Remote control system for a vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10112581-B2
Application number	US-201715417998-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 27, 2017
Priority date	Jan 29, 2016
Publication date	Oct 30, 2018
Grant date	Oct 30, 2018

Abstract

A remote control system for a vehicle may include a transponder configured to communicate with a mobile device, and a controller comprising a processing unit. The processing unit may be configured to: receive a control request to perform a vehicle function from the mobile device; receive an authentication signal from the mobile device, the authentication signal being generated by the transponder; and perform the vehicle function based on the authentication signal.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A remote control system for a vehicle, the remote control system comprising:
a transponder configured to communicate with a mobile device; and
a controller comprising a processing unit configured to:
detect a condition from the vehicle;
generate a notification in response to the detected condition;
transmit the notification to the mobile device;
receive an authentication signal from the mobile device in response to the notification, the authentication signal being generated by the transponder; and
perform a vehicle function based on the authentication signal.

2. The remote control system of claim 1 ,
wherein the transponder is configured to communicate with the mobile device over a short-range wireless network, and
wherein the controller is configured to communicate with the mobile device over a long-range wireless network.

3. The remote control system of claim 2 ,
wherein the short-range wireless network comprises near field communication, and
the long-range wireless network includes a cellular network.

4. The remote control system of claim 1 , wherein the transponder is paired with the controller based on a security key stored in the transponder and the controller.

5. The remote control system of claim 4 , wherein the security key is not accessible to the mobile device.

6. The remote control system of claim 1 , wherein the processing unit is further configured to generate a challenge, the challenge being transmitted to the transponder by way of the mobile device, and the authentication signal being an expected response to the challenge.

7. The remote control system of claim 6 , wherein the processing unit is further configured to determine a valid response to the challenge.

8. The remote control system of claim 7 , wherein the processing unit is further configured to compare the expected response to the valid response, and perform the vehicle function based on the expected response matching the valid response.

9. The remote control system of claim 1 , wherein the transponder further includes an input, and wherein the performing the vehicle function is based on an actuation of the input.

10. The remote control system of claim 1 , wherein the vehicle function includes at least one of turning the vehicle on, unlocking a door, operating a powertrain, or operating a steering column of the vehicle.

11. A method of remote control for a vehicle, the method comprising: a controller of the vehicle
detecting a condition from the vehicle;
generating a notification in response to the detected condition;
transmitting the notification to a mobile device;
receiving an authentication signal from the mobile device in response to the notification, the authentication signal being generated by a transponder; and
performing the vehicle function based on the authentication signal.

12. The method of claim 11 ,
wherein the transponder is configured to communicate with the mobile device over a short-range wireless network, and
wherein the controller is configured to communicate with the mobile device over a long-range wireless network.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the short-range wireless network comprises near field communication, and the long-range wireless network includes a cellular network.

14. The method of claim 11 , further including pairing the transponder with the controller based on a security key stored in the transponder and the controller.

15. The method of claim 14 , further including preventing access of the mobile device to the security key.

16. The method of claim 11 , further including:
generating, by the controller, a challenge; and
transmitting the challenge to the transponder by way of the mobile device, and the authentication signal being an expected response to the challenge.

17. The method of claim 16 , further including determining, by the controller, a valid response to the challenge.

18. The method of claim 17 , further including comparing, by the controller, the expected response to the valid response, and performing the vehicle function based on the expected response matching the valid response.

19. The method of claim 11 , wherein the performing the function includes at least one of turning the vehicle on, unlocking a door, operating a powertrain, or operating a steering column of the vehicle.

20. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions which, when executed, cause one or more processors to perform a method of remote control of a vehicle, the method comprising:
detecting a condition from the vehicle;
generating a notification in response to the detected condition;
transmitting the notification to a mobile device;
receiving an authentication signal from the mobile device in response to the notification, the authentication signal being generated by the transponder; and
performing the vehicle function based on the authentication signal.

Assignees

• Faraday&Future Inc

Inventors

• Fernando Jana Mahen
• Evenchick Eric Ryan
• Paryani Anil

Classifications

• B60R2325/205

  Mobile phones · CPC title

• B60R2325/101

  Bluetooth® · CPC title

• B60R25/24 Primary

  using electronic identifiers containing a code not memorised by the user · CPC title

• B60R25/241 Primary

  whereby access privileges are related to the identifiers · CPC title

• H04L9/3273

  for mutual authentication (network architectures or network communication protocols for achieving mutual authentication in a packet data network H04L63/0869) · CPC title