Vehicle Computer Callback Reminder System
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users often forget to return missed calls and other communications due to busy schedules, and setting reminders can be inconvenient, especially while driving, as it adds another task to remember.
Innovation Solution
A vehicle-based computing system that wirelessly receives information about unanswered communications from a nomadic device, monitors the passage of time, and automatically generates reminders if the communications are not answered within a defined period, with the option to prioritize reminders based on caller relationships and in-vehicle conditions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If users manually set reminders for missed calls, then they can remember to return calls, but it adds inconvenience and complexity to their routine
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically monitors missed calls and generates reminders without user intervention. The vehicle computer receives call information from the nomadic device, determines which calls were missed, and automatically creates reminders with appropriate timing, eliminating the need for users to manually set reminders while ensuring reliable follow-up
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary analysis of call patterns and automatically determines optimal reminder timing before the user needs to act. By pre-processing call information and calculating appropriate reminder schedules based on call frequency and timing patterns, the system prepares reminders in advance, ensuring they are delivered at optimal moments without requiring user decision-making
2Loss of time
If the system provides automatic reminder monitoring, then users get timely reminders, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system combines multiple functions into the existing vehicle computer: receiving call information from the nomadic device, analyzing call patterns, determining missed calls, calculating optimal reminder timing, and generating reminders. By integrating these functions into a single processing unit rather than adding separate dedicated systems, the solution achieves automated time monitoring without proportionally increasing overall system complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The vehicle computer is designed to perform multiple functions: it serves as the primary vehicle control system and simultaneously handles call monitoring and reminder generation. This multi-functionality allows the system to provide automated reminder services using existing computational resources, avoiding the need for separate dedicated hardware while achieving timely response to missed calls
3Measurement precision
If the system monitors all communications continuously, then it can detect unanswered calls, but energy consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses periodic polling of the nomadic device to check for new call information rather than continuous monitoring. The vehicle computer periodically requests and receives call status updates from the nomadic device, allowing it to detect missed calls accurately while consuming energy only at intervals rather than continuously
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses feedback from the nomadic device to trigger monitoring actions. When the nomadic device receives new call information, it provides feedback to the vehicle computer, which then processes this information to determine if calls were missed. This feedback-driven approach ensures accurate detection of unanswered calls while minimizing energy consumption by activating monitoring only when relevant information is available
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AI summary
One or more embodiments include a computer-implemented method and system for providing reply reminders to a vehicle occupant in a vehicle. Information indicating one or more unanswered communications from a nomadic telephone device may be wirelessly received at a vehicle computer. Time and/or date information for the unanswered communication may also be received. By automatically monitoring a passage of time, a determination may be made if one or more unanswered communications have been answered within a predefined reply period. If the one or more unanswered communications have not been answered within the predefined reply period, a reply reminder may be generated and presented in a vehicle.