Server-Mediated Vehicle-External Device Linking Rules
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current motor vehicle systems lack automated integration with vehicle-external apparatuses, requiring manual intervention for state changes and communication, limiting their ability to react to surroundings or control external devices based on their operating state.
Innovation Solution
A method utilizing a server device that couples the motor vehicle's operating state with vehicle-external apparatuses through event and trigger channels, allowing automated interaction via user-defined linking rules, enabling the motor vehicle to adjust its state and control external devices without user intervention.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If manual control is used to change vehicle operating state or communicate with external devices, then device complexity is reduced, but ease of operation deteriorates and productivity decreases
Solution Approach 1:
A server device acts as an intermediary between the motor vehicle and vehicle-external apparatuses. The server receives event data from the vehicle via event channels and sends trigger data to external devices via trigger channels, enabling automated interaction without requiring complex direct integration in the vehicle itself. This resolves the contradiction by centralizing the automation logic externally.
Solution Approach 2:
The communication system is segmented into separate event channels and trigger channels. Event channels carry data from the vehicle to the server, while trigger channels carry commands from the server to external devices. This segmentation allows the vehicle to maintain simplicity while enabling sophisticated automated interactions through the structured channel system.
2Productivity
If automated integration with external devices is implemented, then productivity is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The server device serves as an intermediary that handles the complexity of automated integration logic externally. The vehicle only needs to provide event data through event channels, while the server manages the automation rules and sends appropriate trigger data to external devices via trigger channels, achieving productivity improvement without increasing vehicle complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The server device provides universal automation capabilities that can work with multiple different vehicle types and external devices. The event channel and trigger channel interface is standardized, allowing the same server infrastructure to support various applications (temperature control, notifications, lighting) across different devices without requiring vehicle-specific complex integration for each case.
3Loss of time
If manual intervention is required for state changes, then device complexity is reduced, but loss of time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables self-service automation where the vehicle automatically provides event data through event channels, and the server automatically processes this data and sends trigger data to external devices through trigger channels. This eliminates the need for manual intervention entirely, reducing time loss while the complexity is handled by the external server rather than the vehicle.
Solution Approach 2:
The system establishes a feedback loop where event data from the vehicle triggers automated responses through the server. The server monitors event channels for changes in vehicle state and automatically generates appropriate trigger data for external devices, creating a closed-loop automated system that responds in real-time without manual intervention.
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AI summary
An operating state of a motor vehicle is connected to a respective operating state of at least one vehicle-external device via a server device. The motor vehicle makes available event data via an event channel and/or receives triggering data via a triggering channel, and the at least one vehicle-external device respectively makes available event data via an event channel and/or receives triggering data via a triggering channel. As a result at least one channel pair which connects the motor vehicle to in one of the at least one vehicle-external device is made available, and at least one linking rule is defined by an input device, each linking rule specifying respectively predetermined triggering data for the channel pair which is made available, the triggering data being output via the triggering channel of the channel pair if predetermined event data is received via the event channel of the channel pair.