Vehicle security accessory and methods of identity authentication

• US 10,248,773 B2
• Filed: 08/25/2016
• Issued: 04/02/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 08/28/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Gentex Corporation
• Original Assignee: Gentex Corporation
• Inventors: Wright, Thomas S., Geerlings, Steven L., Smeyers, Marc A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Lemma, Samson B
• Application Number:
  US15/247,137
• Publication Number:
  US 20170061110A1
• Time in Patent Office: 950 Days
• Field of Search: 726 19
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/32 using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voiceprints
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 19/201 Accessories of ATMs
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/046 involving vehicles, e.g. floating traffic data [FTD] or vehicle traffic prediction
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/40 for vehicles, e.g. vehicle-to-pedestrians [V2P]

Abstract

An accessory configured to authenticate a transaction is disclosed. The accessory comprises a communication circuit configured to communicate with a transaction system. The accessory further comprises at least one data collection device and a processor. The processor is in communication with the communication circuit and the data collection device. The processor is configured to compare captured data captured by the data collection device with stored data to generate an authentication of a previously identified operator.

Claims

1. An accessory configured to authenticate a transaction, the accessory comprising:

a communication circuit configured to communicate with transaction system;

at least one sensor mounted in connection with the vehicle and configured to collect verification data indicative of authentication of the transaction with the transaction system; and

a processor in communication with the communication circuit and the at least one sensor, wherein the processor is configured to;

communicate the verification data received from the at least one sensor to a transaction verification server as a first authentication;

receive an authentication of the transaction from the transaction system, wherein the authentication comprises coded light data received by the at least one sensor; and

communicate a verification of the receipt of the coded light data as a second authentication, wherein the first authentication and the second authentication are used in combination validating the transaction based on the verification data and the coded light data.

2. The accessory according to claim 1, wherein the communication circuit corresponds to a wireless communication circuit.

3. The accessory according to claim 1, wherein the at least one sensor is further configured to capture biometric data, and wherein the biometric data is used in combination with the authentication received from the transaction system to validate the transaction.

4. The accessory according to claim 3, wherein the biometric data corresponds to at least one of an iris recognition, a fingerprint recognition, a voice recognition, a face recognition, and a gesture recognition.

5. The accessory according to claim 1, wherein the at least one sensor comprises an inertial sensor configured to monitor motion statistics corresponding to the verification data indicative of a user of the vehicle.

6. The accessory according to claim 5, wherein the processor is further configured to save prior motion statistics for the user, wherein the motion statistics are compared as a security criterion to determine the authentication.

7. The accessory according to claim 1, wherein the vehicle sensor is configured to collect vehicle-metric data.

8. The accessory according to claim 3, wherein the communication circuit is further configured to communicate with a biometric verification server, wherein the biometric verification server comprises verification data identifying the at least one security criterion for a plurality of authorized users.

9. The accessory according to claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to:

activate the at least one sensor to capture the biometric data in response to an ignition of a vehicle.

10. The accessory according to claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to:

activate the at least one sensor to capture the biometric data in response to a communication with the transaction system.

11. An authentication accessory for a vehicle configured to authenticate a transaction, the accessory comprising:

a communication circuit configured to communicate with a transaction system;

at least one sensor mounted in connection with the vehicle and configured to capture at least one identifying characteristic of a user of the vehicle; and

a processor in communication with the communication circuit and the at least one sensor, wherein the processor is configured to;

initiate the sensor to capture the identifying characteristic;

communicate the identifying characteristic to a remote authentication server as a first authentication;

receive with the at least one sensor a coded light transmission from the transaction system; and

communicate a verification of the receipt of the coded light transmission as a second authentication, wherein the first authentication and the second authentication are used in combination validating the transaction based on the identifying characteristic and the coded light transmission.

12. The authentication accessory according to claim 11, wherein the remote authentication server comprises stored identifying information authenticating the identifying characteristic of the user of the vehicle.

13. The authentication accessory according to claim 12, wherein the stored identifying information is captured over a plurality of prior interactions between the authentication accessory and the user.

14. The authentication accessory according to claim 11, wherein the controller is further operable to:

initiate a financial transaction with the transaction system.

15. The authentication accessory according to claim 11, wherein the controller is further operable to:

receive a request for an authentication from the transaction system.

16. The authentication accessory according to claim 11, wherein the at least one sensor comprises a transducer configured to identify at least one of an operating condition and a location of the vehicle.

17. An authentication accessory for a vehicle configured to authenticate a transaction, the accessory comprising:

a communication circuit configured to communicate with a transaction system;

at least one sensor in connection with the vehicle; and

a processor in communication with the communication circuit and the at least one sensor, wherein the processor is configured to;

initiate the sensor to capture an identifying characteristic of a user of the vehicle;

communicate the captured identifying characteristic to a remote authentication server comprising stored identifying information, wherein the remote authentication server verifies an identity of the operator based on the identifying characteristic;

receive a second authentication from the transaction system, wherein the second authentication is in the form of a coded light message authenticating the transaction; and

communicate a verification of the coded light message to the transaction system.

18. The authentication accessory according to claim 17, wherein the identifying characteristic corresponds to biometric data.