US 2023/0422033 A1Published application

Multi-factor authentication and access control in a vehicular environment

AssigneeGoogle Inc.

InventorsHaris Ramic, Victor Chan, Vikas Gupta, Lingjun Li

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Abstract

The systems and methods described herein can include a digital assistant application that receives sensor signals from sensors installed in a vehicle and determines an entry event into the vehicle. The digital assistant application can receive, responsive to the entry event into the vehicle, a plurality authentication input signals from a plurality of sensors associated with the vehicle. The digital assistant application can determine a plurality of authentication states based on the plurality of authentication input signals and a plurality of authentication credentials. The digital assistant application can identify an access permission level of a plurality of access permission levels based at least in part on the plurality of identifies authentication states. The digital assistant application can identify, responsive to the access permission level, a subset of a set of functionalities available via the vehicle, and provide vehicular access to the subset of functionalities.

Claims18

Dependent claims

A method implemented by one or more processors, comprising:

receiving a first authentication input signal, the first authentication input signal including first sensor data obtained by one or more first sensors associated with a vehicle or a mobile device of a user;
determining a first authentication state based on processing the first sensor data obtained by one or more of the first sensors associated with the vehicle or the mobile device of the user, wherein determining the first authentication state comprises performing one of:
a key fob authentication, a mobile device authentication, a speaker recognition authentication, or a face recognition authentication;
receiving a second authentication input signal, the second authentication input signal including second sensor data obtained by one or more second sensors associated with the vehicle or the mobile device of the user;
determining a second authentication state based on processing the second sensor data obtained by one or more of the second sensors associated with the vehicle or the mobile device of the user, wherein determining the second authentication state comprises performing another one of:
the key fob authentication, the mobile device authentication, the speaker recognition authentication, or the face recognition authentication;
determining, based on the first authentication state and the second authentication state, and from among a plurality of disparate user categories, a user category of the user;
in response to determining that the user category of the user category corresponds to a first user category:
identifying a first set of vehicle functionalities available via the vehicle;
and
providing vehicular access to the first set of vehicle functionalities for the user;
and
in response to determining that the user category of the user category corresponds to a second user category:
identifying a second set of vehicle functionalities available via the vehicle, wherein the second set of the vehicle functionalities includes at least one distinct functionality that is distinct from the first set of vehicle functionalities;
and
providing vehicular access to the second set of vehicle functionalities for the user.

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A system comprising:

at least one processor;
and
at least one memory storing instructions that, when executed, cause the at least one processor to be operable to:
receive a first authentication input signal, the first authentication input signal including first sensor data obtained by one or more first sensors associated with a vehicle or a mobile device of a user;
determine a first authentication state based on processing the first sensor data obtained by one or more of the first sensors associated with the vehicle or the mobile device of the user, wherein the instructions to determine the first authentication state comprise instructions to perform one of:
a key fob authentication, a mobile device authentication, a speaker recognition authentication, or a face recognition authentication;
receive a second authentication input signal, the second authentication input signal including second sensor data obtained by one or more second sensors associated with the vehicle or the mobile device of the user;
determine a second authentication state based on processing the second sensor data obtained by one or more of the second sensors associated with the vehicle or the mobile device of the user, wherein the instructions to determine the second authentication state comprise instructions to perform another one of:
the key fob authentication, the mobile device authentication, the speaker recognition authentication, or the face recognition authentication;
determine, based on the first authentication state and the second authentication state, and from among a plurality of disparate user categories, a user category of the user;
in response to determining that the user category of the user category corresponds to a first user category:
identify a first set of vehicle functionalities available via the vehicle;
and
provide vehicular access to the first set of vehicle functionalities for the user;
and
in response to determining that the user category of the user category corresponds to a second user category:
identify a second set of vehicle functionalities available via the vehicle, wherein the second set of the vehicle functionalities includes at least one distinct functionality that is distinct from the first set of vehicle functionalities;
and
provide vehicular access to the second set of vehicle functionalities for the user.

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A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed, cause at least one processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:

receiving a first authentication input signal, the first authentication input signal including first sensor data obtained by one or more first sensors associated with a vehicle or a mobile device of a user;
determining a first authentication state based on processing the first sensor data obtained by one or more of the first sensors associated with the vehicle or the mobile device of the user, wherein determining the first authentication state comprises performing one of:
a key fob authentication, a mobile device authentication, a speaker recognition authentication, or a face recognition authentication;
receiving a second authentication input signal, the second authentication input signal including second sensor data obtained by one or more second sensors associated with the vehicle or the mobile device of the user;
determining a second authentication state based on processing the second sensor data obtained by one or more of the second sensors associated with the vehicle or the mobile device of the user, wherein determining the second authentication state comprises performing another one of:
the key fob authentication, the mobile device authentication, the speaker recognition authentication, or the face recognition authentication;
determining, based on the first authentication state and the second authentication state, and from among a plurality of disparate user categories, a user category of the user;
in response to determining that the user category of the user category corresponds to a first user category:
identifying a first set of vehicle functionalities available via the vehicle;
and
providing vehicular access to the first set of vehicle functionalities for the user;
and
in response to determining that the user category of the user category corresponds to a second user category:
identifying a second set of vehicle functionalities available via the vehicle, wherein the second set of the vehicle functionalities includes at least one distinct functionality that is distinct from the first set of vehicle functionalities;
and
providing vehicular access to the second set of vehicle functionalities for the user.

13 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 18/367,868Filed 13 Sep 2023
Priority: 5 Nov 2019
Published: 28 Dec 2023
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification17 codes

H04W 12/06
Security arrangements; Authentication; Protecting privacy or anonymity: authentication
H04L 63/0853
For authentication of entities: using an additional device, e.g. smartcard, SIM or a different communication terminal
H04L 63/0861
For authentication of entities: using biometrical features, e.g. fingerprint, retina-scan
H04L 63/0876
For authentication of entities: based on the identity of the terminal or configuration, e.g. MAC address, hardware or software configuration or…

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