Vehicle Starting Control System Payment Release Delay

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current vehicle starting control systems experience delays in releasing the starting restriction after payment confirmation due to sleep states of vehicle-mounted devices and poor radio wave conditions, leading to time lags in vehicle availability, especially affecting taxi services and car sharing/car rental operations.

Innovation Solution

A vehicle starting control system that connects a server to a financial system via multiple communication means, including mobile terminals and IC cards, to monitor payment status and control vehicle starting states directly, ensuring immediate release of restrictions regardless of device sleep states or radio wave conditions.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If the server issues a command for releasing the starting restriction via network communication, then the vehicle starting restriction can be released, but it takes time due to network latency and device wake-up delays

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvevehicle starting restriction releaseVSAvoidtime lag from payment to vehicle availability

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The server performs preliminary actions by continuously monitoring payment status through financial system connections and preparing release commands in advance. When payment is detected, the release command is immediately transmitted through multiple communication channels before the vehicle-mounted device needs to wake up or establish connection, thereby reducing the actual release delay.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces an intermediary communication mechanism that includes multiple communication means (network, mobile terminal, IC card) between the server and vehicle-mounted device. This intermediary system ensures the release command reaches the device even when direct communication is unavailable, reducing time loss due to connection issues.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Use of energy by moving object

If the vehicle-mounted device is in sleep state to save energy, then energy consumption is reduced, but the device cannot receive release commands immediately when payment is made

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveenergy consumption of vehicle-mounted deviceVSAvoidwake-up time and command reception delay

Core Design Contradiction:

Use of energy by moving objectVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The server performs preliminary actions by detecting payment status and preparing/release commands in advance while the device is still in sleep mode. The command is transmitted through alternative channels (mobile terminal, IC card) before the device needs to wake up, ensuring immediate release capability without requiring the device to be actively powered on.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces intermediary communication channels (mobile terminal, IC card) that can deliver release commands independently of the vehicle-mounted device's power state. These intermediaries bridge the gap between server and sleeping device, enabling command delivery without waking the device immediately.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Device complexity

If the server uses single communication channel to send release commands, then system complexity is reduced, but poor radio wave conditions prevent command delivery

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecommunication system complexityVSAvoidcommand delivery reliability

Core Design Contradiction:

Device complexityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the communication system into multiple independent channels (network communication, mobile terminal communication, IC card communication). Each channel operates independently, so if one channel fails due to poor radio conditions, other channels can still deliver the release command, improving reliability without significantly increasing overall system complexity.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The server is designed with multi-functionality to communicate through multiple types of channels (network, mobile, IC card). This universal communication capability ensures the release command can be delivered through any available channel regardless of radio wave conditions, enhancing reliability while maintaining manageable system complexity through standardized protocols.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS11648912B2Vehicle starting control system, vehicle-mounted device, vehicle, server, vehicle starting method, vehicle starting program and storage medium

Publication Date: 2023.05.16 GLOBAL MOBILITY SERVICE INC

AI summary

A vehicle starting control system includes a server for managing a starting state of a vehicle and a vehicle-mounted device for controlling the starting state of the vehicle based on a control command for controlling the starting state of the vehicle provided from the server. The server is accessibly connected to a financial system and can monitor a status of payment of a predetermined charge for the vehicle via the financial system. When the payment of the predetermined charge for the vehicle is detected, the server can control the starting state of the vehicle by providing the vehicle-mounted device with the control command for controlling the starting state of the vehicle via at least one of a communication means, a mobile terminal, and an IC card.