System for protecting communication between vehicle and smart key and control method thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10464528-B2
Application number	US-201815994257-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 31, 2018
Priority date	Dec 5, 2017
Publication date	Nov 5, 2019
Grant date	Nov 5, 2019

Abstract

A vehicle includes: a communicator configured to transmit security data to a smart key and configured to receive response data from the smart key based on the security data; and a controller configured to determine whether the smart key matches the vehicle based on the response data, and configured to unlock the vehicle when it is determined that the smart key matches the vehicle.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A vehicle comprising:
a communicator configured to transmit security data to a smart key and configured to receive response data from the smart key based on the security data; and
a controller configured to determine whether the smart key matches the vehicle based on the response data, and configured to unlock the vehicle when it is determined that the smart key matches the vehicle,
wherein the response data includes a fixed constant value, and
wherein the controller derives a user recognition signal when the controller receives the response data including the fixed constant value.

2. The vehicle of claim 1 ,
wherein, the communicator receives the response data by using a frequency in a radio frequency (RF) band.

3. The vehicle of claim 1 ,
wherein, when a distance between the smart key and the vehicle is equal to or less than a reference distance, the controller derives authentication start information and transmits the authentication start information to the smart key.

4. The vehicle of claim 3 ,
wherein, when the security data transmitted from the smart key, which receives the authentication start information and includes the authentication start information and at least one first shared key corresponding to the smart key, the controller unlocks the vehicle.

5. The vehicle of claim 3 ,
wherein, the authentication start information includes a set of numbers.

6. The vehicle of claim 3 ,
wherein, the communicator receives the response data and transmits the security data by using a frequency in a low frequency (LF) band.

7. The vehicle of claim 1 ,
wherein, when it is determined that the smart key is located inside the vehicle, the controller derives at least one second shared key corresponding to the smart key and transmits the at least one second shared key to the smart key.

8. The vehicle of claim 1 ,
wherein the response data includes a user recognition security key, and
wherein the controller derives a user recognition signal when the controller receives the response data including the user recognition security key.

9. A control method of a vehicle comprising steps of:
transmitting, by a communicator, security data to a smart key;
receiving, by the communicator, response data from the smart key based on the security data;
determining, by a controller, whether the smart key matches the vehicle based on the response data; and
unlocking, by the controller, the vehicle when it is determined that the smart key matches the vehicle,
wherein the response data includes a fixed constant value, and
wherein the control method further comprises deriving a user recognition signal when receiving the response data which includes the fixed constant value.

10. The control method of claim 9 ,
wherein the step of receiving the response data comprises receiving the response data by using a frequency in a radio frequency (RF) band.

11. The control method of claim 9 , further comprising
deriving authentication start information when a distance between the smart key and the vehicle is equal to or less than a reference distance.

12. The control method of claim 11 , wherein
the step of determining whether the smart key matches comprises determining whether the security data transmitted from the smart key, which receives the authentication start information and includes the authentication start information and at least one first shared key corresponding to the smart key, or not.

13. The control method of claim 11 , wherein
the authentication start information includes a set of numbers.

14. The control method of claim 11 ,
wherein the step of transmitting the security data comprises transmitting the security data by using a frequency in a low frequency (LF) band, and
wherein the step of receiving the response data comprises receiving the response data and transmitting the security data by using the frequency in the low frequency (LF) band.

15. The control method of claim 9 , further comprising:
when it is determined that the smart key is located inside the vehicle, deriving at least one second shared key corresponding to the smart key and transmitting the at least one second shared key to the smart key.

16. The control method of claim 9 ,
wherein the response data includes a user recognition security key, and
wherein the control method further comprises deriving a user recognition signal when receiving the response data comprising the user recognition security key.

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd
• Kia Motors Corp

Inventors

• Jun Sunghwan
• Lee Young Seop

Classifications

• G07C9/00309

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• B60R25/241 Primary

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• G07C2209/64

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• G07C2009/00547

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• B60R25/24

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