Communication Terminal Secure Remote Driving Key Generation

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current remote driving systems for vehicles lack adequate security measures, which can compromise the safety and integrity of vehicle operations during remote driving services.

Innovation Solution

A remote driving system that includes a remote driving managing apparatus, facilities, and vehicles equipped with communication terminals and control units, which utilize key data generation and network connections to enable secure remote driving operations by matching user profiles and vehicle specifications, ensuring secure communication and control signals are transmitted.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If remote driving services are provided without adequate security measures, then ease of operation is improved, but reliability deteriorates due to unauthorized access risks

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveremote driving service accessibilityVSAvoidvehicle operation security
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary authentication of user identities and vehicle authorizations before allowing remote driving operations. The communication terminal verifies user credentials and obtains authorization tokens in advance, ensuring that only authenticated users can control vehicles, thus preventing unauthorized access while maintaining ease of operation for legitimate users

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system introduces an intermediary authentication mechanism between the user and vehicle control systems. The communication terminal acts as a mediator that verifies user identities, manages authorization tokens, and validates communication between remote driving facilities and target vehicles, thereby enhancing security without complicating the user experience

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Reliability

If authentication and authorization mechanisms are implemented, then reliability is improved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveremote driving securityVSAvoidsystem architecture complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The communication terminal performs multiple functions including authentication, authorization token management, and secure communication coordination within a single integrated system. This multi-functional approach consolidates security mechanisms that would otherwise require separate dedicated systems, reducing overall system complexity while maintaining comprehensive security

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The system uses parameter-based authorization tokens that encode user permissions and vehicle access rights. By changing the parameter structure of authentication data (using structured token parameters rather than complex multi-step verification), the system achieves reliable security validation with simpler system architecture

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentUS11307573B2Communication terminal and computer-readable storage medium
Publication Date: 2022.04.19 HONDA MOTOR CO LTD
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AI summary

A communication terminal is provided, the communication terminal including: a candidate presenting unit that presents candidates of a remote driving apparatus user who is to remotely drive a vehicle; a request information sending unit that sends, to a communication terminal of the remote driving apparatus user selected from the candidates, request information indicating a request for remote driving of the vehicle; a response receiving unit that receives, from the communication terminal of the remote driving apparatus user, an acknowledgement of the request information; and a generation requesting unit that: sends first user identification information identifying a user of the vehicle, and second user identification information identifying the remote driving apparatus user to a server; and requests the server to generate key data for enabling a remote driving apparatus corresponding to the second user identification information to remotely drive the vehicle corresponding to the first user identification information.