Smart Vehicle Router Pairing via QR Code Authentication
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Solution Overview
Problem
Manual device pairing processes are prone to human error due to the need for user interaction in selecting devices from lists, leading to inefficiencies and inaccuracies in configuring smart vehicle routers with smart mobile devices.
Innovation Solution
A configuration system utilizing a cloud network, a smart vehicle router with unique authentication certificates, and a smart mobile device equipped with a camera and software application tool, which reads identification components using the camera, applies authentication algorithms, and automatically pairs the smart vehicle with the mobile device for one-to-one pairing and wireless routing configuration.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If manual device pairing process is used, then user can select device from list, but human error increases and pairing accuracy decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the manual mechanical selection process with an automated optical scanning system. The camera captures the identification component (QR code) and the software application automatically processes the pairing, substituting human manual selection with automated image recognition and processing.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables self-service pairing where the mobile device automatically scans the identification component and completes the pairing process without requiring user intervention to select from lists. The authentication algorithm automatically verifies the unique authentication certificate and establishes the connection.
2Reliability
If automated pairing system is implemented, then pairing accuracy improves, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an identification component (QR code) as an intermediary that carries the unique authentication certificate. This intermediary enables automated authentication and pairing while maintaining system security and reliability without requiring complex direct device-to-device communication protocols.
3Productivity
If manual user input is required for pairing, then device can be paired, but processing time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The unique authentication certificate is pre-loaded into the identification component (QR code) during device manufacturing or initialization. This preliminary action eliminates the need for real-time manual input and authentication negotiations, allowing instant automated pairing when the QR code is scanned.
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AI summary
Configuration methods and systems include a smart vehicle router associated with router information stored in a router file in a cloud network, and a smart mobile device comprising a camera and software application tool. The router information includes a unique authentication certificate to permit a one-to-one pairing such that another pairing is not available. The configuration system is configured to read an image of an identification component associated with the smart vehicle router and the router information, apply an authentication algorithm to the image to provision the tool with the unique authentication certificate, authenticate the smart vehicle based on the image and authentication algorithm, pair the authenticated smart vehicle with the tool in the one-to-one pairing based on the unique authentication certificate and the router information, and automatically configure the tool on the smart mobile device to retrieve data associated with the authenticated smart vehicle.