Activation of cryptographically paired device

• US 10,405,177 B2
• Filed: 05/18/2018
• Issued: 09/03/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 10/10/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Graessley, Joshua V.
• Primary Examiner(s): McNalley, Kerri L
• Application Number:
  US15/984,218
• Publication Number:
  US 20180270655A1
• Time in Patent Office: 473 Days
• Field of Search: 340 58
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2050/0075 Automatic parameter input, automatic initialising or calibrating means
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2520/10 Longitudinal speed
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2540/043 Identity of occupants
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2556/45 External transmission of data to or from the vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2720/10 Longitudinal speed
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 50/12 Limiting control by the driver depending on vehicle state, e.g. interlocking means for the control input for preventing unsafe operation
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3688 Systems comprising multiple parts or multiple output devices (not client-server), e.g. detachable faceplates, key fobs or multiple output screens
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/0962 having an indicator mounted inside the vehicle, e.g. giving voice messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/08 for authentication of entities cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/1425 Traffic logging, e.g. anomaly detection
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/66 with means for preventing unauthorised or fraudulent calling verifying user identity or authority in secret or secure digital communications H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72463 to restrict the functionality of the device
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/04 Key management, e.g. using generic bootstrapping architecture [GBA]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/08 Access security
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/082 using revocation of authorisation
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/12 Detection or prevention of fraud
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/126 Anti-theft arrangements, e.g. protection against subscriber identity module [SIM] cloning
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/50 Secure pairing of devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/21 for social networking applications

Abstract

An event is detected at a first device. Responsive to the detection, at least some functionality of the first device is deactivated. The presence of a second device, cryptographically paired with the first device, is detected by the first device. Responsive to the detection, at least some functionality of the first device is activated or reactivated.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

detecting, by a first subsystem of a vehicle, a presence of a plurality of mobile computing devices proximate to the first subsystem;

determining a configuration preference for at least one of the plurality of mobile computing devices;

selecting a mobile computing device from the plurality of mobile computing devices based on the determined configuration preference;

determining, by the first subsystem of the vehicle, whether the selected mobile computing device has previously established a cryptographic pairing with the first subsystem of the vehicle;

in response to determining that the selected mobile computing device has not previously established a cryptographic pairing with the first subsystem of the vehicle, setting, by the first subsystem of the vehicle, a functionality of a second subsystem of the vehicle to a first state; and

in response to determining that the selected mobile computing device has previously established a cryptographic pairing with the first subsystem of the vehicle, setting, by the first subsystem of the vehicle, the functionality of the second subsystem of the vehicle to a second state.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the functionality is disabled in the first state and enabled in the second state.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein the functionality includes a speed limiter for the vehicle.

4. The method of claim 2 wherein the functionality includes a process wherein the vehicle ensures that a messaging functionality of the mobile computing device is disabled before allowing the vehicle to be driven.

5. The method of claim 2 wherein the functionality includes detecting when the vehicle is driven out of an approved location and locking down an auxiliary component of the vehicle until the vehicle returns to the approved location.

6. The method of claim 5 wherein the auxiliary component includes a stereo system component.

7. The method of claim 5 wherein the auxiliary component includes a telephony component.

8. The method of claim 2 wherein the functionality includes detecting when a speed of the vehicle exceeds a preset speed and locking down an auxiliary component of the vehicle until the speed is below the preset speed.

9. The method of claim 8 wherein the auxiliary component includes a stereo system component.

10. The method of claim 8 wherein the auxiliary component includes a telephony component.

11. The method of claim 1 wherein the functionality is enabled in the first state and disabled in the second state.

12. The method of claim 11 wherein the functionality includes a speed limiter for the vehicle.

13. The method of claim 1 wherein the cryptographic pairing comprises a Bluetooth pairing.

21. The method according to claim 1, wherein the configuration preference is configured by a user.

22. The method according to claim 21, wherein the configuration preference indicates that the selected device is an always-link-to device.

23. The method according to claim 1, wherein the selected mobile computing device is an always-link-to device that is selected by the first vehicle subsystem.

24. The method according to claim 23, wherein the first vehicle subsystem is configured to select the always-link-to device.

