Server-Based Vehicle Environment Control for Shared Users

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Solution Overview

Problem

In scenarios where multiple family members share a single vehicle, there is a need to frequently adjust the vehicle environment settings to accommodate different users, which is inefficient and inconvenient.

Innovation Solution

A vehicle control system comprising a server and user terminal that communicates to receive user information and searches for corresponding vehicle environment settings, allowing the server to control the vehicle environment automatically, such as seating, temperature, and multimedia settings, based on user input or identification.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If manual adjustment of vehicle environment settings is performed for each user, then individual user preferences can be accommodated, but the time and effort required for adjustments increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvevehicle environment adaptability to different usersVSAvoidtime for adjusting vehicle settings
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system pre-stores multiple sets of vehicle environment information (seating positions, temperature settings, multimedia preferences) corresponding to different user profiles in advance. When a user enters the vehicle, the system automatically retrieves and applies the pre-configured settings without requiring manual adjustment, thus resolving the contradiction between adaptability and time consumption.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Ease of operation

If multiple user profiles are stored and automatically applied, then user-specific environment settings are achieved, but the system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveease of vehicle environment configurationVSAvoidsystem complexity for managing user profiles
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system enables automatic self-service by using the user terminal's identification information (such as smartphone ID or user account) to automatically retrieve and apply the corresponding vehicle environment settings. This eliminates the need for complex manual configuration processes while maintaining ease of operation, as the system handles profile management automatically based on simple user identification.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

3Ease of operation

If vehicle environment information is automatically controlled based on user terminal connection, then convenience is improved, but the communication and processing requirements increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveconvenience of vehicle setting adjustmentVSAvoidenergy for communication and processing
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSUse of energy by moving object

Solution Approach 1:

User information and vehicle environment settings are transmitted and stored in advance when the user terminal is connected to the vehicle. This preliminary data exchange allows the system to quickly retrieve and apply settings without requiring extensive real-time communication and processing energy during actual vehicle operation, thus resolving the contradiction between convenience and energy consumption.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentEP2805530B1Server, vehicle control system, and vehicle control method thereof
Publication Date: 2019.03.06 SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD
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AI summary

A vehicle control method of a server is provided. The vehicle control method includes receiving, when a user terminal is connected, user information from the user terminal, searching for vehicle environment information corresponding to the user information, and controlling an environment of a vehicle using the searched vehicle environment information.