Shared Vehicle Dispatch Logic for Lost Article Re-Routing

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current shared vehicle services face challenges in managing dispatch and handling emergency situations, such as lost articles, efficiently, particularly in autonomous vehicle systems, where seamless communication and re-routing are necessary to ensure passenger convenience and service continuity.

Innovation Solution

A method and system that involves a shared vehicle management server communicating with user devices and autonomous vehicles to manage dispatch based on real-time data, including emergency messages, to re-route vehicles and handle lost article situations by re-dispatching or canceling services as needed, while ensuring secure article retrieval and billing processes.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If the autonomous vehicle is immediately re-dispatched to retrieve a lost article, then the lost article can be recovered quickly, but the originally scheduled passenger service may be delayed or canceled

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvelost article retrievalVSAvoidpassenger service delay
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary assessment of vehicle availability and passenger service status before initiating re-dispatch. By checking whether the vehicle is already available or if the passenger service has been canceled beforehand, the system可以避免 unnecessary delays and coordinate the re-dispatch timing to minimize impact on passenger service

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system dynamically adjusts the vehicle dispatch status based on real-time conditions. The autonomous vehicle's status changes from 'dispatched' to 'available' when the passenger service is canceled, enabling flexible re-allocation for lost article retrieval while maintaining service continuity

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

2Productivity

If the system checks passenger service cancellation status before re-dispatch, then vehicle re-allocation is optimized, but additional communication steps increase system complexity

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvevehicle re-allocation efficiencyVSAvoidcommunication protocol
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The message transmission mechanism serves multiple functions: it notifies passengers of service cancellation, confirms vehicle availability status, and triggers re-dispatch authorization. This multi-functional approach reduces the need for separate communication protocols and simplifies the overall system architecture

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

Solution Approach 2:

The system implements feedback loops where the server receives confirmation messages from user devices about service cancellation status, and uses this feedback to determine appropriate re-dispatch actions. This feedback mechanism enables automated decision-making without requiring complex manual intervention protocols

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentUS12168460B2Shared vehicle service providing method performed by server communicating with user device of passenger and autonomous vehicle
Publication Date: 2024.12.17 SOS LAB CO LTD
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AI summary

Proposed is a shared vehicle service providing method based on a shared vehicle management server communicating with a shared vehicle and a user device. Also proposed is a shared vehicle service providing method for managing an article of a shared vehicle user on the basis of a shared vehicle management server. For example, proposed is a shared vehicle service providing method in which a shared vehicle management server manages dispatch of a shared vehicle and an article of a user on the basis of data acquired from the shared vehicle and a user device.