VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION OR AUTHENTICATION

• US 20180012433A1
• Filed: 10/31/2016
• Published: 01/11/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 07/07/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: NIO Technology Company Limited (Shanghai Anbin Technology Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: NextEV USA, Inc.
• Inventors: Ricci, Christopher P.
• Granted Patent: US 9,984,522 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
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Abstract

A vehicle includes an on board microprocessor that is programmed to receive and transmit multiple authentication factors or a key derived therefrom to a remote server to authenticate the vehicle or a vehicle occupant to a remote server. The multiple authentication factors comprise a plurality of an electronic address of a portable communication device of the occupant sensed by an on board sensor, a wireless remote signal description sensed by an on board sensor, a vehicle-related identifier, a vehicle parameter sensed by the on board processor, an environmental parameter sensed by the on board processor, and a passcode received by the microprocessor from the remote server.

Claims

1. A vehicle, comprising:

a power source to propel the vehicle;

a user interface to receive commands from an occupant and provide output to the occupant;

a plurality of on board sensors to sense an operating parameter of the vehicle;

a computer readable medium for storing multiple authentication factors; and

an on board microprocessor, coupled with the computer readable medium, that is programmed to;

receive and transmit the multiple authentication factors or a key derived therefrom to a remote server to authenticate the vehicle or a vehicle occupant to the remote server, the multiple authentication factors comprising a plurality of an electronic address of a portable communication device of the occupant sensed by an on board sensor, a wireless remote signal description sensed by an on board sensor, a vehicle-related identifier, a vehicle parameter sensed by the on board processor, an environmental parameter sensed by the on board processor, and a passcode received by the microprocessor from the remote server.

2. The vehicle of claim 1, wherein the key is generated by the microprocessor using the multiple authentication factors as a seed value, wherein the key is an authentication key, benign key, content-encryption key, crypto ignition key, cryptovariable, derived key, electronic key, ephemeral key, key encryption key, key production key, master key, master encryption key, public/private key, session key, symmetric key, asymmetric key, traffic encryption key, transmission security key, seed key, signature key, or stream key, and wherein the microprocessor generates the key using a key derivation function, keystream generator, cryptographic hash function, key derivation function, cryptographic pseudorandom number generator, cryptanalytic algorithm, broken cryptography algorithm, asymmetric key algorithm, information-theoretically secure algorithm, integer factorization algorithm, symmetric key algorithm, Type 1, 2, or 2 3 encryption algorithm, advanced access content system, or cipher block chain.

3. The vehicle of claim 1, wherein the multiple authentication factors comprise a biometric factor of the occupant sensed by an on board sensor, wherein the biometric factor relates to a metric of a physiological or behavioral human characteristic of the occupant, wherein the physiological characteristic is related to a shape of the body, wherein the shape of the body is a fingerprint, palm vein pattern, facial characteristic, palm print, hand geometry characteristic, iris characteristic, retina characteristic, or scent of the occupant, wherein the behavioral characteristic is related to a pattern of behavior of the occupant, wherein the pattern of behavior comprises typing rhythm, typing speed, pattern in key press intervals, gait, or voice characteristic, and wherein the plurality of sensors comprise one or more of an image processor, fingerprint, palm print, or palm vein scanner, retina or iris scanner, voice analyzer, or keypad to collect the biometric factor.

4. The vehicle of claim 1, wherein the multiple authentication factors comprise an electronic address of a portable communication device of the occupant, wherein the electronic address is one or more of communication device Electronic Serial Number (“

ESN”

), Mobile Equipment Identifier (“

MEID”

), International Mobile Equipment Identity (“

IMEI”

), International Mobile Subscriber Identity (“

IMSI”

) number (stored on a Subscriber Identity Module (“

SIM”

) card of the communication device), Temporary Mobile Subscriber Identity (“

TMSI”

), telephone number, and Mobile IP (“

MIP”

).

