Establishing a wireless connection to a vehicle
A method for establishing a wireless connection between a mobile communication device and a communication module ( 14 ) of a vehicle ( 10 ) with an identifier ( 17 ) is disclosed. According to the method, access rights, namely links between vehicle identifiers ( 17 ) and user identifiers, as well as data required for establishing the wireless connection, are stored in a database server ( 16 ) outside of the mobile communication device. A control unit ( 11, 12 ) for carrying out the method is also disclosed.
1. A method for establishing a wireless connection between a mobile communication device and a communication module of a vehicle with an identifier comprising:
providing a server outside the mobile communication device, the server including access rights between vehicle identifiers and user identifiers, and connection data required for establishing the wireless connection,
recording with the mobile communication device the identifier of the vehicle, wherein the vehicle identifier comprises a number plate or a chassis number and is determined by the mobile communication device from an optical pattern or a radio link associated with the vehicle, wherein the user identifier is present in the mobile communication device,
transmitting by the mobile communication device to the server the vehicle identifier and the user identifier,
checking by the server whether access rights exist for the transmitted combination of identifiers,
if access rights exist for the transmitted combination of identifiers, transmitting by the server the connection data required for establishing the wireless connection to the mobile communication device, the connection data including identifying information for a WLAN associated with the communications module of the vehicle including a WLAN name, encryption type, and password,
in response to the transmission of the connection data to the mobile communication device, establishing a wireless connection to the communication module from the mobile communications device over the WLAN, wherein the communications module forms part of an electronic braking system and is an access point for the WLAN, and
emitting by the vehicle a visually or audibly perceptible signal after establishing the wireless connection between the mobile communication device and the communication module.
2. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the user identifier comprises data which are stored in the mobile communication device.
3. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the mobile communication device forwards the two identifiers via a mobile radio link or via the WLAN to an interface connected to the server.
4. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the wireless connection from the mobile communication device to the communication module is a connection via the WLAN.
5. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the mobile communication device comprises a mobile telephone with the WLAN function.
6. The method as claimed in claim 1 further comprising inputting by the user in the mobile communication device data associated with the user identifier.
7. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the radio link is a short-range radio link.