Vehicle-Context Aware Short-Range Communication Management
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Solution Overview
Problem
Consumer devices interfere with vehicle communication systems operating on dedicated short-range communication channels, posing a risk of interference and disrupting safety features like collision avoidance and emergency response systems.
Innovation Solution
A system that determines whether a device is located outside a vehicle and enables peer-to-peer communication in short-range communication channels only when both devices are outside a vehicle, using a radio transceiver and processor to identify client devices and transmit enabling signals, thereby avoiding interference with vehicle communication systems.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If consumer devices are allowed to access short-range communication channels, then communication versatility is improved, but interference with vehicle communication systems occurs
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by creating different communication modes for different locations: inside-vehicle mode and outside-vehicle mode. The system detects whether the device is inside or outside a vehicle and applies different communication rules accordingly. When outside a vehicle, peer-to-peer short-range communication is enabled; when inside a vehicle, only infrastructure-mode communication is allowed, preventing interference with vehicle systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements dynamics by making the communication channel availability dynamic rather than static. The system continuously monitors the device's location context (inside or outside vehicle) and dynamically adjusts which communication channels are accessible. This dynamic adaptation allows the system to provide versatile communication when appropriate while preventing interference when the device is in a vehicle.
2Adaptability or versatility
If peer-to-peer communication is enabled in short-range channels, then communication functionality is improved, but safety features may be disrupted
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by performing location context detection and communication mode configuration before actual peer-to-peer communication occurs. The system proactively determines whether the device is inside or outside a vehicle and pre-configures the appropriate communication mode, preventing potential interference with safety features before it can occur.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses the device's location context (inside or outside vehicle) as an intermediary that mediates between the desire for peer-to-peer communication and the need to protect vehicle safety systems. This intermediary condition determines whether peer-to-peer communication is permitted, acting as a gatekeeper that balances communication functionality with safety reliability.
3Ease of operation
If short-range communication channels are always available, then communication convenience is improved, but interference risks increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies parameter changes by modifying the availability parameter of short-range communication channels based on the device's location context. When the device is detected to be inside a vehicle, the system changes the communication parameter to restrict peer-to-peer access while maintaining infrastructure-mode access. When outside a vehicle, the parameter is changed to allow full peer-to-peer communication, thus balancing convenience with interference prevention.
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AI summary
The present disclosure relates to computer-implemented systems and methods for transmitting and receiving audio and video data. A method may include receiving, by a device including one or more processors and a radio transceiver, an indication that the device is a master device. The method may also include determining that the master device is located outside of a vehicle. Furthermore, the method may include identifying, based on determining that the master device is located outside of the vehicle, a client device. Additionally, the method may include transmitting a signal, to the client device, to indicate a peer-to-peer connection in a communication channel is enabled.