Near field communication method, between a mobile device and a motor vehicle and corresponding device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9244442-B2
Application number	US-201314024841-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 12, 2013
Priority date	Sep 12, 2012
Publication date	Jan 26, 2016
Grant date	Jan 26, 2016

Abstract

A near field communication method between a vehicle and a mobile device includes the following steps:
establishing a contact between the mobile device and vibration elements, installing vibration elements in a communication device mounted on the vehicle, the vibration elements adapted to emit a predetermined vibratory signal, installing an element for detecting and analyzing vibrations in the mobile device, implementing an authentication procedure between the communication device and the mobile device in which:
the communication device of the vehicle emits toward communication elements of the mobile device, a request signal by near field communication and by vibratory signal, and the communication elements of the mobile device emits, in return, a response signal to the vehicle only if it has received a near field signal and a vibratory signal according to a predetermined format. A device for implementing this method is also described.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method of communication between a vehicle ( 10 ) and a mobile device ( 12 ), the communication between said vehicle and said mobile device being carried out according to near field (NFC) technology, said method comprising the following steps:
installation of a first near field communication means ( 11 ) in the vehicle, and a second near field communication means ( 13 ) in the mobile device ( 12 ), wherein the first and second near field communication means ( 11 , 13 ) communicate with each together by near field communications, the first near field communication device ( 11 ) being associated with a receptacle ( 14 ) mounted onto the vehicle ( 10 ),
installation of a vibration means ( 15 ) in the first near field communication device ( 11 ) associated with the receptacle ( 14 ) mounted onto the vehicle ( 10 ), said vibration means being adapted to emit a predetermined vibratory signal (Sv) when the mobile device ( 12 ) is placed in the receptacle ( 14 ),
establishing a direct contact between the mobile device ( 12 ) and vibration means ( 15 ),
installation of a means ( 17 ) for detecting and analyzing vibrations in the mobile device ( 12 ),
implementation of an authentication procedure between the first and second near field communication means ( 11 , 13 ) of the vehicle and of the mobile device in which:
when the mobile device ( 12 ) is placed in the receptacle ( 14 ), the first near field communication means ( 11 ) of the vehicle emits a request signal (Sr) toward the second near field communication means ( 13 ) of the mobile device, the request signal (Sr) comprising a predetermined combination of vibratory signals (Sv) and of near field communications signals (Snfc), and
the second near field communication means ( 13 ) of the mobile device ( 12 ) emits, in return, a response signal (Sa) to the vehicle only when the second near field communication means ( 13 ) has received the request signal according to a predetermined format.

2. The communication method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the vibratory signal (Sv) is a coded signal.

3. The communication method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the vibratory signal (Sv) is emitted by the first near field communication means ( 11 ) of the vehicle in a predetermined time interval relative to the emission of the near field communication signal (S NFC ).

4. The communication method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the vibratory (Sv) and near field (S NFC ) signals are emitted simultaneously.

5. The communication method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the method is is implemented as part of a procedure for hands-free access to the vehicle.

6. The communication method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the method is implemented as part of a vehicle starting procedure.

7. A near field communication device mounted in a motor vehicle, comprising:
a receptacle ( 14 ) mounted onto the vehicle ( 10 );
a first near field communication means ( 11 ) installed in the vehicle, wherein the first near field communication mean ( 11 ) is configured to communicate with a second near field communication means ( 13 ) in a mobile device ( 12 ) by near field communications, the mobile device including a means ( 17 ) for detecting and analyzing vibrations in the mobile device ( 12 ),
the first near field communication device ( 11 ) being associated with the receptacle ( 14 ) mounted onto the vehicle ( 10 ); and
a vibration means ( 15 ) installed in the first near field communication device ( 11 ), said vibration means being adapted to emit a predetermined vibratory signal (Sv) when the mobile device ( 12 ) is placed in the receptacle ( 14 ), wherein a direct contact is established between the mobile device ( 12 ) and vibration means ( 15 ),
wherein, the first near field communication means ( 11 ) is configured so that when the mobile device ( 12 ) is placed in the receptacle ( 14 ), the first near field communication means ( 11 ) emits a request signal (Sr) toward the second near field communication means ( 13 ), the request signal (Sr) comprising a predetermined combination of vibratory signals (Sv) and of near field communications signals (Snfc), and
wherein the second near field communication means ( 13 ) of the mobile device ( 12 ) emits, in return, a response signal (Sa) to the vehicle only when the second near field communication means ( 13 ) has received the request signal according to a predetermined format.

8. The device as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the vibration means ( 15 ) is an electromagnet or a piezoelectric element or a micromotor with an eccentric.

9. The device as claimed in claim 6 , in combination with the mobile device ( 12 ) comprising the second near field communication means ( 13 ).

10. A method of communication between a vehicle ( 10 ) and a mobile device ( 12 ), said method comprising the steps of:
installing a first near field communication means ( 11 ) in the vehicle, the first near field communication device ( 11 ) comprising a vibration generating means ( 15 ) provided in a receptacle ( 14 ) mounted in the vehicle ( 10 ), said vibration generating means being adapted to emit a predetermined vibratory signal (Sv) when the mobile device ( 12 ) is placed in the receptacle ( 14 );
installing i) a second near field communication means ( 13 ) and ii) a means ( 17 ) for detecting and analyzing vibrations in the mobile device ( 12 );
having the first and second near field communication means ( 11 , 13 ) communicate with each together by near field communications;
establishing direct contact between the mobile device ( 12 ) and vibration means ( 15 ); and
implementing an authentication procedure between the first and second near field communication means ( 11 , 13 ) of the vehicle and of the mobile device in which:
i) placing the mobile device ( 12 ) in direct contact with the receptacle ( 14 ) causing the first near field communication means ( 11 ) to emit a request signal (Sr) toward the second near field communication means ( 13 ), the request signal (Sr) comprising a predetermined combination of vibratory signals (Sv) and of near field communications signals (Snfc), and
ii) the second near field communication means ( 13 ) emits, in return, a response signal (Sa) only when the second near field communication means ( 13 ) has received the request signal according to a predetermined format.

Assignees

• Continental Automotive France
• CONTINTENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GmbH
• Continental Automotive Gmbh

Inventors

• Jansseune Luc

Classifications

• H04L69/18

  Multiprotocol handlers, e.g. single devices capable of handling multiple protocols · CPC title

• G07C2009/00555

  comprising means to detect or avoid relay attacks · CPC title

• H04W4/80

  Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication · CPC title

• H04W4/48

  for in-vehicle communication · CPC title

• B60R25/24

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