Activation of cryptographically paired device

• US 10,034,167 B1
• Filed: 08/31/2016
• Issued: 07/24/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 10/10/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Graessley, Joshua V.
• Primary Examiner(s): McNally, Kerri
• Application Number:
  US15/253,238
• Time in Patent Office: 692 Days
• Field of Search: 340 58
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2050/0075 Automatic parameter input, automatic initialising or calibrating means
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2520/10 Longitudinal speed
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2540/043 Identity of occupants
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2556/45 External transmission of data to or from the vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2720/10 Longitudinal speed
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 50/12 Limiting control by the driver depending on vehicle state, e.g. interlocking means for the control input for preventing unsafe operation
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3688 Systems comprising multiple parts or multiple output devices (not client-server), e.g. detachable faceplates, key fobs or multiple output screens
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/0962 having an indicator mounted inside the vehicle, e.g. giving voice messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/08 for authentication of entities cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/1425 Traffic logging, e.g. anomaly detection
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/66 with means for preventing unauthorised or fraudulent calling verifying user identity or authority in secret or secure digital communications H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72463 to restrict the functionality of the device
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/04 Key management, e.g. using generic bootstrapping architecture [GBA]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/08 Access security
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/082 using revocation of authorisation
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/12 Detection or prevention of fraud
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/126 Anti-theft arrangements, e.g. protection against subscriber identity module [SIM] cloning
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/50 Secure pairing of devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/21 for social networking applications

Abstract

An event is detected at a first device. Responsive to the detection, at least some functionality of the first device is deactivated. The presence of a second device, cryptographically paired with the first device, is detected by the first device. Responsive to the detection, at least some functionality of the first device is activated or reactivated.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

detecting, at a first subsystem of a vehicle, a presence of a mobile computing device proximate to the first subsystem;

determining, by the first subsystem of the vehicle, whether the mobile computing device has previously established a cryptographic pairing with the first subsystem of the vehicle; and

in response to determining that the mobile computing device has previously established a cryptographic pairing with the first subsystem of the vehicle;

determining, by the first subsystem of the vehicle, an identity of a user associated with the mobile computing device;

in response to determining that the identity of the user corresponds to a first identity, setting, by the first subsystem of the vehicle, the functionality of the second subsystem of the vehicle to a first state;

in response to determining that the identity of the user corresponds to a second identity, setting, by the first subsystem of the vehicle, the functionality of the second subsystem of the vehicle to a second state; and

in response to determining that the mobile computing device has not previously established a cryptographic pairing with the first subsystem of the vehicle, setting, by the first subsystem of the vehicle, a functionality of a second subsystem of the vehicle to a third state.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein in the first state, a first operation is enabled that is disabled in the second state.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the functionality of the second subsystem includes a speed limiter for the vehicle.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the functionality of the second subsystem includes a process wherein the vehicle ensures that a messaging functionality of the mobile computing device is disabled before allowing the vehicle to be driven.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the functionality of the second subsystem includes detecting when the vehicle is driven out of an approved location and locking down an auxiliary component of the vehicle until the vehicle returns to the approved location.

6. The method of claim 5 wherein the auxiliary component includes one or more of a stereo system component or a telephony component.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the functionality of the second subsystem includes detecting when a speed of the vehicle exceeds a preset speed and locking down an auxiliary component of the vehicle until the speed is below the preset speed.

8. The method of claim 7 wherein the auxiliary component includes one or more of a stereo system component or a telephony component.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein in the first state, a first operation is enabled that is disabled in the third state and wherein in the second state, a second operation is disabled that is enabled in the third state.

