ON BOARD VEHICLE REMOTE CONTROL MODULE

• US 20140143839A1
• Filed: 03/14/2013
• Published: 05/22/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 11/16/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: AutoConnect Holdings LLC
• Original Assignee: Flextronics America LLC (Flextronics International Limited)
• Inventors: Ricci, Christopher P.
• Application Number:
  US13/829,605
• Publication Number:
  US 20140143839A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 726/4
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 35/00 Instruments specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement of instruments in or on vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 16/023 for transmission of signals between vehicle parts or subsystems
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 16/03 for supply of electrical power to vehicle subsystems or for circuit arrangements for charging batteries H02J7/00
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 16/037 for occupant comfort , e.g. for automatic adjustment of appliances according to personal settings, e.g. seats, mirrors, steering wheel
• CPC Class Codes: B60T 7/12 for automatic initiation; for initiation not subject to will of driver or passenger limiting speed of vehicles other than rail vehicles B60K31/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/31 User authentication
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/602 Providing cryptographic facilities or services
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/08 Insurance
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 17/02 using a radio link
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 2201/61 Password, biometric
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 2201/93 Remote control using other portable devices, e.g. mobile phone, PDA, laptop
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/125 involving control of end-device applications over a network
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25816 involving client authentication restricting access to computer systems by authenticating users using a predetermined code G06F21/33; cryptographic authentication protocols H04L9/32; networks authentication protocols H04L63/08; authentication in wireless network security H04W12/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25841 involving the geographical location of the client retrieval from the Internet by querying based on geographical locations G06F16/9537; arrangements for identifying locations of receiving stations in broadcast systems H04H60/51; location of the user terminal in data switching networks H04L67/52; services making use of the location of users or terminals in wireless networks H04W4/02; locating users or terminals in wireless networks H04W64/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25858 involving client software characteristics, e.g. OS identifier
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41422 located in transportation means, e.g. personal vehicle arrangements specially adapted for transportation systems in broadcast systems H04H20/62
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6125 involving transmission via Internet transmission by internet of broadcast information H04H60/82
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/631 Multimode Transmission, e.g. transmitting basic layers and enhancement layers of the content over different transmission paths or transmitting with different error corrections, different keys or with different transmission protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/814 comprising emergency warnings arrangements specially adapted for emergency or urgency in broadcast systems H04H20/59; arrangements for providing alarms, notifications, alerts to substation in data switching networks H04L12/1895
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/069 using certificates or pre-shared keys
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/40 : for vehicles, e.g. vehicle-to-pedestrians [V2P]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/005 : Moving wireless networks

Abstract

The present disclosure describes a microprocessor executable diagnostic module operable to receive, from a vehicle component, a signal regarding a warning and/or error and select a destination for the signal from a plurality of destinations, the plurality of destinations comprising one or more of a vehicle input/output system to present the warning and/or error to a vehicle occupant, an emergency service provider, an emergency responder, a manufacturer of the vehicle, a service facility located in proximity to a current vehicle location, and a remotely located diagnostic service to diagnose a cause of the warning and/or error signal.

Claims

1. A vehicle, comprising:

a microprocessor executable remote control module operable to receive a request from a remote source to command a vehicle function, authenticate the requestor, and, when successfully authenticated and privileged to request the performance of the vehicle function, execute the request notwithstanding a contrary command from the vehicle operator.

2. The vehicle of claim 1, wherein the remote source is associated with one or more of a vehicle owner, law enforcement authority, emergency service provider, lender associated with a loan having the vehicle as collateral, and a manufacturer of the vehicle.

3. The vehicle of claim 1, wherein the vehicle function is identified by a function-specific code and wherein the remote control module maps the function-specific code in a look up table indexing function-specific codes with corresponding vehicle functions to determine the requested vehicle function to be performed.

4. The vehicle of claim 3, wherein the requested vehicle function is one or more of accelerate, decelerate, activate, deactivate, provide current vehicle location, broadcast audible and/or visual message to vehicle operator, brake, set a maximum, vehicle velocity, and lock doors.

5. The vehicle of claim 4, wherein the remote control module activates a system stand-by procedure to perform the vehicle function.

6. The vehicle of claim 1, wherein the requestor is not privileged to request performance of the vehicle function from outside a predetermined range of a wireless network of the vehicle.

7. The vehicle of claim 1, wherein the requestor is a control system of the vehicle which sends the request in response to occurrence of a trigger event, the trigger event comprising movement of the vehicle at least one of outside a defined geographical area and inside a defined geographical area.

