Method and system for securing in-vehicle communication with a portable device using NFC
First Claim
1. A method for securing wireless communication between an in-vehicle system and multiple portable devices brought into a vehicle, the method comprising:
- receiving a communication request from a requesting portable device, wherein the requesting portable device is one of the portable devices;
determining whether a primary device has authorized wireless communication between the in-vehicle system and the requesting portable device, wherein the primary device is one of the portable devices that is registered in a primary device registry and the primary device provides authorization to the in-vehicle system by way of near field communication;
establishing wireless communication between the in-vehicle system and the requesting portable device when the requesting portable device is the primary device; and
establishing wireless communication between the in-vehicle system and the requesting portable device when the requesting portable device is a secondary device and the primary device has authorized wireless communication, wherein the secondary device is one of the portable devices that is not registered in the primary device registry;
wherein the communication request received specifies a communication profile to be established, the method further comprising;
determining whether the communication profile being requested by the requesting portable device is registered in a profile registry as a public profile or a secured profile;
establishing wireless communication between the in-vehicle system and the requesting portable device when the communication profile requested is registered as the public profile in the profile registry; and
establishing wireless communication between the in-vehicle system and the requesting portable device when the requesting portable device is the secondary device, the communication profile requested is registered as the secured profile in the profile registry, and the primary device has authorized wireless communication;
wherein the secured profile is at least one of a serial port profile, a personal area networking profile, and a dial-up network; and
wherein the public profile is at least one of a hands-free profile and an advanced audio distribution profile.
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Abstract
A method for securing wireless communication between an in-vehicle system and multiple portable devices brought into a vehicle. The method can include receiving a communication request from a portable device, and determining whether a primary device has authorized wireless communication between the in-vehicle system and the portable device requesting communication, where such authorization can be provided via near field communication (NFC). The method can further include establishing wireless communication between the in-vehicle system and the portable device requesting communication when the portable device requesting communication is the primary device, and when the portable device requesting communication is a secondary device and the primary device has authorized wireless communication via NFC.
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7 Claims
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1. A method for securing wireless communication between an in-vehicle system and multiple portable devices brought into a vehicle, the method comprising:
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receiving a communication request from a requesting portable device, wherein the requesting portable device is one of the portable devices; determining whether a primary device has authorized wireless communication between the in-vehicle system and the requesting portable device, wherein the primary device is one of the portable devices that is registered in a primary device registry and the primary device provides authorization to the in-vehicle system by way of near field communication; establishing wireless communication between the in-vehicle system and the requesting portable device when the requesting portable device is the primary device; and establishing wireless communication between the in-vehicle system and the requesting portable device when the requesting portable device is a secondary device and the primary device has authorized wireless communication, wherein the secondary device is one of the portable devices that is not registered in the primary device registry; wherein the communication request received specifies a communication profile to be established, the method further comprising; determining whether the communication profile being requested by the requesting portable device is registered in a profile registry as a public profile or a secured profile; establishing wireless communication between the in-vehicle system and the requesting portable device when the communication profile requested is registered as the public profile in the profile registry; and establishing wireless communication between the in-vehicle system and the requesting portable device when the requesting portable device is the secondary device, the communication profile requested is registered as the secured profile in the profile registry, and the primary device has authorized wireless communication; wherein the secured profile is at least one of a serial port profile, a personal area networking profile, and a dial-up network; and wherein the public profile is at least one of a hands-free profile and an advanced audio distribution profile. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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