Systems and methods for reducing latency in vehicle access requests
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsAli Hassani, Hamid M. Golgiri, Ryan Joseph Gorski, Daniel M. King
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Abstract
Systems and methods for reducing latency in vehicle access requests are provided herein. An example method includes receiving a first vehicle access request from a user, determining a pre-authenticated status for the user based on authenticating the user in response to the first vehicle access request, determining a pre-authorized status for the user based on the determination of the pre-authenticated status, receiving a second first vehicle access request from the user, and granting access to the vehicle when the user has the pre-authenticated status. Access to the vehicle can be conditioned upon the pre-authorized status of the user.
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A system, comprising:
- an access point of a vehicle that is configured to receive a request from a user to unlock a vehicle door;
- an authorization management module that is configured to:
- receive the request from the access point of the vehicle;
- manage a pre-authorization status for the user as authenticated by the vehicle, the pre-authorization status being predicated a pre-authenticated status of the user;
- verify user permissions related to the access point;
- and
- output an authorization acknowledgement that confirms requests for which the user has been pre-authorized, the authorization acknowledgement being transmitted to the access point;
- and
- an authentication management module that is configured to manage the pre-authenticated status for the user, the pre-authenticated status being predicated on an initial authentication of the user, wherein the authentication management module also receives the authorization acknowledgement from the authorization management module.
A device, comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a memory for storing instructions, the processor executing the instructions to:
- receive a vehicle access request from a user via an access point of a vehicle;
- determine that the user has a pre-authenticated status and a pre-authorized status, wherein the user has the pre-authenticated status when the user has been previously initially authenticated and the pre-authenticated status has been granted, further wherein the pre-authorized status is determined prior to receiving the vehicle access request;
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- grant access to the vehicle when the user has a pre-authenticated status and pre-authorized status.
A method, comprising:
- receiving a first vehicle access request from a user;
- determining a pre-authenticated status for the user based on authenticating the user in response to the first vehicle access request;
- determining a pre-authorized status for the user based on the determination of the pre-authenticated status;
- receiving a second vehicle access request from the user;
- and
- granting access to the vehicle when the user has the pre-authenticated status in response to the second vehicle access request, wherein access to the vehicle is conditioned upon the pre-authorized status of the user.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.