Working Machine User Profiles for Secure Automatic Settings
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing work assist systems for working machines, such as tractors, do not adequately account for non-owner users, leading to inconvenient operation as they cannot set work-specific settings for users other than the owner.
Innovation Solution
A work assist system that includes an authenticator to verify users, a memory to store user-specific data, and a setter to acquire and apply user-specific settings, ensuring that only authorized users can set and use the appropriate settings for the working machine, thereby enhancing operational convenience.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the system stores work setting information for multiple users, then operational convenience for non-owner users is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments work setting information by user, creating separate setting profiles for each user including the owner and multiple non-owner users. Each user has their own stored settings that are automatically applied when they operate the working machine, eliminating the need for manual setting configuration for each user.
Solution Approach 2:
The work setting information storage system is designed to serve multiple users with different roles (owner and non-owner users). The system universally handles setting management for all users through a unified interface, allowing any authenticated user to access their pre-stored settings without requiring separate systems for different user types.
2Reliability
If the system implements user authentication, then security against unauthorized settings changes is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
User authentication is performed in advance before work setting information is stored or applied. The system authenticates users and associates their identification information with their preferred settings beforehand. When a user operates the working machine, their identity is automatically recognized and their pre-authenticated settings are applied without requiring authentication at the moment of setting application, thus maintaining security while improving operational convenience.
3Productivity
If the system automatically sets work setting information based on user identification, then productivity is improved, but reliability may worsen due to potential incorrect settings application
Solution Approach 1:
The system incorporates feedback mechanisms where work setting information is stored and associated with specific user identification information. When a user operates the working machine, the system automatically retrieves and applies the settings corresponding to that user's identification, providing feedback-based automatic configuration that ensures the correct settings are applied to the right user, thereby maintaining both productivity and reliability.
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AI summary
A work assist system to assist in an operation to set a working machine includes an authenticator to authenticate a user to operate the working machine, a memory to store in advance associated data in which information regarding a user, a language of the user, and setting information regarding the working machine set by the user are associated with one another, and a setter to acquire, from the memory, the language of the user and the setting information regarding the working machine corresponding to information regarding the user authenticated by the authenticator and set the language and the setting information.