Vehicle Notification Control for Selective External Alerts
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing vehicle entry systems often result in unnecessary notifications when recognizing family members or acquaintances around a vehicle, leading to unwanted alerts, especially when the owner is picking up someone or renting the vehicle to others.
Innovation Solution
A vehicle control system that includes a vehicle peripheral condition recognizing unit, an in-vehicle condition recognizing unit, and a notification control unit, which performs notification processing based on predetermined information and actions of in-vehicle users and outside individuals, using light, sound, or communication units to selectively notify relevant parties.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If notification is made every time a person outside the vehicle is recognized, then the vehicle presence is effectively communicated to all recognized individuals, but unnecessary notifications occur when the person is already aware of the vehicle or when the owner has rented the vehicle to someone
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses recognition units to detect the person outside the vehicle and their awareness state, then provides feedback to the notification control unit to determine whether notification is necessary. This closed-loop feedback mechanism prevents unnecessary notifications by continuously monitoring the situation and adjusting notification behavior accordingly.
Solution Approach 2:
The notification system dynamically adjusts its behavior based on real-time conditions. The notification control unit changes the notification state from active to inactive depending on whether the person is recognized as aware of the vehicle or in a rental scenario, making the system adaptable to different situations rather than following a fixed notification rule.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the system recognizes and notifies all persons around the vehicle, then no one is missed, but family members or acquaintances experience unwanted alerts when the owner is picking them up or renting the vehicle
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies different notification qualities to different situations. Instead of a uniform notification approach, the notification control unit selectively activates or deactivates notifications based on the specific relationship between the in-vehicle user and the outside person, as well as the contextual situation (picking up, renting, etc.).
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary recognition and analysis before issuing notifications. The recognition units first identify the person outside the vehicle and determine their awareness state and relationship with the in-vehicle user, then the notification control unit decides in advance whether notification is appropriate, preventing unwanted alerts before they occur.
Data Source
AI summary
In a vehicle control system, when a vehicle peripheral condition recognizing unit recognizes a person outside a vehicle and the vehicle peripheral condition recognizing unit recognizes an in-vehicle user, a notification control unit performs notification processing on outside of the vehicle, based on personal information which is predetermined information relating to the in-vehicle user or an action taken by at least one of the person outside the vehicle and the in-vehicle user.