Wireless Authentication Visual Feedback for Motorcycle Ignition
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Solution Overview
Problem
Drivers of saddle-type vehicles face challenges in reliably determining if authentication has succeeded, as existing systems require manual checks and lack clear notification mechanisms.
Innovation Solution
A wireless authentication device for saddle-type vehicles that performs authentication through wireless communication with a mobile terminal, featuring a light-emitting and notification part to inform the user of successful authentication, integrated with a controller that determines authentication success and activates the notification.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a hand-operated switch is used with portable transmitter authentication, then the authentication function is achieved, but the user cannot reliably determine whether authentication has succeeded
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies feedback by implementing a light-emitting component that provides visual confirmation to the user when authentication succeeds. The controller activates this light emission based on the authentication result, creating a feedback loop that informs the user of the system state without requiring manual checking of the switch position.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical indication method (relying on the user to check the physical switch position) with an optical indication system. The light-emitting component provides clear visual feedback, substituting the need for manual mechanical verification and reducing information loss about authentication status.
2Ease of operation
If the driver checks the hand-operated switch position to confirm authentication, then authentication status can be determined, but the operation becomes complex and less reliable
Solution Approach 1:
The light-emitting component provides immediate visual feedback about authentication status, eliminating the need for the driver to manually check switch positions. This feedback mechanism makes the operation simpler and more reliable by providing unambiguous information about whether authentication succeeded.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs self-confirmation by automatically providing authentication status information through light emission. The system serves itself by monitoring its own state and communicating it to the user, rather than requiring the user to manually verify the state through switch position checking.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enables drivers to more reliably confirm authentication success through visual notification, enhancing user experience and reducing uncertainty during the authentication process.
Implementation Method 1
a light-emitting and notification part... performs a light-emitting and notification operation in which light is emitted to notify a user that authentication has succeeded
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AI summary
A wireless authentication device for a saddle-type vehicle performs authentication through wireless communication with a mobile terminal carried by a user. The wireless authentication device for a saddle-type vehicle includes a first operating input device, a light-emitting and notification part, and a controller. The first operating input device receives an operation of switching to a state in which a power engine is capable of being started. The light-emitting and notification part is provided in the first operating input device or in a portion surrounding the first operating input device, and performs a light-emitting and notification operation in which light is emitted to notify a user that authentication has succeeded. The controller determines whether authentication has succeeded through wireless communication with a mobile terminal, and if the authentication has been determined to have succeeded, causes the light-emitting and notification part to perform the light-emitting and notification operation.