Vehicle Access Control Using Geographic Proximity Verification
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current transportation systems do not allow for easy on-the-go vehicle reservations, leading to inefficiencies in vehicle usage and infrastructure utilization, as many vehicles remain idle most of the time, contributing to traffic congestion and wasted parking spots.
Innovation Solution
A system utilizing vehicle on-board electronics, user smartphones, and a computer server to provide secure access, tracking, and monitoring of vehicles, allowing users to request and access vehicles within a specific geographic range through communication protocols like USB, Bluetooth, or over-the-air connections, ensuring redundancy and reliability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a centralized server system is used for vehicle access regulation, then system reliability and security are improved, but system complexity and communication requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a centralized server as an intermediary between users and vehicles. The server manages authentication, authorization, and vehicle status monitoring, acting as a mediator that coordinates access requests. This resolves the contradiction by centralizing complex functions in the server while keeping user devices and vehicle systems relatively simple.
Solution Approach 2:
The system is segmented into three independent components: user devices for access requests, vehicles for providing access, and a server for coordination. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized independently, with the server handling complex logic while user devices and vehicles maintain simpler architectures.
2Reliability
If multiple communication interfaces are provided for redundancy, then system reliability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system changes the parameter of communication interfaces by providing multiple types (wireless and wired) with different characteristics. The server can adaptively select appropriate communication modes based on availability and requirements, transforming a single-interface limitation into a multi-interface advantage without proportionally increasing complexity.
3Reliability
If geographic location verification is implemented for vehicle access, then security and proper vehicle utilization are improved, but measurement precision requirements and system complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements feedback by continuously monitoring the user's geographic location during vehicle use and comparing it against authorized zones. This feedback mechanism ensures security by detecting unauthorized movement while using relatively simple GPS-based location measurement, avoiding the need for high-precision measurement systems.
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AI summary
A method for regulating vehicle access comprises receiving, from an electronic device of a user, a request to access a vehicle. The vehicle can be disposed at a designated geographic location. Next, geographic information of the user is received from the electronic device. The geographic information is determined with the aid of the electronic device of the user. The user is then provided access to the vehicle if, based on the received geographic information, a geographic location of the user is within a given distance from the designated geographic location of the vehicle.