Vehicle Data Communication Control via Geographical Regions
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Solution Overview
Problem
Vehicle owners face data security and privacy concerns due to automatic communication of vehicle data with servers, and there is a lack of transparency regarding data collection and usage by organizations associated with these servers.
Innovation Solution
An electronic device with a display screen and circuitry that allows users to control the communication of vehicle data with a server based on geographical regions, time periods, and types of data, providing privacy and security controls through a user interface, and a server that updates and manages vehicle data based on user inputs to ensure transparency and compliance with data privacy laws.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If vehicle data is automatically communicated with servers for organizational use, then productivity and data utilization are improved, but data security and user privacy are compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments vehicle data into different categories (sensitive and non-sensitive) and applies different communication rules to each segment. Sensitive data is restricted from automatic communication while non-sensitive data can be shared with servers for organizational use, thus resolving the contradiction between data utilization and security.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces dynamic user control mechanisms that allow users to adjust data communication settings in real-time. Users can selectively enable or disable data sharing for different geographic regions, time periods, and data types, making the system adaptable to changing privacy preferences while maintaining organizational data access where appropriate.
2Loss of information
If automatic data communication is implemented, then information availability is improved, but user transparency and control are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements feedback mechanisms that provide users with visibility into how their vehicle data is being used by organizations. Users receive information about data access, usage patterns, and can see the value exchanged for their data sharing, thereby maintaining transparency while enabling information availability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent establishes preliminary user consent and preference settings before data communication occurs. Users pre-configure their data sharing preferences, geographic restrictions, and time-based controls, ensuring they maintain control over information availability while enabling organizational access within acceptable parameters.
3Reliability
If geographic restrictions are applied to data communication, then privacy protection is improved, but data completeness is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies different data communication rules to different geographic regions. Sensitive data is restricted in specific geographic areas where users have expressed privacy concerns, while allowing data communication in other regions. This local differentiation protects privacy where needed while maintaining overall data completeness for organizational analysis.
Data Source
AI summary
An electronic device that includes a display screen and circuitry is provided. The display screen displays map data and a user interface (UI) element. The circuitry receives a first user input, via the UI element. The first user input indicates a geographical region on the displayed map data. The circuitry extracts geo-location information from vehicle data associated with a vehicle. The circuitry further controls a communication of a first portion of the vehicle data with a server based on a first geo-location in the extracted geo-location information of the vehicle data and the indicated geographical region. The first portion of the vehicle data corresponds to the first geo-location.