Rider-Device Pairing System for Electric Transport

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing electric personal transport devices often lack customization to accommodate riders with varying physical characteristics and experience levels, leading to inefficient and potentially unsafe usage.

Innovation Solution

A system and method that allows users to input biometric data, physical characteristics, and preferences to pair them with suitable electric transport devices from a variety of configurations, such as stand-up scooters, seated scooters, and three-wheeled models, ensuring optimal size, balance, and feature matching.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If a single configuration of electric personal transport device is deployed, then device complexity is reduced and ease of manufacture is improved, but adaptability to different rider physical characteristics and experience levels deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveadaptability to rider physical characteristicsVSAvoiddevice configuration variety
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the electric personal transport device fleet into multiple configuration types (e.g., different deck sizes, handlebar heights, wheel configurations) to match different rider physical characteristics and experience levels. This segmentation allows the system to offer specialized devices for various rider needs without requiring each individual device to be fully configurable, thus maintaining manufacturing simplicity while improving adaptability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent creates a universal matching system that pairs riders with appropriate device configurations based on input parameters such as height, weight, and experience level. This universal approach allows a single device model family to serve multiple rider types through intelligent pairing, achieving adaptability without requiring extensive customization of each device.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Ease of operation

If multiple configurations of electric personal transport devices are deployed to match rider characteristics, then adaptability and rider comfort are improved, but device complexity and operational complexity increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improverider comfort and safetyVSAvoidfleet configuration variety
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements preliminary action by collecting rider physical characteristics and experience level information before device assignment. The system pre-calculates the optimal device configuration match based on these inputs, eliminating the need for complex real-time adjustments or rider trial-and-error. This preliminary pairing ensures rider comfort and safety from the first use while keeping operational procedures simple.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent enables self-service by allowing riders to input their own physical characteristics and preferences, which the system then uses to automatically select the appropriate device configuration. This self-service approach reduces operational complexity for staff while ensuring each rider receives a properly matched device for their specific needs.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Data Source

PatentUS20230375361A1System and method for optimized pairing of personal transport device to rider
Publication Date: 2023.11.23 HONDA MOTOR CO LTD
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AI summary

A system for matching a user device to an electric transport device including a plurality of electric transport devices comprising a first type and a second type configured differently than the first type; and a service provider deploying and tracking the plurality of electric transport devices, and including a processor. The processor is configured to receive a request to initiate a ride of an electric transport device; information regarding user physical characteristics collected via user input to the user device; determine a match of the user physical characteristics to a corresponding type of electric transport device by comparing the user physical characteristics to physical characteristics assigned to the first type of electric transport device and the second type of electric transport device, and select an individual electric transport device from among a collection of the corresponding type of electric transport device based on the match.