VEHICLE SECURITY SYSTEM

• US 20090022317A1
• Filed: 07/08/2008
• Published: 01/22/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 07/20/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation (Seiko Group)
• Original Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation (Seiko Group)
• Inventors: TAKEUCHI, Masahiro, TANAKA, Kazuo, HARA, Tatsuya, AKIMA, Isao, NATORI, Eiji
• Application Number:
  US12/169,086
• Publication Number:
  US 20090022317A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 380/277
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/04 operating on the propulsion system, e.g. engine or drive motor
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/24 using electronic identifiers containing a code not memorised by the user
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2009/0023 with encription of the transmittted data signal
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2009/00793 by Hertzian waves
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00182 operated with unidirectional data transmission between data carrier and locks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2209/84 Vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/3226 using a predetermined code, e.g. password, passphrase or PIN network architectures or network communication protocols for supporting authentication of entities using passwords in a packet data network H04L63/083

Abstract

A vehicle security system includes a reception device that is mounted on a vehicle, and a transmission device that remotely operates the vehicle. The transmission device includes an encryption section that encrypts identification information that identifies the transmission device with a first encryption key, and a transmission section that transmits to the reception device instruction information that includes the identification information encrypted and gives an operation instruction to the reception device. The reception device includes a FeRAM that stores a second encryption key to pair with the first encryption key, wherein the second encryption key is erased from the FeRAM when the second encryption key is read out from the FeRAM, a reception section that receives the instruction information transmitted from the transmission device, a decoding section that decodes the identification information received, which is encrypted with the first encryption key and included in the received instruction information, with the second encryption key that is supposed to be stored in the FeRAM, and a judgment section that judges based on the decoded identification information as to whether the transmission device matches with the reception device.

Claims

1. A vehicle security system comprising:

a reception device that is mounted on a vehicle; and

a transmission device that remotely operates the vehicle, wherein

the transmission device includes

an encryption section that encrypts identification information that identifies the transmission device with a first encryption key, and

a transmission section that transmits to the reception device instruction information that includes the identification information encrypted and gives an operation instruction to the reception device, and

the reception device includes

a FeRAM that stores a second encryption key to pair with the first encryption key, wherein the second encryption key is erased from the FeRAM when the second encryption key is read out from the FeRAM,

a reception section that receives the instruction information transmitted from the transmission device,

a decoding section that decodes the identification information received, which is encrypted with the first encryption key and included in the instruction information received, with the second encryption key that is supposed to be stored in the FeRAM, and

a judgment section that judges based on the decoded identification information as to whether the transmission device matches with the reception device.

2. A vehicle security system according to claim 1, wherein the instruction information transmitted from the transmission device includes control information for controlling the vehicle on which the reception device is mounted, the reception device further includes a vehicle control section that controls the vehicle, wherein, when the judgment section judges that the transmission device matches with the reception device, the vehicle control section controls the vehicle based on the control information included in the instruction information received by the reception section.

3. A vehicle security system according to claim 2, wherein the control information is information to control a door lock on the vehicle.

4. A vehicle security system according to claim 2, wherein the control information is information to control starting of an engine of the vehicle.

5. A vehicle security system comprising:

a reception device that is mounted on a vehicle; and

an immobilizer key to be inserted in the vehicle, wherein

the immobilizer key includes

a storage section that stores encrypted identification information for identifying the immobilizer key, and

the reception device includes

a FeRAM that stores an encryption key, wherein the encryption key is erased from the FeRAM when the encryption key is read out from the FeRAM,

an acquiring section that acquires the encrypted identification information from the storage section of the immobilizer key,

a decoding section that decodes the encrypted identification information acquired by using the encryption key that is supposed to be stored in the FeRAM, and

a judgment section that judges based on the decoded identification information as to whether the immobilizer key matches with the reception device.