Vehicle Interface Device Two-Dimensional Code Manual Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users of infrequently used vehicle interface devices, such as power outlets, face difficulties in accessing guidance on their usage methods due to digitized manuals that require downloading and navigating through lengthy documents.
Innovation Solution
A two-dimensional code is printed on a member near each interface device, encoding digital data that directs users to the electronic manual, allowing them to access guidance via a portable terminal, which can acquire or output the manual as needed.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of time
If digital data is encoded in a two-dimensional code printed on a member near the interface device, then users can promptly access relevant information in the electronic manual, but the device complexity increases due to the addition of coding and printing components
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a simplified copy of the manual access function by encoding essential information (URL, manual ID, or page numbers) into a two-dimensional code that can be optically read. This copy contains only the necessary data to retrieve the full manual, eliminating the need for users to navigate through the entire document while adding minimal system complexity through standard coding and printing capabilities.
2Reliability
If the electronic manual is stored locally in the portable terminal, then users can access guidance without internet connection, but the initial download time and data usage increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary action by pre-storing the two-dimensional code with encoded access information in the portable terminal. This allows the terminal to quickly retrieve and display manual information without requiring full downloads each time, while still maintaining the option to store complete manuals locally for offline access when needed.
3Loss of time
If the two-dimensional code contains complete manual information, then no internet connection is needed, but the code size and printing area increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts only the essential information needed to access the manual (URL, manual ID, or specific page numbers) and encodes it into the two-dimensional code. This extraction approach eliminates unnecessary data from the code itself, keeping the printing area small while still enabling complete manual access through internet connection or local storage retrieval.
4Loss of information
If users must navigate through lengthy documents to find interface device instructions, then comprehensive manual coverage is maintained, but the ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent adds a new dimension to manual access by incorporating direct navigation data (specific page numbers or section identifiers) into the two-dimensional code. This allows users to jump directly to the relevant interface device instructions rather than searching through the entire manual, maintaining comprehensive coverage while dramatically improving ease of operation through targeted access.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This solution enables users to promptly access relevant information in the electronic manual by reading the two-dimensional code, simplifying the process and providing immediate guidance on using the interface devices without complex operations.
Implementation Method 1
a portable terminal, which can acquire or output the manual as needed... execute optically reading the member to acquire the digital data
Data Source
AI summary
A vehicle includes one or more interface devices, and a member on which an image obtained by encoding digital data for giving guidance on a use method of the interface device to a user is printed, in which the member is disposed in a vicinity of the corresponding interface device.