# US 11,029,702 B2 · Vehicle service controller > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,029,702 B2 - Document ID: US11029702B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/265,787 - Filed: 2019-02-01 - Published: 2020-08-06 - Granted: 2021-06-08 - Earliest claimed: 2019-02-01 - Assignees: Ford Global Technologies, LLC - Applicants: Ford Global Technologies, LLC - Inventors: Kathryn Hamilton; Michael Adel Awad Alla; Ray Siciak - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11029702B2 ## CPC - G05D 1/0276: {using signals provided by a source external to the vehicle (involving a plurality of vehicles G05D1/0287; automatically controlling vehicle speed responsive to externally generated signals B60K31/0058)} - B60R 16/0231: {Circuits relating to the driving or the functioning of the vehicle (monitoring tyres B60C23/00; indicating overspeed B60K31/00; for dash boards B60K37/00, B60Q3/10; for indicating emergencies B60Q1/52; brake control systems B60T; registering or indicating the working of vehicles G07C5/00; measuring distance G01C, e.g. combinations of speed and distance G01C23/00; engine indicators G01L; measuring speed or acceleration G01P)} - B60R 25/23: using manual input of alphanumerical codes - B60R 25/24: using electronic identifiers containing a code not memorised by the user - B60R 25/25: using biometry - H04W 4/44: for communication between vehicles and infrastructures, e.g. vehicle-to-cloud [V2C] or vehicle-to-home [V2H] - H04W 4/80: Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication - H04W 4/021: Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences - G05D: SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES - B60R: VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract A system, comprising a computer that includes a processor and a memory, the memory storing instructions executable by the processor to receive authentication an operator of a service controller from a server computer, identify a vehicle by scanning a physical code with the service controller and pair the service controller with the vehicle. The vehicle can be operated with the service controller. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method, comprising: receiving authentication of an operator of a hand-held service controller configured to control a vehicle instead of physical controls in the vehicle, whereby the vehicle is controllable without the physical controls for steering, braking, and acceleration, from a server computer; identifying the vehicle for control by the hand-held service controller, whereby the hand-held service controller is configured to control operation of one or more of vehicle powertrain, vehicle steering or vehicle braking by scanning a physical code with the hand-held service controller; pairing the hand-held service controller with the vehicle; receiving permission to operate the vehicle at the hand-held service controller from a server computer based on comparing a first vehicle identity based on scanning the physical code with a second vehicle identity based on pairing the hand-held service controller with the vehicle; and operating the vehicle by a command from the hand-held service controller. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein scanning the physical code further comprises scanning of one or more of a bar code, a license plate or a VIN number. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein pairing the hand-held service controller further comprises communicating with the vehicle via a near-field wireless network. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein authenticating the operator further comprises uploading one or more of biometric data, an electronic key or a password to the server computer. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the server computer determines the permission to operate based on authenticating the operator. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the server computer determines the permission to operate based on a geographic location of the vehicle. ### Claim 7 A system, comprising a processor; and a memory, the memory including instructions to be executed by the processor to: receive authentication of an operator of a hand-held service controller configured to control a vehicle instead of physical controls in the vehicle, whereby the vehicle is controllable without the physical controls for steering, braking, and acceleration, from a server computer; identify the vehicle for control by the hand-held service controller, whereby the hand-held service controller is configured to control operation of one or more of vehicle powertrain, vehicle steering or vehicle braking by scanning a physical code with the hand-held service controller; pair the hand-held service controller with the vehicle; receive permission to operate the vehicle at the hand-held service controller from a server computer based on comparing a first vehicle identity based on scanning the physical code with a second vehicle identity based on pairing the hand-held service controller with the vehicle; and operate the vehicle by a command from the hand-held service controller. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The system of claim 7, wherein scanning the physical code further comprises scanning of one or more of a bar code, a license plate or a VIN number. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The system of claim 7, wherein pairing the hand-held service controller further comprises communicating with the vehicle via a near-field wireless network. ### Claim 10 (depends on 7) The system of claim 7, wherein authenticating the operator further comprises uploading one or more of biometric data, an electronic key or a password to the server computer. ### Claim 11 (depends on 7) The system of claim 7, wherein the server computer further includes instructions to determine the permission to operate based on authenticating the operator. ### Claim 12 (depends on 7) The system of claim 7, wherein the server computer further includes instructions to determine the permission to operate based on a geographic location of the vehicle. ### Claim 13 A system, comprising: means for controlling vehicle steering, braking and powertrain; and means for: receiving authentication of an operator of a hand-held service controller configured to control a vehicle instead of physical controls in the vehicle, whereby the vehicle is controllable without the physical controls for steering, braking, and acceleration, from a server computer; identifying the vehicle for control by the hand-held service controller, whereby the hand-held service controller is configured to control operation of one or more of vehicle powertrain, vehicle steering or vehicle braking by scanning a physical code with the hand-held service controller; pairing the hand-held service controller with the vehicle; receiving permission to operate the vehicle at the hand-held service controller from a server computer based on comparing a first vehicle identity based on scanning the physical code with a second vehicle identity based on pairing the hand-held service controller with the vehicle; and operating the vehicle with the hand-held service controller and the means for controlling vehicle steering, braking and powertrain. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The system of claim 13, wherein means for identifying a vehicle by scanning the physical code includes scanning one or more of a bar code, a license plate or a VIN number with the hand-held service controller. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the permission is encrypted. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the permission is transmitted to the vehicle. ### Claim 17 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the permission is denied when the operator is operating more than one vehicle. ### Claim 18 (depends on 7) The system of claim 7, wherein the permission is encrypted. ### Claim 19 (depends on 7) The system of claim 7, wherein the permission is transmitted to the vehicle. ### Claim 20 (depends on 7) The system of claim 7, wherein the permission is denied when the operator is operating more than one vehicle.