Method and apparatus for in-vehicle device authentication and secure data delivery in a distributed vehicle network
OwnerSewim F. Ablay, Ronald G. Akers +4inventors
InventorsSewim F. Ablay, Ronald G. Akers, Ezzat A. Dabbish, Mark A. Gannon, Donald J. Remboski, Bryan Thale
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Abstract
A telematics communication system (100) includes an infrastructure (140) and a vehicle (102), the vehicle including at least one in-vehicle system (104, 118) and a wireless gateway (120) in communication with an authenticated vehicle gateway (108). The authenticated vehicle gateway authenticates the wireless gateway and the at least one in-vehicle system and processes service requests and authenticated service grants for the authenticated wireless gateway and the authenticated in-vehicle system.
Claims44
A method for authentication of an entity in a motive vehicle by a trusted gateway residing in the vehicle, wherein the entity is either one of a gateway or a vehicle system, the method comprising steps of:
- receiving a request for service for the entity;
- determining whether the entity is an authenticated entity;
- and
- when the entity is not an authenticated entity, authenticating the entity to produce an authenticated entity.
An apparatus for authenticating an entity in a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:
- a first, trusted entity residing in the vehicle that receives a service request from a second entity residing in the vehicle, determines whether the second entity is an authenticated entity in response to the request, and when the second entity is not an authenticated entity, authenticates the second entity to produce an authenticated entity.
In a vehicle in wireless communication with an infrastructure, an apparatus comprising:
- a first, trusted entity residing in the vehicle;
- a second entity residing in the vehicle and in communication with the trusted entity;
- and
- wherein the trusted entity receives a service request, determines whether the second entity is an authenticated entity in response to the service request, and, when the second entity is not an authenticated entity, authenticates the second entity to produce an authenticated entity.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.