Vehicle Virtual Assistant Arrival Time Comparison
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users of vehicle speech recognition systems face challenges in finding alternative options for items when the vehicle cannot arrive at a store before its closing time, leading to wasted time in searching for alternative solutions.
Innovation Solution
A vehicle virtual assistance system that processes user requests for items, retrieves the location of entities associated with those items, calculates the estimated arrival time, and generates delivery prompts if the store is about to close, allowing users to arrange for delivery or pickup upon arrival.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the vehicle travels to the store to obtain the item, then the user can get the item, but the user wastes time searching for alternative options if the store closes before arrival
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by calculating the estimated arrival time at the store and comparing it with the store's closing time before the user makes a decision. This advance assessment allows the system to proactively identify potential closure issues and prepare alternative solutions (such as delivery options or nearby locations) before the user arrives at the store, thereby eliminating the need for time-consuming searches for alternatives.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements a feedback mechanism where the calculated arrival time and store closing time are compared to determine whether the store will be open upon arrival. Based on this feedback, the system automatically generates appropriate responses or alternative recommendations, allowing the user to make informed decisions without having to manually search for other options if the store is expected to close before arrival.
2Loss of time
If the system calculates arrival time and compares with closing time, then the user receives timely delivery prompts, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system leverages existing multi-functional components already present in modern vehicles, such as GPS navigation systems for location tracking, telematics units for data communication, and processors for calculations. By reusing these existing components for the additional function of arrival time calculation and closing time comparison, the system achieves the time-saving benefit without significantly increasing overall device complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs the calculations and comparisons automatically using data already available in the vehicle's systems (current location, destination, store hours). The processor autonomously determines whether the store will be open upon arrival and generates appropriate prompts without requiring additional manual input or complex external systems, thereby minimizing the increase in system complexity while still providing the time-saving benefit.
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AI summary
A virtual assistance system for a vehicle is provided. The virtual assistance system includes one or more processors, one or more memory modules communicatively coupled to the one or more processors, an input device communicatively coupled to the one or more processors, an output device communicatively coupled to the one or more processors, and machine readable instructions stored in the one or more memory modules. The virtual assistance system receives, through the input device, a request for an item from a user, retrieves a location of an entity associated the item, calculates an estimated arrival time when the vehicle will arrive at the location, compares the estimated arrival time with a predetermined time associated with the entity, and instructs the output device to generate a delivery prompt related to the item in response to comparing the estimated arrival time with the predetermined time.