5. The vehicle of claim 1, wherein the multiple authentication factors comprise a wireless remote signal description emitted by a keyless remote, wherein the keyless remote comprises a short range radio transmitter emitting the wireless remote signal, and wherein the keyless remote transmits the wireless remote signal as a coded signal by radio waves to a receiver in the vehicle.

6. The vehicle of claim 1, wherein the multiple authentication factors comprise a passcode received by a receiver in the vehicle from the remote server, wherein the passcode deletes automatically a passcode stored in the computer readable medium and previously used by the occupant, and wherein, if the received passcode is not entered within a specified time limit, the remote server automatically sends a new passcode to the vehicle receiver.

7. The vehicle of claim 1, wherein the multiple authentication factors comprise a vehicle-related identifier, wherein the vehicle-related identifier is a vehicle identification number (“

VIN”

) of the vehicle or a unique identifier of a vehicle component, and wherein the microprocessor one or more of optically reads the vehicle-related identifier with a barcode scanner or digital camera or digitally reads the vehicle-related identifier via OBD-II.

8. The vehicle of claim 1, wherein the multiple authentication factors comprise a sensed dynamically changing vehicle parameter, wherein the sensed vehicle parameter is one or more of vehicle location, vehicle speed, acceleration, stored energy or fuel level, winding temperature, rotor speed, battery pack voltage level, output electrical current, electrical current direction of flow, leakage current, battery pack temperature, state-of-charge, state-of-health, or state-of-function, throttle position, manifold pressure, engine coolant temperature, mass air flow, camshaft position, crankshaft position, oxygen, detonation, EGR, intake air temperature, engine speed, brake pedal position, accelerator pedal position, brake pad wear, or fuel pressure, and wherein the plurality of sensors comprise one or more of a throttle or accelerator pedal position sensor, a brake pedal position sensor, manifold pressure sensor, engine coolant, temperature sensor, mass air flow sensor, camshaft position sensor, crankshaft position sensor, pedal angle sensor, chassis position sensor, oxygen sensor, AC or DC current sensor, brake pad wear sensor, detonation sensor, EGR sensor, satellite position system unit, or intake air temperature sensor to collect the sensed vehicle parameter.

9. The vehicle of claim 1, wherein the multiple authentication factors comprise a sensed dynamically changing environmental parameter, wherein the sensed environmental parameter is associated with an interior or exterior of the vehicle, wherein the sensed environmental parameter is one or more of light level, still or video image, and sound signature of ambient noise, and wherein the plurality of sensors comprise one or more of a light sensor, still or video image by an image capture device, or a microphone to collect the sensed environmental parameter.

10. A method, comprising:

collecting, by a vehicle microprocessor and on board sensor, multiple authentication factors, the multiple authentication factors comprising a plurality of an electronic address of a portable communication device of the occupant, a wireless remote signal description, a biometric factor of the occupant, a vehicle-related identifier, a sensed vehicle parameter, a sensed environmental parameter, and a passcode received from a remote server;

generating, by the microprocessor, the key from the multiple authentication factors using the multiple authentication factors as a seed value; and

transmitting the key to the remote server to authenticate a vehicle or a vehicle occupant to the remote server.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

generating, by the microprocessor, the key from the multiple authentication factors using the multiple authentication factors as a seed value, wherein the key is an authentication key, benign key, content-encryption key, crypto ignition key, cryptovariable, derived key, electronic key, ephemeral key, key encryption key, key production key, master key, master encryption key, public/private key, session key, symmetric key, asymmetric key, traffic encryption key, transmission security key, seed key, signature key, or stream key, and wherein the microprocessor generates the key using a key derivation function, keystream generator, cryptographic hash function, key derivation function, cryptographic pseudorandom number generator, cryptanalytic algorithm, broken cryptography algorithm, asymmetric key algorithm, information-theoretically secure algorithm, integer factorization algorithm, symmetric key algorithm, Type 1, 2, or 2 3 encryption algorithm, advanced access content system, or cipher block chain.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein the multiple authentication factors comprise a biometric factor of the occupant sensed by the on board sensor, wherein the biometric factor relates to a metric of a physiological or behavioral human characteristic of the occupant, wherein the physiological characteristic is related to a shape of the body, wherein the shape of the body is a fingerprint, palm vein pattern, facial characteristic, palm print, hand geometry characteristic, iris characteristic, retina characteristic, or scent of the occupant, wherein the behavioral characteristic is related to a pattern of behavior of the occupant, wherein the pattern of behavior comprises typing rhythm, typing speed, pattern in key press intervals, gait, or voice characteristic, and wherein the plurality of sensors comprise one or more of an image processor, fingerprint, palm print, or palm vein scanner, retina or iris scanner, voice analyzer, or keypad to collect the biometric factor.

