Shared Vehicle Feature Adjustment via Biometric Profile Matching

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Solution Overview

Problem

Shared-use vehicle systems face challenges in replicating the personalized experience of individual vehicle ownership, as users' preferred settings are often not adjusted for subsequent users, affecting comfort and safety.

Innovation Solution

A shared-use vehicle reservation system that automatically adjusts features such as steering wheel position, radio presets, and seat settings based on user preferences, using sensors and wireless communication to match user identities with preferred settings, and optionally utilizing biometric data to optimize feature configurations.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If vehicle feature settings remain fixed for each user, then personal comfort and safety are maintained, but shared-use vehicle systems cannot replicate the personalized experience of individual ownership

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvepersonalization capabilityVSAvoidsystem complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system stores each user's preferred vehicle feature settings in advance in a database. When a user reserves a vehicle, the pre-stored settings are automatically retrieved and applied, eliminating the need for manual adjustment and enabling personalized experience without increasing operational complexity

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system creates a copy of the user's preferred settings from their personal profile and applies it to the shared vehicle. This copying mechanism allows the vehicle to replicate the personalized configuration the user has at home, providing familiarity and comfort in a shared environment

Inventive Principle:

Principle #26Copying

2Ease of operation

If manual adjustment of vehicle settings is required for each user, then personal preferences are accommodated, but time is lost during vehicle pickup and setup

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveease of vehicle setupVSAvoidvehicle preparation time

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs automatic identification of the user through sensor detection and self-adjusts all vehicle features based on the retrieved profile data. This self-service mechanism eliminates the need for user intervention in the setup process, making vehicle preparation as easy as approaching the vehicle

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

All vehicle settings are pre-configured in the database based on user preferences before they arrive at the vehicle. When the user approaches, the system has already prepared the personalized configuration, enabling instant deployment without any setup time during vehicle pickup

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

3Reliability

If camera-mediated inspection is implemented, then vehicle condition assessment is improved, but device complexity and cost increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvevehicle condition assessment reliabilityVSAvoidinspection system complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The camera system serves multiple functions: it inspects vehicle interior and exterior conditions, monitors for damage, and verifies vehicle cleanliness. This multi-functional approach consolidates what would otherwise require separate inspection systems into a single integrated solution, reducing overall complexity while improving reliability

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The system replaces manual visual inspection with automated camera-based detection. Sensors and cameras automatically capture and analyze vehicle condition, substituting the mechanical process of human inspection with an automated optical system that provides more consistent and reliable assessment

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

4Reliability

If real-time maintenance assessment is implemented, then vehicle reliability is improved, but system complexity and energy consumption increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvemaintenance timing accuracyVSAvoidsystem energy consumption

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSUse of energy by moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs maintenance assessments at periodic intervals based on usage data rather than continuously. Sensors monitor vehicle conditions and trigger assessments only when thresholds are reached or at scheduled intervals, reducing energy consumption while maintaining reliable maintenance timing through event-driven monitoring

Inventive Principle:

Principle #19Periodic action

Data Source

PatentUS8370030B1System for a shared vehicle involving feature adjustment, camera-mediated inspection, predictive maintenance, and optimal route determination

Publication Date: 2013.02.05 GURIN MICHAEL H

AI summary

The present invention relates to a system for automatically adjusting a vehicle feature of a vehicle, where the system includes a first sensor, an onboard computer, a camera, a mirror, a controller; an actuator; and an algorithm. The algorithm instructs the onboard computer in steps for adjusting one or more vehicle features. The first sensor and the controller are in electronic communication with the onboard computer and the controller is in electronic communication with one or more actuators that connect to and adjust the various vehicle features. The onboard computer includes or accesses a database that correlates users, features, and vehicle feature settings. Such vehicle features include seat position and camera viewing angle.