Electronic Checking System for Vehicle Application Validation

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current methods for checking mobile applications on vehicles are not user-friendly and lack efficient tools for ensuring safety and compatibility, particularly for vehicle equipment manufacturers, leading to cumbersome manual processes.

Innovation Solution

An electronic checking system that automates the performance testing of applications on vehicle equipment by generating a testing workflow, comparing results with predefined standards, and providing a validation or rejection message, including security, hardware, and compatibility tests.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If manual checking by expert is used, then checking accuracy is improved, but checking time and operational complexity increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvechecking accuracyVSAvoidchecking time
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system enables self-service automated testing where the electronic checking system independently executes test workflows, compares results against reference data, and generates validation messages without requiring continuous expert intervention. The automated workflow management and execution allow the system to check applications autonomously while maintaining accuracy through predefined testing criteria and reference results.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The patent replaces manual mechanical checking processes with automated electronic systems. The electronic checking system uses software-based workflow generation, automated execution of testing procedures, and electronic comparison of results against reference data, eliminating the need for manual expert intervention while maintaining checking accuracy through programmed validation criteria.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

2Measurement precision

If manual checking by expert is used, then checking accuracy is improved, but device complexity and operational difficulty increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvechecking accuracyVSAvoidoperational simplicity
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system enables self-service automated testing where the electronic checking system independently executes test workflows, compares results against reference data, and generates validation messages without requiring continuous expert intervention. The automated workflow management and execution allow the system to check applications autonomously while maintaining accuracy through predefined testing criteria and reference results.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The checking process is segmented into distinct modular components: workflow generation module, test execution module, result comparison module, and validation message generation module. This segmentation allows each component to perform specific functions independently, making the overall system easier to operate and maintain while preserving checking accuracy through specialized processing at each stage.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

3Productivity

If automated testing is implemented, then checking efficiency is improved, but system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvechecking efficiencyVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The electronic checking system is designed as a universal platform that can handle multiple types of applications and testing scenarios through a single integrated architecture. The system provides multi-functional capabilities including workflow generation, test execution, result comparison, and validation messaging within one unified system, improving checking efficiency across diverse applications while managing complexity through shared components and standardized interfaces.

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

Solution Approach 2:

The system performs preliminary actions by pre-defining testing workflows, reference results, and validation criteria before actual application checking. This allows the complex automated testing to be built upon pre-prepared templates and standards, improving efficiency through rapid execution while managing system complexity by preparing test configurations in advance rather than managing them during execution.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentEP4202690A1Method and electronic checking system for checking performances of an application on a target equipment of a vehicle, related computer program and applications platform
Publication Date: 2023.06.28 FAURECIA APTOIDE AUTOMOTIVE LDA
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AI summary

This method for checking performances of an application on a target equipment of a vehicle before validating said application into an applications catalog of a vehicle equipment manufacturer, is implemented by an electronic system and comprises: - receiving (100) an application selected by a user among different applications provided on an applications platform, said platform comprising a channel for said applications catalog of said vehicle equipment manufacturer and dedicated for storing different applications; - providing (110) a set of testing items to be selected by the user; - generating (120) a testing workflow according to the selected testing items; - testing (130) the application to generate a testing result by carrying out the testing workflow; - comparing (136) said testing result with an expected reference result, and - delivering (140) a checking message including a checking result for the application, said user being a user designed by said vehicle equipment manufacturer or said vehicle equipment manufacturer.