Programmable Vehicle Identifier for Dynamic Function Activation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing vehicle identification transmitters lack flexibility and convenience in activating vehicle functions, limiting their usability.
Innovation Solution
An identification transmitter with an interface for contactless data reception from a mobile communication device, allowing for programmable activation of variable vehicle functions, including authentication and safety-related functions, through contactless or direct data reception, and featuring a programmable operating means such as buttons or sensors.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If generic identifiers with fixed functions are used, then device complexity is reduced, but adaptability and versatility are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The identification transmitter incorporates programmable control means that can dynamically assign different functions to control elements based on received data. This allows the device to adapt its functionality rather than being static, resolving the contradiction between versatility and complexity by making the system flexible yet manageable through software-based function assignment.
Solution Approach 2:
The control means is designed to perform multiple functions through programmable assignment. A single control element can be configured to trigger different vehicle functions (locking, unlocking, alarm, etc.) based on received data, making the device universal rather than requiring separate dedicated buttons for each function.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple fixed-function buttons are provided, then ease of operation is improved, but adaptability is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables users to configure and reconfigure functions through a simplified interface. Users can assign different functions to control elements according to their needs without requiring technical expertise, making the system self-configurable and easy to adapt while maintaining operational simplicity.
3Ease of operation
If passive authentication is implemented, then ease of operation is improved, but security requirements become more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The identification transmitter acts as an intermediary between the user and the vehicle authentication system. It can implement both passive authentication (automatic triggering) and active authentication (manual triggering) modes, mediating between convenience and security requirements by allowing the system to choose the appropriate authentication mode based on the implementation context.
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AI summary
The invention relates to an identification transmitter (10) for activating at least one vehicle function in a vehicle (1), comprising: - at least one interface device (20) for receiving data from a mobile communication device (200) for mobile communication, - at least one vehicle function control device (40) for activating the at least one vehicle function, - at least one function control device (50) for activating a variable function, wherein the identification transmitter (10) is designed to determine the variable function based on the data reception.