13. The method of claim 10, wherein the multiple authentication factors comprise an electronic address of a portable communication device of the occupant, wherein the electronic address is one or more of communication device Electronic Serial Number (“

ESN”

), Mobile Equipment Identifier (“

MEID”

), International Mobile Equipment Identity (“

IMEI”

), International Mobile Subscriber Identity (“

IMSI”

) number (stored on a Subscriber Identity Module (“

SIM”

) card of the communication device), Temporary Mobile Subscriber Identity (“

TMSI”

), telephone number, and Mobile IP (“

MIP”

).

14. The method of claim 10, wherein the multiple authentication factors comprise a wireless remote signal description emitted by a keyless remote, wherein the keyless remote comprises a short range radio transmitter emitting the wireless remote signal, and wherein the keyless remote transmits the wireless remote signal as a coded signal by radio waves to a receiver in the vehicle.

15. The method of claim 10, wherein the multiple authentication factors comprise a passcode received by a receiver in the vehicle from the remote server, wherein the passcode deletes automatically a passcode stored in the computer readable medium and previously used by the occupant, and wherein, if the received passcode is not entered within a specified time limit, the remote server automatically sends a new passcode to the vehicle receiver.

16. The method of claim 10, wherein the multiple authentication factors comprise a vehicle-related identifier, wherein the vehicle-related identifier is a vehicle identification number (“

VIN”

) of the vehicle or a unique identifier of a vehicle component, and wherein the microprocessor one or more of optically reads the vehicle-related identifier with a barcode scanner or digital camera or digitally reads the vehicle-related identifier via OBD-II.

17. The method of claim 10, wherein the multiple authentication factors comprise a dynamically changing sensed vehicle parameter, wherein the sensed vehicle parameter is one or more of vehicle location, vehicle speed, acceleration, stored energy or fuel level, winding temperature, rotor speed, battery pack voltage level, output electrical current, electrical current direction of flow, leakage current, battery pack temperature, state-of-charge, state-of-health, or state-of-function, throttle position, manifold pressure, engine coolant temperature, mass air flow, camshaft position, crankshaft position, oxygen, detonation, EGR, intake air temperature, engine speed, brake pedal position, accelerator pedal position, brake pad wear, or fuel pressure, and wherein the plurality of sensors comprise one or more of a throttle or accelerator pedal position sensor, a brake pedal position sensor, manifold pressure sensor, engine coolant temperature sensor, mass air flow sensor, camshaft position sensor, crankshaft position sensor, pedal angle sensor, chassis position sensor, oxygen sensor, AC or DC current sensor, brake pad wear sensor, detonation sensor, EGR sensor, satellite position system unit, or intake air temperature sensor to collect the sensed vehicle parameter.

18. The method of claim 10, wherein the multiple authentication factors comprise a dynamically changing sensed environmental parameter, wherein the sensed environmental parameter is associated with an interior or exterior of the vehicle, wherein the sensed environmental parameter is one or more of light level, still or video image, and sound signature of ambient noise, and wherein the plurality of sensors comprise one or more of a light sensor, still or video image by an image capture device, or a microphone to collect the sensed environmental parameter.

