Remote Function Fob for Enabling Communication Between a Vehicle and a Device and Method for Same
AssigneeLear Corporation
InventorsJose Gabriel Fernandez Banares, Riad Ghabra
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Abstract
A remote function fob associated with a vehicle is disclosed, the fob for enabling secure communication between the vehicle and a device. The fob may include a transceiver configured for communication with the device. The fob may further include a controller which may be configured to enable secure communication with the device via the transceiver. The controller may be further configured for operation with a code generated using a security protocol, the code to be used in secure communication between the device and the vehicle, the code for transmission to the device via the transceiver.
Claims20
A remote function fob associated with a vehicle for enabling secure communication between the vehicle and a device, the fob comprising:
- a transceiver configured for communication with the device;
- and
- a controller configured to enable secure communication with the device via the transceiver;
- wherein the controller is further configured for operation with a code generated using a security protocol, the code to be used in secure communication between the device and the vehicle, the code for transmission to the device via the transceiver.
A method for enabling secure communication between a vehicle and a device using a remote function fob associated with the vehicle, the method comprising:
- receiving at the fob a secure communication from the device, the communication from the device comprising a request for a code to be used in secure communication between the device and the vehicle;
- generating a code using a security protocol, the code to be used in secure communication between the device and the vehicle;
- and
- transmitting a secure communication from the fob to the device, the communication from the fob comprising the code to be used in secure communication between the device and the vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.