Vehicle Data Transmission Delaying for Cost Reduction

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing methods for data transmission between a motor vehicle and a dismounted data transmission unit, such as those using WiFi connections, face challenges in ensuring optimal cost and quality due to uncertain timing and availability of connection modes, leading to potential delays and increased costs.

Innovation Solution

A method that identifies and stores connection modes over a predetermined period, delays data transmission to utilize a preferred connection mode with better speed and lower cost, while informing the user and considering data importance and vehicle location, ensuring timely and cost-effective data exchange.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Loss of time

If data transmission is performed immediately using the currently available connection mode, then the transmission can be executed without delay, but the transmission cost increases and transmission quality may be suboptimal

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedata transmission delayVSAvoidtransmission cost
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of timeVSLoss of energy

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary tracking and analysis of connection mode timings over a predetermined period to identify patterns and predict future connection modes. This preliminary action enables the system to plan data transmission in advance during optimal connection modes (such as WiFi at home), thereby reducing transmission costs while avoiding excessive delays through intelligent scheduling.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Loss of energy

If the vehicle is required to be placed close to a WiFi terminal for data transmission, then transmission cost is reduced, but the timing of transmission becomes uncertain and may occur long after the need for transmission

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetransmission costVSAvoidtransmission timing uncertainty
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of energyVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system continuously tracks and monitors connection modes over time, building a historical database of connection patterns. This feedback mechanism enables the system to learn and predict when optimal connection modes (like WiFi) will be available in the future, allowing intelligent scheduling of data transmissions that balances cost reduction with timely completion of transmission tasks.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

3Loss of energy

If data transmission is delayed to use a preferred connection mode, then transmission cost decreases and quality improves, but the transmission time increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetransmission costVSAvoidtransmission duration
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of energyVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system dynamically adjusts the data transmission schedule based on predicted connection modes, data priority levels, and user-defined preferences. By making the transmission timing flexible and adaptive rather than fixed, the system can optimize for cost and quality when possible, while still meeting time-sensitive requirements when necessary.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Data Source

PatentEP3469836B1Method of transmitting data between a vehicle and an off-board storage unit
Publication Date: 2021.07.28 PSA AUTOMOBILES SA
  • EP3469836B1 patent drawingFigure 1~2

AI summary

Method of transmitting data between a vehicle and an off-board data transmission unit (30) of the vehicle, comprising the steps consisting in: - storing possible modes of connection between the vehicle and the off-board data transmission unit (30) of the vehicle which are available over the course of a predetermined time period, - noting tempos of the modes of connection over the predetermined time period, - delaying a data transmission as a function of the tempos of the noted modes of connection, so as to wait to have a mode of connection preferred to that available at an instant at which the data transmission is decided.