Server Device for Shared Vehicle Maintenance Coordination

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current shared vehicle management systems lack efficient communication and coordination for vehicle maintenance and usage permissions, leading to suboptimal management of shared vehicles.

Innovation Solution

A server device and information processing system that communicates with vehicles and terminal devices to receive maintenance state information, transmit usage permissions, and request maintenance, improving management by enabling real-time coordination between users and maintenance personnel.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If a shared vehicle management system is implemented, then vehicle usage coordination is improved, but maintenance management efficiency deteriorates due to lack of real-time maintenance state communication

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvevehicle usage coordinationVSAvoidmaintenance management efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The server device receives maintenance state information from the vehicle and sends usage permission or maintenance requests to terminal devices based on the maintenance state, creating a feedback loop that improves maintenance management efficiency while maintaining ease of operation

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The server device acts as an intermediary between the vehicle and terminal devices, coordinating maintenance requests and usage permissions to resolve the contradiction between ease of operation and maintenance management efficiency

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Productivity

If real-time maintenance state communication is added, then maintenance management efficiency is improved, but system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemaintenance management efficiencyVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The server device performs multiple functions including receiving maintenance state information, determining usage permission, and sending maintenance requests, reducing the need for separate dedicated systems and thereby limiting the increase in system complexity

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentEP3916648A1Server device, information processing system, non-transitory storage medium, control device, vehicle, and operation method of information processing system
Publication Date: 2021.12.01 TOYOTA JIDOSHA KK
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AI summary

A server device (10) includes: a communication module; and one or more processors configured to perform communication with an outside of the server device (10) via the communication module, receive, from a vehicle (13), information relating to a maintenance state of the vehicle (13), and transmit at least one of information on usage permission of the vehicle (13) or information on a request for maintenance of the vehicle (13), to one or more terminal devices (11, 12), in accordance with the maintenance state.