Cummins Inc.

Jaydeep J Das

Michael F Mattern

Gorance V Eftimovski

Tomas Lopez Lauterio

Thomas J Milvert

Prasanna Srinivasan

Ankit R Tarkas

Troy D Hamilton

Scott David Richter

Sagar R Uplenchwar

Sharika K Kumar

Srikanth Namuduri

A method includes receiving registration information regarding a telematics unit and a respective control system for a plurality of equipment pieces; receiving a seed from a control system of a first equipment piece via a telematics unit of the first equipment piece based on receiving a telematics session request by the control system of the first equipment piece; authenticating the telematics unit and the control system of the first equipment piece based on information included with the seed and the registration information; generating a first encrypted key and a second encrypted key based on the authentication; providing the first key to the telematics unit for the first equipment piece; and providing the second encrypted key to the control system of the first equipment piece via the telematics unit of the first equipment piece to establish a data communication channel.

System, method, and apparatus for secure telematics communication

A method includes receiving registration information regarding a telematics unit and a control system for each equipment piece in a plurality of equipment pieces; receiving a seed from a control system via a telematics unit for a particular equipment piece in the plurality of equipment pieces responsive to reception of a telematics session request by the control system for the particular equipment piece of the plurality of equipment pieces; authenticating the telematics unit and the control system for the particular equipment piece based on information included with the seed and the registration information; generating an encrypted key responsive to the authentication; and providing the encrypted key to the control system via the telematics unit to establish a proprietary data communication channel from the control system to the processing circuit via the telematics unit for the particular equipment piece.

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Pune, India

Jaydeep J Das