Vehicle Operational State Management via Network Datasets

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Solution Overview

Problem

Coordinating high-quality transportation services between service requestors and providers is complex and error-prone due to various variables, including the operational state of transportation vehicles, which can affect the service experience, such as temperature comfort during transport.

Innovation Solution

Client devices and network systems leverage vehicle datasets obtained from transportation vehicles to enhance transport services. These datasets describe the operational state of vehicles, including make, model, speed, acceleration, and passenger information, allowing for real-time coordination and service enhancements before, during, and after transport.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If vehicle operational state information is collected and processed, then service coordination quality is improved, but system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveservice coordination qualityVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces a network system as an intermediary that collects, processes, and manages vehicle operational state information from multiple vehicles and service requestors. This intermediary handles the complexity of data aggregation, analysis, and coordination, preventing the complexity from directly burdening individual vehicles or service providers while still enabling high-quality service coordination through centralized intelligence.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Ease of operation

If real-time vehicle data is monitored and processed, then service experience is improved, but data processing requirements increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveservice experienceVSAvoiddata processing requirements
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary actions by pre-collecting and pre-processing vehicle operational state information before service requests are made. Vehicle data such as temperature, occupancy, and operational status are gathered and prepared in advance, allowing the network system to quickly match service requests with appropriate vehicles without requiring intensive real-time processing during the actual service coordination, thus reducing data processing requirements while maintaining improved service experience.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

3Productivity

If communication between service provider and requestor is eliminated, then coordination efficiency is improved, but service quality control deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecoordination efficiencyVSAvoidservice quality control
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements a feedback mechanism where the network system continuously monitors vehicle operational state information and uses this feedback to automatically adjust service coordination decisions. The system receives feedback from vehicles about their operational status (temperature, occupancy, availability) and uses this feedback to make intelligent matching decisions, maintaining service quality control without requiring direct communication between providers and requestors, thus preserving coordination efficiency.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentUS20250148839A1Managing the operational state of a vehicle
Publication Date: 2025.05.08 UBER TECHNOLOGIES INC
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AI summary

A network system facilitates management of the operational states of transportation vehicles. Within a system environment, the network system also coordinates transport service between service providers operating the transportation vehicles and service requestors operating client devices. A transportation vehicle includes a processor or computing device that can determine and change operational states of the transportation vehicle. The transportation vehicle communicates operational states to one or more devices in the environment. Operational states can be communicated as vehicle datasets using a communication port of the transportation vehicle. The network system and client devices can act to enhance transport service using vehicle datasets. For example, the network system and/or client devices can manage an operational state by changing the current operational state off the transportation vehicle to a different operational state. Transport service can be enhanced at various points during the transport service coordination.