Vehicle Information Processing Device Using Roadside Unit for Cost Reduction
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current vehicle distribution processing systems face high communication costs due to reliance on cellular communication, which increases expenses with increased communication volume.
Innovation Solution
The information processing device employs direct wireless communication, such as vehicle-to-vehicle communication or communication with fixed APs using narrowband wireless systems like Wi-Fi or RSU, to distribute processing tasks, thereby reducing communication costs by avoiding pay-as-you-go billing systems.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If cellular communication is used for vehicle distribution processing, then task processing capability is improved, but communication cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a roadside unit (RSU) as an intermediary device that enables wireless communication between vehicles and the cloud server. This intermediary allows task distribution and data transmission without relying on cellular networks, thereby maintaining productivity while eliminating communication costs associated with cellular pay-as-you-go billing systems.
2Productivity
If communication volume increases to improve task processing, then processing efficiency is improved, but communication expense increases
Solution Approach 1:
The RSU serves as a local communication hub that enables high-volume data transmission between vehicles and the cloud server without incurring cellular communication expenses. This intermediary infrastructure allows processing efficiency to scale with communication volume while maintaining zero communication cost for the vehicle-mounted information processing device.
3Loss of energy
If direct wireless communication is used, then communication cost is reduced, but communication range may be limited
Solution Approach 1:
The roadside unit (RSU) acts as a communication intermediary that extends the effective communication range. By positioning the RSU at strategic locations along the vehicle's path, the system enables direct wireless communication over extended distances without relying on cellular networks, thus maintaining cost reduction while expanding communication range.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transitions from direct vehicle-to-cloud communication to a multi-hop communication architecture involving roadside units. This dimensional change in communication topology allows vehicles to communicate with the cloud server through intermediate RSUs, effectively extending communication range while maintaining the benefits of non-cellular communication channels.
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AI summary
Provided is an information processing device including: a first acquisition unit configured to acquire a task; a second acquisition unit configured to acquire a processing time of the task; a third acquisition unit configured to acquire a wirelessly communicable period with an external communication device; and a communication control unit configured to control, based on the processing time and the wirelessly communicable period, a wireless communication unit to transmit request information to the external communication device, the request information requesting to process at least a part of the task, in which the communication control unit is configured to control the wireless communication unit to perform direct communication with the external communication device.