Server Device Personalizing Vehicle Functions via External Communication
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing vehicle function provisioning systems via vehicle-external communication devices are limited by complex menus, making it difficult for users to access and manage all available vehicle functions, leading to user confusion and inefficient use of features.
Innovation Solution
A server device learns user behavior profiles through interactions to selectively offer relevant vehicle functions via a vehicle-external communication device, using a learning function and communication function to determine frequently used or desired functions and automate their execution based on event criteria, ensuring intuitive and personalized access.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If all vehicle functions are offered via predetermined menus, then the range of available functions is comprehensive, but the ease of operation deteriorates due to user confusion and difficulty in accessing functions
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments the comprehensive vehicle function pool into individual selectable functions, allowing the user interface to display only relevant functions rather than overwhelming the user with all available functions at once. This segmentation enables comprehensive functionality while maintaining ease of operation through selective presentation.
Solution Approach 2:
The system dynamically adapts the displayed function set based on detected user behavior patterns. The learning function continuously updates the user profile and adjusts which functions are presented to the user, making the interface both comprehensive (offering all functions when needed) and easy to operate (showing only relevant functions at any given moment).
2Ease of operation
If a learning function analyzes user behavior to personalize function offerings, then the ease of operation improves through personalized interfaces, but the device complexity increases due to additional processing requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The learning function performs preliminary analysis of user behavior patterns during normal vehicle operation, building a user profile that enables personalized function recommendations. By performing this analysis in advance and storing the learned patterns, the system reduces the complexity of real-time processing while maintaining personalized ease of operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The system provides self-service through automated learning and adaptation, where the learning function automatically analyzes user behavior and adjusts function recommendations without requiring manual user configuration. This self-service approach improves ease of operation while managing complexity through automated processes rather than manual system configuration.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a server device and a to method for providing a vehicle function via a vehicle-external communication device, wherein the server device is used to detect user interactions with a motor vehicle, wherein a user behavior profile is learned by a learning function of the server device by means of the detected user interactions, and one or more vehicle functions from a predetermined function pool of the motor vehicle are determined via the learning function by means of the user behavior profile, wherein, if an event criterion is present for one of the determined vehicle functions, a communication function of the server device is offered for performing the corresponding vehicle function via the vehicle-external communication device.