Vehicle Information Display with Multi-Terminal Position Mapping
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing information providing apparatuses fail to efficiently interwork with multiple terminals within a vehicle, making it difficult for users to easily and quickly access and utilize application programs and content stored across these terminals.
Innovation Solution
An information providing apparatus and method that establishes a communication network with mobile terminals within a vehicle, displays vehicle images, and uses NFC tags or USB modules to generate and transmit position information, allowing users to intuitively identify and access content from multiple terminals by displaying terminal images corresponding to their positions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If multiple terminals are connected within a vehicle, then the quantity of information available increases, but the complexity of managing and accessing information from these terminals increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments information management by terminal device, displaying each terminal's information separately with unique identification icons on the display screen. This allows users to view and manage information from multiple terminals without confusion, as each terminal's content is visually separated and labeled.
Solution Approach 2:
The information providing apparatus acts as an intermediary between multiple terminals and the user. It receives information from various terminals, processes it centrally, and presents it in an organized manner through the display unit, simplifying the user's access to information from multiple sources.
2Adaptability or versatility
If users need to access content from multiple terminals, then the versatility of the system increases, but the time required to locate and access desired content increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by automatically receiving and pre-processing information from multiple terminals before user request. Information is already organized and displayed with terminal identification, so when users want to access specific content, it is immediately available without requiring time-consuming searches or manual configuration.
Solution Approach 2:
The display unit uses visual differentiation (color changes or distinct visual indicators) to show information from different terminals. Each terminal's information is presented with unique visual characteristics, allowing users to quickly identify and select desired content without confusion about which terminal the information originates from.
3Measurement precision
If the system displays detailed position information for each terminal, then the measurement precision of terminal location increases, but the complexity of the display system increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system extracts only the essential position identification information from each terminal and displays it in a simplified format. Instead of showing all possible position data, it presents the minimum necessary information (terminal location identification) in a clear, easy-to-understand manner on the display screen.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enables users to easily and quickly check connection information and access desired application programs and content across multiple terminals within a vehicle, enhancing the utilization of stored information items.
Implementation Method 1
a first near field communication (NFC) tag installed in the driver's seat of the vehicle and configured to generate first position information indicating a position of the driver's seat of the vehicle
Implementation Method 2
a first USB module installed in the driver's seat of the vehicle and configured to provide the first position information indicating a position of the driver's seat of the vehicle to the control unit
Data Source
AI summary
Provided are an information providing apparatus and a method thereof capable of easily and effectively using information stored in each of a plurality of terminals. The information providing apparatus includes a communication unit configured to establish a communication network with a mobile terminal within a vehicle, a display unit configured to display a vehicle image, and a control unit configured to receive identification information of the mobile terminal and position information of the mobile terminal through the communication unit, and to control the display unit to display the received position information of the mobile terminal in the vehicle image and display a mobile terminal image corresponding to the identification information in the displayed position information of the mobile terminal.