Wearable Device Adaptive Vehicle Settings via Physiological Monitoring
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional vehicle settings adjustment systems, such as those using facial recognition, are limited by their fixed camera systems, which require active participation for adjustments and lack adaptability to changes in user physiological parameters, affecting driver and passenger comfort and safety.
Innovation Solution
A wearable device equipped with sensors that monitors physiological parameters and adjusts vehicle settings adaptively, allowing for convenient and dynamic adjustments of seat, climate, audio, and other settings based on user preferences and real-time data, including heart rate, temperature, and activity levels.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a fixed camera system is used for facial recognition, then access control and basic personalization are achieved, but adaptability to changes in user physiological parameters is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The wearable device serves multiple functions: it acts as both an access control credential (replacing the key) and a continuous physiological monitoring system. By integrating identification and health monitoring into a single device, the system achieves adaptability without proportionally increasing complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical/optical fixed camera recognition system with an electronic wearable device that uses sensors to detect physiological parameters. This substitution enables continuous adaptive monitoring rather than periodic fixed-point recognition
2Ease of operation
If manual adjustments are required for vehicle settings, then system complexity is reduced, but ease of operation and user comfort deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically adjusts vehicle settings based on physiological data from the wearable device without requiring user intervention. The vehicle system serves itself by interpreting physiological signals and making appropriate adjustments to climate, seating, and other comfort parameters
Solution Approach 2:
The system creates a closed-loop feedback mechanism where the wearable device continuously monitors physiological parameters and sends signals to the vehicle system, which then adjusts settings and monitors the results, creating an adaptive cycle that improves comfort automatically
3Ease of operation
If a key-based system is used, then access control is simple and reliable, but ease of operation deteriorates due to the need to carry and locate the key
Solution Approach 1:
The wearable device creates a digital copy of the access credential functionality, replacing the physical key with an electronic identifier. The device contains stored physiological data that serves as the authentication key, eliminating the need for physical keys while maintaining security
Solution Approach 2:
The wearable device acts as an intermediary between the user and the vehicle system. It carries the authentication information and communicates with the vehicle's control system, serving as a bridge that enables contactless, keyless access while maintaining security protocols
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AI summary
In one embodiment, a wearable device comprising one or more sensors is presented that receives one or more physiological parameters of a user sensed by the one or more sensors and causes adjustment of one or more vehicle parameters based on the one or more physiological parameters.