Secure telematics

A method for controlling use of proprietary resources associated with a vehicle, comprising:

• providing resources including proprietary resources associated with a vehicle including a plurality of the following:
• a first bus, a first interface, a first display, a first vehicle device, a first subsystem, a first application, and a second application;
• establishing a plurality of relationships involving at least three entities, wherein first and second entities of said at least three entities has proprietary rights in at least first and second proprietary resources, respectively, and each of said three entities accepts a plurality of conditions related to use of said at least first proprietary resource;
• and
• performing at least a first function after said establishing while making use of at least said first and second proprietary resources, wherein:
• said providing includes providing a security controller in communication with at least some of said plurality of resources and being used in controlling at least one of the following:
• monitoring stored information related to vehicle warranty and quality assurance;
• arbitrating priority;
• granting access to diagnostic information and vehicle configuration information;
• granting access to vehicle information, driver information and vehicle control to authorized service providers;
• granting access to vehicle information, driver information and vehicle control to an authorized user of the vehicle;
• granting access to enable or change control of vehicle devices;
• granting access to one or more features of said first subsystem when made available for communication in the vehicle;
• granting access to services authorized for a user;
• granting access to authorized credit and debit entities to using an assertion repository;
• granting access to vehicle positioning data;
• granting access to vehicle data related to border crossing and weight inspection;
• granting access to vehicle data related to a smog test;
• and granting access to an assertion repository related to public or private transportation, toll and parking payments.

A method for controlling use of proprietary resources associated with a vehicle, comprising:

• providing resources including proprietary resources associated with a vehicle including a plurality of the following:
• a first bus, a first interface, a first display, a first vehicle device, a first subsystem, a first application, and a second application;
• establishing a plurality of relationships involving at least three entities, wherein first and second entities of said at least three entities has proprietary rights in at least first and second proprietary resources, respectively, and each of said three entities accepts a plurality of conditions related to use of said at least first proprietary resource;
• and
• performing at least a first function after said establishing while making use of at least said first and second proprietary resources, wherein at least one condition of said plurality of conditions is different for at least one of said three entities.

A method for controlling use of proprietary resources associated with a vehicle, comprising:

• providing resources including proprietary resources associated with a vehicle including a plurality of the following:
• a first bus, a first interface, a first display, a first vehicle device, a first subsystem, a first application, and a second application;
• establishing a plurality of relationships involving at least three entities, wherein first and second entities of said at least three entities has proprietary rights in at least first and second proprietary resources, respectively, and each of said three entities accepts a plurality of conditions related to use of said at least first proprietary resource;
• and
• performing at least a first function after said establishing while making use of at least said first and second proprietary resources, wherein said establishing includes describing said plurality of conditions that said three entities accept including at least some of:
• compensation for using at least said first proprietary resource, time within which said at least first proprietary resource can be used, an identity of said at least first proprietary resource, use to which said first proprietary resource can be made and at least one remedy that is available when one or more of said conditions is not met.

A method for controlling use of proprietary resources associated with a vehicle, comprising:

• providing resources including proprietary resources associated with a vehicle including a plurality of the following:
• a first bus, a first interface, a first display, a first vehicle device, a first subsystem, a first application, and a second application;
• establishing a plurality of relationships involving at least three entities, wherein first and second entities of said at least three entities has proprietary rights in at least first and second proprietary resources, respectively, and each of said three entities accepts a plurality of conditions related to use of said at least first proprietary resource;
• and
• performing at least a first function after said establishing while making use of at least said first and second proprietary resources, wherein said establishing includes certifying at least one of said first application and said first subsystem for use in the vehicle using a first certificate.

A method for controlling use of proprietary resources associated with a vehicle, comprising:

• providing resources including proprietary resources associated with a vehicle including a plurality of the following:
• a first bus, a first interface, a first display, a first vehicle device, a first subsystem, a first application, and a second application;
• establishing a plurality of relationships involving at least three entities, wherein first and second entities of said at least three entities has proprietary rights in at least first and second proprietary resources, respectively, and each of said three entities accepts a plurality of conditions related to use of said at least first proprietary resource;
• and
• performing at least a first function after said establishing while making use of at least said first and second proprietary resources, wherein said establishing includes establishing a federation in which at least some of said entities have predetermined credentials to enable access and use of at least one of the said resources and in which said resources further include an assertion repository.

A system for controlling use of proprietary resources in a vehicle, comprising:

• resources including proprietary resources for use in the vehicle including a plurality of the following:
• a first bus, a first vehicle device, a first subsystem, a first display, a first application, a second application and a first interface;
• and
• a security controller communicating with at least a first of said proprietary resources wherein said security controller controls use of at least said first proprietary resource utilizing certificate information that includes stored certificate information accessible by said security controller that relates to approval of use of said at least first proprietary resource by a first certificate holder of a first certificate, wherein said approval involves at least a first entity having proprietary rights associated with said at least first proprietary resource.

A method for securely controlling access and use related to a target provider involving a vehicle having a security controller, comprising:

• providing a security system that includes a security controller in a vehicle;
• requesting a target provider;
• obtaining first information using said security controller related to authorizing use of said target provider by a requesting application;
• and
• determining use related to said target provider based on said first information.