Controlling access to a vehicle using wireless access devices

A security system of a vehicle, the security system comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory coupled with and readable by the processor and storing therein a set of instructions which, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to control access to the vehicle by:
• maintaining a plurality of security profiles, each security profile associated with a different access device or type of access device;
• detecting, through a wireless communications interface, the presence of an access device in proximity to the vehicle or a request to access the vehicle;
• retrieving, from the plurality of security profiles, a security profile associated with the detected access device or the request to access the vehicle;
• determining whether to grant access to the vehicle based on the detected access device or the request to access the vehicle and the retrieved security profile, wherein determining whether to grant access to the vehicle further comprises:
• determining whether to authenticate a user associated with the detected access device or request to access the vehicle based on the retrieved security profile,
• in response to determining to authenticate the user, performing an authentication process indicated by the retrieved security profile, and
• determining whether to grant access to the vehicle based on a result of performing the authentication process;
• and
• in response to determining to grant access to the vehicle, granting access to the vehicle according to an access level for the detected access device or the request to access the vehicle, wherein the access level is identified in the retrieved security profile and is selected from a plurality of different access levels.

A vehicle comprising:

• a wireless communications interface;
• a plurality of sub-systems of the vehicle;
• and
• a security system controlling access to the vehicle by:
• maintaining a plurality of security profiles, each security profile associated with a different access device or type of access device;
• detecting, through the wireless communications interface, a presence of an access device in proximity to the vehicle or a request to access the vehicle;
• retrieving, from the plurality of security profiles, a security profile associated with the detected access device or the request to access the vehicle;
• determining whether to grant access to the vehicle based on the detected access device or the request to access the vehicle and the retrieved security profile, wherein determining whether to grant access to the vehicle further comprises:
• determining whether to authenticate a user associated with the detected access device or request to access the vehicle based on the retrieved security profile,
• in response to determining to authenticate the user, performing an authentication process indicated by the retrieved security profile, and
• determining whether to grant access to the vehicle based on a result of performing the authentication process;
• and
• in response to determining to grant access the vehicle, granting access to one or more sub-systems of the plurality of sub-systems of the vehicle according to an access level for the detected access device or the request to access the vehicle, wherein the access level is identified in the retrieved security profile and is selected from a plurality of different access levels.