Mobility Display Device for Riding Target Identification

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing taxi call services do not effectively cater to individuals with transportation disabilities or those who need to call a taxi for someone located at a remote site, as they assume the user and passenger are the same, leading to safety concerns and difficulties in accurate taxi delivery.

Innovation Solution

A method for displaying content of a mobility by identification of a riding target, which involves determining if the mobility has entered a critical distance from the registered location of the riding target, using image sensors and cameras to identify the target, and displaying customized content to ensure safe and accurate recognition between the mobility and the riding target.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If the taxi service assumes the user and passenger are the same person, then the service operation is simple, but it cannot accommodate users with transportation disabilities or those calling for someone at a remote location

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveservice coverageVSAvoidservice operation
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the user role into two distinct entities: the caller (user) and the riding target (passenger). This segmentation allows the service to accommodate scenarios where these roles are separated, such as when a guardian calls for a child or when someone calls for a person at a remote location. The system separately manages caller information and riding target information, enabling versatile service coverage while maintaining operational clarity through distinct role definitions.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces an intermediary identification mechanism (image sensor and display device) that mediates between the mobility and the riding target. This intermediary system enables recognition and verification when the caller and passenger are different persons, allowing the service to expand coverage to disabled individuals and remote location scenarios without significantly complicating the core service operation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Adaptability or versatility

If the guardian calls the taxi at the same location as the ward, then the service operation is simple, but it cannot provide service when the guardian is located far away from the ward

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveremote service capabilityVSAvoidlocation accuracy
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSMeasurement precision

Solution Approach 1:

The patent separates the caller's location from the riding target's location, allowing them to be different. The system independently manages the guardian's location (where the call is made) and the ward's location (where the taxi should go), enabling remote service capability while maintaining precise location tracking for the riding target through separate location management.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent replaces physical presence requirements with automated image recognition and display systems. Instead of requiring the guardian to be physically present at the ward's location to verify identity, the system uses image sensors to capture the riding target's image and display devices to show verification information, enabling accurate location-based service delivery without mechanical presence requirements.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

3Reliability

If the taxi is dispatched to the ward's location without verification, then the service is fast, but safety concerns arise about whether the taxi can accurately reach and identify the ward

Engineering Contradiction:
ImprovesafetyVSAvoididentification time
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements preliminary image capture and display actions before the taxi arrives at the destination. The image sensor captures the riding target's image in advance, and the display device shows verification information to both the driver and the riding target before the taxi reaches the location. This preliminary verification ensures safety and accurate identification without significantly delaying the service delivery.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent establishes a feedback loop where the image sensor continuously monitors for the riding target's presence, and the display device provides real-time verification information. When the riding target is identified and verified through the display, the system confirms accurate arrival, providing feedback that ensures safety while minimizing identification time through automated recognition and verification processes.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

4Measurement precision

If image sensors and display devices are added to the mobility, then recognition accuracy between mobility and riding target improves, but the device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improverecognition accuracyVSAvoidmobility system
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent integrates the image sensor and display device into the existing mobility system, making these components serve multiple functions. The image sensor not only identifies the riding target but also verifies their presence and ensures safety. The display device not only shows verification information but also communicates with the driver and provides user guidance. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate dedicated components, thereby limiting the increase in device complexity while maintaining high recognition accuracy.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS20250054090A1Method for displaying content of mobility by identification of riding target, and apparatus implementing the same
Publication Date: 2025.02.13 MOTOV CO LTD
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AI summary

A method for displaying content of a mobility by identification of a riding target, performed by a display device provided in the mobility is provided. The method may comprise determining whether the mobility dispatched according to a call request of a user has entered within a critical distance with respect to a location specified by the user and displaying content related to a riding target on a screen of the display device when the riding target registered by the user is identified using an image sensor mounted on the mobility, when it is determined that the mobility has entered within the critical distance, wherein the riding target and the user are different.