Virtual Desktop for Remote Vehicle Data Analysis
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
Current cellular data connections are inadequate for timely transfer of bulky data from vehicles to remote locations, leading to delays in data analysis and potential loss of evidence in criminal investigations.
Innovation Solution
A method that uses a hypervisor to instantiate a virtual desktop and a data collection virtual machine on a vehicle's device, allowing remote users to access and analyze data stored on the vehicle without needing to forward the data over the network.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If bulky data is transferred from vehicle to remote location over cellular network, then data can be accessed remotely, but transfer time is excessively long causing delays in data analysis
Solution Approach 1:
A virtual desktop environment is introduced as an intermediary between the vehicle's data collection system and remote users. Instead of transferring bulky data over the network, the virtual desktop streams a graphical interface representation to remote devices, allowing users to interact with and analyze data locally stored in the vehicle. This mediator approach eliminates the need for large data transfers while maintaining remote accessibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a virtual copy of the data collection environment through a virtual desktop that runs locally in the vehicle. This virtual desktop replicates the functionality of the data collection system and streams its interface to remote devices. Rather than copying actual data files over the network, the system copies the user interface experience, allowing remote access without substantial data transfer.
2Productivity
If data is stored locally in the vehicle, then immediate remote analysis is possible, but data security and unauthorized access become concerns
Solution Approach 1:
The virtual desktop acts as a secure intermediary layer between local data storage and remote access. All remote interactions with locally stored data must go through the virtual desktop environment, which can enforce authentication, authorization, and session management. This mediator approach enables fast local data processing while maintaining security controls against unauthorized access.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements self-service security mechanisms including local authentication validation, session management, and automatic disconnection capabilities. The virtual desktop environment on the vehicle can independently manage remote user access without requiring constant network verification, enabling both rapid local data access and robust security enforcement.
3Loss of time
If a virtual desktop is instantiated for remote access, then immediate data analysis is enabled, but system complexity and resource requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the data collection functionality, virtual desktop environment, and remote access server into a single integrated system running on the vehicle's existing hardware. Rather than adding separate systems for each function, the virtual desktop platform combines data collection interface, processing capabilities, and remote communication into one unified architecture, reducing overall system complexity despite the advanced functionality provided.
Solution Approach 2:
The virtual desktop system serves multiple functions simultaneously: it acts as a data collection interface, a remote access server, a security authentication system, and an analytics platform. This multi-functional approach eliminates the need for separate specialized systems, reducing overall device complexity while enabling immediate remote data analysis through a single versatile platform.
Data Source
AI summary
Some embodiments provide a novel method for remotely performing data analysis on a set of data collected using a first device operating in a vehicle at a first location. At a remote second device used by a remote user at a remote second location, the method accesses, over a network, a first VM executing on the first device allowing remote use of a second VM executing on the first device to produce analysis results of data that is collected and stored at the vehicle. The method uses the first VM (1) to direct the second VM to analyze the set of data to produce a set of analysis results, (2) to generate a rendered image that shows the set of analysis results, and (3) to forward the rendered image through the network to the remote second device for the remote user to view the set of analysis results.