664 results about "Smart key" patented technology

A transponder-reader payment system includes a fob including a transponder, and a RFID reader for interrogating the transponder. The system may further include a personalization system for populating onto the fob and RFID reader identifying information and security and authentication keys which may be used during mutual authentication of the fob and the reader and for completing a transaction. In exemplary operation, the fob and RFID reader may be personalized, the fob may be presented to the RFID reader for interrogation, the fob and reader may engage in mutual authentication, and fob identifying information may be provided to the reader for transaction completion. In another exemplary embodiment, operation of the transponder-reader payment system may be controlled by an activation circuit. Further, the fob may be responsive to multiple interrogation signals.

A main control portion of a vehicle has an LF transmission antenna for transmitting a search signal. The LF transmission antenna has five antennas respectively provided on door knobs of the vehicle. A smart key receives the search signals transmitted from respective antennas constituting the LF transmission antenna, and then measures a filed strength of the received search signal. The smart key transmits field strength information representing the measured field strength to the main control portion. The main control portion calculates relative position information of the vehicle to the smart key, based on the field strength information. On the basis of the relative position information, the main control portion controls the door of the vehicle to be locked or unlocked.

A public key infrastructure (PKI)-based Bluetooth smart-key system and operating method thereof. The system includes a locking device and a mobile communication terminal. The locking device enables Bluetooth communication and enables PKI-based data transmission. The mobile communication terminal embedded with a Bluetooth module performs a remote unlocking or keyless entry function through Bluetooth communication with the locking device.

A method of operating an entertainment system having a user interface including a plurality of menus may include computer-implemented steps. Steps may include receiving a menu selection via the user interface. The menu selection may be associated with a menu. The menu may be displayed on the user interface in response to receiving the menu selection. The menu selection may be stored for subsequent retrieval. A key (or button) may be associated with the stored menu selection such that activating the key causes the menu associated with the stored menu selection to be retrieved and displayed on the user interface.

A method for remotely controlling vehicle parking including recognizing a smart key in a first region by a vehicle, upon recognizing the smart key, activating a distance sensor of a camera and a parking assistance system (PAS) by the vehicle, recognizing a driver having the smart key through the activated camera, setting a position of the driver as a reference point by the vehicle, and calculating a detected distance of the driver and the vehicle through the PAS, and after the setting of the reference point and the calculating of the detected distance, moving forward or backward based on the detected distance or turning left or right based on a change in a position of the driver in right and left directions with respect to the reference point while receiving a parking signal from the smart key.

A remote parking control system capable of displaying an operating state of a vehicle received from a vehicle controller to a smart device when a second authentication is completed through a pairing of the smart device in which a first authentication is completed through a pairing of the smart device and a smart key, and the vehicle controller, and a control method thereof are provided.

The invention discloses a car keyless entry system based on a smart phone. The car keyless entry system comprises at least one smart phone, a vehicle-mounted device and a mobile communication server, wherein the smart phone comprises a mobile phone storage module, a mobile phone processing module, a mobile phone location module, a mobile phone honeycomb mobile communication module and a mobile phone bluetooth module; the vehicle-mounted device is connected with an ignition system of a car, is used for controlling a door lock central control system of the car, and comprises a vehicle-mounted processing module, a vehicle-mounted location module, a vehicle-mounted honeycomb communication module and a vehicle-mounted Bluetooth module; the mobile communication server is in communication connection with the mobile phone honeycomb mobile communication module. By implementing the car keyless entry system, a purpose that a car door can be unlocked and locked by controlling the smart phone without taking out an intelligent car key and installing a vehicle-mounted key on the car door, so that the car keyless entry system is convenient to use and install; moreover, when the existing vehicle-mounted antitheft system is replaced and upgraded, the cost is low; meanwhile, the car keyless entry system has characteristic of high safety.

Systems and methods are disclosed for maintaining security and data gathering for a number of vehicles. The systems include a vehicle activity module for each of the vehicles. The vehicle activity module has a wireless transmitter, a storage device, at least one sensor for receiving event information from identification devices, such as RFID cards, keypads, magnetic ID cards, and the like, a releasable key container, and a processor for accessing and analyzing information. The VAMs are wirelessly connected to a computer system. The VAMs control access to the keys, monitor information relating to access, and store and transmit information relating to sales events, non-sales events, and intrusion events. The VAMs are capable of autonomous operation, without the need to access the computer system to verify event information. The VAMs further include signal attenuating mechanisms to facilitate use of “smart keys.”

