Vehicle Data Service Configuration With Blockchain Authorization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing vehicle data services are not configurable at the customer level, limiting user control over what data is displayed and how it is presented, and there is a need for decentralized and secure management of vehicle-related data to ensure privacy and authorization for services.
Innovation Solution
A system that enables linking a mobile device with a vehicle, configuring data service requests, and displaying responsive data sets through a vehicle's controller area network, utilizing blockchain technology for decentralized and secure data management, and enabling quick authentication for vehicle services.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a centralized database is used for vehicle data management, then data access and processing are simplified, but security and decentralization are compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the centralized database into distributed nodes across multiple vehicles and mobile devices. Each node stores portions of vehicle data and can independently process requests, eliminating the single-point vulnerability of centralized databases while maintaining data accessibility through the peer-to-peer network.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces smart contracts as intermediary components that mediate data access between vehicles and mobile devices. These self-executing contracts enforce access policies and authentication rules, providing secure data sharing without requiring a centralized authority, thus resolving the security-centralization tradeoff.
2Device complexity
If vehicle data services are not configurable at customer level, then system complexity is reduced, but user control and customization are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic configurability where data service parameters, access permissions, and sharing preferences can be adjusted by users at any time. The system adapts to individual customer needs through mobile device interfaces that allow real-time modification of service configurations without requiring system redesign or increasing fundamental complexity.
3Reliability
If decentralized blockchain system is implemented, then security and user control are improved, but system complexity and computational requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent leverages existing blockchain infrastructure and smart contract platforms that provide decentralized security mechanisms. By building upon these universal, multi-functional blockchain systems rather than creating a custom decentralized architecture, the patent achieves enhanced security and user control while avoiding the exponential complexity increase that would result from developing proprietary decentralized protocols.
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AI summary
An example operation includes one or more of linking a mobile device and a vehicle, configuring, on the mobile device, a data service request, receiving at a controller area network of the vehicle the data service request from the mobile device, and displaying within the vehicle a data set responsive to the configuring.