Wireless User Passport for Vehicle Configuration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current vehicle infotainment systems lack user customization options that are portable and adaptable across different vehicles and seats, limiting personalized experiences for drivers and passengers, especially with the rise of autonomous vehicles and ride-sharing services.
Innovation Solution
A system utilizing a user passport with a wireless transceiver, microcontroller, and memory to store and download user configuration data, allowing for seamless customization of vehicle settings such as temperature, seating, and infotainment preferences across compatible vehicles and seats, using technologies like Bluetooth and cloud storage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If user profile buttons are provided in the vehicle for customization, then ease of operation is improved, but adaptability deteriorates because the profile can only be used in the specific vehicle and specific seat
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a user profile button that creates a copy of user preferences and transmits it wirelessly to a remote server or another vehicle. This allows the user profile to be replicated across multiple vehicles rather than being confined to a single vehicle's memory, thereby achieving portability while maintaining ease of customization through the physical button interface
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a wireless transmission system and remote server as intermediaries between the user profile button and the target vehicle. The button triggers wireless communication that transfers user configuration data through an intermediary communication channel, enabling the profile to travel from one vehicle to another without manual reconfiguration
2Device complexity
If limited customization options are provided in the vehicle, then device complexity is reduced, but adaptability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent makes the simple user profile button universal by enabling it to access and transfer profiles across multiple vehicles and seats. The button maintains its simple physical form but gains multi-vehicle functionality through wireless communication capabilities, allowing one simple interface to provide access to unlimited customization options across different vehicles
3Reliability
If user configuration data is stored locally in the vehicle, then reliability is improved for vehicle-specific use, but adaptability deteriorates across different vehicles
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges local vehicle storage with remote cloud storage by transmitting user profile data between the vehicle's local memory and a remote server. This combination allows the profile to be reliably stored in the vehicle when needed while also being accessible remotely for transfer to other vehicles, achieving both reliability and adaptability simultaneously
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AI summary
A device for a system includes a wireless transceiver, a memory, and a microcontroller. The microcontroller is communicatively coupled to the wireless transceiver and the memory. The microcontroller is configured to receive, via the wireless transceiver, user configuration data in response to a user approaching the system. The microcontroller is configured to store the user configuration data in the memory. The microcontroller is configured to transmit the user configuration data to an interface processor of the system to configure the system based on the user configuration data.