Vehicle Key Management System with Remote Administrative Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current vehicle key management systems require inconvenient dealership visits for new key issuance and lack advanced features to manage keys effectively, especially when keys are lost or stolen, risking unauthorized vehicle operation.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that utilize a processor to create and manage vehicle keys with administrative and secondary statuses, enabling key creation, passcode alteration, and feature enablement/disabling, allowing users to manage keys remotely through a database and user device, without the need for dealership trips.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If keys are managed through traditional dealership systems, then key issuance and management are controlled through established channels, but the process requires inconvenient trips to the dealership and lacks remote management capabilities
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables vehicle owners to manage their own keys through a self-service interface on a user device. Owners can create, delete, and manage administrative and secondary keys remotely without needing to visit a dealership, thus improving convenience and eliminating time loss associated with dealership trips.
Solution Approach 2:
A remote server acts as an intermediary between the user device and the vehicle. The server receives key management requests from the user device, processes them, and communicates with the vehicle to implement key creation, deletion, and status changes, enabling remote key management while maintaining system security and control.
2Adaptability or versatility
If all keys have full access permissions, then key functionality is maximized, but security risks increase when keys are lost or stolen
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments key permissions into two distinct statuses: administrative status and secondary status. Administrative keys have full access to all vehicle functions and can manage other keys, while secondary keys have limited access to specific vehicle features. This segmentation allows the system to provide full functionality where needed while restricting access to minimize security risks for keys that may be lost or stolen.
Solution Approach 2:
Different keys are assigned different permission levels based on their specific purpose and user needs. Instead of all keys having uniform full access, each key is configured with the appropriate level of access (administrative or secondary) suited to its intended use, thereby maintaining necessary functionality while reducing unauthorized access risks.
3Adaptability or versatility
If key management features are expanded to include remote creation and alteration, then user control and security are improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The remote server and user device interface are designed to handle multiple key management functions (creation, deletion, status changes, passcode alterations) through a unified system architecture. This multi-functional approach allows the system to provide comprehensive key management capabilities while avoiding the need for separate complex subsystems for each function.
Solution Approach 2:
The remote server serves as an intermediary that manages the complexity of key generation, encryption, and distribution. By centralizing these complex operations on the server side, the user device interface remains relatively simple while still providing access to advanced key management capabilities, thus balancing functionality with ease of use.
Data Source
AI summary
Systems and methods for managing keys that operate a given vehicle include a processor. Responsive to identifying a received first key for operating the vehicle as having an administrative status, the processor is configured to enable creation of a second key for operating the vehicle having the administrative status, and enable creation of a third key for operating the vehicle having a secondary status and a passcode. Responsive to receiving and identifying the third key as having the secondary status, the processor is configured to enable alteration of the passcode.