Method and system for securely and automatically obtaining services from a machine device services server
First Claim
1. A system, comprising:
- a vehicle processing device coupled to a communication bus of a vehicle;
a first security device that includes first unique information that is uniquely associated with the vehicle;
a second security device that includes second unique information that is uniquely associated with the vehicle;
wherein the vehicle processing device of the vehicle is to;
receive a request signal for activation of one or more long-range-wireless-communication-based services for the vehicle;
receive a first security signal containing the first unique information from the first security device;
receive a second security signal containing the second unique information from the second security device;
determine that the first security signal was transmitted within a first predetermined range of the vehicle during a first predetermined authentication period that begins after a first authentication trigger event;
determine that the second security signal was transmitted within a second predetermined range of the vehicle during a second predetermined authentication period that begins after a second authentication trigger event; and
generate a services-granted authentication acknowledgement that the first unique information was transmitted in the first security signal within the first predetermined range of the vehicle during the first predetermined authentication period, and that the second unique information was transmitted in the second security signal within the second predetermined range of the vehicle during the second predetermined authentication period; and
a communication device to transmit the services-granted authentication acknowledgement to a central activation computer server equipment component for activating the one or more wireless-communication-based services.
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Abstract
A vehicle processing device authenticates that an authorized user has requested an action by the vehicle, and generates an authentication acknowledgement message. At least two security devices being present within the cabin of, or close to, the vehicle during a predetermined period following an authentication trigger event that occurs while the user performs a predetermined sequence of authentication activities (i.e., button presses, operating the vehicle or a part of it, etc.) provides a basis for the authentication acknowledgement message. Typically, information unique to each security device has been associated with the vehicle at a service provider'"'"'s server. The authentication acknowledgement may include an activation code that results from processing the information, unique to each security device, received from the security devices and other random information, such as date. A service provider'"'"'s server, or a user device, provides services to, or can access, respectively, the vehicle upon receiving the authentication acknowledgement.
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20 Claims
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1. A system, comprising:
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a vehicle processing device coupled to a communication bus of a vehicle; a first security device that includes first unique information that is uniquely associated with the vehicle; a second security device that includes second unique information that is uniquely associated with the vehicle; wherein the vehicle processing device of the vehicle is to; receive a request signal for activation of one or more long-range-wireless-communication-based services for the vehicle; receive a first security signal containing the first unique information from the first security device; receive a second security signal containing the second unique information from the second security device; determine that the first security signal was transmitted within a first predetermined range of the vehicle during a first predetermined authentication period that begins after a first authentication trigger event; determine that the second security signal was transmitted within a second predetermined range of the vehicle during a second predetermined authentication period that begins after a second authentication trigger event; and generate a services-granted authentication acknowledgement that the first unique information was transmitted in the first security signal within the first predetermined range of the vehicle during the first predetermined authentication period, and that the second unique information was transmitted in the second security signal within the second predetermined range of the vehicle during the second predetermined authentication period; and a communication device to transmit the services-granted authentication acknowledgement to a central activation computer server equipment component for activating the one or more wireless-communication-based services. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method, comprising:
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receiving with a vehicle processing device coupled to a communication bus of a vehicle a request for activation of one or more long-range-wireless-communication-based services for the vehicle; receiving first unique information obtained from a first security device that is uniquely associated with the vehicle; receiving second unique information obtained from a second security device that is uniquely associated with the vehicle; determining that the first unique information associated with the first security device was transmitted within a first predetermined range of the vehicle during a first predetermined authentication period that begins after a first authentication trigger event; determining that the second unique information associated with the second security device was transmitted within a second predetermined range of the vehicle during a second predetermined authentication period that begins after a second authentication trigger event; generating a services-granted authentication acknowledgement that the first unique information was transmitted within the first predetermined range of the vehicle during the first predetermined authentication period, and that the second unique information was transmitted within the second predetermined range of the vehicle during the second predetermined authentication period; and transmitting the services-granted authentication acknowledgement to a central activation computer server equipment component for activating the one or more wireless-communication-based services. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. A method, comprising:
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transmitting, with a user device, a request for activation of one or more long-range-wireless-communication-based services for a vehicle, wherein the user device is not uniquely associated with the vehicle; receiving, with a vehicle processing device coupled to a communication bus of the vehicle, the request for activation of one or more long-range-wireless-communication-based services for the vehicle; receiving, with the vehicle processing device coupled to the communication bus of the vehicle, first unique information transmitted from a first security device that is uniquely associated with the vehicle; receiving, with the vehicle processing device coupled to the communication bus of the vehicle, second unique information transmitted from a second security device that is uniquely associated with the vehicle; determining, with the vehicle processing device coupled to the communication bus of the vehicle, that the first unique information associated with the first security device was transmitted within a first predetermined range of the vehicle during a first predetermined authentication period that begins after a first authentication trigger event; determining, with the vehicle processing device coupled to the communication bus of the vehicle, that the second unique information associated with the second security device was transmitted within a second predetermined range of the vehicle during a second predetermined authentication period that begins after a second authentication trigger event; generating, with the vehicle processing device coupled to the communication bus of the vehicle, a services-granted authentication acknowledgement that the first unique information was transmitted within the first predetermined range of the vehicle during the first predetermined authentication period, and that the second unique information was transmitted within the second predetermined range of the vehicle during the second predetermined authentication period; and transmitting the services-granted authentication acknowledgement to a central activation computer server equipment component for activating the one or more wireless-communication-based services. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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