Vehicle-Trailer Software Sharing for Custom Service Compatibility
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Solution Overview
Problem
The lack of standardized specifications for vehicle-trailer combinations in the commercial trailer industry leads to custom modifications by OEMs, limiting flexibility and efficiency in meeting customer demands.
Innovation Solution
A method and device for sharing services between a vehicle and a trailer through a communication link, involving a vehicle, trailer, and server, enabling efficient software sharing and testing to meet customer demands.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If OEMs custom-build vehicles and trailers according to customer requests, then customer-specific functionality is improved, but device complexity and manufacturing time increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses software copying and transmission to replicate desired functionalities across different vehicle-trailer combinations. Instead of physically customizing each unit, the system copies and transmits software configurations from a source vehicle to target vehicles, achieving customer-specific functionality through software replication rather than physical customization.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces mechanical/physical customization processes with electronic software transmission. The OCS system substitutes physical modification of vehicles and trailers with digital software delivery, eliminating the need for manual customization while maintaining adaptability to customer requirements.
2Adaptability or versatility
If physical modifications are made to vehicles and trailers, then customization requirements are met, but productivity and efficiency decrease
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces time-consuming physical modification processes with instant software transmission. The OCS system enables customization through electronic delivery of software packages, eliminating manual labor and extending workshop hours, thereby dramatically improving manufacturing efficiency while maintaining full customization capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements preliminary software preparation and validation processes. Software is pre-configured, tested, and stored in the OCS database before being transmitted to vehicles. This preliminary action eliminates the need for on-site customization work, allowing rapid deployment and improving overall productivity.
3Adaptability or versatility
If software is transmitted to trailers, then service sharing is improved, but reliability risks increase due to untested software
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a feedback mechanism where the source vehicle reports software test results back to the OCS system. This feedback loop allows the system to verify software compatibility and functionality before wider distribution, ensuring reliability while maintaining service sharing capability. The OCS uses this feedback to validate software performance in real-world conditions.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent performs preliminary software testing and validation in the source vehicle before transmitting software to other trailers. This preliminary action includes compatibility checks and functional tests that ensure software reliability prior to deployment, preventing potential issues while enabling service sharing across multiple units.
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AI summary
Disclosed is a method for sharing a service between a vehicle and a trailer, which is performed by the vehicle. The method may include: establishing a communication channel between the vehicle and a trailer; receiving, from the trailer via the communication channel, trailer information of the trailer; transmitting, to a server, vehicle information of the vehicle and the trailer information; receiving, from the server, vehicle software and trailer software, wherein the vehicle software and the trailer software are selected by the server; transmitting, to the trailer via the communication channel, the trailer software; and controlling, based on the vehicle software, a driving operation of the vehicle.