Vehicle Occupant Data Analysis for Hidden Attraction Discovery

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current sightseeing guidance systems are limited in discovering both well-known and hidden tourist attractions, as they rely on pre-stored data and lack the ability to dynamically identify and promote new or lesser-known attractions based on real-time occupant experiences and vehicle locations.

Innovation Solution

An information processing system that acquires occupant and vehicle information, determining when a vehicle has approached a hidden tourist attraction by analyzing occupant excitement levels and environmental data, and generating tourist attraction information for travel agencies to enhance their services.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If sightseeing guidance systems use pre-stored determination image data and onboard cameras, then they can provide automated tourist guidance, but they cannot discover hidden tourist attractions that are not yet in the database

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveability to discover hidden tourist attractionsVSAvoidlack of real-time occupant experience data
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The system introduces feedback loops where occupant information (excitement levels, comments) is continuously collected and fed back to update the determination criteria for hidden tourist attractions. This allows the system to adapt and improve its ability to discover new attractions based on real-time user experiences, resolving the contradiction between using pre-stored data and discovering new attractions.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The system transitions from static pre-stored determination image data to dynamic real-time analysis by incorporating live occupant information and vehicle location data. This dynamic approach enables the system to adapt to new situations and discover hidden attractions that were not previously identified, overcoming the limitation of relying solely on pre-stored data.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

2Measurement precision

If the system collects and analyzes real-time occupant information and vehicle location data, then it can identify hidden tourist attractions, but it increases system complexity and data processing requirements

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveaccuracy in identifying hidden tourist attractionsVSAvoidcomplexity of data collection and analysis system
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system uses multi-functional components that serve multiple purposes. For example, the occupant information acquisition device not only detects excitement levels for attraction identification but also provides data for improving overall service quality and personalizing tourist experiences. This reduces the need for separate dedicated systems and lowers overall complexity while maintaining high measurement precision.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The system introduces an information processing device as an intermediary that mediates between raw data collection (occupant information, vehicle location) and the determination of hidden tourist attractions. This intermediary processes and filters data, making the overall system more manageable and less complex while maintaining accurate identification capabilities.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Reliability

If the system uses pre-stored determination image data for sightseeing guidance, then it can provide consistent guidance service, but it cannot adapt to new or lesser-known attractions

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveconsistency of sightseeing guidance serviceVSAvoidability to recognize new tourist attractions
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary actions by collecting and analyzing occupant information and vehicle location data in real-time to proactively identify potential hidden tourist attractions before they are added to official databases. This preliminary detection capability allows the system to maintain reliability for known attractions while simultaneously adapting to discover and guide tourists to new attractions.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system enables self-service by allowing occupant information and user experiences to automatically contribute to the identification and validation of hidden tourist attractions. This self-updating mechanism maintains service consistency for known attractions while automatically adapting to new discoveries, reducing the need for manual system updates and maintaining reliability while improving adaptability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Data Source

PatentUS11410251B2Information processing system, program, and control method
Publication Date: 2022.08.09 TOYOTA JIDOSHA KK
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AI summary

An information processing system includes a vehicle and an information processing device that acquires information acquired by the vehicle from the vehicle. The vehicle acquires information on an occupant in a passenger compartment of the vehicle, and acquires position information of the vehicle. When it is determined based on the information on the occupant that the vehicle has traveled to the vicinity of a hidden tourist attraction, the information processing device generates tourist attraction information including the position information of the vehicle at a point at which the determination has been performed.