Vehicle Proxy for Responsive Object Monitoring
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Solution Overview
Problem
Responsive objects within vehicles or in motion face challenges in receiving and responding to inquiries due to environmental interference, leading to a need for improved monitoring capabilities without incurring high costs.
Innovation Solution
A vehicle is equipped with a proxy system that intercepts inquiries meant for responsive objects, using sensors to detect environmental conditions and respond on their behalf, employing multi-protocol communication to maintain monitoring functionality.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If responsive objects are equipped with radios and electronics to respond to inquiries, then monitoring capability is improved, but device complexity and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a proxy device as an intermediary between the inquiry system and the responsive object. The proxy intercepts inquiries meant for the responsive object and responds on its behalf, eliminating the need for the responsive object to have complex communication hardware. This resolves the contradiction by maintaining monitoring capability while reducing device complexity at the responsive object itself.
Solution Approach 2:
The proxy creates a functional copy of the responsive object's monitoring capabilities. Instead of requiring the actual responsive object to process inquiries, the proxy handles all communication and returns results, effectively copying the response function without the hardware complexity.
2Adaptability or versatility
If responsive objects are placed inside vehicles or in motion, then mobility is improved, but ability to receive and respond to inquiries deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The proxy acts as a stable intermediary that remains outside the moving vehicle while the responsive object moves inside. The proxy receives inquiries from stationary locations and relays information to the moving responsive object, bridging the gap between stationary inquiry systems and mobile responsive objects.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges the communication function with the vehicle's existing infrastructure. The proxy utilizes the vehicle's communication systems and sensors to maintain inquiry response capability while in motion, combining multiple functions into a unified mobile monitoring system.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple protocols are supported for different responsive objects, then adaptability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The proxy is designed with universal multi-functionality to handle multiple communication protocols. It can interpret and respond to inquiries in different protocols (XML, JSON, etc.) without requiring each responsive object to support all protocols, centralizing the complexity in the proxy rather than distributing it across all devices.
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AI summary
A vehicle for carrying responsive objects is outfitted with a proxy for the responsive objects. The vehicle is also outfitted with a sensor that detects which responsive objects it is carrying and sensor that detect environmental conditions (e.g., temperature, humidity, barometric pressure, etc.) inside and outside of the vehicle. When an inquiry is directed to a responsive object in the vehicle, the proxy intercepts the inquiry and responds with the status of the vehicle. In accordance with the illustrative embodiment, the responsive objects use different protocols, and the proxy is multi-lingual in the sense that it can communicate with the inquirer with the same protocol that is used to communicate with the responsive object. In this way, the illustrative embodiment provides a mechanism for monitoring the location and condition of responsive without some of the costs and disadvantages for doing so in the prior art.