Vehicle Remote Controller Position-Based Function Adaptation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional remote controllers for vehicles offer limited and fixed functions, not adaptable to user preferences or positional changes, failing to provide tailored functionality based on the user's location or state.
Innovation Solution
A remote controller with a communication module and processor that determines its position relative to the vehicle, offering different function sets depending on whether it is inside or outside the vehicle, and allowing user-defined preferences through a variable user interface.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the remote controller provides fixed functions regardless of position or state, then the device complexity is reduced and ease of manufacture is improved, but the adaptability and user convenience deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The remote controller dynamically changes its functional behavior based on detected user position (inside/outside vehicle) and cradle state. The processor adjusts which functions are available and how the UI is displayed, transforming a static device into a dynamic one that adapts to contextual conditions, thereby resolving the contradiction between adaptability and complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses feedback from position detection (via communication with the vehicle) and cradle detection to automatically adjust its operational mode. This feedback mechanism enables the remote controller to sense its context and respond appropriately, achieving adaptability without requiring complex manual configuration from the user.
2Ease of operation
If the remote controller provides the same functions regardless of position, then the reliability and consistency are improved, but the user convenience and contextual appropriateness deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
Different functions are made available in different spatial contexts. When the user is outside the vehicle, external control functions are prioritized. When inside, internal vehicle controls become accessible. This local quality approach ensures that the right functions are available in the right context, improving ease of operation while maintaining reliability through consistent contextual appropriateness.
3Productivity
If the remote controller offers fixed functions, then the manufacturing cost and device complexity are reduced, but the productivity and user satisfaction deteriorate due to inability to customize
Solution Approach 1:
The remote controller is designed with multi-functionality, capable of performing both external vehicle control functions and internal vehicle control functions. Rather than requiring separate devices for different scenarios, this universal design allows one device to serve multiple purposes based on context, thereby improving user satisfaction without proportionally increasing hardware complexity.
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AI summary
A remote controller for a vehicle includes: a communication module in communication with an external device; and a processor coupled to the communication module and configured to determine whether the remote controller is positioned outside of the vehicle or is positioned inside of the vehicle through communication with the external device, to provide a first function set when the remote controller is positioned outside of the vehicle, and to provide a second function set when the remote controller is positioned inside of the vehicle.