Seat system
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing car seat systems with pressure sensors do not fully utilize their potential for evaluating and providing personalized feedback to occupants, and systems for encouraging electric vehicle charging and self-driving transitions lack effective notification mechanisms.
Innovation Solution
A seat system equipped with sensors that acquires information on the occupant's physical state and location, using this data to provide targeted advertising and motivational incentives for charging and driving mode transitions, and a system that integrates sensors with a terminal and server to offer personalized feedback and notifications.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If advertising information is notified to occupants based on sensor data, then user engagement and personalized feedback are improved, but device complexity increases due to integration of sensor, terminal, and server systems
Solution Approach 1:
The system is divided into three independent functional modules: sensor unit for data collection, terminal for processing and decision-making, and server for storing and managing advertising information. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized independently while maintaining overall system functionality, reducing the complexity burden on any single component.
Solution Approach 2:
The terminal device serves multiple functions: it processes sensor data, determines occupant states, selects appropriate advertising information, and controls notification output. This multi-functionality consolidates what could be separate complex components into a single coordinated unit, improving adaptability while managing complexity.
2Measurement precision
If multiple sensors are integrated into the seat body to detect physical state, then measurement precision is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple pressure sensors are integrated within the seat body structure, merging the sensing function into the existing seat design. This combination approach allows precise multi-point pressure detection without adding separate complex sensor systems, as the sensors work together to detect occupant presence, posture, and physical state.
Solution Approach 2:
The sensor system automatically detects and processes occupant physical state information without requiring manual input or adjustment. The terminal device autonomously processes the sensor data to determine occupant states and select appropriate advertising information, eliminating the need for complex user interfaces or manual configuration.
3Loss of information
If location information is used to select advertising information, then relevance and timeliness of notifications are improved, but loss of information increases due to additional data processing requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The terminal device acquires location information in advance and uses it to pre-filter and select relevant advertising information from the server before notification. This preliminary selection process ensures that only relevant advertisements are processed and displayed, reducing information loss by eliminating irrelevant data processing overhead.
Solution Approach 2:
The system continuously monitors occupant state and location, providing feedback to the advertising selection process. This feedback mechanism ensures that advertising information remains relevant to the current occupant context, improving notification effectiveness while minimizing unnecessary data processing by only updating when relevant changes occur.
Data Source
AI summary
To propose a new value for a seat, a seat system which can make notification of advertising information fit for an occupant seated on the seat with a sensor included therein is provided. The seat system includes: a seat which includes a seat body, and a sensor provided in the seat body and configured to acquire information for use in identifying a physical state of an occupant seated on the seat body; a server having pieces of advertising information stored therein; and a terminal capable of acquiring the information from the sensor and communicating with the server. The terminal or the server is configured to choose, based on the information or an evaluation value based on the information, a piece of advertising information related to the information or the evaluation value from among the pieces of advertising information, and notify the occupant of the piece of advertising information.