Vehicle On-board Agent System Common Operator Activation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional on-board agent systems for vehicles are complex and inconvenient, as they lack a standardized method for activating multiple agent functions, leading to cumbersome operations for occupants.
Innovation Solution
An on-board agent system with a common operator and a manager that associates specific operation patterns with agent functional units, allowing for streamlined activation and voice-based responses, improving convenience by simplifying interactions through a shared operator and storage of association information.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple agent functions are mounted in a vehicle, then service capability and versatility are improved, but operation complexity and ease of use deteriorate due to lack of standardized activation methods
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies universality by introducing a common operator that serves multiple agent functional units. Instead of requiring separate activation methods for each agent function, the common operator provides a unified interface that can trigger different agent functions based on operation patterns. This allows one operator to perform multiple functions (activating different agents) while maintaining simple, standardized operations for the user.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the activation control by introducing distinct operation patterns (e.g., single tap, double tap, long press) that correspond to different agent functional units. Each operation pattern is assigned to specific agent functions, allowing the system to differentiate between multiple functions through segmented operation types while maintaining a single unified operator interface.
2Ease of operation
If separate operators are provided for each agent functional unit, then ease of activation is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple separate operators into a single common operator. Instead of providing distinct operators for each agent functional unit, the system combines them into one unified operator that handles all activation requests. The complexity is managed internally through operation pattern recognition rather than through multiple physical operators, thus reducing device complexity while maintaining ease of activation.
Solution Approach 2:
The common operator is designed with multi-functionality to replace multiple specialized operators. It can identify and trigger different agent functions based on the type of operation performed, making a single operator capable of performing the roles that would otherwise require multiple separate operators, thereby reducing overall system complexity.
3Ease of operation
If operation patterns are standardized across agent functions, then ease of operation is improved, but adaptability to specific function requirements deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dynamics by making the mapping between operation patterns and agent functions configurable rather than fixed. The system can dynamically adjust which operation pattern triggers which agent function, allowing standardization for ease of operation while maintaining adaptability to specific function requirements through flexible assignment. This dynamic configurability resolves the contradiction between standardized operations and function-specific customization.
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AI summary
An on-board agent system includes: a plurality of agent functional units, each of the plurality of agent functional units being configured to provide a service including outputting a response using voice to an output unit according to an utterance of an occupant of a vehicle; and a common operator configured to be shared by the plurality of agent functional units and provided in the vehicle, wherein, when an operation is executed on the common operator with an operation pattern set to correspond to each of the plurality of agent functional units, an agent functional unit corresponding to the operation pattern of the executed operation is activated.