On-board Device Initialization via Mobile Terminal
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing methods for initializing on-board devices for decentralized or centralized toll recognition are cumbersome and complex, requiring users to visit multiple locations for initialization, which is inconvenient and administratively challenging.
Innovation Solution
A system and method where the on-board device generates an initialization code that users can input into a terminal, which communicates with a central data processing system to receive initialization data via a mobile communications system, allowing the device to transition from a non-initialized to an initialized state without the need for specialist personnel.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If on-board devices are initialized at decentralized locations using wired communication or short-range radio technology, then the initialization process can be performed outside central facilities, but users must visit multiple locations and the administrative management becomes complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a terminal device (such as a mobile phone or tablet) as an intermediary between the user and the on-board device. The terminal device communicates with the on-board device via short-range radio technology and transmits initialization codes to the central system, eliminating the need for users to visit multiple decentralized locations while simplifying administrative management through automated code verification and device activation.
2Productivity
If a large number of on-board devices are initialized decentrally, then the initialization capacity is increased, but the effort required by users to transfer devices to initialized state becomes significant
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-generating initialization codes at the central system before devices need to be activated. These codes are stored and ready for transmission, allowing users to quickly initialize devices without visiting multiple locations or spending significant time on the process. The central system proactively manages code distribution and device activation status.
Solution Approach 2:
Users can independently initialize their on-board devices using the terminal device and initialization codes provided by the system, without requiring assistance from specialists or visits to service centers. The automated verification and activation process allows users to complete initialization themselves, significantly reducing user effort time while maintaining high initialization capacity.
3Adaptability or versatility
If initialization data are transmitted via wired communication or short-range radio technology at decentralized locations, then the data transmission can occur outside central facilities, but the process requires specialist personnel and multiple location visits
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the mechanical approach of physically transporting devices to decentralized initialization locations with an electronic/digital approach. Initialization codes are transmitted electronically via the terminal device using short-range radio technology, and devices are activated remotely through automated communication with the central system. This substitution eliminates the need for specialist personnel and multiple location visits while maintaining flexibility in where and how initialization occurs.
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AI summary
A vehicle-mounted device (1) is proposed, designed for transport in a vehicle, which can have either a non-initialized state in which the execution of at least one predetermined process serving a vehicle-mounted device function by the vehicle-mounted device (1) is not possible, or an initialized state in which the execution of the predetermined process by the vehicle-mounted device (1) is possible. The vehicle-mounted device (1) comprises a communication unit (11) designed for wirelessly receiving and transmitting data via a mobile communication system (6), and a control unit (13) coupled to the communication unit (11) for controlling the operation of the vehicle-mounted device (1).The control unit (13) is designed to initiate the output of an initialization code (12-1) assigned to the on-board device (1) to a user (3) of the on-board device (1) and to bring the on-board device (1) into the initialized state by initializing the on-board device (1) depending on initialization data contained in an initialization message (11-1) received by the communication unit (11) from a central data processing system (2).