Vehicle Destination Output Device for Total-Time Site Selection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing systems fail to identify sites with the shortest total time, including the required time from a current location and waiting time at a parking lot, for achieving a user's objective after boarding a vehicle.
Innovation Solution
An output device that includes an acquisition unit to identify candidate sites with the shortest total time, comprising a predicted required time from a current location to a candidate site and a predicted waiting time at a parking lot, using satellite images.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of time
If existing information providing systems are used, then parking information can be provided, but the shortest total time including travel time from current location cannot be identified
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges parking lot waiting time information with travel time information from current location to candidate sites. The information providing system integrates these two previously separate information streams to calculate and provide total time, enabling users to identify the site with the shortest overall time rather than just parking availability.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary calculation of total time for multiple candidate sites before presenting options to the user. By pre-computing the sum of travel time and waiting time for each candidate site, the system enables users to make informed decisions about the fastest overall option without requiring users to perform separate time calculations.
2Measurement precision
If satellite images are used for prediction, then accurate total time prediction can be achieved without new sensor installations, but data processing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses satellite images as a copy or representation of the actual road and parking lot conditions. Instead of installing new sensors to capture real-time data, the system utilizes existing satellite imagery to extract travel time and waiting time information, thereby achieving accurate predictions without adding physical sensing infrastructure.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical/sensor-based data collection system with an image-based analysis system. By substituting physical sensors with satellite image processing, the system achieves measurement capabilities without the complexity of installing and maintaining sensor networks, using computational methods to extract temporal information from visual data.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple candidate sites with shortest total time are output, then users have more choices, but the output becomes less focused
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by providing differentiated information for different candidate sites. When multiple sites have the shortest total time, the system outputs additional distinguishing characteristics (such as waiting time alone, or other relevant attributes) for each site, allowing users to make informed decisions based on their specific preferences while maintaining focus on the fastest options.
Data Source
AI summary
An output device, including: a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory, the processor configured to: acquire an objective that a user wishes to achieve after boarding a vehicle; and output a candidate site having a shortest total time among candidate sites that would enable the objective to be achieved, the total time including a predicted required time from a current location of the user and a predicted waiting time at a parking lot associated with the candidate site.