Automobile data transmission of encrypted data to a server via a base station

• US 10,264,459 B2
• Filed: 12/04/2017
• Issued: 04/16/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 08/18/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ofinno, LLC
• Original Assignee: Ofinno Technologies, LLC
• Inventors: Dinan, Esmael Hejazi
• Primary Examiner(s): Pwu, Jeffrey C
• Assistant Examiner(s): Ambaye, Samuel
• Application Number:
  US15/830,512
• Publication Number:
  US 20180167819A1
• Time in Patent Office: 498 Days
• Field of Search: 370328, 380274
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2209/80 Wireless network architectures or network communication protocols for wireless network security H04W12/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2209/84 Vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 27/2601 Multicarrier modulation systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/12 specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/22 Parsing or analysis of headers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/0618 Block ciphers, i.e. encrypting groups of characters of a plain text message using fixed encryption transformation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/0637 Modes of operation, e.g. cipher block chaining [CBC], electronic codebook [ECB] or Galois/counter mode [GCM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/02 Protecting privacy or anonymity, e.g. protecting personally identifiable information [PII]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/033 of the user plane, e.g. user's traffic
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/037 of the control plane, e.g. signalling traffic
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/04 Key management, e.g. using generic bootstrapping architecture [GBA]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/10 Integrity
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/38 for collecting sensor information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/44 for communication between vehicles and infrastructures, e.g. vehicle-to-cloud [V2C] or vehicle-to-home [V2H]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/21 in the uplink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards the network
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 74/08 Non-scheduled access, e.g. ALOHA hybrid access H04W74/02

Abstract

An automobile device transmits data to a server in a communication network. The automobile device records the data received from one or more transmitters located in an automobile. The automobile device transmits a random access preamble on an uplink carrier to a base station when a pre-defined condition is met. The automobile device encrypts the data and transmits the encrypted data to a server via a base station.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving first data from one or more transmitters located in an automobile;

transmitting a random access preamble on an uplink carrier to a base station when a pre-defined condition is met based, at least in part, on the first data or a value of an internal timer or a user input;

receiving a time alignment command from the base station in response to transmitting the random access preamble;

adjusting uplink signal transmission timing of the uplink carrier according to the time alignment command;

transmitting, to the base station over a non-guaranteed bit rate (non-GBR) bearer, a first message destined for a server in a communication network, the first message being configured to trigger establishment of a connection to the server;

receiving, from the base station over the non-GBR bearer, a second message originating from the server, the second message being configured to cause transmission of the first data to the server;

encrypting the first data; and

transmitting the encrypted first data to the base station employing an established non-guaranteed bit rate bearer, wherein the base station is configured to decrypt the first data before forwarding the first data to the server in a communication network.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the transmission timing of the random access preamble is determined based, at least in part, on a synchronization signal received from the base station.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving random access parameters from the base station, the random access parameters being employed for generating the random access preamble.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving an Internet protocol address from the base station over a downlink carrier before transmitting the first data, the downlink carrier corresponding to the uplink carrier.

5. A method comprising:

receiving first data from one or more transmitters located in an automobile;

transmitting a random access preamble on an uplink carrier to a base station when a pre-defined condition is met based on at least one of the following;

the first data;

a value of an internal timer; and

a user input;

transmitting, to the base station over a non-guaranteed bit rate (non-GBR) bearer, a first message destined for a server in a communication network, the first message being configured to trigger establishment of a connection to the server;

receiving, from the base station over the non-GBR bearer, a second message originating from the server, the second message being configured to cause transmission of the first data to the server;

encrypting the first data; and

transmitting, to the base station, the encrypted first data, the base station being configured to decrypt the first data before forwarding the first data to the server.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising receiving at least a part of the first data via a short range wireless technology.

7. The method of claim 5, further comprising storing, by a wireless device:

a first network address of the server; and

a second network address of an automobile device.

8. The method of claim 5, wherein:

the first message is encrypted using a first encryption key;

the first data is encrypted using the first encryption key; and

the second message is encrypted using a second encryption key different from the first encryption key.

9. The method of claim 5, further comprising receiving a control message on a first data channel on a downlink carrier before establishing the non-GBR bearer, the control message establishing a first signaling bearer, the first signaling bearer being established on the downlink carrier and the uplink carrier.

10. The method of claim 5, wherein the second message is destined to one of the one or more transmitters.

11. A method comprising:

receiving signals via a first short range wireless technology from one or more transmitters in an automobile;

transmitting a random access preamble on an uplink carrier to a base station when a pre-defined condition is met based on at least one of;

the received signals;

a value of an internal timer; and

a user input;

transmitting, to the base station over a non-guaranteed bit rate (non-GBR) bearer, a first message destined to a server in a communication network, the first message being configured to trigger establishment of a connection to the server;

receiving, from the base station over the non-GBR bearer, a second message originating from the server, wherein the second message being configured to cause transmission of first data to the server;

receiving and encrypting first data from the one or more transmitters; and

transmitting, the encrypted first data to the base station, the base station being configured to decrypt the first data before forwarding the first data to the server.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the transmission timing of the random access preamble is determined based, at least in part, on a synchronization signal received from the base station.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the one or more transmitters comprise a display and receive the user input.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein the one or more transmitters monitor automobile conditions comprising at least one of:

a tire air pressure;

an engine condition;

an automobile fluid condition;

a temperature;

a type of road driven; and

a safety equipment status.

15. The method of claim 11, wherein the one or more transmitters monitor automobile conditions comprising automobile environmental parameters comprising at least one of:

an environment temperature;

an environmental chemical parameter;

an environmental nuclear parameter;

an environment humidity;

an environment electromagnetic energy density; and

an environment particle density.

16. The method of claim 11, wherein the server analyzes the first data to determine a risk factor for the automobile, a possible issue with the automobile, or a required service for the automobile.

17. The method of claim 11, wherein:

the server receives the first data from a plurality of automobile devices, wherein each automobile device is installed in a different automobile; and

the server analyzes the first data from the plurality of automobile devices to determine a parameter related to a plurality of drivers, a parameter related to the plurality of automobiles, or a parameter related to an environment from which the first data is received.

18. The method of claim 11, wherein the second message is destined to one of the one or more transmitters.

19. The method of claim 11, wherein the server receives one or more location information and one or more time-stamps with the first data.

20. The method of claim 11, further comprising storing, by a wireless device:

a first network address of the server; and

a second network address of an automobile device.