Remote Parking Terminal Selection via First-Response Logic

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing remote-parking systems do not effectively determine the most suitable mobile terminal for executing movement control operations, leading to potential conflicts and inefficiencies when multiple terminals attempt to control a vehicle simultaneously.

Innovation Solution

A control device and system that communicates with information terminals around a moving object to determine and select the most appropriate terminal for movement control based on received inquiry information and answer responses, ensuring that only the first responding terminal performs the movement instruction, thereby preventing conflicts and improving usability.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If multiple mobile terminals can execute remote-parking operation simultaneously, then user accessibility and convenience are improved, but operation conflicts and control reliability deteriorate

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser accessibilityVSAvoidcontrol reliability
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary driver determination by transmitting inquiry information to multiple information terminals before executing remote parking operations. The controller identifies which terminal belongs to the driver based on predetermined criteria (such as authentication status or proximity) in advance, ensuring that only the authorized terminal can execute control commands. This preliminary identification prevents operation conflicts while maintaining accessibility for multiple users.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Measurement precision

If driver determination inquiry is transmitted to multiple information terminals, then appropriate terminal selection is improved, but communication processing load and time consumption increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveterminal selection accuracyVSAvoiddetermination time
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The controller transmits driver determination inquiry information to multiple information terminals simultaneously, but only processes the response from the first terminal that replies. This partial processing approach achieves accurate terminal identification without requiring communication with all terminals, thereby reducing overall determination time while maintaining selection accuracy.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #16Partial or excessive action

3Reliability

If remote-parking operation is prohibited for other terminals when first terminal executes operation, then operation conflict prevention is improved, but system flexibility and adaptability deteriorate

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveconflict preventionVSAvoidsystem flexibility
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The system dynamically adjusts which information terminal can execute remote parking operations based on real-time driver determination results. Instead of statically prohibiting all other terminals, the controller identifies the appropriate driver terminal through inquiry and temporarily enables only that specific terminal for execution. This dynamic approach prevents conflicts while maintaining flexibility to adapt to different user scenarios.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Data Source

PatentUS20230236592A1Control device, control system, control method, and recording medium
Publication Date: 2023.07.27 HONDA MOTOR CO LTD
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AI summary

A control device of a moving object includes: a communication unit configured to communicate with an information terminal carried by a user of the moving object; and a controller configured to perform movement control of the moving object. When a predetermined operation from the user of the moving object is received, the controller transmits inquiry information on driver determination to the information terminals around the moving object, the controller receives predetermined answer information for the inquiry information, the controller selects an information terminal, which is a transmission source of the answer information that is received first, as a driver terminal, and the controller performs movement control of the moving object based on movement instruction information from the driver terminal.