AUTOMATIC CONNECTED VEHICLE SUBSEQUENT OWNER ENROLLMENT PROCESS

• US 20160128016A1
• Filed: 10/29/2015
• Published: 05/05/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 10/31/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Aeris Communications Inc.
• Original Assignee: Aeris Communications Inc.
• Inventors: AVARY, Michelle Lynne, PLAGER, Henry
• Granted Patent: US 10,332,124 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0185 Product, service or business identity fraud
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/08 for authentication of entities cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/10 for controlling access to devices or network resources
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/02 Protecting privacy or anonymity, e.g. protecting personally identifiable information [PII]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/70 Services for machine-to-machine communication [M2M] or machine type communication [MTC]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 60/00 Affiliation to network, e.g. registration; Terminating affiliation with the network, e.g. de-registration
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 60/06 De-registration or detaching

Abstract

The present invention is directed toward an automatic connected vehicle subsequent owner method and system for automatically wiping personal data from the vehicle, transitioning remote services access to a subsequent owner, and delinking the vehicle from their smartphone or other interactive communication link. In one more embodiments, a computer implemented method provides for delinking customers and deregistering vehicles from original owners where those vehicles have been subsequently sold, discontinued, or otherwise transferred for the customer'"'"'s ownership.

Claims

1. A computer implemented method for deactivating a registered vehicle and delinking a customer associated with the registered vehicle to be deactivated via a secure vehicle registration network;

the method comprising;

providing an interactive interface for a registered account,

selecting to deactivate the registered vehicle from the registered account,

transmitting a deactivation request for a registered vehicle to an authentication engine,

verifying ownership of the registered vehicle with the registered account via the authentication engine, and

deactivating the registration of the vehicle as owned by the registered account if verifying ownership of the registered vehicle with the registered account is successful.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein verifying ownership of the vehicle with the registered account includes comparing at least one or more predetermined characteristics of the customer information and one or more predetermined characteristics of the vehicle information with associated data in one or more authorized databases having known customer information and known vehicle information vehicle.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the at least one or more predetermined characteristics of the customer information is a customer identification code and the one or more predetermined characteristics of the vehicle information is the vehicle identification number (VIN).

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the associated data in one or more authorized databases having known customer information and known vehicle information vehicle includes a secure customer information database having an active list of approved customer identification codes and includes a secure vehicle information database having an active list of available vehicles identifiable by VIN for approval or rejection for deactivation.

5. The method of claim 3 further including generating a report of data associated with the deactivation of a customer'"'"'s registered vehicle.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the interactive interface includes one or more of an in-vehicle computer touch screen, an application for a smart phone having an input capability, a shared messaging service, a web page, a web-based hyperlink, and an email requiring a response.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the secure vehicle registration network includes one or more networked resources having at least one data source with vehicle information, dealer information, marketing information, and customer information, accessible by the authentication engine.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the authentication engine is a remote server configured for secure communication with the vehicle to be registered and the registered user.

9. The method of claim 8 further including transferring a predetermined level of subscription services with the vehicle to a subsequent owner after deactivation of the registration of the vehicle from an original owner.

10. The method of claim 9 further including sending a wipe clean command to a vehicle to be deactivated thereby removing customer information from the vehicle which may be associated with present ownership.

11. The method of claim 9, further including sending a command to the vehicle after deactivation to display a welcome message with factory defaults for the subsequent owner of the vehicle.

12. The method of claim 9, further including delinking the customer from accesses the interactive interface associated with the deactivated vehicle.

13. The method of claim 11, further including updating one or more authorized databases having known customer information and known vehicle information vehicle to reflect subsequent ownership of the deactivated vehicle in an activated state with the subsequent owner as a new owner of the vehicle.

14. A system for use in an automotive sales network for deactivating a registered vehicle and delinking a customer associated with the registered vehicle to be deactivated via a secure vehicle registration network, comprising:

an interactive interface engine providing an interactive interface for deactivating a registered vehicle and delinking a registered customer account, which is capable of receiving and transmitting messages;

an authentication engine for receiving a deactivation and delinking request and verifying ownership of the registered vehicle with the registered customer account from one or more authorized databases;

a computer-based secure communication system capable of communications with the one or more authorized databases, the vehicle and registered customer account; and

a reporting engine for generating one or more reports in response to data from the authentication engine.

15. The system of claim 14, further including a deactivation engine for deactivating the registered vehicle and for delinking the registered customer account.

16. The system of claim 15, further including wiping customer data from the vehicle once deactivated.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the interactive interface engine includes one or more of an in-vehicle computer touch screen, an application for a smart phone having an input capability, a shared messaging service, a web page, a web-based hyperlink, and an email requiring a response.

18. A computer program product containing a computer readable medium for use in an automotive sales network for deactivating a registered vehicle and delinking a customer associated with the registered vehicle to be deactivated via a secure vehicle registration network;

the program instructions for;

providing an interactive interface for a registered account,

selecting to deactivate the registered vehicle from the registered account,

transmitting a deactivation request for a registered vehicle to an authentication engine,

verifying ownership of the registered vehicle with the registered account via the authentication engine, and

deactivating the registration of the vehicle as owned by the registered account if verifying ownership of the registered vehicle with the registered account is successful.

19. The computer program product of claim 18, wherein the interactive interface includes one or more of an in-vehicle computer touch screen, an application for a smart phone having an input capability, a shared messaging service, a web page, a web-based hyperlink, and an email requiring a response, and wherein the one or more networked resources includes at least one data source having vehicle information or customer information accessible by the vehicle registration network.

20. The computer program product of claim 18, wherein the interactive interface resides on a device which comprises any type of computer-based device, appliance, terminal, remote controlling device, or wireless asset.