The invention discloses a watch with a function of a vehicular intelligent key. The watch comprises a watch shell body, an index dial, a movement and a vehicular controller. The vehicular controller is contained in the watch shell body and comprises a frame, a printed circuit board (PCB), a battery containing part, a button cell battery and a base cover, wherein the frame is roughly annular, and a coiling groove which is internally provided with antennae in a coiled mode is formed in the outer circumferential side of the frame; the PCB is arranged in one side, facing to the movement, of the frame in a clamped mode; the battery containing part is formed on the other side, away from the movement, of the frame, and is used for containing the button cell battery; and the base cover is connected with the watch shell body to seal the watch shell body. According to the watch with the function of the vehicular intelligent key, the vehicular controller is arranged in the watch, so that an identity recognition circuit of a car owner can be integrated into a quartz watch which is carried with the car owner. Therefore, the functions of identity recognition of the car owner and car burglary prevention can be achieved, in addition, the thickness of the watch cannot greatly increased, appearance is good, and carrying is convenient.

A first data processing system, which includes a first cryptographic device, is communicatively coupled with a second data processing system, which includes a second cryptographic device. The cryptographic devices then mutually authenticate themselves. The first cryptographic device stores a private key of a first asymmetric cryptographic key pair and a public key of a second asymmetric cryptographic key pair that is associated with the second data processing system. The second cryptographic device stores a private key of the second asymmetric cryptographic key pair and a public key of the first asymmetric cryptographic key pair that is associated with the first data processing system. In response to successfully performing the mutual authentication operation between the two cryptographic systems, the first data processing system is enabled to invoke sensitive cryptographic functions on the first cryptographic device while the first data processing system remains communicatively coupled with the second data processing system.

The invention belongs to a touch lock device for a door of a car and particularly to the device which can achieve unlocking and locking of a door of the car by touching of a button point on a handle decoration cover. The device comprises a handle decoration cover, a touch chip module, a switching control module and an intelligent key system, wherein the touch chip module senses capacitance fluctuation caused by the touching of the touch button point of the handle decoration cover and transmits an alternating electrical signal to the switching control module, the switching control module is connected with a key free entering sensing module, when signals of the touch chip is input, the switching control module is put through and output a control signal to the key free entering sensing module, the key free entering sensing module determines that a driver with the intelligent key enters a sensing area and outputs the control signal to a locking/unlocking driving unit to achieve a locking/unlocking action of the door of the car, or the switching control module outputs the control signal directly to the locking/unlocking driving unit to achieve the locking/unlocking action of the door of the car. The device has the advantages of being accurate in sensitivity, high in safety performance, attractive in appearance, practical and the like.

The invention discloses a vehicle intelligent lock, an intelligent key and a starting method. The vehicle intelligent lock comprises a vehicle-mounted part and an intelligent key, wherein the vehicle-mounted part also comprises a coil powered by a power supply; and the intelligent key also comprises a low-frequency induction module, and the low-frequency induction module can produce induced current when being positioned in the induction range of the coil, so that the current can be supplied to a controller and a radio-frequency module to transmit radio-frequency signals. By adding the coil powered by a power supply into the vehicle-mounted part of the vehicle intelligent lock and adding the low-frequency induction module which can supply the produced induction current to the controller and the radio-frequency module when being positioned in the induction range of the coil to the intelligent key part of the vehicle intelligent lock, the invention realizes that the intelligent key part can realize the power supply to the radio-frequency module by means of induction current so as to transmit radio-frequency signals and verify the vehicle-mounted part without using the power supplied by the original power supply.

A data processing system accepts a removable hardware device, which becomes electrically engaged with a system unit within the data processing system, after which the removable hardware device and the hardware security unit mutually authenticate themselves. The removable hardware device stores a private key of a first asymmetric cryptographic key pair and a public key of a second asymmetric cryptographic key pair that is associated with the hardware security unit, and the hardware security unit stores a private key of the second asymmetric cryptographic key pair and a public key of the first asymmetric cryptographic key pair that is associated with the removable hardware device. In response to successfully performing the mutual authentication operation between the removable hardware device and the hardware security unit, the system unit is enabled to invoke cryptographic functions on the hardware security unit while the removable hardware device remains electrically engaged with the system unit.

