Vehicle Telematics Language Translation via External Server
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Solution Overview
Problem
Vehicle telematics devices face challenges in providing multi-language support without requiring significant memory and processing power, leading to time-consuming software upgrades and limited functionality for users.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that transmit data in a first language format from the vehicle telematics device to a call center for translation into a second language format, allowing for real-time language translation without the need for extensive memory or processing power on the device.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple language modules are stored in the vehicle telematics device, then multi-language support is provided, but memory and processing power requirements increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the language translation functionality from the vehicle telematics device and relocates it to an external server. The device only stores a single language module (English), while translation requests are sent to the server which returns translated text. This extraction principle resolves the contradiction by removing the need to store multiple language modules locally, thereby reducing memory and processing power requirements while maintaining multi-language support capability.
2Adaptability or versatility
If additional language functionalities are added to the vehicle software, then multi-language support is improved, but software upgrades become time-consuming and require vehicle technician intervention
Solution Approach 1:
By extracting language translation functionality to an external server, the patent enables the vehicle software to access multiple languages without requiring software upgrades. The server dynamically provides translation services for any language, eliminating the need to update vehicle software with additional language modules and avoiding time-consuming technician interventions.
Solution Approach 2:
The external translation server provides universal language support that can handle multiple languages through a single software interface. Instead of requiring separate language modules for each language in the vehicle software, the universal server handles all translation requests, enabling fast incorporation of additional language functionalities without software upgrades.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the vehicle telematics device includes software modules for supporting multiple languages, then language versatility is improved, but the device complexity and resource consumption increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the complex multi-language processing functionality from the vehicle telematics device and places it on an external server. The device software remains simple, containing only a single language module and translation request handling logic, while the complex translation engine resides externally. This resolves the contradiction by maintaining language versatility through the server while keeping device complexity low.
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AI summary
The invention provides a method, a computer usable medium including a program, and a system for providing language translation in a vehicle telematics device. The method includes providing data in a first language format to the vehicle telematics device. The data in the first language format is transmitted from the vehicle telematics device to a call center. The data is translated at the call center from the first language format to a second language format. The data in the second language format is transmitted from the call center to the vehicle telematics device.