Automobile Data Transmission

• US 20150173067A1
• Filed: 02/16/2015
• Published: 06/18/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 08/18/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ofinno, LLC
• Original Assignee: Ofinno Technologies, LLC
• Inventors: Dinan, Esmael Hejazi
• Granted Patent: US 9,113,461 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• 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 automobile data to a server in a communication network. The automobile device records the automobile data received from one or more sensors installed 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 automobile data and transmits the encrypted automobile data to a server via a base station.

Claims

1. An automobile device comprising:

a) a communication interface;

b) a processor; and

c) a memory storing instructions that, when executed, cause said automobile device to;

i) record automobile data obtained from one or more sensors installed in an automobile;

ii) transmit 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;

(1) said automobile data;

(2) the current time; and

(3) a user input;

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

iv) receive, from said base station over said non-GBR bearer, a second message originating from said server, said second message being configured to cause transmission of said automobile data to said server;

v) encrypt said automobile data; and

vi) transmit, to said base station, said encrypted automobile data, said base station being configured to decrypt said automobile data before forwarding said automobile data to said server.

2. The automobile device of claim 1, wherein said instructions, when executed, further cause said automobile device to receive at least a part of said automobile data via a short range wireless technology.

3. The automobile device of claim 1, wherein said instructions, when executed, further cause said automobile device to store:

a) a first network address of said server; and

b) a second network address of said automobile device.

4. The automobile device of claim 1, wherein:

a) said first message is encrypted using a first encryption key;

b) said automobile data is encrypted using said first encryption key; and

c) said second message is encrypted using a second encryption key different from said first encryption key.

5. The automobile device of claim 1, wherein said instructions, when executed, further cause said automobile device to receive a control message on a first data channel on a downlink carrier before establishing said non-GBR bearer, said control message establishing a first signaling bearer, said first signaling bearer being established on said downlink carrier and said uplink carrier.

6. An automobile device comprising:

a) a communication interface;

b) a processor; and

c) a memory storing instructions that, when executed, cause said automobile device to;

i) record automobile data obtained from one or more sensors installed in an automobile;

ii) transmit 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 said automobile data or the current time or a user input;

iii) receive a time alignment command from said base station in response to transmitting said random access preamble;

iv) adjust uplink signal transmission timing of said uplink carrier according to said time alignment command;

v) encrypt said automobile data; and

vi) transmit said encrypted automobile data to said base station employing an established non-guaranteed bit rate bearer, said base station being configured to decrypt said automobile data before forwarding said automobile data to a server in a communication network.

7. The automobile device of claim 6, wherein the transmission timing of said random access preamble is determined based, at least in part, on a synchronization signal received from said base station.

8. The automobile device of claim 6, wherein said instructions, when executed, further cause said automobile device to receive an Internet protocol address from said base station over a downlink carrier before transmitting said automobile data, said downlink carrier corresponding to said uplink carrier, said Internet protocol address being encrypted using a second encryption key.

9. The automobile device of claim 8, wherein said base station receives said Internet protocol address from another network node.

10. The automobile device of claim 6, wherein said instructions, when executed, further cause said automobile device to receive random access parameters from said base station, said parameters being employed for generating said random access preamble.

11. The automobile device of claim 6, wherein said instructions, when executed, further cause said automobile device to transmit a first message to said server over said non-guaranteed bit rate bearer, said first message being encrypted using a first encryption key;

said first message triggering establishment of a connection with said server.

12. The automobile device of claim 6, wherein said instructions, when executed, further cause said automobile device to receive a second message from said server over said non-guaranteed bit rate bearer, said second message triggering start of transmission of said automobile data from said automobile device to said server.

13. An automobile device comprising:

a) a communication interface;

b) a processor; and

c) a memory storing instructions that, when executed, cause said automobile device to;

i) receive automobile data via a first short range wireless technology from one or more sensors installed in an automobile;

ii) transmit 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 said automobile data;

the current time; and

a user input;

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

iv) receive, from said base station over said non-GBR bearer, a second message originating from said server, said second message being configured to cause transmission of said automobile data to said server;

v) transmit, to said base station, said automobile data, said base station being configured to decrypt said automobile data before forwarding said automobile data to said server.

14. The automobile device of claim 13, wherein said one or more sensors 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 automobile device of claim 13, wherein said one or more sensors 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 automobile device of claim 13, wherein said server analyzes said automobile data to determine a risk factor for said automobile, a possible issue with said automobile, or a required service for said automobile.

17. The automobile device of claim 13, wherein said server analyzes said automobile data to determine at least one of the following for at least one driver of said automobile:

a) a risk factor;

b) a driving habit; and

c) a discount plan.

18. The automobile device of claim 13, wherein:

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

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

19. The automobile device of claim 13, wherein said server receives one or more automobile location information and one or more time-stamps with the automobile data.

20. The automobile device of claim 13, wherein said instructions, when executed, further cause said automobile device to store:

a) a first network address of said server; and

b) a second network address of said automobile device.