10. The method of claim 1 wherein the cryptographic pairing comprises a Bluetooth pairing.

11. A first subsystem for a vehicle, the first subsystem comprising:

a processor; and

a computer-readable medium coupled to the processor and storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to;

detect a presence of a mobile computing device proximate to the first subsystem;

determine whether the mobile computing device has previously established a cryptographic pairing with the first subsystem of the vehicle; and

in response to determining that the mobile computing device has previously established a cryptographic pairing with the first subsystem of the vehicle;

determine an identity of a user associated with the mobile computing device;

in response to determining that the identity of the user corresponds to a first identity, set a functionality of the second subsystem of the vehicle to a first state;

in response to determining that the identity of the user corresponds to a second identity, set the functionality of the second subsystem of the vehicle to a second state; and

in response to determining that the mobile computing device has not previously established a cryptographic pairing with the first subsystem of the vehicle, setting, by the first subsystem of the vehicle, a functionality of a second subsystem of the vehicle to a third state.

12. The first subsystem of claim 11 wherein in the first state, a first operation is enabled that is disabled in the second state.

13. The first subsystem of claim 11, wherein the functionality of the second subsystem includes a speed limiter for the vehicle.

14. The first subsystem of claim 11 wherein the functionality of the second subsystem includes a process wherein the vehicle ensures that a messaging functionality of the mobile computing device is disabled before allowing the vehicle to be driven.

15. The first subsystem of claim 11 wherein the functionality of the second subsystem includes detecting when the vehicle is driven out of an approved location and locking down an auxiliary component of the vehicle until the vehicle returns to the approved location.

16. The first subsystem of claim 15 wherein the auxiliary component includes one or more of a stereo system component or a telephony component.

17. The first subsystem of claim 11 wherein the functionality of the second subsystem includes detecting when a speed of the vehicle exceeds a preset speed and locking down an auxiliary component of the vehicle until the speed is below the preset speed.

18. The first subsystem of claim 17 wherein the auxiliary component includes one or more of a stereo system component or a telephony component.

19. The first subsystem of claim 11 wherein in the first state, a first operation is enabled that is disabled in the third state and wherein in the second state, a second operation is disabled that is enabled in the third state.

20. The first subsystem of claim 11 wherein the cryptographic pairing comprises a Bluetooth pairing.

21. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored therein program instructions that, when executed by a processor in a first subsystem of a vehicle, cause the processor to perform a method comprising:

detecting a presence of a mobile computing device proximate to the first subsystem;

determining whether the mobile computing device has previously established a cryptographic pairing with the first subsystem of the vehicle; and

in response to determining that the mobile computing device has previously established a cryptographic pairing with the first subsystem of the vehicle;

determining an identity of a user associated with the mobile computing device;

in response to determining that the identity of the user corresponds to a first identity, setting the functionality of a second subsystem of the vehicle to a first state;

in response to determining that the identity of the user corresponds to a second identity, setting the functionality of the second subsystem of the vehicle to a second state; and

in response to determining that the mobile computing device has not previously established a cryptographic pairing with the first subsystem of the vehicle, setting, by the first subsystem of the vehicle, a functionality of a second subsystem of the vehicle to a third state.

22. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 21 wherein in the first state, a first operation is enabled that is disabled in the second state.

23. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 21 wherein the functionality of the second subsystem includes a speed limiter for the vehicle.

24. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 21 wherein the functionality of the second subsystem includes a process wherein the vehicle ensures that a messaging functionality of the mobile computing device is disabled before allowing the vehicle to be driven.

25. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 21 wherein the functionality of the second subsystem includes detecting when the vehicle is driven out of an approved location and locking down an auxiliary component of the vehicle until the vehicle returns to the approved location.

26. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 25 wherein the auxiliary component includes one or more of a stereo system component or a telephony component.

27. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 21 wherein the functionality of the second subsystem includes detecting when a speed of the vehicle exceeds a preset speed and locking down an auxiliary component of the vehicle until the speed is below the preset speed.

28. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 27 wherein the auxiliary component includes one or more of a stereo system component or a telephony component.

29. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 21 wherein in the first state, a first operation is enabled that is disabled in the third state and wherein in the second state, a second operation is disabled that is enabled in the third state.

30. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 21 wherein the cryptographic pairing comprises a Bluetooth pairing.