Vehicle Access to Personal Electronic Devices During Autonomous Driving
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing solutions for autonomous and partially autonomous vehicles do not allow vehicle drivers to perform personal tasks during driving by accessing their personal electronic devices outside the vehicle, failing to utilize the available time effectively for personal activities.
Innovation Solution
A method and communication system that enables vehicle drivers to access and interact with their personal electronic devices outside the vehicle by reproducing data contents and allowing editing functions within the vehicle using a driver assistance system, utilizing direct or indirect communication methods, including Internet connections, and remote desktop systems, with reproduction and editing facilitated through vehicle and mobile devices.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If the driver assistance system is activated to enable autonomous driving, then the driver can perform personal tasks during driving, but the risk of driver distraction and safety issues increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system continuously monitors the operating state of the driver assistance system and automatically adjusts the availability of personal electronic device functions based on this feedback. When the driver assistance system is deactivated, the system prevents access to personal devices; when activated, it enables access. This closed-loop feedback mechanism ensures safety while enabling productivity.
Solution Approach 2:
The system dynamically changes the accessibility of personal electronic devices based on the real-time operating state of the driver assistance system. The function availability is not static but adapts continuously to the current driving mode, being enabled during autonomous operation and disabled during manual control, thus balancing safety and productivity requirements.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the driver accesses personal electronic devices during autonomous driving, then personal tasks can be performed, but the complexity of the system increases
Solution Approach 1:
The vehicle's control system acts as an intermediary between the driver assistance system and personal electronic devices. It receives the operating state from the driver assistance system and translates it into appropriate access permissions for personal devices, simplifying the overall system architecture by using a centralized mediation layer.
Solution Approach 2:
The system provides universal access control that works across different types of personal electronic devices (smartphones, tablets, laptops) through a common interface and control mechanism. This multi-functional approach allows various devices to be accessed through the same system, reducing overall complexity despite the versatility provided.
3Reliability
If the system monitors the operating state continuously to control device access, then safety is ensured, but energy consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs periodic monitoring of the driver assistance system's operating state at defined intervals rather than continuous monitoring. This periodic check approach maintains safety assurance while significantly reducing energy consumption compared to constant real-time monitoring, finding an optimal balance between reliability and energy efficiency.
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AI summary
A method for accessing an electronic device of a vehicle driver outside the vehicle including providing a vehicle which assists the vehicle driver by at least one driver assistance system while driving the vehicle and providing an electronic device of the vehicle driver outside the vehicle which communicates with the vehicle. The method includes the reproduction inside the vehicle of data contents which are stored on the electronic device of the vehicle driver outside the vehicle while the at least one driver assistance system is active. The disclosure enables a vehicle driver to perform personal tasks via one of his/her personal electronic devices during the assisted driving of a vehicle.