AUTHORIZED ACCESS TO VEHICLE DATA

• US 20200137575A1
• Filed: 12/11/2019
• Published: 04/30/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 08/21/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Original Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Inventors: Scholl, Kay-Ulrich, Cesari, Fabio
• Granted Patent: US 11,304,057 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/265 Personal security, identity or safety
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/08 Access security
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/50 Secure pairing of devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/40 for vehicles, e.g. vehicle-to-pedestrians [V2P]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/46 for vehicle-to-vehicle communication [V2V]
• 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

Abstract

Disclosed in some examples are methods, systems, and machine readable mediums which provide for controlled access of vehicle information by trusted authority systems. These systems may allow for police and other authority figures to utilize the onboard systems of the vehicle or obtain other information about the vehicle and occupants while safely in their own vehicles prior to an initial encounter with the vehicle and occupants.

Claims

1. (canceled)

2. A component of a vehicle information system, comprising:

at least one processor; and

memory including instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to;

receive a request from a client to initiate a communication session with the vehicle information system;

receive a request from the client to obtain data from the vehicle info system;

check access rights for the data that are granted to the client, wherein access to the data is controlled by the vehicle information system; and

transmit the data to the client in accordance with the access rights.

3. The component of claim 2, the instructions further to cause the at least one processor to:

receive a request to identify data available in the vehicle information system; and

respond to the client with an identification of available data.

4. The component of claim 2, wherein the communication session occurs using a Wi-Fi communication protocol.

5. The component of claim 2, wherein the client is operated by an emergency service entity.

6. The component of claim 2, wherein the client is operated by a traffic management system entity.

7. The component of claim 2, wherein the data indicates a locked or unlocked state of a door of a vehicle including the component.

8. The component of claim 2, wherein the data indicates a position of a window of a vehicle including the component.

9. The component of claim 2, wherein the data indicates a speed of a vehicle including the component.

10. The component of claim 2, wherein the data communicated between the client and the vehicle information system is encrypted.

11. The component of claim 2, wherein the communication session between the client and the vehicle information system is encrypted.

12. The component of claim 11, wherein data in the communication session is encrypted using a Public Key infrastructure (PKI) public key.

13. A vehicle comprising:

a vehicle control system; and

a vehicle information system, in communication with the vehicle control system, the vehicle information system configured to;

process a request, received from a client, to initiate a communication session with the vehicle information system;

process a request, received from the client, to obtain data from the vehicle, the data relating to the vehicle control system;

check access rights for the data that are granted to the client, wherein access to the data is controlled by the vehicle information system; and

communicate the data to the client in accordance with the access rights.

14. The vehicle of claim 13, the vehicle information system further configured to:

receive a request to identify data available in the vehicle information system; and

respond to the client with an identification of available data.

15. The vehicle of claim 13, further comprising communications circuitry, wherein the communication session occurs via the communications circuitry using a Wi-Fi communication protocol.

16. The vehicle of claim 13, wherein the client is operated by an emergency service entity or a traffic management system entity.

17. The vehicle of claim 13, wherein the data indicates a locked or unlocked state of a door of the vehicle.

18. The vehicle of claim 13, wherein the data indicates a position of a window of the vehicle.

19. The vehicle of claim 13, wherein the data indicates a speed of the vehicle.

20. The vehicle of claim 13, wherein the data communicated between the client and the vehicle information system is encrypted.

21. The vehicle of claim 13, wherein the communication session between the client and the vehicle information system is encrypted.

22. The vehicle of claim 21, wherein data in the communication session is encrypted using a Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) public key.

23. A method, comprising:

receiving a request from a client to initiate a communication session with a vehicle information system;

receiving a request from the client to obtain data from the vehicle information system;

checking access rights for the data that are granted to the client, wherein access to the data is controlled by the vehicle information system; and

transmitting the data to the client in accordance with the access tights.

24. The method of claim 23, further comprising:

receiving a request to identify data available in the vehicle information system; and

responding to the client with an identification of available data.

25. The method of claim 23, wherein the communication session occurs using a Wi-Fi communication protocol.

26. The method of claim 23, wherein the client is operated by an emergency service entity.

27. The method of claim 23, wherein the client is operated by a traffic management system entity.

28. The method of claim 23, wherein the data indicates a locked or unlocked state of a door of a vehicle including the vehicle information system.

29. The method of claim 23, wherein the data indicates a position of a window of a vehicle including the vehicle information system.

30. The method of claim 23, wherein the data indicates a speed of a vehicle including the vehicle information system.

31. The method of claim 23, wherein the data communicated between the client and the vehicle information system is encrypted.

32. The method of claim 23, wherein the communication session between the client and the vehicle information system is encrypted.

33. The method of claim 32, wherein the data in the communication session is encrypted using a Public Key infrastructure (PKI) public key.