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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2020
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Ali Hassani, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Hamid M. Golgiri, Livonia, MI (US);
Cameron Smyth, Wyandotte, MI (US);
Vivekanandh Elangovan, Canton, MI (US);
John Robert Van Wiemeersch, Novi, MI (US);
Alyssa Hauler, Canton, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure is directed to an automotive computer in communication with a mobile device using an authentication manager to increase and/or reduce user privileges that determine a level of vehicle control or feature access that is granted to the user. The authentication manager may increase or decrease the user privilege to standard rider status until the authentication manager has confirmed elevated status for that user via a cloud security challenge question or via a local identification method such as using the mobile device authentication features. This process may be additionally triggered based on environmental or context-based use cases, such as a high traffic condition, local cyber-attack, or transportation of sensitive goods. The system may utilize the authentication to perform out of band pairing of the mobile device and the vehicle, which may add additional security.