TIME WINDOW AUTHENTICATION FOR VEHICLE TELEMATICS DEVICE
First Claim
1. A method of authenticating a vehicle telematics device, the method comprising:
- receiving, at a server, identifying information for a vehicle telematics device;
receiving, at the server, information identifying an account to which the vehicle telematics device is to be associated; and
authenticating the vehicle telematics device by finalizing an association between the vehicle telematics device and the account if data that is specified for authentication is received at the server from the vehicle telematics device and if that data is obtained by the vehicle telematics device within a time window that is specified for authentication.
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Abstract
One embodiment is directed to a method of authenticating a vehicle telematics device. The method includes receiving, at a server, identifying information for a vehicle telematics device and receiving, at the server, information identifying an account to which the vehicle telematics device is to be associated. The method also includes authenticating the vehicle telematics device by finalizing an association between the vehicle telematics device and the account if data that is specified for authentication is received at the server from the vehicle telematics device and if that data is obtained by the vehicle telematics device within a time window that is specified for authentication.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of authenticating a vehicle telematics device, the method comprising:
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receiving, at a server, identifying information for a vehicle telematics device; receiving, at the server, information identifying an account to which the vehicle telematics device is to be associated; and authenticating the vehicle telematics device by finalizing an association between the vehicle telematics device and the account if data that is specified for authentication is received at the server from the vehicle telematics device and if that data is obtained by the vehicle telematics device within a time window that is specified for authentication. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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11. A system for authenticating a vehicle telematics device, the system comprising:
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a vehicle telematics device configured to connect to an on-board diagnostics (OBD) port of a vehicle and obtain vehicle data corresponding to the vehicle through the OBD port; a server configured to; receive identifying information for the vehicle telematics device, the identifying information received over the internet from a computing device operated by a user; receive information identifying an account to which the vehicle telematics device is to be associated; and authenticate the vehicle telematics device by finalizing an association between the vehicle telematics device and the account if data that is specified for authentication is received at the server from the vehicle telematics device and if that data is obtained by the vehicle telematics device within a time window that is specified for authentication.
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20. A method of authenticating a vehicle telematics device, the method comprising:
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receiving, at a server, information setting up an account associated with a vehicle telematics device, the information received over the internet from a personal computing device; and authenticating the vehicle telematics device by finalizing an association between the vehicle telematics device and the account if data that is specified for authentication is received at the server from the vehicle telematics device and if that data is obtained by the vehicle telematics device within a time window that is specified for authentication.
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