Secure Wireless Networks For Vehicles

A method for a secure connection to a wireless network of a vehicle, the method comprising:

• broadcasting a wireless network having a SSID from a CVD connected to an on-board computer of a vehicle, wherein the SSID of the wireless network is not published;
• searching at a mobile device for a vehicle having a CVD broadcasting the wireless network with the unpublished SSID;
• connecting the mobile device with the CVD;
• wherein the vehicle comprises the on-board computer with a memory having a vehicle identification number (VIN), a connector plug, and an motorized engine;
• wherein the CVD comprises a processor, a WiFi radio, a BLUETOOTH radio, a memory, and a connector for mating with the connector plug of the vehicle;
• and
• wherein the mobile device comprises a graphical user interface, a processor, a WiFi radio, a BLUETOOTH radio, and a cellular network interface.

A method for finding a specific vehicle in a vehicle depot, the method comprising:

• broadcasting a wireless network having a SSID from a CVD connected to an on-board computer of a vehicle in the vehicle depot, wherein the SSID of the wireless network is not published and the wireless network is only viewable to a previously paired mobile device, wherein the vehicle depot comprises a plurality of vehicles;
• searching at a mobile device for a vehicle having a CVD broadcasting the wireless network with the unpublished SSID, the mobile device previously paired to the CVD;
• and
• connecting the mobile device with the CVD, which allows a driver to find a specific vehicle.