Server Apparatus for Car Sharing Boarding Point Confirmation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Delivery-based car sharing systems lack user convenience in identifying boarding points, as existing technologies do not provide sufficient visual confirmation of the vehicle's surroundings during travel.
Innovation Solution
A server apparatus and system that transmit information about a designated boarding point to a vehicle, which captures and transmits images of its surroundings to a terminal apparatus, allowing users to visually confirm the location using a richer set of information than traditional mapping methods.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the vehicle transmits captured images of surroundings continuously during travel, then the user can visually confirm the boarding point location, but the communication load and data transmission volume increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by transmitting captured images selectively only when the vehicle enters a predetermined reference range around the boarding point, rather than continuously during the entire journey. This localized transmission approach provides visual confirmation exactly when needed while minimizing unnecessary communication load and data transmission volume.
2Loss of information
If the system provides detailed visual information about the boarding point, then the user can easily identify the location, but the information processing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by predetermining the reference range around the boarding point before the vehicle arrives. The server stores the boarding point coordinates and calculates the reference range in advance, so that when the vehicle enters this pre-defined area, images can be transmitted immediately without complex real-time calculations, reducing information processing complexity.
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AI summary
A server apparatus includes a communication interface and a controller configured to transmit and receive information to and from another apparatus via the communication interface, wherein the controller is configured to transmit information to a vehicle about a boarding point, designated by a terminal apparatus, at which a user is to board the vehicle, and transmit, to the terminal apparatus, a captured image of surroundings of the vehicle, the captured image being captured by the vehicle during travel to the boarding point.