Vehicle Usage Right Handover via Beacon Proximity Verification
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current shared vehicle systems lack the ability to securely handover usage rights and settle transactions only when the user is close to the vehicle, leading to potential fraud and tampering via remote control.
Innovation Solution
A system utilizing a user terminal, a transmission device on the vehicle, an external control means, and a management server to authenticate and authorize the handover of usage rights, ensuring the user is proximal to the vehicle through beacon or Bluetooth signals, and includes image verification for damage assessment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If remote control handover is allowed without proximity verification, then ease of operation is improved, but reliability deteriorates due to potential fraud and tampering
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a beacon transmission device as an intermediary that mediates between the user terminal and the vehicle. The beacon device transmits identification information that the user terminal receives to verify proximity, serving as a trusted intermediary that enables secure remote handover without direct line-of-sight control
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary proximity verification through beacon signal reception before allowing the handover operation to proceed. The user terminal must first receive the beacon signal containing vehicle identification information, confirming proximity, before the settlement and handover can be executed
2Productivity
If handover is permitted without proximity verification, then productivity is improved through faster transactions, but object-affected harmful factors increase due to fraud risk
Solution Approach 1:
The beacon transmission device acts as a mediator that enables fast automated verification of proximity. Instead of manual verification processes that would slow down transactions, the beacon system automatically confirms the user's proximity to the vehicle, maintaining high transaction speed while preventing fraud
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual proximity verification methods with automated beacon signal transmission and reception. This substitution of mechanical/manual verification with electronic signal-based verification maintains transaction speed while eliminating human error and fraud risks
3Ease of operation
If remote door locking is enabled, then ease of operation is improved, but reliability worsens due to unauthorized access risks
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary authentication by verifying that the user terminal has received the beacon signal from the vehicle before enabling door locking or unlocking operations. This preliminary proximity confirmation ensures that only authorized users near the vehicle can control the doors
Solution Approach 2:
The beacon transmission device serves as an intermediary authentication mechanism between the user and the vehicle's door control system. The user terminal must successfully receive and process the beacon signal through this intermediary before the door control functions become available
Data Source
AI summary
A system includes: a transmission device provided on a vehicle, for transmitting a signal including a vehicle ID within an area set in advance; a receiving means for receiving the signal; an external control means provided on the vehicle, for receiving a command including an authentication key for a usage right, and for performing vehicle state control including at least unlocking/locking a door of the vehicle from outside a control system inherent in the vehicle; a communication connection means for establishing a communication link to send the command from a user terminal to the external control means; and a management server located on a communication network, for linking and managing the vehicle ID with a status of the usage right.