Occupant Data Acquisition for Vehicle Setting Systems
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Solution Overview
Problem
Occupants of vehicles face the inconvenience of having to repeatedly adjust settings such as seat position and network service connections every time they use a different vehicle, leading to inefficiencies and increased time spent on setup.
Innovation Solution
A vehicle setting system that includes an occupant data acquisition processor, a server apparatus, a provisional acquisition processor, and a setting processor. This system acquires physical data about the occupant, generates a provisional setting value, and records it in the vehicle memory for future use, ensuring occupant-dependent settings are maintained across multiple vehicles.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the occupant manually adjusts settings such as seat position every time they get in the vehicle, then the setting is customized to the occupant's convenience, but the occupant has to spend time and effort on repeated adjustments
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by acquiring the occupant's physical data (such as body dimensions) when they first use the vehicle or when settings are changed, and stores this information in the vehicle memory. Upon subsequent entries, the setting processor automatically retrieves the stored physical data and generates appropriate setting values without requiring manual adjustment, thus eliminating repeated time-consuming operations
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables self-service by automatically acquiring the occupant's physical characteristics through sensors or input devices, processing this data to generate optimal setting values, and applying these settings automatically. The occupant simply needs to enter the vehicle and the system handles all setting adjustments autonomously based on the stored physical data, freeing the occupant from manual adjustment tasks
2Adaptability or versatility
If the vehicle stores setting values in the vehicle memory, then the settings are retained for future use, but the settings are vehicle-specific and cannot be transferred to other vehicles
Solution Approach 1:
The system introduces an intermediary approach by storing the occupant's physical data (such as body dimensions, height, weight) in the vehicle memory rather than storing vehicle-specific setting values. This physical data serves as a universal identifier that can be used across different vehicles. When the occupant enters a new vehicle, the setting processor acquires this physical data and generates appropriate settings based on the occupant's characteristics, enabling portable adaptability without requiring complex cloud infrastructure
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes the fundamental parameter stored from vehicle-specific setting values to occupant-specific physical characteristics. By storing and processing physical data (such as body dimensions) rather than fixed setting values, the system enables the same occupant to receive appropriate settings in different vehicles. The setting processor dynamically generates settings based on these physical parameters, providing versatility across multiple vehicles while maintaining relatively simple system architecture
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AI summary
A vehicle setting system includes an occupant data acquisition processor, a server apparatus including a provisional generation processor, a provisional acquisition processor, and a setting processor. The occupant data acquisition processor acquires or estimates physical data regarding an occupant on board the vehicle, at least in a case with absence of a setting value for the occupant held in a vehicle memory of a vehicle. The provisional generation processor acquires the physical data regarding the occupant, and generates a provisional setting value for the relevant occupant. The provisional acquisition processor acquires the provisional setting value. The setting processor records, in a vehicle memory of the vehicle, the provisional setting value as the setting value for the occupant, and provides the vehicle with setting of the provisional setting value.