Programmable Vehicle Window Display for Registration Management

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current methods of vehicle registration are inconvenient and wasteful, requiring periodic renewal of stickers or paper cards, which can lead to forgotten renewals, material waste, and difficulties in enforcement, especially at night.

Innovation Solution

An electronic, programmable vehicle window display device that queries a database for updated registration information and displays it, allowing remote management and elimination of physical stickers, reducing the need for frequent replacements and improving visibility and enforcement.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If physical stickers or paper cards are used for vehicle registration, then the information is visible and enforceable, but the renewal process is inconvenient and wasteful

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveregistration validationVSAvoidrenewal process

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces physical stickers and paper cards with an electronic display device mounted in the vehicle window. The display shows registration information digitally, eliminating the need for physical materials. The system automatically queries databases and updates the display electronically, substituting mechanical renewal processes with automated electronic operations.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Solution Approach 2:

The electronic display device automatically queries the vehicle registration database at pre-specified times, retrieves updated information, and updates the display without requiring owner intervention. The system self-manages the renewal process by comparing expiration dates and automatically displaying current registration status.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

2Illumination intensity

If physical stickers are used for vehicle registration, then the information is displayed, but visibility at night is poor and enforcement is difficult

Engineering Contradiction:

ImprovevisibilityVSAvoidenforcement

Core Design Contradiction:

Illumination intensityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces passive physical stickers with an active electronic display that can illuminate its own content. The display device uses electronic lighting to show registration information clearly, eliminating the darkness problem inherent in physical stickers. This substitution enables reliable nighttime enforcement through inherent illumination capability.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

3Reliability

If periodic renewal of physical stickers is required, then registration validity is maintained, but material waste and inconvenience increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveregistration validityVSAvoidmaterial waste

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSLoss of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces physical stickers that require periodic replacement with a reusable electronic display device. The display shows registration information digitally and can be updated remotely without physical replacement. This eliminates continuous consumption of sticker materials while maintaining registration validity through electronic database updates.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Solution Approach 2:

The electronic display device serves multiple registration cycles without being discarded. Instead of throwing away expired stickers, the system recovers the display device and simply updates its content electronically. The hardware is reused indefinitely, recovering the investment and eliminating material waste associated with disposable stickers.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #34Discarding and recovering

4Extent of automation

If an electronic display device is used for vehicle registration, then visibility and automation are improved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveregistration updateVSAvoiddisplay device

Core Design Contradiction:

Extent of automationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The electronic display device is designed to operate autonomously with minimal external intervention. It automatically queries databases at pre-specified times, compares expiration dates, retrieves updates, and displays information without requiring owner configuration or maintenance. This self-service capability justifies the complexity by eliminating manual renewal processes.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The system is pre-configured with database connection parameters, query timing schedules, and display formatting. These preliminary settings enable the device to operate automatically without requiring complex user configuration. The complexity is built-in during setup but hidden during operation, providing automation benefits without ongoing user burden.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS9940089B2Vehicle information display and management

Publication Date: 2018.04.10 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINE CORPORATION

AI summary

Approaches presented herein include an electronic, programmable vehicle window display device and a method of managing the same. Specifically, an electronic, programmable vehicle window display device is provided for displaying a registration or other vehicle information in a window of a vehicle. The device displays a vehicle information document having an expiration date. The device, at pre-specified times, queries a vehicle database for an updated version of the document having a later expiration date. If an updated document is found, the device retrieves the updated document and saves the updated document in a storage area of the device. The device then modifies the display to show the updated document.