Vehicle theft prevention based on fueling pattern

• US 10,246,056 B1
• Filed: 11/22/2017
• Issued: 04/02/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 11/22/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Goldberg, Itzhack, McGregor, Harry R., Moore, Christopher B., Sondhi, Neil
• Primary Examiner(s): Alam, Mirza F
• Application Number:
  US15/820,744
• Time in Patent Office: 496 Days
• Field of Search: 3404261, 3405721
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2025/1016 Remote signals alerting owner or authorities, e.g. radio signals
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2325/105 Radio frequency identification data [RFID]
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2325/108 Encryption
• 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 25/33 of global position, e.g. by providing GPS coordinates

Abstract

An embodiment of the invention may include a method, computer program product and computer system for optimizing course understanding. The method, computer program product and computer system may include a computing device to receive fueling location data and vehicle identification data of a vehicle from a radio frequency identification (RFID) transceiver from a plurality of fueling stations. The RFID transceiver may receive the vehicle identification data at the RFID transceiver from a cryptographic RFID transponder as part of the vehicle. The computing device may receive user authentication signals authorizing a plurality of fueling stations from an authorized user of the vehicle. The computing device may determine from the fueling location data, the vehicle identification data, and the user authentication signals one or more fueling patterns. The computing device may detect a fueling location deviating from the one or more fueling patterns send an alert to an authorized device.

Claims

1. A method for vehicle theft prevention, the method comprising:

receiving, at a server, fueling location data and vehicle identification data of a vehicle from each of a plurality of radio frequency identification (RFID) transceivers situated at each of a respective plurality of fueling stations, the RFID transceivers situated at each of the plurality of fueling stations receiving a signal from a cryptographic RFID transponder as part of the vehicle identification data, the server communicating with the RFID transceivers using a communication network;

receiving by the server, from an authorized user of the vehicle, a plurality of user authentication signals authorizing a corresponding plurality of fueling stations;

determining from the received fueling location data, the received vehicle identification data, and the received user authentication signals, one or more fueling patterns;

detecting a fueling location from the received fueling location data deviating from the one or more fueling patterns; and

sending an alert to a user authorized device of the detection of the fueling location deviating from the one or more fueling patterns.

2. A method as in claim 1, wherein the RFID transceiver and the RFID transponder communicate using a cryptographic handshake protocol.

3. A method as in claim 1, wherein the one or more fueling patterns comprises fueling station location data of the plurality of fueling stations.

4. A method as in claim 1, wherein the one or more fueling patterns comprises days and times of fueling authorized by the user at the plurality of fueling stations by the vehicle.

5. A method as in claim 1, further comprising:

comparing the fueling location deviating from the one or more fueling patterns to a crime database comprising crime statistics, wherein the crime database corresponds to an area comprising the fueling location deviating from the one or more fueling patterns; and

sending an alert to law enforcement near the fueling location deviating from the one or more fueling patterns.

6. A method as in claim 1, wherein the alert to the authorized device is sent based on the distance outside the one or more fueling patterns the fueling location deviating from the one or more fueling patterns is situated, and the distance of the fueling location deviating from the one or more fueling patterns to an area of high crime.

7. A method as in claim 1, wherein the alert to the user authorized device allows a user to allow or deny fueling at the fueling location deviating from the one or more fueling patterns.

8. A computer program product for vehicle theft prevention, the computer program product comprising:

a computer-readable storage device and program instructions stored on computer-readable storage device, the program instructions comprising;

program instructions to receive, at a server, fueling location data and vehicle identification data of a vehicle from each of a plurality of radio frequency identification (RFID) transceivers situated at each of a respective plurality of fueling stations, the RFID transceivers situated at each of the plurality of fueling stations receiving a signal from a cryptographic RFID transponder as part of the vehicle identification data, the server communicating with the RFID transceivers using a communication network;

program instructions to receive by the server, from an authorized user of the vehicle, a plurality of user authentication signals authorizing a corresponding plurality of fueling stations;

program instructions to determine from the received fueling location data, the received vehicle identification data, and the received user authentication signals, one or more fueling patterns;

program instructions to detect a fueling location from the received fueling location data deviating from the one or more fueling patterns; and

program instructions to send an alert to a user authorized device of the detection of the fueling location deviating from the one or more fueling patterns.

9. A computer program product as in claim 8, wherein the RFID transceiver and the RFID transponder communicate using a cryptographic handshake protocol.

10. A computer program product as in claim 8, wherein the one or more fueling patterns comprises fueling station location data of the plurality of fueling stations.

11. A computer program product as in claim 8, wherein the one or more fueling patterns comprises days and times of fueling authorized by the user at the plurality of fueling stations by the vehicle.

12. A computer program product as in claim 8, further comprising:

comparing the fueling location deviating from the one or more fueling patterns to a crime database comprising crime statistics, wherein the crime database corresponds to an area comprising the fueling location deviating from the one or more fueling patterns; and

sending an alert to law enforcement near the fueling location deviating from the one or more fueling patterns.

13. A computer program product as in claim 8, wherein the alert to the authorized device is sent based on the distance outside the one or more fueling patterns the fueling location deviating from the one or more fueling patterns is situated, and the distance of the fueling location deviating from the one or more fueling patterns to an area of high crime.

14. A computer program product as in claim 8, wherein the alert to the user authorized device allows a user to allow or deny fueling at the fueling location deviating from the one or more fueling patterns.

15. A computer system for vehicle theft prevention, the computer system comprising:

one or more processors, one or more computer-readable memories, one or more computer-readable tangible storage devices, and program instructions stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices for execution by at least one of the one or more processors via at least one of the one or more memories, the program instructions comprising;

program instructions to receive, at a server, fueling location data and vehicle identification data of a vehicle from each of a plurality of radio frequency identification (RFID) transceivers situated at each of a respective plurality of fueling stations, the RFID transceivers situated at each of the plurality of fueling stations receiving a signal from a cryptographic RFID transponder as part of the vehicle identification data, the server communicating with the RFID transceivers using a communication network;

program instructions to receive by the server, from an authorized user of the vehicle, a plurality of user authentication signals authorizing a corresponding plurality of fueling stations;

program instructions to determine from the received fueling location data, the received vehicle identification data, and the received user authentication signals, one or more fueling patterns;

program instructions to detect a fueling location from the received fueling location data deviating from the one or more fueling patterns; and

program instructions to send an alert to an authorized device of the detection of the fueling location deviating from the one or more fueling patterns.

16. A computer system as in claim 15, wherein the RFID transceiver and the RFID transponder communicate using a cryptographic handshake protocol.

17. A computer system as in claim 15, wherein the one or more fueling patterns comprises days and times of fueling authorized by the user at the plurality of fueling stations by the vehicle.

18. A computer system as in claim 15, further comprising:

comparing the fueling location deviating from the one or more fueling patterns to a crime database comprising crime statistics, wherein the crime database corresponds to an area comprising the fueling location deviating from the one or more fueling patterns; and

sending an alert to law enforcement near the fueling location deviating from the one or more fueling patterns.

19. A computer system as in claim 15, wherein the alert to the authorized device is sent based on the distance outside the one or more fueling patterns the fueling location deviating from the one or more fueling patterns is situated, and the distance of the fueling location deviating from the one or more fueling patterns to an area of high crime.

20. A computer system as in claim 15, wherein the alert to the user authorized device allows a user to allow or deny fueling at the fueling location deviating from the one or more fueling patterns.