Vehicle Security via Biometric and Rolling Code Authentication
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Solution Overview
Problem
In autonomous vehicle fleets, there is a need to securely reserve vehicles for specific users, preventing unauthorized access and ensuring personal information security, especially in shared usage scenarios where multiple users interact with the same vehicle.
Innovation Solution
Implementing a multi-factor authentication system that includes biometric information, rolling RSA security licenses, and encryption techniques, allowing access only with appropriate decryption keys, and utilizing smartphones or credit cards with smart chips for secure communication with the vehicle's security system.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If multi-factor authentication and encryption systems are implemented, then security against unauthorized access is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The authentication system is divided into multiple independent factors (biometric authentication, rolling RSA security licenses, encryption keys) that work together. Each factor provides a layer of security, and the combination of these segmented authentication methods creates a robust security system without requiring a single overly complex mechanism.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements nested security layers where biometric authentication provides the first layer of verification, rolling RSA licenses provide a second layer, and encryption keys provide a third layer. Each authentication factor is nested within the overall security system, with deeper layers providing progressively stronger security.
2Reliability
If the vehicle is locked down to a specific user, then personal information security is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses biometric authentication (fingerprint, facial recognition, or iris scanning) that allows the authorized user to access the vehicle automatically without manual intervention. The authentication process is self-service oriented, where the user's unique biometric characteristics serve as the key, eliminating the need for physical keys or manual authentication procedures.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces traditional mechanical authentication methods (physical keys, locks, and switches) with biometric authentication systems. This substitution maintains security while improving ease of operation, as biometric verification is faster and more convenient than manual key insertion or code entry.
3Reliability
If rolling RSA security licenses and biometric authentication are required, then authentication reliability is improved, but time for access increases
Solution Approach 1:
Biometric data is captured and stored in advance during the authentication process. Once the user's biometric template is enrolled in the system, subsequent authentication attempts can be performed rapidly by comparing live biometric data against the pre-stored template, significantly reducing authentication time while maintaining high reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
The rolling RSA security license implements periodic code generation and verification at fixed time intervals. This periodic authentication mechanism allows for rapid verification at predetermined moments, balancing security requirements with access speed by establishing a rhythm of authentication that prevents unauthorized access while minimizing delays for authorized users.
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AI summary
Systems of an electrical vehicle and the operations thereof are provided. Within an autonomous vehicle fleet that can be optionally primarily used for ridesharing, how does an owner or first user of one of the vehicles prevent another customer or second user from approaching a vehicle and using it for their own purposes/trips? How does the first customer lock down the vehicle for their use exclusively? How does a user secure any personal data that they may have stored in the vehicle? As one example, software locking, portable device authentication, human identification, biometric, rolling code and/or a physical identification card can be utilized to secure and/or reserve the vehicle for the first user.