Cross correlation between connected vehicles and other online devices

• US 10,017,155 B1
• Filed: 02/21/2017
• Issued: 07/10/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 02/21/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Allouche, Yair, Margalit, Oded, Sagy, Ravid
• Primary Examiner(s): Backer, Firmin
• Assistant Examiner(s): Akki, Munear
• Application Number:
  US15/437,852
• Time in Patent Office: 504 Days
• Field of Search: 34042612, 3404261, 340988, 34099528, 340441, 340936, 4554042, 455418, 701119, 701117, 701301
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/01 operating on vehicle systems or fittings, e.g. on doors, seats or windscreens
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/102 a signal being sent to a remote location, e.g. a radio signal being transmitted to a police station, a security company or the owner
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/32 of vehicle dynamic parameters, e.g. speed or acceleration

Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method, computer system, and a computer program product for vehicle software security associated with a vehicle. The present invention may include collecting vehicle data from the vehicle. The present invention may also include collecting mobile device data from an authorized mobile device associated with an authorized operator. The present invention may then include comparing the collected vehicle data with the collected mobile device data. The present invention may further include determining that the collected vehicle data does not match the collected mobile device data. The present invention may include also sending an alert message to a security control application based on determining that the collected vehicle data does not match the collected mobile device data.

Claims

1. A method for vehicle software security associated with a vehicle, the method comprising:

collecting vehicle data from the vehicle, wherein the vehicle data is selected from the group consisting of a vehicle speed, a vehicle acceleration, a vehicle movement direction, and a vehicle altitude;

collecting mobile device data from an authorized mobile device associated with an authorized operator, wherein the mobile device data is selected from the group consisting of a device speed, a device acceleration, a device movement direction, and a device altitude;

comparing the collected vehicle data with the collected mobile device data, wherein comparing the collected vehicle data with the collected mobile device data comprises comparing the vehicle speed with the device speed, comparing the vehicle acceleration with the device acceleration, comparing the vehicle movement direction with the device movement direction, and comparing the vehicle altitude with the device altitude;

determining that the collected vehicle data does not match the collected mobile device data; and

sending an alert message to a security control application based on determining that the collected vehicle data does not match the collected mobile device data.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

in response to determining that the collected vehicle data does not match the collected mobile device data, determining that the authorized mobile device is not connected to the vehicle; and

sending a theft alert message to the authorized mobile device based on determining that the authorized mobile device is not connected to the vehicle.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

sending a hack alert message to the authorized mobile device sending an alert message to a security control application.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the sent theft alert message comprises prompting the authorized operator with an option to disable the vehicle.

5. The method of claim 2, wherein determining that the authorized mobile device is not connected to the vehicle comprises determining that a device identifier associated with the authorized mobile device does not match a connected device identifier associated with at least one device connected to the vehicle.

6. A computer system for vehicle software security associated with a vehicle, comprising:

one or more processors, one or more computer-readable memories, one or more computer-readable tangible storage medium, and program instructions stored on at least one of the one or more tangible storage medium for execution by at least one of the one or more processors via at least one of the one or more memories, wherein the computer system is capable of performing a method comprising;

collecting vehicle data from the vehicle, wherein the vehicle data is selected from the group consisting of a vehicle speed, a vehicle acceleration, a vehicle movement direction, and a vehicle altitude;

collecting mobile device data from an authorized mobile device associated with an authorized operator, wherein the mobile device data is selected from the group consisting of a device speed, a device acceleration, a device movement direction, and a device altitude;

comparing the collected vehicle data with the collected mobile device data, wherein comparing the collected vehicle data with the collected mobile device data comprises comparing the vehicle speed with the device speed, comparing the vehicle acceleration with the device acceleration, comparing the vehicle movement direction with the device movement direction, and comparing the vehicle altitude with the device altitude;

determining that the collected vehicle data does not match the collected mobile device data; and

sending an alert message to a security control application based on determining that the collected vehicle data does not match the collected mobile device data.

7. The computer system of claim 6, further comprising:

in response to determining that the collected vehicle data does not match the collected mobile device data, determining that the authorized mobile device is not connected to the vehicle; and

sending a theft alert message to the authorized mobile device based on determining that the authorized mobile device is not connected to the vehicle.

8. The computer system of claim 6, further comprising:

sending a hack alert message to the authorized mobile device sending an alert message to a security control application.

9. The computer system of claim 7, wherein the sent theft alert message comprises prompting the authorized operator with an option to disable the vehicle.

10. The computer system of claim 7, wherein determining that the authorized mobile device is not connected to the vehicle comprises determining that a device identifier associated with the authorized mobile device does not match a connected device identifier associated with at least one device connected to the vehicle.

11. A computer program product for vehicle software security associated with a vehicle, comprising:

one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage medium and program instructions stored on at least one of the one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, the program instructions executable by a processor, the program instructions comprising;

program instructions to collect vehicle data from the vehicle, wherein the vehicle data is selected from the group consisting of a vehicle speed, a vehicle acceleration, a vehicle movement direction, and a vehicle altitude;

program instructions to collect mobile device data from an authorized mobile device associated with an authorized operator, wherein the mobile device data is selected from the group consisting of a device speed, a device acceleration, a device movement direction, and a device altitude;

program instructions to compare the collected vehicle data with the collected mobile device data, wherein comparing the collected vehicle data with the collected mobile device data comprises comparing the vehicle speed with the device speed, comparing the vehicle acceleration with the device acceleration, comparing the vehicle movement direction with the device movement direction, and comparing the vehicle altitude with the device altitude;

program instructions to determine that the collected vehicle data does not match the collected mobile device data; and

program instructions to send an alert message to a security control application based on determining that the collected vehicle data does not match the collected mobile device data.