Vehicle Communication Profile Assignment for Shared User Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users of shared vehicles face challenges in using their own communication profiles, necessitating cumbersome or impossible profile management, especially in car-sharing scenarios.
Innovation Solution
A method and system for temporarily assigning a 'blank' communication profile to a specific user in a vehicle, managed by a central unit, enabling data, message, and voice services, and allowing seamless transition between users without generating new profiles.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a separate communication profile is generated, loaded and installed for each user, then each user can have their own communication profile, but the process becomes cumbersome and complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a single communication profile that can be dynamically assigned to multiple different users. The profile is configured with universal parameters that allow it to function for any authorized user without requiring user-specific customization. The central unit manages user authentication and temporarily activates the profile for authorized users, making the system universally applicable to multiple users while maintaining individual access control.
2Reliability
If a communication profile is permanently assigned to a user, then the user can reliably use communication services, but the profile cannot be flexibly reused for other users in shared vehicle scenarios
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic profile assignment where a single communication profile can be temporarily activated for different users based on authentication. The central unit controls the profile state, switching it between inactive and active states for different authorized users. This dynamic approach maintains reliability through authentication checks while enabling flexibility for shared vehicle scenarios where different users need access to the same vehicle's communication services.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple communication profiles are stored in the vehicle, then each user can have dedicated access, but the device complexity and memory requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a virtual copying mechanism where a single master communication profile can be temporarily instantiated for different users through authentication. Instead of storing multiple physical profile copies in the vehicle, the central unit creates temporary logical instances of the profile for authorized users. This approach provides multi-user support while minimizing the actual storage requirements, as only one master profile needs to be stored in the vehicle.
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AI summary
A method for providing a communication function in a means of transport includes receiving, in a central unit of a communication service provider, a request to use a communication profile present in a means of transport, the request relating to assigning the communication profile to a specific user, and assigning, via the central unit of the communication service provider, the communication profile present in the means of transport to the specific user on the basis of the request in order to make the communication profile usable for the user in the means of transport.