Vehicle Multi-Resource Usage Tracking with Contract Certificates
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current systems for tracking resource consumption by vehicles are inefficient and user-unfriendly due to the need for separate infrastructures and multiple interfaces for different resources, leading to duplicative infrastructure and complex user management.
Innovation Solution
A unified system that uses a multi-resource interface provider to consolidate and manage data from various resource management operators, generating a single multi-resource usage record that combines data from different resources, such as electricity and road usage, using a contract certificate for secure and streamlined tracking.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If separate infrastructures are used for tracking different resources, then each resource can be tracked independently, but the system complexity and infrastructure costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple separate resource tracking infrastructures into a single unified tracking system. The system consolidates tracking of electricity consumption, road usage, parking space, and other resources through one common platform, eliminating the need for multiple disparate systems while maintaining accurate tracking of each resource type.
Solution Approach 2:
The unified tracking system is designed to handle multiple resource types through a single multi-functional platform. The system can track and manage various resources (electricity, road usage, parking, etc.) using the same infrastructure, making the system universally applicable across different resource domains without requiring separate specialized systems.
2Loss of information
If multiple separate tracking systems are implemented, then comprehensive resource monitoring is achieved, but user management complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple resource usage records into a single unified record that consolidates information from different resource types. Users receive one comprehensive usage report instead of multiple separate reports, simplifying information management while maintaining complete tracking data for all resources.
Solution Approach 2:
The system provides a universal user interface and management platform that handles all resource types through consistent processes. Users interact with a single system for all resource management tasks, eliminating the need to learn and manage multiple different systems while ensuring complete information capture across all resource domains.
3Measurement precision
If separate infrastructures are used for each resource, then resource-specific tracking is precise, but overall system cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple separate tracking infrastructures into a single unified system, eliminating duplicative infrastructure costs. By consolidating servers, communication channels, and processing resources into one shared platform, the system reduces overall operational costs while maintaining precise measurement capabilities for each resource type through standardized tracking mechanisms.
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AI summary
Systems and methods for tracking usage of multiple resources by a vehicle that is associated with a contract certificate. The system includes: a first resource management operator (RMO) that tracks usage of a first resource, e.g., electricity, by the vehicle and that generates a first resource usage record that includes information from the certificate; a second RMO that tracks usage of a second resource, e.g., road usage, by the vehicle; and a multi-resource interface provider (MRIP) that provides a communication channel between the first RMO and the second RMO. The MRIP may obtain the first resource usage record; generate a revised first resource usage record from it, including certificate information; and provide the revised usage record to the second RMO. The second RMO may generate a multi-resource usage record using combined data from the revised first resource usage record and the tracked data about the usage of the second resource.