Wireless Vehicle Configuration Transfer Through Secure User Registration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing vehicle systems fail to efficiently transfer personalized settings from one vehicle to another, requiring users to manually reset settings when switching vehicles, which is frustrating and time-consuming, especially when the new vehicle has similar settings.
Innovation Solution
A system and method for transferring personalized vehicle settings using a secure server to register and transfer settings from a first vehicle to a second vehicle, utilizing a computing device, communication device, and non-transitory storage medium to facilitate the transfer of settings such as seat, mirror, and infotainment settings.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If users manually reset personalized settings in a new vehicle, then all personalized settings can be reestablished, but this process is frustrating and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The system creates a digital copy of personalized settings from the old vehicle and transfers it to the new vehicle through a server. The settings data including seat positions, mirror adjustments, radio presets, and navigation preferences are replicated from the source vehicle to the destination vehicle, eliminating manual reconfiguration
Solution Approach 2:
A server acts as an intermediary between the old vehicle and the new vehicle to facilitate settings transfer. The server receives settings data from the first vehicle, stores it securely, and then delivers it to the second vehicle upon user request, enabling automated settings migration without direct vehicle-to-vehicle communication
2Ease of operation
If users manually reestablish personalized settings in a new vehicle, then complete settings can be obtained, but the process becomes frustrating when the new vehicle has similar settings
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-configuring the new vehicle with personalized settings before the user needs them. Upon vehicle registration and user request, the settings are automatically transferred and applied in advance, so when the user enters the vehicle, all their personalized preferences are already in place rather than requiring manual configuration at the moment of need
Data Source
AI summary
A vehicle settings transfer system includes a computing device that receives, at a secure server, registration information associated with a user and a first vehicle. Personalized vehicle settings of the first vehicle associated with the user are stored at the secure server. A request to transfer the personalized vehicle settings associated with the first vehicle to a second vehicle is received. A confirmation is made, at the secure server, that the second vehicle is registered to the user of the first vehicle. Based on the confirming, the personalized vehicle settings associated with the first vehicle are sent from the secure server to the second vehicle. The personalized vehicle settings associated with the first vehicle are loaded to the second vehicle.