8. The vehicle of claim 1, wherein the requested vehicle function is to provide information comprising at least one of a current and/or historic speed of the vehicle, vehicle identification number, vehicle owner identity, driver'"'"'s license number, vehicle insurance information, and license plate number.

9. The vehicle of claim 1, wherein the remote control module authenticates the requestor by one or more of encrypted key exchange, public and private key cryptography, secure remote password, multi-factor authentication, time-based authentication, unique digital identity, closed-loop authentication, and access control service and wherein different requestors have differing sets of privileges.

10. A non-transient, tangible computer readable medium comprising a microprocessor executable remote control module that, when executed, receives a request from a remote source to command a vehicle function, authenticates the requestor, and, when successfully authenticated and privileged to request the performance of the vehicle function, executes the request notwithstanding a contrary command from the vehicle operator.

11. The computer readable medium of claim 10, wherein the remote source is associated with one or more of a vehicle owner, law enforcement authority, emergency service provider, lender associated with a loan having the vehicle as collateral, and a manufacturer of the vehicle.

12. The computer readable medium of claim 10, wherein the vehicle function is identified by a function-specific code and wherein the remote control module maps the function-specific code in a look up table indexing function-specific codes with corresponding vehicle functions to determine the requested vehicle function to be performed.

13. The computer readable medium of claim 12, wherein the requested vehicle function is one or more of accelerate, decelerate, activate, deactivate, provide current vehicle location, broadcast audible and/or visual message to vehicle operator, brake, set a maximum, vehicle velocity, and lock doors.

14. The computer readable medium of claim 13, wherein the remote control module activates a system stand-by procedure to perform the vehicle function.

15. The computer readable medium of claim 10, wherein the requestor is not privileged to request performance of the vehicle function from outside a predetermined range of a wireless network of the vehicle.

16. The computer readable medium of claim 10, wherein the requestor is a control system of the vehicle which sends the request in response to occurrence of a trigger event, the trigger event comprising movement of the vehicle at least one of outside a defined geographical area and inside a defined geographical area.

17. The computer readable medium of claim 10, wherein the requested vehicle function is to provide information comprising at least one of a current and/or historic speed of the vehicle, vehicle identification number, vehicle owner identity, driver'"'"'s license number, vehicle insurance information, and license plate number.

18. The computer readable medium of claim 10, wherein the remote control module authenticates the requestor by one or more of encrypted key exchange, public and private key cryptography, secure remote password, multi-factor authentication, time-based authentication, unique digital identity, closed-loop authentication, and access control service and wherein different requestors have differing sets of privileges.

19. A method, comprising:

a microprocessor executable remote control module receiving a request from a remote source to command a vehicle function,

the microprocessor executable remote control module authenticating the requestor, and

when successfully authenticated and privileged to request the performance of the vehicle function, the microprocessor executable remote control module executing the request notwithstanding a contrary command from the vehicle operator.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein the remote source is associated with one or more of a vehicle owner, law enforcement authority, emergency service provider, lender associated with a loan having the vehicle as collateral, and a manufacturer of the vehicle.

21. The method of claim 19, wherein the vehicle function is identified by a function-specific code and wherein the remote control module maps the function-specific code in a look up table indexing function-specific codes with corresponding vehicle functions to determine the requested vehicle function to be performed.

22. The method of claim 21, wherein the requested vehicle function is one or more of accelerate, decelerate, activate, deactivate, provide current vehicle location, broadcast audible and/or visual message to vehicle operator, brake, set a maximum, vehicle velocity, and lock doors.

23. The method of claim 22, wherein the remote control module activates a system stand-by procedure to perform the vehicle function.

24. The method of claim 19, wherein the requestor is not privileged to request performance of the vehicle function from outside a predetermined range of a wireless network of the vehicle.

25. The method of claim 19, wherein the requestor is a control system of the vehicle which sends the request in response to occurrence of a trigger event, the trigger event comprising movement of the vehicle at least one of outside a defined geographical area and inside a defined geographical area.

26. The method of claim 19, wherein the requested vehicle function is to provide information comprising at least one of a current and/or historic speed of the vehicle, vehicle identification number, vehicle owner identity, driver'"'"'s license number, vehicle insurance information, and license plate number.

27. The method of claim 19, wherein the remote control module authenticates the requestor by one or more of encrypted key exchange, public and private key cryptography, secure remote password, multi-factor authentication, time-based authentication, unique digital identity, closed-loop authentication, and access control service and wherein different requestors have differing sets of privileges.