Vehicle Control Data Interchange for GDPR-Compliant Subservice Activation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for data interchange between a motor vehicle's control device and external devices do not adequately ensure compliance with regulations like GDPR, as data interchange occurs independently of vehicle function activation status, leading to unauthorized data collection and transmission.
Innovation Solution
A method that controls data interchange by activating and deactivating vehicle functions and their associated subservices based on user input, ensuring that only necessary subservices are active when specific vehicle functions are activated, thereby preventing unauthorized data collection and transmission.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If data interchange is enabled for online services in the motor vehicle, then the vehicle functions can be performed with external device connectivity, but data is transmitted to external devices even when vehicle functions are deactivated, violating GDPR compliance
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic control of data interchange by continuously monitoring the activation status of vehicle functions and automatically adjusting data transmission accordingly. When a vehicle function is deactivated, the associated data interchange is dynamically stopped, ensuring GDPR compliance while maintaining online service capability when needed.
Solution Approach 2:
The control device receives feedback signals indicating the activation or deactivation status of vehicle functions and uses this feedback to control whether data interchange with external devices occurs. This feedback mechanism ensures that data transmission only happens when the corresponding vehicle function is actively enabled, resolving the contradiction between online service availability and regulatory compliance.
2Productivity
If subservices are activated independently of vehicle function status, then data collection and transmission can occur continuously, but this leads to unauthorized data interchange when vehicle functions are inactive
Solution Approach 1:
The control device is configured to check the activation status of vehicle functions before allowing data interchange through subservices. This preliminary check prevents unauthorized data collection by ensuring that data transmission only occurs when the parent vehicle function is actively enabled, eliminating the harmful effect of independent subservice activation.
Solution Approach 2:
The system dynamically links the operational status of subservices to their parent vehicle functions. When a vehicle function is deactivated, all associated subservices automatically stop data interchange operations, preventing continuous unauthorized data transmission while allowing productive data exchange when functions are active.
3Ease of operation
If data interchange occurs regardless of vehicle function activation status, then online services remain accessible, but user control over data access is compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The control device monitors user actions regarding vehicle function activation and uses this feedback to control data interchange. When users deactivate vehicle functions, the system automatically stops associated data transmission, giving users direct control over their data access while maintaining easy online service accessibility when functions are enabled.
Solution Approach 2:
The system automatically adjusts data interchange based on the activation status of vehicle functions without requiring separate user permissions for each data transmission event. This self-service mechanism empowers users to control data access simply by managing vehicle function activation, combining ease of operation with user data control.
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AI summary
The present disclosure relates to a method for controlling a data interchange between a control device of a motor vehicle and an external device. The motor vehicle has multiple vehicle functions each having at least one associated subservice. Based on the subservice, the respective vehicle function is performed and the data interchange with the external device takes place independently of the activity of the vehicle function. If the control device receives a deactivation signal for one of the vehicle functions, it deactivates this at least one vehicle function and checks whether one of the subservices is associated with at least one other vehicle function that is currently activated. If a subservice is not associated with a currently activated vehicle function, this subservice is deactivated, as a result of which the data interchange between the control device and the external device is terminated by this subservice.