Vehicle Update Notifications Based on Program Type
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Solution Overview
Problem
Vehicle users may feel annoyed or anxious due to the lack of transparent update status information during the program update process for electronic devices in vehicles.
Innovation Solution
A vehicle management server is configured to determine, based on the type of update program, whether to present update process indications to the vehicle user, and to transmit information for displaying these indications on an information terminal, such as a display device or mobile device, within the vehicle.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If all update statuses are displayed for the vehicle user irrespective of update contents, then the vehicle user feels informed about the update process, but the vehicle user feels annoyed due to excessive information
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by differentiating the information display strategy based on the type of update program. Different update types (safety-related vs. non-safety-related) receive different levels of notification and display treatment, allowing the system to provide appropriate information transparency without overwhelming the user with unnecessary details for all update scenarios
2Ease of operation
If no update status is displayed for the vehicle user irrespective of the progress of the update process, then the information display is simplified, but the vehicle user feels anxiety due to lack of information
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements local quality by providing differentiated information display based on update program type. For safety-related updates, the system provides comprehensive status information to reduce user anxiety, while for non-critical updates, it provides minimal or no disruption to the user interface, thus maintaining simplicity where appropriate
3Ease of operation
If the system provides tailored update status information based on update program type, then user experience is enhanced by reducing annoyance and anxiety, but the system complexity increases due to conditional logic
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies parameter changes by using the update program type as a controlling parameter that determines the information display behavior. The system changes its operational parameters (notification level, display frequency, information detail) based on the classified update type, allowing complex differentiated behavior to be managed through parameter-based control rather than complex conditional logic
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AI summary
A vehicle management server is configured to transmit, to a vehicle, an update program for updating an existing program of an electronic device mounted on the vehicle. The vehicle management server includes a communicator and a controller. The communicator is configured to communicate with the vehicle. The controller is configured to control an update process. The controller is configured to determine, depending on a type of the update program, whether to present, to a vehicle user, an indication related to the update process for the existing program using the update program, and transmit, when the controller determines to present the indication related to the update process to the vehicle user, information for causing a predetermined information terminal to display the indication related to the update process to the vehicle via the communicator.