14. A first subsystem for a vehicle, the first subsystem comprising:

a processor; and

a computer-readable medium coupled to the processor and storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to;

detect a presence of a plurality of mobile computing devices proximate to the first subsystem;

determine a configuration preference for at least one of the plurality of mobile computing devices;

select a mobile computing device from the plurality of mobile computing devices based on the determined configuration preference;

determine, by the first subsystem of the vehicle, whether the selected mobile computing device has previously established a cryptographic pairing with the first subsystem of the vehicle;

in response to determining that the selected mobile computing device has not previously established a cryptographic pairing with the first subsystem of the vehicle, set a functionality of a second subsystem of the vehicle to a first state; and

in response to determining that the selected mobile computing device has previously established a cryptographic pairing with the first subsystem of the vehicle, set the functionality of the second subsystem of the vehicle to a second state.

15. The first subsystem of claim 14 wherein the functionality is disabled in the first state and enabled in the second state.

16. The first subsystem of claim 15 wherein the functionality includes a speed limiter for the vehicle.

17. The first subsystem of claim 15 wherein the functionality includes a process wherein the vehicle ensures that a messaging functionality of the mobile computing device is disabled before allowing the vehicle to be driven.

18. The first subsystem of claim 15 wherein the functionality includes detecting when the vehicle is driven out of an approved location and locking down an auxiliary component of the vehicle until the vehicle returns to the approved location.

19. The first subsystem of claim 18 wherein the auxiliary component includes a stereo system component.

25. The first subsystem of claim 18, wherein the auxiliary component includes a telephony component.

26. The first subsystem of claim 15, wherein the functionality includes detecting when a speed of the vehicle exceeds a preset speed and locking down an auxiliary component of the vehicle until the speed is below the preset speed.

27. The first subsystem of claim 26, wherein the auxiliary component includes a stereo system component.

28. The first subsystem of claim 26, wherein the auxiliary component includes a telephony component.

29. The first subsystem of claim 14, wherein the functionality is enabled in the first state and disabled in the second state.

30. The first subsystem of claim 29, wherein the functionality includes a speed limiter for the vehicle.

31. The first subsystem of claim 14, wherein the cryptographic pairing is a Bluetooth pairing.

20. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored therein program instructions that, when executed by a processor in a first subsystem of a vehicle, cause the processor to perform a method comprising:

detecting a presence of a plurality of mobile computing devices proximate to the first subsystem;

determining a configuration preference for at least one of the plurality of mobile computing devices;

selecting a mobile computing device from the plurality of mobile computing devices based on the determined configuration preference;

determining, by the first subsystem of the vehicle, whether the selected mobile computing device has previously established a cryptographic pairing with the first subsystem of the vehicle;

in response to determining that the selected mobile computing device has not previously established a cryptographic pairing with the first subsystem of the vehicle, setting a functionality of a second subsystem of the vehicle to a first state; and

in response to determining that the selected mobile computing device has previously established a cryptographic pairing with the first subsystem of the vehicle, setting the functionality of the second subsystem of the vehicle to a second state.

32. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 20, wherein the functionality is disabled in the first state and enabled in the second state.

33. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 32, wherein the functionality includes a speed limiter for the vehicle.

34. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 32, wherein the functionality includes a process wherein the vehicle ensures that a messaging functionality of the mobile computing device is disabled before allowing the vehicle to be driven.

35. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 32, wherein the functionality includes detecting when the vehicle is driven out of an approved location and locking down an auxiliary component of the vehicle until the vehicle returns to the approved location.

36. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 35, wherein the auxiliary component includes a stereo system component.

37. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 35, wherein the auxiliary component includes a telephony component.

38. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 32, wherein the functionality includes detecting when a speed of the vehicle exceeds a preset speed and locking down an auxiliary component of the vehicle until the speed is below the preset speed.

39. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 38, wherein the auxiliary component includes a stereo system component.

40. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 38, wherein the auxiliary component includes a telephony component.

41. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 20, wherein the functionality is enabled in the first state and disabled in the second state.

42. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 41, wherein the functionality includes a speed limiter for the vehicle.

43. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 20, wherein the cryptographic pairing is a Bluetooth pairing.