Vehicle Content Sharing via Provider Intermediary

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current vehicle infotainment systems lack a mechanism for users to share content, such as music or videos, with others, despite having internet capabilities and content library playback options.

Innovation Solution

A system and method for sharing content, where a vehicle computing device identifies content, determines a preferred content provider for the recipient, and generates a message with instructions for the recipient to access the content via their preferred platform, allowing users to share content via voice commands or user interfaces, without necessarily sharing the content file.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If content is shared by transmitting the actual content file, then the recipient can access the content, but bandwidth is consumed and transfer time increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecontent accessibilityVSAvoidbandwidth consumption

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSLoss of energy

Solution Approach 1:

Instead of transmitting the actual content file, the system transmits a copy reference (identifier, link, or pointer) that enables the recipient to access the content through the content provider's platform. This copying approach allows content sharing without duplicating the actual data transmission, thereby conserving bandwidth while ensuring content accessibility.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #26Copying

2Stability of the object's composition

If content is shared in the sender's original format, then the content remains unchanged, but the recipient cannot access it through their preferred platform

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecontent format integrityVSAvoidplatform compatibility

Core Design Contradiction:

Stability of the object's compositionVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The content provider's platform acts as an intermediary between the sender and recipient. The system transmits content identifiers and platform-specific instructions that enable the recipient to access content through their preferred content provider platform. This intermediary approach maintains content integrity while adapting to different recipient preferences and platforms.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Adaptability or versatility

If a content sharing mechanism is added to the infotainment system, then users can share content, but the system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecontent sharing capabilityVSAvoidsystem architecture

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The content provider platforms provide the infrastructure and services needed for content sharing. The infotainment system leverages existing content provider APIs and platforms, allowing them to handle content delivery, format conversion, and platform-specific requirements. This self-service approach enables content sharing functionality without significantly increasing the complexity of the infotainment system architecture.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Data Source

PatentUS11729123B2Systems and methods for sending content

Publication Date: 2023.08.15 TOYOTA JIDOSHA KK

AI summary

Systems and methods for sending content are provided. One embodiment of a method includes identifying content provided to a user, receiving an indication that the user desires to share the content to a recipient, and determining a content provider that provided the content to the user and a preferred content provider of the recipient. Some embodiments are configured for determining an address associated with the recipient and providing instructions for the preferred content provider to provide the content to the recipient.