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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2020
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Justin Bauer, Plymouth, MI (US);
Thomas Miller, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Simon Lidwell, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Pietro Buttolo, Dearborn Heights, MI (US);
James Stewart Rankin, II, Novi, MI (US);
Stephen Coe, Ariss, CA;
Colin Ho, Kanata, CA;
Robbie Maurice, Waterloo, CA;
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
An advance pairing system preemptively pairs a phone to a vehicle using a backend cloud system prior to establishing the connection with the vehicle, such as during the time that a user is purchasing a vehicle, or just after the user enters the vehicle for the first time. The system includes a mobile application for automated advance pairing with the vehicle's automotive computer. The mobile app sends a request for advance pairing to a server that assigns a set of unique keys to the account for secure pairing of the mobile device and the vehicle. The server pushes an encrypted payload to both the mobile device app and the vehicle advance pairing app operating on the automotive computer. The encrypted payload can include a unique vehicle ID, a unique mobile device ID, and one or more encryption keys. The mobile device and the vehicle use the encrypted advance pairing information to establish a secured connection with minimal user input.