Authentication using vehicle data pairing
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1. A method, comprising:
- wirelessly pairing a portable electronic device with an on-board computer of a vehicle;
wirelessly conducting a transaction between the portable electronic device and a third party wherein the third party is located external to the vehicle; and
authenticating the transaction with the third party based on the level of trust established by the pairing of the portable electronic device with the on-board computer of the vehicle.
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Abstract
Various examples are disclosed of how to leverage technology in a vehicle to provide various services in a convenient manner. For example, the pairing of the portable device with the on-board computer of the vehicle may be utilized as a level of authorization to provide certain services in a more automated and/or convenient way to the vehicle driver or other occupant of the vehicle, such as by authenticating wireless transactions with entities external to the vehicle using device pairing technology, and by modifying vehicle navigation routes to include suggested nearby points of interest that may be determined to be of particular value to a vehicle occupant.
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1. A method, comprising:
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wirelessly pairing a portable electronic device with an on-board computer of a vehicle; wirelessly conducting a transaction between the portable electronic device and a third party wherein the third party is located external to the vehicle; and authenticating the transaction with the third party based on the level of trust established by the pairing of the portable electronic device with the on-board computer of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A non-transitory computer-readable data storage device storing computer-executable instructions for a portable electronic device to:
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wirelessly pair the user'"'"'s portable electronic device with an on-board computer of a vehicle; wirelessly conduct a transaction by the user using the portable electronic device and a third party, wherein the third party is located external to the vehicle; and authenticating the transaction between the user and the third party based on the level of trust established by the pairing of the portable electronic device with the on-board computer of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A non-transitory computer-readable data storage device storing computer-executable instructions for an on-board computer of a vehicle to:
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wirelessly pair a user'"'"'s portable electronic device with an on-board computer of the vehicle; wirelessly conduct a transaction by the user using the portable electronic device and a third party, wherein the third party is located external to the vehicle; and authenticate the transaction between the user and the third party based on the level of trust established by the pairing of the portable electronic device with the on-board computer of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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