Electronic key registration system
First Claim
1. An electronic key registration system comprising:
- an electronic key device that stores a key ID, which is unique to the electronic key device, and a first serviceman ID as a first piece of information, which is written, by a key manufacturer in accordance with an order from a purchaser of the electronic key device to the key manufacturer to have the electronic key device manufactured, and the order includes the first piece of information;
a controller arranged in a communication subject;
a registration tool that executes a registration operation including writing of the key ID to the controller, wherein encrypted communication between the communication subject and the electronic key device is enabled after the key ID and an encryption key corresponding to the key ID is written to the controller; and
an information center that communicates with the registration tool through a communication network, whereinthe registration tool includes an input and a transmitter, and is configured to;
acquire a second serviceman ID as a second piece of information through a manual operation to the input of the registration tool by a serviceman who operates the registration tool to perform a task for registering the electronic key device to the controller of the communication subject,collect, from the electronic key device, the first serviceman ID as the first piece of information stored in the electronic key device,when the registration tool acquires the second serviceman ID as the second piece of information through the manual operation to the input and collects the first serviceman ID as the first piece of information from the electronic key device, send from the transmitter to the information center, through the communication network, the first serviceman ID as the first piece of information collected from the electronic key device, the second serviceman ID as the second piece of information acquired through the manual operation to the input of the registration tool, and a command to verify the second serviceman ID,the information center receives the command to verify and compares the first piece of information and the second piece of information, andthe registration tool includes a processor configured to permit execution of the registration operation when the registration tool receives a signal from the information center indicating that the first piece of information and the second piece of information conform to each other.
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Abstract
An electronic key registration system includes an electronic key device that stores a key ID and a first piece of information. A controller is arranged in a communication subject. A registration tool writes the key ID to the controller and stores a second piece of information. Encrypted communication between the communication subject and the electronic key device is enabled after the key ID and a corresponding encryption key are written to the controller. An information center, which communicates with the registration tool, receives and compares the first and second pieces of information. The registration tool is permitted to write the key ID when receiving a signal from the information center indicating that the first and second pieces of information conform to each other.
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11 Claims
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1. An electronic key registration system comprising:
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an electronic key device that stores a key ID, which is unique to the electronic key device, and a first serviceman ID as a first piece of information, which is written, by a key manufacturer in accordance with an order from a purchaser of the electronic key device to the key manufacturer to have the electronic key device manufactured, and the order includes the first piece of information; a controller arranged in a communication subject; a registration tool that executes a registration operation including writing of the key ID to the controller, wherein encrypted communication between the communication subject and the electronic key device is enabled after the key ID and an encryption key corresponding to the key ID is written to the controller; and an information center that communicates with the registration tool through a communication network, wherein the registration tool includes an input and a transmitter, and is configured to; acquire a second serviceman ID as a second piece of information through a manual operation to the input of the registration tool by a serviceman who operates the registration tool to perform a task for registering the electronic key device to the controller of the communication subject, collect, from the electronic key device, the first serviceman ID as the first piece of information stored in the electronic key device, when the registration tool acquires the second serviceman ID as the second piece of information through the manual operation to the input and collects the first serviceman ID as the first piece of information from the electronic key device, send from the transmitter to the information center, through the communication network, the first serviceman ID as the first piece of information collected from the electronic key device, the second serviceman ID as the second piece of information acquired through the manual operation to the input of the registration tool, and a command to verify the second serviceman ID, the information center receives the command to verify and compares the first piece of information and the second piece of information, and the registration tool includes a processor configured to permit execution of the registration operation when the registration tool receives a signal from the information center indicating that the first piece of information and the second piece of information conform to each other. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for registering an electronic key device including a key ID to a communication subject, wherein encrypted communication between the communication subject and the electronic key device is enabled after the key ID and an encryption key corresponding to the key ID is written to a controller of the communication subject, the method comprising:
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sending an order from a purchaser of the electronic key device to a key manufacturer to have the electronic key device manufactured, the order including a first serviceman ID as a first piece of information; writing, by the key manufacturer, the first serviceman ID as the first piece of information to the electronic key device included in the order from the purchaser; delivering the electronic key device that stores the first serviceman ID as the first piece of information from the key manufacturer to the purchaser; inputting a second serviceman ID as a second piece of information though a manual operation to an input of a registration tool by a serviceman who operates the registration tool to perform a task for registering the electronic key device; transmitting, by a transmitter of the registration tool, the first serviceman ID as the first piece of information collected from the electronic key device, the second serviceman ID as the second piece of information acquired through the manual operation to the input of the registration tool, and a command to verify through a communication network to an information center to determine whether or not the first and second pieces of information conform to each other; and permitting the registration tool to write the key ID to the controller when the registration tool receives a signal from the information center indicating that the first piece of information and the second piece of information conform to each other. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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10. An electronic key registration system comprising:
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an electronic key device storing a key ID unique to the electronic key device and a first serviceman ID as a first piece of information, which is written in accordance with an order from a purchaser of the electronic key device to a key manufacturer to have the electronic key device manufactured, and the order includes the first piece of information; a controller arranged in a communication subject, wherein encrypted communication between the communication subject and the electronic key device is enabled after the key ID and an encryption key corresponding to the key ID is written to the controller; a registration tool that executes a registration operation including the writing of the key ID to the controller, wherein the electronic key device is configured to store the first serviceman ID as the first piece of information, which is written by the key manufacturer in accordance with the order from the purchaser of the electronic key device to the key manufacturer to have the electronic key device manufactured, the order including the first piece of information, the registration tool includes an input and is configured to acquire a second serviceman ID as a second piece of information through a manual operation to the input by a serviceman who operates the registration tool to perform a task for registering the electronic key device to the controller of the communication subject, the registration tool includes a transmitter configured to, when the registration tool acquires the second serviceman ID as the second piece of information through the manual operation to the input and collects the first serviceman ID as the first piece of information from the electronic key device, transmit the first piece of information of the electronic key device, the second piece of information of the registration tool, and a command to verify through a communication network to an information center to determine whether or not the first and second pieces of information conform to each other, and the registration tool is configured to be permitted to write the key ID to the controller when the registration tool receives a reply from the information center indicating that the first and second pieces of information conform to each other. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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