On-Board Equipment Control Using Pre-Board User Authentication
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing on-board equipment control systems face delays in controlling equipment due to the time required for facial authentication after an occupant boards a vehicle.
Innovation Solution
An on-board equipment control device that performs a first authentication using a wireless device and a second authentication using biometric data, allowing for quick control of on-board equipment by referencing pre-stored setting data.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If facial authentication is performed after the occupant boards the vehicle, then the authentication can be completed with biometric data, but it takes time to complete the control of the on-board equipment
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary authentication using a wireless device (such as a mobile phone or key fob) before the occupant boards the vehicle. This allows the control device to read and prepare setting data in advance, so that when the occupant boards and completes facial authentication, the on-board equipment can be quickly controlled without waiting for the entire authentication process to complete first.
2Device complexity
If only facial authentication is used, then the system is simple, but the control of on-board equipment is delayed until after the user boards the vehicle
Solution Approach 1:
The system adds a preliminary authentication step using a wireless device that occurs before the user boards the vehicle. This dual-authentication approach (wireless device + facial recognition) increases system complexity slightly but enables the control device to prepare and apply settings in advance, significantly improving the speed at which on-board equipment becomes operational after the user boards.
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AI summary
An on-board equipment control device includes a storage device a storage device and a controller. The controller performs a first authentication based on a signal transmitted from a wireless device held by a user and performs a second authentication based on biometric data of the user. The controller executes the first authentication before the user boards the vehicle and executes the second recognition after the user boards the vehicle. The controller determines whether the user identified by the first and second authentications are the same user. The controller controls the first on-board equipment or the first functions of the on-board equipment based on the user identified by the first and second authentications.