Vehicle Data Access via Dedicated Memory and Authentication
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional mobile applications lack access to transportation vehicle-specific data, making it costly and time-intensive to develop mobile online services, while releasing such data poses a risk of misuse and loss of control.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that provide controlled access to transportation vehicle-specific data by using a dedicated memory on a mobile terminal, where an application authenticates with an authentication module and is granted read or write access, decoupling from internal communication systems and using identification features to prevent unauthorized access.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If transportation vehicle-specific data are released for mobile applications, then mobile online services become more attractive and development costs decrease, but the risk of data misuse increases and control over data is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The data access system is segmented into multiple independent components: an authentication module that verifies applications, a dedicated memory that stores vehicle data, and a controller that manages access. This segmentation allows controlled access to specific data portions while maintaining security, resolving the contradiction between data accessibility and security.
Solution Approach 2:
A dedicated memory serves as an intermediary between the vehicle's internal communication system and mobile applications. This intermediary layer allows applications to access vehicle data without direct connection to internal systems, enabling data versatility while maintaining security control through the authentication module and controller.
2Ease of operation
If mobile applications are given direct access to internal communication systems, then data access is simplified, but security risks and potential misuse increase
Solution Approach 1:
The dedicated memory acts as an intermediary layer between mobile applications and the vehicle's internal communication systems. Applications access data through this intermediary rather than directly connecting to internal systems, simplifying access operations while the authentication module and controller prevent harmful factors by controlling what data can be accessed.
Solution Approach 2:
The system extracts only the necessary vehicle data into a dedicated memory that can be safely accessed by mobile applications, separating this extracted data from the internal communication systems. This extraction allows easy application access to required data while isolating the internal systems from potential misuse risks.
3Productivity
If transportation vehicle data are made accessible to external developers, then service development becomes more attractive and competitive, but control and monitoring capabilities are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The access control system is segmented into modular components (authentication module, dedicated memory, controller) that can independently manage different aspects of data access. This segmentation enables efficient service development by external developers while maintaining comprehensive control and monitoring capabilities through the coordinated operation of segmented control elements.
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AI summary
A method for the secured access of data of a transportation vehicle including providing a mobile terminal on which an application is installed that uses data of the transportation vehicle and providing a separate storage unit on which data of the transportation vehicle is stored by a controller of the transportation vehicle for retrieval by the mobile terminal. The method authenticates the use on an authentication module using an identification feature and provides a reading access to the separate storage unit for use on the mobile terminal after a successful authentication.