Interfering radio and vehicle key locker
AssigneeFirstech, LLC
InventorsJason Lee, Jason Henry Kaminski, Sin Il Kim, In Yong Lee
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Abstract
A jamming radio signal is outputted to interfere with an interrogation signal emitted by a vehicle for verifying a tag of a vehicle key that provides access to the vehicle. An access signal including access data is received. The output of the jamming radio signal is halted, at least temporarily, when the access data matches an access code so that the tag of the vehicle key can be authenticated.
Claims20
A computer-implemented method of selectively providing access to a vehicle, the computer-implemented method comprising:
- outputting a jamming radio signal from a jamming radio of a key locker, wherein the jamming radio signal is configured to interfere with an interrogation signal emitted by a vehicle for verifying a tag of a vehicle key that provides access to the vehicle, the key locker includes a key locker body sized to store the vehicle key;
- receiving an access signal on an input of the key locker;
- determining whether the access signal includes access data that matches an access code;
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- halting the output of the jamming radio signal when the access data of the access signal matches the access code, wherein halting the output of the jamming radio signal allows the interrogation signal to authenticate the tag of the vehicle key to provide access to the vehicle.
A system comprising:
- a key locker comprising:
- a key locker body sized to store a vehicle key including a radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag;
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- a jamming radio configured to selectively output a jamming radio signal that interferes with an interrogation signal emitted by a vehicle to verify the RFID tag of the vehicle key;
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- processing logic configured to receive an access signal, wherein the processing logic is configured to selectively deactivate the jamming radio from outputting the jamming radio signal when access data of the access signal matches an access code, wherein halting the output of the jamming radio signal allows the interrogation signal emitted by the vehicle to authenticate the RFID tag of the vehicle key to provide access to the vehicle.
A computer-implemented method of controlling access to a vehicle, the computer-implemented method comprising:
- receiving an access indicator indicative of a user attempting to access the vehicle;
- outputting a jamming radio signal in response to receiving the access indicator, wherein the jamming radio signal is configured to interfere with an interrogation signal emitted by a vehicle for verifying a tag of a vehicle key that provides access to the vehicle;
- receiving an access signal;
- determining whether the access signal includes access data that matches an access code;
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- pausing the output of the jamming radio signal when the access data of the access signal matches the access code, wherein halting the output of the jamming radio signal allows the interrogation signal to authenticate the tag of the vehicle key to provide access to the vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.