Location-Linked Vehicle Notification System for Route Flexibility
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing vehicle navigation systems do not allow drivers to easily deviate from their usual or suggested routes based on personal preferences, such as temporary construction sites, specific traffic situations, or personal route choices, as they rely on pre-stored information that cannot be changed by the driver.
Innovation Solution
A method that enables drivers to set reminders or notification messages linked to specific locations, which are automatically output when the vehicle reaches those locations, considering vehicle-related criteria like fuel level or seat occupancy, allowing for time-dependent or situation-dependent route deviations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If pre-stored navigation information is used, then the navigation system can provide route guidance, but the driver cannot easily deviate from the suggested route based on personal preferences or changing conditions
Solution Approach 1:
The system pre-assigns notification messages to specific locations along the route before the driver needs them. When the vehicle approaches a pre-defined location, the corresponding notification message is automatically output, reminding the driver of alternative routes or points of interest without requiring real-time complex interactions.
Solution Approach 2:
The notification system operates autonomously by automatically detecting the vehicle's location, comparing it with stored location data, and outputting appropriate notification messages without requiring continuous driver input or complex system management.
2Ease of operation
If the navigation system provides detailed route guidance, then the driver receives comprehensive navigation information, but the driver cannot easily incorporate personal preferences or temporary route changes
Solution Approach 1:
The navigation system is segmented into independent functional modules: location determination device for tracking position, storage device for storing multiple notification messages and location data, and control device for managing the logic. This segmentation allows the system to handle standard navigation and personal preference notifications separately and independently.
Solution Approach 2:
The notification message system serves multiple functions: it provides standard navigation guidance, reminds drivers of alternative routes, informs them of points of interest, and accommodates personal preferences all through a unified interface using the same hardware components.
3Reliability
If the system outputs notification messages at assigned locations, then the driver receives timely reminders, but the system must continuously monitor vehicle position and manage multiple notification messages
Solution Approach 1:
The location determination device continuously provides feedback on the vehicle's current position to the control device. This feedback loop enables the system to automatically compare the vehicle's location with stored location data and trigger appropriate notification messages when the vehicle approaches pre-defined locations, ensuring reliable and timely notifications.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a method for issuing a notification message in a vehicle (F) in which a notification message is stored, in which the current location of the vehicle is determined, in which a driver of the vehicle triggers an assignment of a stored notification message to a location (2), and in which the notification message assigned to a location is automatically issued (3) when the vehicle is at that location.