Determining a location of a vehicle digital key wallet

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12322229-B2
Application number	US-202318333918-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 13, 2023
Priority date	Jun 13, 2023
Publication date	Jun 3, 2025
Grant date	Jun 3, 2025

Abstract

A system and method for estimation method for determining a location of a vehicle digital key wallet includes selecting, by a user, whether to store a digital key wallet in a cloud storage or within a secure telematics unit contained within a vehicle. The digital key wallet is used to initiate an event within the vehicle. A backoffice server stores data including a radio intelligence database and a rule-based vehicle pattern matrix. The digital key wallet is switched to a fallback device based on the status of a communication link with the secure telematics unit, the radio intelligence database, and the rule-based vehicle pattern matrix.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for determining a location of a digital key wallet comprising:
selecting, by a user, whether to store the digital key wallet in a cloud storage or within a secure telematics unit contained within a vehicle, wherein the digital key wallet is configured to initiate an event within the vehicle;
storing, in a backoffice server, a radio intelligence database and a rule-based vehicle pattern matrix; and
switching the digital key wallet to a fallback device based on a known location area in which communication connectivity is known, status of a communication link with the secure telematics unit, the radio intelligence database, and the rule-based vehicle pattern matrix,
wherein if the vehicle stops in an unknown location area, keep the digital key wallet in the current location regardless of communication connectivity, the unknown location area being associated with an unknown communication connectivity pattern.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the cloud storage comprises an internet-of-things broker based on a publish and subscribe messaging protocol including a message queuing telemetry transport (MQTT).

3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising messaging one or more fallback devices using the internet-of-things broker.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the fallback device is in a mobile communication device.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the fallback device is a fleet management server.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the fallback device is the secure telematics unit contained within the vehicle.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising determining if a connectivity of the secure telematics unit is below a predefined threshold.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the radio intelligence database is configured to predict a probability of the status of the communication link at a given instance at a location of the vehicle.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising switching the digital key wallet to a second fallback device based on the status of the communication link with the secure telematics unit, the radio intelligence database, and the rule-based vehicle pattern matrix.

10. A system for determining a location of a digital key wallet comprising:
a cloud storage configured to store the digital key wallet associated with a vehicle, wherein the digital key wallet is configured to initiate an event within the vehicle;
a secure telematics unit, within the vehicle, configured to store the digital key wallet;
a fallback device, configured to store the digital key wallet; and
a backoffice server configured to store a radio intelligence database and a rule-based vehicle pattern matrix;
wherein a user selects whether an initial location of the digital key wallet is stored in either the cloud storage or the secure telematics unit,
wherein, based on a status of a communication link with the secure telematics unit, the radio intelligence database, and the rule-based vehicle pattern matrix, the digital key wallet is switched to the fallback device, and
wherein if the vehicle stops in an unknown location area, keep the digital key wallet in the current location regardless of communication connectivity, the unknown location area being associated with an unknown communication connectivity pattern.

11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the cloud storage comprises an internet-of-things broker based on a publish and subscribe messaging protocol including a message queuing telemetry transport (MQTT).

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the internet-of-things broker is further configured to control one or more fallback devices.

13. The system of claim 10 , wherein the fallback device is in a mobile communication device.

14. The system of claim 10 , wherein the fallback device is a fleet management server.

15. The system of claim 10 , wherein the fallback device is the secure telematics unit contained within the vehicle.

16. The system of claim 10 , wherein the status of the communication link further comprises determining if a connectivity of the secure telematics unit is below a predefined threshold.

17. The system of claim 10 , wherein the radio intelligence database is configured to predict a probability of the status of the communication link at a given instance at a location of the vehicle.

18. The system of claim 10 , wherein the rule-based vehicle pattern matrix comprises a user behavior rule-set based on a vehicle pattern including a time of day, a route, a trajectory, and one or more stops.

19. The system of claim 10 , wherein based on the status of the communication link with the secure telematics unit, the radio intelligence database, and the rule-based vehicle pattern matrix, the digital key wallet is switched to a second fallback device.

20. A method for determining a location of a digital key wallet comprising:
determining a user behavior rule set based on a set of vehicle travel patterns of a vehicle;
determining if the vehicle is not in a first area then further comprising:
determining if the vehicle is traveling in a known roaming area, wherein the known roaming area is outside of the first area and where communication connectivity is not fully known, wherein if the vehicle is traveling in the known roaming area then calculate a set of radio conditions and roaming area map, and based on the calculations, switch the digital key wallet to a next fallback location, wherein if the vehicle is not traveling in the known roaming area then keep the digital key wallet in a current location;

determining if the vehicle is located in the first area then further comprising:
locating the digital key wallet to a user preferred home location;
recognizing and tracking when the vehicle moves from the first area;
wherein if the vehicle stops in a known location area, perform a switching of the digital key wallet from the preferred home location to a next best digital key wallet location, the known location area being associated with a known communication connectivity pattern, and
wherein if the vehicle stops in an unknown location area, keep the digital key wallet in the current location regardless of communication connectivity, the unknown location area being associated with an unknown communication connectivity pattern.

Assignees

• Gm Global Tech Operations Llc

Inventors

• Vemuri Venkata Naga Siva Vikas
• Sergakis John
• Nicholson Daniel E

Classifications

• H04L67/02

  based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP] · CPC title

• H04L41/0663

  Performing the actions predefined by failover planning, e.g. switching to standby network elements · CPC title

• G07C9/00896 Primary

  specially adapted for particular uses · CPC title

• H04L67/1095 Primary

  Replication or mirroring of data, e.g. scheduling or transport for data synchronisation between network nodes · CPC title