19-24. -24. (canceled)

25. A method, comprising:

receiving, by a remote server from a vehicle microprocessor, a plurality of authentication factors or a key derived therefrom, the plurality of authentication factors comprising a plurality of an electronic address of a portable communication device of the occupant, a wireless remote signal description, a biometric factor of the occupant, a vehicle-related identifier, a sensed vehicle parameter, a sensed environmental parameter, and a passcode received from the remote server;

comparing the plurality of authentication factors or a key derived therefrom against one or more corresponding stored values; and

applying the following rules;

when the one or more corresponding values match the plurality of authentication factors or a key derived therefrom, the vehicle or a vehicle occupant thereof is authenticated successfully and a transaction between the vehicle and remote server is enabled; and

when the one or more corresponding values do not match the plurality of authentication factors or a key derived therefrom, the vehicle or a vehicle occupant thereof is not authenticated successfully and the transaction between the vehicle and remote server is not enabled.

26. The method of claim 25, wherein the remote server receives the key derived from the plurality of authentication factors, wherein the key is derived using the plurality of authentication factors as a seed value, wherein the key is an authentication key, benign key, content-encryption key, crypto ignition key, cryptovariable, derived key, electronic key, ephemeral key, key encryption key, key production key, master key, master encryption key, public/private key, session key, symmetric key, asymmetric key, traffic encryption key, transmission security key, seed key, signature key, or stream key, and wherein the key is derived using a key derivation function, keystream generator, cryptographic hash function, key derivation function, cryptographic pseudorandom number generator, cryptanalytic algorithm, broken cryptography algorithm, asymmetric key algorithm, information-theoretically secure algorithm, integer factorization algorithm, symmetric key algorithm, Type 1, 2, or 2 3 encryption algorithm, advanced access content system, or cipher block chain.

27. The method of claim 25, wherein the transaction is a licensing validity check by a vendor, wherein the plurality of authentication factors comprise a wireless remote signal description emitted by a keyless remote, wherein the keyless remote comprises a short range radio transmitter emitting the wireless remote signal, and wherein the keyless remote transmits the wireless remote signal as a coded signal by radio waves to a receiver in the vehicle.

28. The method of claim 25, wherein the transaction is a purchase of a good or service by the vehicle occupant, wherein the plurality of authentication factors comprise a passcode received by a receiver in the vehicle from the remote server, wherein the passcode deletes automatically a passcode stored in the computer readable medium and previously used by the occupant, and wherein, if the received passcode is not entered within a specified time limit, the remote server automatically sends a new passcode to the vehicle receiver.

29. The method of claim 25, wherein the plurality of authentication factors comprise a sensed dynamically changing vehicle parameter, wherein the sensed vehicle parameter is one or more of vehicle location, vehicle speed, acceleration, stored energy or fuel level, winding temperature, rotor speed, battery pack voltage level, output electrical current, electrical current direction of flow, leakage current, battery pack temperature, state-of-charge, state-of-health, or state-of-function, throttle position, manifold pressure, engine coolant temperature, mass air flow, camshaft position, crankshaft position, oxygen, detonation, Elf, intake air temperature, engine speed, brake pedal position, accelerator pedal position, brake pad wear, or fuel pressure, and wherein the plurality of sensors comprise one or more of a throttle or accelerator pedal position sensor, a brake pedal position sensor, manifold pressure sensor, engine coolant temperature sensor, mass air flow sensor, camshaft position sensor, crankshaft position sensor, pedal angle sensor, chassis position sensor, oxygen sensor, AC or DC current sensor, brake pad wear sensor, detonation sensor, EGR sensor, satellite position system unit, or intake air temperature sensor to collect the sensed vehicle parameter.

30. The method of claim 25, wherein the plurality of authentication factors comprise a sensed dynamically changing environmental parameter, wherein the sensed environmental parameter is associated with an interior or exterior of the vehicle, wherein the sensed environmental parameter is one or more of light level, still or video image, and sound signature of ambient noise, and wherein the plurality of sensors comprise one or more of a light sensor, still or video image by an image capture device, or a microphone to collect the sensed environmental parameter.