Vehicle Profile Download for Pre-Boarding User Settings
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Solution Overview
Problem
In rental car and car sharing services, users face inconvenience as they need to adjust vehicle settings each time, which is inefficient and requires communication with an electronic key to identify the user for setting adjustments.
Innovation Solution
An information processing device that communicates with a vehicle to acquire user reservation information, creates profile information based on user attributes, and transmits it to the vehicle to adjust settings without needing electronic key communication.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If user identification is performed through electronic key communication, then user-specific settings can be applied, but the system complexity increases and requires additional communication infrastructure
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the user identification function from the electronic key communication system and implements it through independent image recognition technology. The camera captures user images and the processor identifies users based on facial features, separating this function from the electronic key system to reduce overall system complexity while maintaining user-specific setting capabilities
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an image recognition system as an intermediary between the user and the vehicle setting system. Instead of direct electronic key communication, the camera and image processing unit serve as intermediaries to identify users and trigger appropriate settings, providing an alternative communication path that reduces dependency on electronic key infrastructure
2Productivity
If vehicle settings are adjusted manually by users, then system complexity is reduced, but time consumption increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements preliminary action by pre-configuring multiple user profiles with their preferred settings before the user arrives at the vehicle. When a user is identified through image recognition, the system automatically applies their pre-saved preferences for seat position, mirror angles, climate control, and other settings, eliminating the need for manual adjustment and significantly reducing setup time
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs self-service by automatically detecting the user and adjusting all vehicle settings without human intervention. The image recognition system triggers automated adjustments of seats, mirrors, and other configurable elements, allowing the vehicle to serve itself rather than requiring the user to manually configure each setting
3Ease of operation
If manual adjustment of driving position is required, then device complexity is minimized, but user convenience and time utilization deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary action by pre-configuring optimal driving positions based on user profiles stored in the vehicle. When the user is identified through image recognition, the seat position, steering wheel angle, and mirror configurations are automatically adjusted to the pre-determined optimal settings, eliminating the time users would otherwise spend on manual adjustment and significantly improving convenience
Data Source
AI summary
The information processing device includes a communication unit that communicates with the vehicle, a control unit that acquires reservation information including a schedule in which the user uses the vehicle and an attribute of the user, creates profile information indicating, based on the acquired reservation information, one or more setting values associated with the attribute, a setting value for setting a device included in the vehicle by being downloaded to the vehicle as a parameter value, and transmits the created profile information to the vehicle in accordance with the schedule via the communication unit.