Vehicle Seat Biometric Data Privacy Controller
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Solution Overview
Problem
There is a concern for privacy protection of biometric information collected by vehicle seats, as this data may be shared externally without the occupant's consent, potentially compromising personal privacy, especially in emergency situations where timely access to this information is crucial.
Innovation Solution
A system comprising a controller with memory and biometric sensors in the vehicle seat that allows occupants to control the dissemination of biometric data, enabling options to share information internally within the vehicle or externally to emergency services, ensuring privacy settings are respected and data is only transmitted as per the occupant's choice.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If biometric information is transmitted externally to emergency services, then emergency response effectiveness is improved, but occupant privacy is compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically adjusts data transmission behavior based on the selected privacy setting. When emergency mode is activated, the system temporarily overrides privacy restrictions to transmit biometric data externally, whereas in normal operation it maintains privacy protection by blocking external transmission. This dynamic switching resolves the contradiction between privacy protection and emergency response effectiveness.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes the transmission parameter state based on privacy settings. By detecting the privacy setting parameter, the system modifies its transmission behavior: in private mode, external transmission is blocked; in shared mode, external transmission to emergency services is permitted. This parameter-based control resolves the contradiction by allowing context-dependent data sharing.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If biometric information is kept private and not transmitted externally, then occupant privacy is protected, but emergency response effectiveness is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements dynamic control where the transmission decision is not fixed but adapts based on the privacy setting and emergency context. The controller monitors both the privacy setting and emergency signals, dynamically switching between privacy-protective blocking and emergency-responsive transmission, thus resolving the contradiction between privacy protection and emergency effectiveness.
Solution Approach 2:
The privacy setting acts as an intermediary parameter that mediates between privacy protection and emergency response needs. The system uses this intermediary setting to determine transmission behavior, allowing occupants to balance their privacy preferences against potential emergency response benefits, thus resolving the contradiction through user-controlled mediation.
3Ease of operation
If multiple privacy settings are provided for biometric data sharing, then user control and privacy protection are improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The privacy control functionality is segmented into distinct preset modes (private mode and shared mode), each with clearly defined transmission behaviors. This segmentation simplifies user interaction by providing discrete, easy-to-select options rather than requiring complex continuous control, thus improving ease of operation while managing system complexity through modular design.
Solution Approach 2:
The controller is designed with multi-functionality, handling both normal privacy-protective operations and emergency data transmission through a single integrated component. This universal design allows the same controller to manage multiple privacy settings and transmission scenarios without requiring separate dedicated systems for each function, thus improving ease of operation while containing system complexity.
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AI summary
In one embodiment, a system for providing privacy protection of biometric related information for an occupant in a vehicle is provided. The system includes a memory device and at least one controller. The at least one controller including the memory device and is configured to receive first biometric information for a vehicle occupant from a plurality of biometric sensors positioned within a seat of the vehicle and to receive a first signal indicative of a first privacy setting from a plurality of privacy settings to share the first biometric information. The at least one controller is further configured to transmit the first biometric information internally within the vehicle in response to the first signal and to prevent the first biometric information from being transmitted externally from the vehicle in response to the first signal.