest or usage, rather than uniformly providing detailed questions for all equipment. This selective approach maintains high measurement precision for the relevant partial area while avoiding excessive user burden from irrelevant detailed questions

Inventive Principle:
Principle #16Partial or excessive action

3Ease of operation

If the questionnaire is simplified, then the ease of operation is high, but the loss of information increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvequestionnaire simplicityVSAvoiduser feedback detail
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The patent changes the parameters of question information dynamically based on user characteristics. The system adjusts question detail level, number of questions, and complexity parameters according to user age, experience, interest in specific equipment, and test drive duration, thereby maintaining ease of operation for each user while preventing information loss by adapting the questionnaire to capture appropriate levels of detail

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentUS20250334486A1Information processing apparatus and operating method of information processing apparatus
Publication Date: 2025.10.30 TOYOTA JIDOSHA KK
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AI summary

An information processing apparatus includes an acquisition interface configured to acquire sorting information for sorting out, among a plurality of equipment of a vehicle for a test drive, first equipment of interest to a user from other second equipment, and a controller configured to output first question information on the first equipment, the first question information including more questions than second question information on the second equipment or a question with more characters than a question included in the second question information.