Intermediary access device for communication with a vehicle
First Claim
1. A non-dedicated intermediary access device for communicating with a vehicle and configured as a personal accessory, the device comprising:
- a memory housed within a case that is portable from the vehicle, the memory configured to store security-related information that is user-inaccessible;
a first wireless transceiver housed within the case, the first wireless transceiver configured to establish a secure wireless communication channel between the non-dedicated intermediary access device and a vehicle on-board computer system using the security-related information;
a second wireless transceiver housed within the case, the second wireless transceiver configured to establish a user-initiated communication channel between the non-dedicated intermediary access device and a user electronic device that does not have access to the security-related information; and
a controller housed within the case and coupled to the memory, the first wireless transceiver and the second wireless transceiver, the controller configured to;
(i) control the second wireless transceiver to receive a user command from the user electronic device over the user-initiated communication channel, and(ii) control the first wireless transceiver to transmit the received user command to the vehicle on-board computer system over the secure wireless communication channel;
wherein user commands are not transmittable to the vehicle on-board computer system except via secure wireless communication channels established using the security-related information.
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Abstract
An intermediary access device enables a user electronic device to communicate with a vehicle'"'"'s onboard computer system. A first wireless transceiver of the intermediary access device is used to establish a secure wireless communication channel between the intermediary access device and a vehicle on-board computer system. A second wireless transceiver of the intermediary access device is used to establish a user-initiated communication channel between the intermediary access device and a user electronic device. User commands and vehicle information can then be transmitted between the vehicle on-board computer system and the user electronic device via the intermediary access device in a safe, secure and efficient manner.
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1. A non-dedicated intermediary access device for communicating with a vehicle and configured as a personal accessory, the device comprising:
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a memory housed within a case that is portable from the vehicle, the memory configured to store security-related information that is user-inaccessible; a first wireless transceiver housed within the case, the first wireless transceiver configured to establish a secure wireless communication channel between the non-dedicated intermediary access device and a vehicle on-board computer system using the security-related information; a second wireless transceiver housed within the case, the second wireless transceiver configured to establish a user-initiated communication channel between the non-dedicated intermediary access device and a user electronic device that does not have access to the security-related information; and a controller housed within the case and coupled to the memory, the first wireless transceiver and the second wireless transceiver, the controller configured to; (i) control the second wireless transceiver to receive a user command from the user electronic device over the user-initiated communication channel, and (ii) control the first wireless transceiver to transmit the received user command to the vehicle on-board computer system over the secure wireless communication channel; wherein user commands are not transmittable to the vehicle on-board computer system except via secure wireless communication channels established using the security-related information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for communicating with a vehicle using a non-dedicated intermediary access device configured as a personal accessory, the method comprising the acts of:
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establishing, by a first wireless transceiver housed within a casing of the non-dedicated intermediary access device that is portable from the vehicle, a secure wireless communication channel between the non-dedicated intermediary access device and a vehicle on-board computer system using user-inaccessible security-related information stored in a memory housed within the casing of the non-dedicated intermediary access device; establishing, by a second wireless transceiver housed within the casing of the non-dedicated intermediary access device, a user-initiated communication channel between the non-dedicated intermediary access device and a user electronic device that does not have access to the security-related information; receiving, by the second wireless transceiver, a user command from the user electronic device over the user-initiated communication channel; and transmitting, by the first wireless transceiver, the user command to the vehicle on-board computer system over the secure wireless communication channel, wherein the user command is configured to cause the vehicle on-board computer system to perform a vehicle operation, and is not transmittable to the vehicle on-board computer system except via secure wireless communication channels established using the security-related information. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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