Vehicle Component Settings via Mobile Device Authentication
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Solution Overview
Problem
Household members who share vehicles often need to manually adjust various settings such as seat positions, audio controls, and temperature settings each time they use a vehicle, due to their unique physical characteristics and preferences, which is inefficient and inconvenient.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that utilizes a mobile communication device to detect and authenticate a vehicle, retrieve and transmit driver preference settings, automatically adjusting vehicle components such as seat positions, audio systems, and temperature settings via a secured pairing and network communication.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If manual adjustment of vehicle components is required for each driver, then individual driver preferences can be accommodated, but time is lost and convenience is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The system stores driver preference settings in advance in a database associated with each driver's profile. When a driver approaches or enters the vehicle, the system automatically retrieves and applies the pre-stored settings for seat position, mirrors, audio, and other components, eliminating the need for manual adjustment at the moment of vehicle entry.
Solution Approach 2:
The vehicle system automatically performs the task of adjusting components by detecting driver presence via mobile device communication, identifying the driver profile, and autonomously applying the appropriate settings without requiring the driver to manually adjust each component.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple driver profiles are stored and automatically applied, then individual preferences are preserved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The vehicle's communication system is designed to handle multiple functions: detecting mobile devices, authenticating drivers, retrieving profiles from a database, and controlling various vehicle components (seats, mirrors, audio, climate). This multi-functional approach consolidates what would otherwise require separate systems into a unified platform.
Solution Approach 2:
A centralized database serves as an intermediary between the mobile device/driver and the vehicle's control systems. The database stores and manages multiple driver profiles, acting as a mediator that receives identification from the mobile device and provides the appropriate settings to the vehicle's control systems, simplifying the overall architecture.
3Ease of operation
If driver preferences are automatically applied, then convenience is improved, but security risks may increase without proper authentication
Solution Approach 1:
The mobile device acts as an intermediary authentication mechanism between the driver and the vehicle system. The vehicle communicates with the mobile device to verify the driver's identity before allowing automatic settings application, providing a secure layer of authentication without requiring direct physical access to the vehicle's internal systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The system establishes a bidirectional communication channel between the mobile device and the vehicle. The mobile device provides authentication feedback to the vehicle system, and the vehicle system confirms successful authentication before applying settings, ensuring that automatic settings application occurs only for authorized drivers.
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AI summary
Remote application of vehicle control settings includes detecting a vehicle in proximity of the mobile communication device, authenticating the vehicle via a secured pairing between an identifier of the vehicle and an identifier of the mobile communication device, retrieving driver preference settings assigned to the identifier of the vehicle and the identifier of the mobile communication device, and transmitting the driver preference settings to the vehicle.