Vehicle Equipment Settings via User Terminal ID Switching
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing systems face challenges in efficiently setting and managing multiple pieces of equipment within a moving body, such as vehicles, leading to operational complexity and potential safety issues.
Innovation Solution
A moving body setting system that utilizes a user terminal, operation terminal, and control apparatus to associate user IDs with equipment settings, allowing seamless switching and updating of user identities and settings without manual intervention, using a storage unit to manage user and equipment information.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If manual setting of multiple equipment is implemented, then equipment can be configured, but operability deteriorates due to complexity and user interaction requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables automatic equipment setting by having the equipment itself provide identification information and the moving body setting apparatus automatically process the settings without requiring manual user interaction. The equipment autonomously participates in the setting process by providing its identification, resolving the contradiction between ease of operation and device complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The moving body setting apparatus acts as an intermediary between the equipment and the control apparatus. It receives identification information from equipment, determines appropriate settings, and transmits them to the control apparatus, thereby simplifying the overall process and improving operability while managing complexity centrally.
2Ease of operation
If automatic setting system is implemented, then operability improves, but device complexity increases due to additional components
Solution Approach 1:
The moving body setting apparatus performs multiple functions: receiving identification information from various equipment, determining appropriate settings based on that information, and transmitting settings to control apparatuses. This multi-functionality consolidates complexity into a single versatile component rather than requiring separate systems for each function.
Solution Approach 2:
The system merges the setting determination logic, identification reception capability, and communication functions into a single moving body setting apparatus. This consolidation reduces overall system complexity by eliminating the need for separate manual setting interfaces and multiple independent control systems.
3Adaptability or versatility
If user identification system is implemented, then equipment settings can be personalized, but operability worsens due to additional authentication steps
Solution Approach 1:
The equipment itself provides its identification information to the moving body setting apparatus without requiring user authentication or manual input. This self-identification process enables personalized settings while maintaining operational simplicity, as the system automatically associates the equipment's identification with appropriate user-specific configurations.
Data Source
AI summary
A moving body setting apparatus can receive an operation terminal ID transmitted from an operation terminal holding the operation terminal ID, and includes: a storage unit storing first information associating the operation terminal ID of the operation terminal with a user ID of a moving body, and second information associating the user ID with setting information of equipment included in the moving body; a user selection unit that selects a user of the moving body, based on a user operation, or based on the operation terminal ID received from the operation terminal, and the first information; a moving body setting unit that acquires, from the second information, setting information of the equipment associated with a user ID of a user selected by the user selection unit, and sets the equipment based on the acquired setting information; and an update unit that updates, when switching of user is performed by the user selection unit based on the user operation, a user ID associated with the operation terminal ID received from the operation terminal in the first information, with a user ID of a user after the switching.