Vehicle User Profile Authentication via Portable Device Detection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for authenticating user profiles on motor vehicle multimedia systems do not account for scenarios involving multiple or no portable devices, leading to insecure sharing of personal and banking information.
Innovation Solution
A method and system for identifying and authenticating user profiles on motor vehicle multimedia systems, which detects the presence of portable devices, receives and verifies authentication information, and activates user profiles based on detected devices, ensuring secure access to connected services.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If authentication information is stored locally in the vehicle's multimedia system, then user profiles can be accessed quickly, but security is compromised when multiple users share the vehicle
Solution Approach 1:
Authentication information is pre-stored in the portable device before the user enters the vehicle. The system performs preliminary authentication by detecting the portable device and verifying its stored credentials against the server, rather than requiring manual input at the time of use. This enables both fast access and secure verification.
2Reliability
If the system requires manual authentication input, then security is maintained, but user convenience and access speed are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The portable device automatically performs authentication functions without requiring manual user input. The device stores authentication information and autonomously transmits it to the multimedia system when detected, eliminating the need for users to manually enter credentials while maintaining security through server verification.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the system supports multiple user profiles, then versatility is improved, but complexity of device management increases
Solution Approach 1:
Each user's authentication information is segmented and stored in their own portable device rather than being centralized in the vehicle's multimedia system. This segmentation allows multiple user profiles to coexist independently, with each profile managed separately in its own device, reducing the complexity of centralized profile management.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a method for identifying and authenticating a user profile, allowing the use of services connected to a multimedia system on-board a motor vehicle (2), the multimedia system comprising a memory (221) comprising a user profile for a portable device (5), the vehicle comprising a first device for communicating with a remote server (3), the remote server comprising a memory (222) and a second system for communicating with the portable device, the portable device (5) comprising a memory, the method comprising a step of detecting the presence of a portable device (5), if a portable device (5) is detected, the method comprises a step of receiving authentication information of the user, a step of transmitting the authentication information to the remote server, a step of verifying the authentication information, and a step of the multimedia system receiving a confirmation of the use of the user profile if the authentication information is compliant.