ID-based control unit-key fob pairing

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10857975-B2
Application number	US-201916519779-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 23, 2019
Priority date	Jul 17, 2012
Publication date	Dec 8, 2020
Grant date	Dec 8, 2020

Abstract

A method for pairing a key fob with a control unit is provided. The key fob executes an ID authenticated key agreement protocol with a pairing device based on a key fob identification to authenticate one another and to generate a first encryption key. The pairing device encrypts a control unit identification using the first encryption key. The key fob receives the encrypted control unit identification transmitted from the pairing device. The key fob then executes an ID authenticated key agreement protocol with the control unit based on the control unit identification to authenticate one another and to generate a second encryption key. The key fob then receives an operational key transmitted from the control unit that is encrypted with the second encryption key.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for operating a key fob device to pair the key fob device to a control unit, the method comprising:
executing a first ID authenticated key agreement protocol based on a key fob identification (ID) to generate a first secret encryption key;
receiving an encrypted control unit ID corresponding to the control unit, the received encrypted control unit ID being encrypted by the first secret encryption key;
decrypting the encrypted control unit ID using the first secret encryption key;
executing a second ID authenticated key agreement protocol based on the control unit ID to generate a second secret encryption key; and
receiving an operational key encrypted by the second secret encryption key.

2. The method of claim 1 , comprising:
executing an authentication protocol using the operational key; and
send a command from the key fob device corresponding to a desired action.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the authentication protocol is an encrypted challenge-response protocol.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the encrypted challenge-response protocol is based on AES-128.

5. The method of claim 1 , comprising decrypting the operational key using the second secret encryption key.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the key fob ID and control unit ID comprise hexadecimal words.

7. The method of claim 1 , comprising:
sending a command to initiate an operational key change operation;
receiving a new operational key in response to the operational key change operation, the new operational key being encrypted by the operational key; and
using the new operational key to send a command from the key fob device.

8. The method of claim 7 , comprising:
decrypting the new operational key using the operational key; and
erasing the operational key after decrypting the new operational key.

9. The method of claim 1 , comprising erasing the control unit ID from a memory of the key fob device after receiving the operational key.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the control unit is a control unit of a vehicle.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first ID authenticated key agreement protocol and the second ID authenticated key agreement protocol are each based on an elliptical curve cryptography technique.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the elliptical curve cryptography technique is a Diffie-Hellman key agreement protocol.

Assignees

• Texas Instruments Inc

Inventors

• Ho Jin-Meng
• Peeters Eric

Classifications

• B60K35/85

  Arrangements for transferring vehicle- or driver-related data · CPC title

• B60K35/80

  Arrangements for controlling instruments · CPC title

• B60K35/60

  Instruments characterised by their location or relative disposition in or on vehicles (arrangements of lighting devices on dashboards B60Q3/10) · CPC title

• H05B47/14 Primary

  by determining electrical parameters of the light source · CPC title

• H05B47/11

  by determining the brightness or colour temperature of ambient light · CPC title