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Method for controlling access to an in-vehicle wireless network

  • US 10,057,022 B2
  • Filed: 09/27/2016
  • Issued: 08/21/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/28/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • establishing communication with an in-vehicle router system (IVRS) by a portable device, the portable device communicating with the IVRS via a first communication link and a second communication link, wherein the established communication is maintained to facilitate;

    transmitting, by a portable device located within a vehicle, a first token to a wireless access point (AP) associated with the IVRS, via a first communication link, to prompt the wireless AP to reply with a second token, the first communication link implementing a first protocol stack; and

    receiving, by the portable device, the second token via the second communication link between the portable device and the IVRS, the second communication link implementing a second protocol stack different from the first protocol stack;

    determining, by the portable device, whether the second token matches the first token; and

    authenticating the wireless AP, by the portable device, only when the second token has been determined to match the first token.

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