Control device and control method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2024214806-A1
Application number	US-202418599864-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Mar 8, 2024
Priority date	Jun 5, 2020
Publication date	Jun 27, 2024
Grant date	—

Abstract

A control device comprising, a control section configured to control an authentication process of performing a process related to device authentication together with at least one communication device on a basis of information included in a signal received through wireless communication with the communication device, wherein the control section performs control in such a manner that a signal including authentication information that is information to be used for the authentication process is transmitted to the communication device through the wireless communication, the authentication information varying depending on signal types, which are types of roles of signals to be transmitted to the communication device in the authentication process.

First claim

1 . A control device comprising:
a controller configured to control an authentication process of performing a process related to device authentication together with at least one communication device on a basis of information included in a signal received through wireless communication with the communication device, wherein the controller performs control in such a manner that a signal including authentication information that is information to be used for the authentication process is transmitted to the communication device through the wireless communication, the authentication information varying depending on signal types, which are types of roles of signals to be transmitted to the communication device in the authentication process; and wherein the signal types include two types of signals among a trigger signal having a role in notifying of start of the authentication process, a request signal having a role in being returned and requesting a response in a case where the trigger signal is received, and a response signal having a role in being returned and responding to the request in the case where the request signal is received.

2 . The control device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the authentication information is encrypted information.

3 . The control device according to claim 2 ,
wherein the encrypted information is information generated by using an encryption key that is common to the communication device.

4 . The control device according to claim 3 ,
wherein the encrypted information is information generated by using an encryption key that is common to the communication device with regard to each of the signal types.

5 . The control device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the authentication information is preset identification information.

6 . (canceled)

7 . The control device according to claim 1 , wherein
in the authentication process, the controller performs ranging authentication of measuring a distance between the communication device and the control device, the trigger signal is a ranging trigger signal that notifies of start of the ranging authentication, the request signal is a ranging request signal that requests a response to calculate the distance, and the response signal is a ranging response signal that makes a response in a case where the ranging request signal is received.

8 . The control device according to claim 1 ,
wherein at least authentication information included in the trigger signal is different from authentication information included in the request signal and the response signal.

9 . The control device according to claim 1 , wherein
the control device is installed in a mobile object, and the communication device is carried by a user of the mobile object.

10 . The control device according to claim 9 , comprising;
one or more communication sections configured to perform wireless communication with the communication device; and the controller.

11 . The control device according to claim 9 ,
wherein the control device
controls one or more mobile-object-mounted communication devices, each of which is installed in the mobile object and performs wireless communication with the communication device, and
controls transmission/reception of a signal to/from the communication device via the one or more mobile-object-mounted communication devices.

12 . The control device according to claim 1 , wherein
the communication device is installed in a mobile object, and the control device is carried by a user of the mobile object.

13 . The control device according to claim 12 , wherein
the communication device includes
a plurality of communication sections configured to perform wireless communication with the control device, and
the controller, and
the control device generates the authentication information by using an encryption key that varies depending on the signal types and the plurality of communication sections.

14 . A control method comprising, by a processor:
controlling an authentication process of performing a process related to device authentication together with at least one communication device on a basis of information included in a signal received through wireless communication with the communication device, wherein the control is performed in such a manner that a signal including authentication information that is information to be used for the authentication process is transmitted to the communication device through the wireless communication, the authentication information varying depending on signal types, which are types of roles of signals to be transmitted to the communication device in the authentication process; and wherein the signal types include two types of signals among a trigger signal having a role in notifying of start of the authentication process, a request signal having a role in being returned and requesting a response in a case where the trigger signal is received, and a response signal having a role in being returned and responding to the request in the case where the request signal is received.

Assignees

• Tokai Rika Co Ltd

Inventors

• Ohashi Yosuke
• Furuta Masateru
• Kono Yuki
• Nitta Shigenori

Classifications

• G07C9/20

  involving the use of a pass · CPC title

• G07C2009/00412

  the transmitted data signal being encrypted · CPC title

• H04W12/03

  Protecting confidentiality, e.g. by encryption · CPC title

• G07C2009/00769

  with data transmission performed by wireless means · CPC title

• G07C9/00309

  operated with bidirectional data transmission between data carrier and locks · CPC title