The invention discloses an intelligent lock and a corresponding intelligent key. The intelligent key transfers energy by use of a transmitting coil; the intelligent lock does not need a power supply inside, and receives the energy transferred by the intelligent key through a receiving coil to supply power to an unlocking control mechanism in a lock body; without contact of a contact electrode, the potential safety hazard caused by bad environment is avoided; the invention also provides a bidirectional interaction control method between the intelligent lock and the intelligent key, wherein the method can realize bidirectional verification between the intelligent lock and the intelligent key; a user can set the authority according to the practical need, thus the management is more convenient; and moreover, if the key is lost or illegally copied or a specific key needs to be canceled, the lockset is subjected to blacklist operation by use of an authorization device to record the specific key into the blacklist of the lockset, and then the specific key can not be used, thereby realizing higher safety. The invention is applicable to various users, particularly to users in charge of a great quantity of lockset.

A person-to-person vehicle reservation system for providing distributed access control for a plurality of owner-shared vehicles is disclosed. The system uses access codes managed by an electronic system and for electronically providing access to the plurality of vehicles via smart keys. The system comprises a vehicle database for storing a mapping of vehicles to vehicle access codes; a reservation database for storing a mapping of vehicles to availability information for the vehicles; a reservation request module for receiving reservation requests over a network and for assigning vehicle reservations; and an administrative user module for receiving availability information from administrative users having administrative access to at least one vehicle. The reservation request module is operable to securely transmit a vehicle access code to an electronically-programmable smart key, which provides access to a lockbox holding an ignition key of a vehicle assigned by the reservation request module.

The present invention provides a smart key system using Low Frequency (LF) antennas of a Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS), in which a Central Processing Unit (CPU) installed inside a vehicle control locking modules of respective doors to be opened or locked in response to an open/close signal from a smart key configured to transmit/receive a wireless signal unique to the vehicle. A plurality of antennas are installed on the vehicle for receiving a low frequency control signal transmitted from the smart key. One or more of the antennas are the LF antennas used for the TPMS of the vehicle.

The invention discloses an automobile intelligent key system based on a mobile phone storage extension card. The automobile intelligent key system comprises an intelligent key system controller (1), a vehicle-mounted Bluetooth module (2), an intelligent mobile phone (3), an electronic steering lock (4), an engine control unit (5), a door handle switch (6), a starting switch (7), a door lock motor (8) and a power supply relay module (9). The automobile intelligent key system is characterized in that a user takes a mobile phone intelligent key inserted into the storage extension card implanted with a secret key, and enters an automobile after the mobile phone intelligent key is communicated with and performs two-way encryption authentication with the automobile intelligent system through the Bluetooth module (2) and an application program on an intelligent mobile phone (1), so that the user can start or safely operate the automobile. The automobile intelligent key system can be applied after the storage extension card implanted with the secret key is inserted into the mobile phone, and the user can utilize the automobile without carrying a RFID intelligent key, so that the convenience of using the automobile can be improved, the secret key information can be effectively prevented from being stolen and copied, and the anti-theft safety of the mobile phone intelligent key can be improved.

The invention provides an authorization method and system of a virtual key and a server. The method comprises the steps that the server receives an authorization confirmation instruction sent by a first mobile terminal, wherein the authorization confirmation instruction is generated after the first mobile terminal receives an authorization request sent by a second mobile terminal of a guarantee; the authorization confirmation instruction is verified, and an authorization code is generated after verification; the authorization code is sent to the second mobile terminal through the first mobile terminal; a virtual key acquisition request sent by the second mobile terminal is received, wherein the virtual key acquisition request is generated according to the authorization code; and the identity of the second mobile terminal and the authorization code are verified, the virtual key is generated after verification, the virtual key is sent to the second mobile terminal, and the second mobile terminal accesses a target vehicle through the virtual key. According to the authorization method, the safety of the authentication and authorization processes of an intelligent key can be improved, the operation is convenient, and the user experience is greatly improved.