VEHICLE BASED TRAINABLE TRANSCEIVER AND AUTHENTICATION OF USER

• US 20170079082A1
• Filed: 09/13/2016
• Published: 03/16/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 09/14/2015
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Gentex Corporation
• Original Assignee: Gentex Corporation
• Inventors: Papay, Douglas C.
• Application Number:
  US15/264,356
• Publication Number:
  US 20170079082A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2009/00928 for garage doors
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0853 using an additional device, e.g. smartcard, SIM or a different communication terminal cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication involving additional secure or trusted devices H04L9/3234
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/40 for vehicles, e.g. vehicle-to-pedestrians [V2P]
• 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 4/70 Services for machine-to-machine communication [M2M] or machine type communication [MTC]
• 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 48/10 using broadcasted information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/14 Direct-mode setup

Abstract

A method for authenticating a user prior to allowing the user to interact with a vehicle-based wireless trainable transceiver. The authentication method includes a separate user'"'"'s device. The authentication method also includes a step in which the separate user'"'"'s device is linked to the transceiver through an interface; the device is then stored as an authenticated device. The authentication method also includes a step in which the authenticated device is confirmed to be within a predefined range of the vehicle-based wireless transceiver, after which the owner of the authenticated device will be authorized to interact with the vehicle-based wireless transceiver.

Claims

1. A transmitter device, comprising:

a user interface configured to receive a first input associated with initiation of a training process and a second of a selection of a transmitting channel; and

a processing circuit communicatively coupled to the user interface, the processing circuit comprising a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, the processing circuit configured to;

wait for the second input;

receive, via the user interface, the second input;

store, in the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, a plurality of characteristics of the selection of the transmitting channel and associate the characteristics with the selection of the transmitting channel;

pair the selection of the transmitting channel with a portable electronic device; and

associate the portable electronic device with the selection of the transmitting channel.

2. The transmitter device of claim 1, wherein the processing circuit is configured to pair the selection of the transmitting channel with the portable electronic device by:

broadcasting an invitation to pair with the selection; and

receiving an acceptance of the invitation from the portable electronic device.

3. The transmitter device of claim 1, wherein the processing circuit is configured to pair the selection of the transmitting channel with the portable electronic device by:

listening for a signal from the portable electronic device; and

receiving the signal.

4. The transmitter device of claim 1, wherein the processing circuit is further configured to

determine that at least a second device has been paired with at least a second selection;

and

confirm the presence of the second device.

5. The transmitter device of claim 1, wherein the processing circuit is further configured to determine that at least a second device has been paired with the selection.

6. The transmitter device of claim 1, wherein the processing circuit is further configured to store, in a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, a plurality of permissions associated with the portable electronic device.

7. A system, comprising:

a user interface configured to receive an input of a command; and

a processing circuit configured to;

determining a presence of a portable electronic device;

authenticate the portable electronic device by confirming that the portable electronic device is stored in a non-transitory computer-readable medium; and

execute the command upon authenticating the portable electronic device.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the processing circuit is configured to determine the presence of the portable electronic device using short-range wireless communication with the portable electronic device.

9. The system of claim 7, wherein the processing circuit is configured to determine the presence of the portable electronic device by communicating with the portable electronic device through a vehicle bus.

10. The system of claim 7, wherein the processing circuit is further configured to:

determine a transmitting channel associated with the command; and

confirm that the portable electronic device is associated with the transmitting channel.

11. The system of claim 7, wherein the processing circuit is further configured to:

cause a display to display a menu comprising a set of available selections; and

receive, via a user interface, a selection that is an available selection contained within the menu.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the processing circuit is further configured to:

determine that at least a second device has been paired with at least a second selection; and

confirm a presence of the second device.

13. The system of claim 11, wherein the display is coupled to the portable electronic device.

14. The system of claim 11, wherein the user interface is coupled to the portable electronic device.

15. The system of claim 11, wherein the menu further comprises selections causing simplified training of a trainable transceiver comprising the processing circuit.

16. The system of claim 11, wherein the menu further comprises selections causing wireless updating of firmware of a trainable transceiver comprising the processing circuit.

17. The system of claim 11, wherein the menu further comprises selections causing coupling of a user interface element coupled to the portable electronic device with execution of the command.

18. The system of claim 11, wherein the menu further comprises selections causing configuration of a process associated with operation of a trainable transceiver comprising the processing circuit.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein the configuration of a process associated with operation of the trainable transceiver comprises adjusting a command associated with a channel.

20. The system of claim 11, wherein the processing circuit is further configured to:

store, in the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, a plurality of permissions associated with the user'"'"'s device,

wherein the set of available selections is determined based upon the plurality of permissions associated with the user'"'"'s device.

21. A method comprising:

receiving, at a user interface, an input associated with initiation of a training process;

waiting, by a processing circuit communicatively coupled to the user interface, for user input of a selection;

receiving, at the user interface, the selection, wherein the selection is a command to clear all associations of devices with a transmitter device; and

clearing, by the processing circuit, all associations stored within a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium associated with the transmitter device.