Vehicle Mobile Hotspot Sequencing for Optimal Connectivity

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Solution Overview

Problem

Users face inconvenience due to their mobile devices not connecting to the most suitable hotspot in vehicles equipped with multiple hotspots, each offering different capabilities and compatibilities.

Innovation Solution

A method where the availability of one mobile hotspot is delayed after detecting the availability of another, allowing devices to connect to the most appropriate hotspot, optimizing connectivity by sequencing the activation of multiple vehicle hotspots based on priority and usage patterns.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If multiple hotspots are made available simultaneously, then device connectivity options are increased, but devices may connect to suboptimal hotspots causing user inconvenience

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvehotspot connectivity optionsVSAvoiddevice connection reliability

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary actions by detecting which hotspot is most suitable for a device before making hotspots available, then delays making less suitable hotspots available. This preliminary assessment ensures devices connect to the best hotspot first, avoiding connection failures while still providing multiple connectivity options.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

2Adaptability or versatility

If all hotspots are made available immediately, then user choice is maximized, but connection reliability decreases due to device incompatibility

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvehotspot availabilityVSAvoidconnection success rate

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary detection of hotspot suitability before making hotspots available. By assessing compatibility in advance and sequencing availability, the system ensures reliable connections to suitable hotspots while still maintaining the option to connect to alternative hotspots if needed.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

3Reliability

If hotspots are activated in sequence with delays, then connection reliability improves, but system response time increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveconnection optimizationVSAvoidhotspot activation time

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system applies partial action by delaying the availability of only those hotspots that are less suitable for a given device, while making the most suitable hotspot available immediately. This selective delay minimizes time loss while still achieving connection optimization.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #16Partial or excessive action

Data Source

PatentUS10200887B2Optimizing user experience in vehicles with multiple hotspots

Publication Date: 2019.02.05 GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC

AI summary

A vehicle, and methods of operating a mobile hotspot at a vehicle including a plurality of mobile hotspots, are disclosed. The method includes detecting an availability of a first one of the mobile hotspot as an access point. The method also includes delaying an availability of a second one of the mobile hotspots as an access point by a period of time after the detection of the availability of the first one of the mobile hotspots. The vehicle may include a plurality of mobile hotspots, each configured to provide wireless connectivity for one or more non-vehicle wireless devices located in the vehicle or within a proximity of the vehicle. In accordance with the method, one of the mobile hotspots may be configured to delay its availability as an access point by a period of time after an availability of at least another one of the mobile hotspots is detected.