# US 12,759,484 B2 · Component control method for device and related apparatus > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,759,484 B2 - Document ID: US12759484B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 18/982,302 - Filed: 2024-12-16 - Published: 2025-04-10 - Granted: 2026-10-13 - Earliest claimed: 2022-06-17 - Assignees: Yinwang Intelligent Technologies Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Yinwang Intelligent Technologies Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Peng Ding - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12759484B2 ## CPC - 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 16/033: characterised by the use of electrical cells or batteries (for propulsion puposes B60K1/04; supplying batteries to, or removing batteries from, vehicles B60S5/06; testing of charge state G01R31/36) - B60R 25/01: operating on vehicle systems or fittings, e.g. on doors, seats or windscreens - E05B 77/44: Burglar prevention, e.g. protecting against opening by unauthorised tools (E05B77/28 takes precedence) - B60R: VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - E05B: LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS ## Abstract A component control method includes a first controller that sends a control instruction to a component when authentication performed by a second controller on the first controller has succeeded and an authentication result is trusted, and the component responds to the control instruction. Authentication on the component may be transferred to the first controller, and the first controller may control one or more components by using the control instruction. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A component control method for a device, the component control method comprising: obtaining a control instruction from a first controller, when authentication performed by a second controller on the first controller succeeds and when trusting an authentication result of the authentication; obtaining the authentication result, wherein the authentication result comprises an authentication success or an authentication failure, wherein obtaining the authentication result comprises receiving an authentication success notification from the second controller when the authentication result is the authentication success, and wherein the authentication success notification notifies the device that the authentication performed by the second controller on the first controller has succeeded; and responding to the control instruction when the authentication result is the authentication success. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The component control method of claim 1, wherein receiving the authentication success notification comprises receiving the authentication success notification from a broadcast. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The component control method of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises sending a response message to the second controller, and wherein the response message indicates that the authentication success notification is received. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The component control method of claim 1, wherein the device is a vehicle, and wherein the first controller comprises a vehicle domain controller (VDC) and/or a vehicle control unit (VCU), wherein the second controller comprises at least one of a vehicle integrated unit (VIU), a wireless communication control module, or a body control module (BCM), and wherein the component comprises a motor and/or a battery management system (BMS). ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The component control method of claim 4, wherein the component comprises the motor, wherein the control instruction carries a torque request, and wherein responding to the control instruction comprises performing a torque response and a power output response. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The component control method of claim 4, wherein the component comprises the BMS, wherein the control instruction instructs the BMS to output from a power source, and wherein responding to the control instruction comprises outputting power. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The component control method of claim 1, wherein the device is a vehicle, wherein the first controller comprises a wireless communication control module, wherein the second controller comprises a vehicle integrated unit (VIU) and/or a body control module (BCM), and wherein the component comprises a door controller and/or a window controller. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The component control method of claim 7, wherein the component comprises the door controller, the control instruction instructs the door controller to unlock a door, and responding to the control instruction comprises unlocking the door, or wherein the component comprises the window controller, the control instruction instructs the window controller to unlock a window, and responding to the control instruction comprises unlocking the window. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The component control method of claim 1, further comprising determining that the authentication result is the authentication failure when a key configured to unlock the device is outside a preset range, or when detecting a predefined abnormal event. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The component control method of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises sending, by the second controller to the first controller, an authentication trustworthiness notification based on receiving a response message from the component, and wherein the authentication trustworthiness notification indicates that the authentication result is trusted. ### Claim 11 A component control apparatus comprising: a memory configured to store a computer program; and at least one processor coupled to the memory, and configured to execute the computer program to cause the component control apparatus to: obtain a control instruction from a first controller, when authentication performed by a second controller on the first controller succeeds and when trusting an authentication result of the authentication; obtain the authentication result, wherein the authentication result comprises an authentication success or an authentication failure; receive an authentication success notification from the second controller when the authentication result is the authentication success, wherein the authentication success notification notifies a device that the authentication performed by the second controller on the first controller has succeeded; recognize the authentication failure when determining that a key configured to unlock the device is not located within a preset range, or when detecting a predefined abnormal event; and respond to the control instruction when the authentication result is the authentication success. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The component control apparatus of claim 11, wherein the device is a vehicle, and wherein the first controller comprises a vehicle domain controller (VDC) and/or a vehicle control unit (VCU), wherein the second controller comprises at least one of a vehicle integrated unit (VIU), a wireless communication control module, or a body control module (BCM), and wherein the component comprises a motor and/or a battery management system (BMS). ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The component control apparatus of claim 11, wherein the device is a vehicle, wherein the first controller comprises a wireless communication control module, wherein the second controller comprises a vehicle integrated unit (VIU) and/or a body control module (BCM), and wherein the component comprises a door controller and/or a window controller. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) The component control apparatus of claim 11, wherein the device is a vehicle, wherein the first controller comprises a vehicle domain controller (VDC) and/or a vehicle control unit (VCU), wherein the second controller comprises at least one of a vehicle integrated unit (VIU), a wireless communication control module, or a body control module (BCM), and wherein the component comprises a motor and/or a battery management system (BMS). ### Claim 15 (depends on 11) The component control apparatus of claim 11, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the computer program to further cause the component control apparatus to send a response message to the second controller, and wherein the response message indicates that the authentication success notification is received. ### Claim 16 (depends on 11) The component control apparatus of claim 11, wherein receiving the authentication success notification comprises receiving the authentication success notification from a broadcast. ### Claim 17 A computer program product comprising instructions stored on a non-transitory medium and that, when executed by at least one processor, cause a component control to: obtain a control instruction from a first controller, when authentication performed by a second controller on the first controller succeeds and when trusting an authentication result of the authentication; obtain the authentication result, wherein the authentication result comprises an authentication success or an authentication failure; receive an authentication success notification from the second controller when the authentication result is the authentication success, wherein the authentication success notification notifies a device that the authentication performed by the second controller on the first controller has succeeded, wherein the device is a vehicle, and wherein the first controller comprises a vehicle domain controller (VDC) and/or a vehicle control unit (VCU), and wherein the second controller comprises at least one of a vehicle integrated unit (VIU), a wireless communication control module, or a body control module (BCM), and wherein the vehicle comprises a motor and/or a battery management system (BMS); and respond to the control instruction when the authentication result is the authentication success. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The computer program product of claim 17, wherein the device is a vehicle, wherein the first controller comprises a wireless communication control module, wherein the second controller comprises a vehicle integrated unit (VIU) and/or a body control module (BCM), and wherein the vehicle comprises a door controller and/or a window controller. ### Claim 19 (depends on 17) The computer program product of claim 17, wherein the instructions are further configured to, when executed by the at least one processor, further cause the component control to recognize the authentication failure when a key configured to unlock the device is not located within a preset range, or when detecting a predefined abnormal event. ### Claim 20 (depends on 17) The computer program product of claim 17, wherein the instructions are further configured to, when executed by the at least one processor, further cause the component control to send a response message to the second controller, and wherein the response message indicates that the authentication success notification is received. ### Claim 21 (depends on 17) The computer program product of claim 17, wherein the motor performs a torque response and a power output in response to a torque request in the control instruction. ### Claim 22 (depends on 17) The computer program product of claim 17, wherein the instructions are further configured to, when executed by the at least one processor, further cause the component control to receive an authentication trustworthiness notification from the second controller, and wherein the authentication trustworthiness notification indicates that the authentication result is trusted based on the second controller receiving a response message from the component.