Moving Object Controller Using Mobile Terminal for Authentication and Image Capture
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing moving objects, such as bicycles and vehicles, lack effective methods to promote their use and data collection on surrounding situations, particularly in sharing systems where user authentication and image capture are not integrated for data acquisition and advertising purposes.
Innovation Solution
A moving object equipped with a holder for a mobile terminal featuring an image pick-up unit, where user authentication enables image capture and transmission to an external server, allowing for data collection and targeted advertisement presentation based on user attributes and location.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If user authentication is implemented between mobile terminal and controller, then security and user control are improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The mobile terminal acts as an intermediary device between the user and the moving object controller. The controller communicates authentication requests and receives authentication results through the mobile terminal, which simplifies the overall system architecture by using an existing device (mobile terminal) rather than implementing a complex dedicated authentication system.
Solution Approach 2:
The mobile terminal serves multiple functions: it displays operation screens, receives user input, transmits authentication information to the controller, and receives authentication results. This multi-functionality reduces system complexity by consolidating multiple roles into a single existing device rather than requiring separate components for each function.
2Loss of information
If image pick-up unit is used to capture surrounding situation data, then data collection capability is improved, but user privacy concerns and system complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The mobile terminal's existing image pick-up unit (camera) is utilized to capture surrounding situation data, rather than installing dedicated imaging equipment on the moving object. This self-service approach leverages the user's existing device capabilities, reducing system complexity while maintaining data collection functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The mobile terminal serves as an intermediary for image data transmission between the moving object and external servers. The captured images are transmitted through the mobile terminal, which simplifies the data transmission architecture by using an existing communication device rather than implementing a dedicated transmission system.
3Productivity
If advertisement information is displayed on mobile terminal during moving object use, then advertising revenue opportunities are improved, but user experience and system complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
Advertisement information is displayed periodically or at specific intervals during the use of the moving object, rather than continuously. This periodic display approach balances revenue generation with user experience by providing advertising exposure without creating constant distractions or interruptions during the user's activity.
Solution Approach 2:
The advertisement display is implemented locally on the mobile terminal's existing display interface, utilizing the device's built-in display capabilities. This approach avoids adding external display hardware to the moving object, thereby maintaining ease of operation while enabling advertising revenue opportunities through the use of existing device resources.
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AI summary
A moving object includes: a holder configured to hold a mobile terminal provided with an image pick-up unit; and a controller comprising at least one processor configured to execute enabling the moving object to be used in cases where user authentication is succeeded by carrying out user authentication between the mobile terminal and the controller, instructing the mobile terminal to pick up an image in a repeated manner by using the image pick-up unit during use of the moving object, and transmitting the image obtained from the mobile terminal to an external server.