IP Library Granted Patent US 11,423,712
Granted Patent B2
US 11,423,712 · App. 16/541,712 · Granted Aug 23, 2022

Blockchain based hardware appliance authentication

Inventors: Sterling Pratz (San Francisco, CA); Orang Ryan Tabibian (Lafayette, CA); Mark McCabe (Point Richmond, CA)
Assignee: CAR IQ INC.
G07C5/0808G07C5/0841H04L9/0637
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Patent No.
US 11,423,712
App. No.
16/541,712
Granted
Aug 23, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

Hardware appliances with multiple sensors, such as automobiles, can be authenticated on a blockchain based platform using authentication values generated data provided by the hardware appliances, such as sensor data, log data, location data. Requests for service can be managed by the blockchain based platform based on authentication values of the hardware appliances.

Claims (58)

1. A method comprising:

receiving, from a vehicle network interface of a vehicle, sensor data generated by a plurality of sensors of the vehicle;

generating, from the sensor data, a vehicle permission value indicating a level of access to blockchain tasks managed by a blockchain network;

identifying a blockchain task request for the vehicle;

validating the vehicle for the blockchain task request based on the vehicle permission value generated from the sensor data of the vehicle satisfying a pre-configured blockchain threshold that is pre-configured for the blockchain task request; and

storing a validation record indicating the vehicle is validated for the blockchain task request based on the vehicle permission value.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the blockchain task request is generated based on a sensor value from one or more of the sensors of the vehicle not satisfying a sensor threshold.

3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:

receiving a completion notification indicating the blockchain task request for the vehicle is complete; and

revalidating the vehicle for the blockchain task request based on an updated sensor value from the one or more sensors satisfying the sensor threshold.

4. The method of claim 3 , further comprising:

storing a revalidation record on the blockchain indicating the blockchain task request is revalidated based on the updated sensor value.

5. The method of claim 4 , further wherein the sensor is a fuel sensor of the vehicle.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of sensors of the vehicle comprises a first sensor and a second sensor, and the sensor data comprises a first sensor readings set generated by the first sensor and a second sensor readings set generated by the second sensor.

7. The method of claim 6 , further wherein generating the vehicle permission value comprises:

identifying a first sensor numerical score preconfigured for the first sensor;

modifying the first sensor numerical score based on individual values of the first sensor readings set;

identifying a second sensor numerical score preconfigured for the second sensor;

modifying the second sensor numerical score based on individual values of the second sensor readings set; and

generating the vehicle permission value by combining the modified first sensor numerical score and the modified second sensor numerical score.

8. The method of claim of claim 6 , further wherein the first sensor is a fuel gauge and the first sensor readings are fuel gauge readings, wherein the second sensor is an odometer and the second sensor readings are odometer readings, and wherein generating the vehicle permission value comprises:

determining that an increase in the odometer readings is offset by a decrease in fuel gauge readings.

9. A system comprising:

one or more processors of a machine; and

a non-transitory memory for storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:

receiving, from a vehicle network interface of a vehicle, sensor data generated by a plurality of sensors of the vehicle;

generating, from the sensor data, a vehicle permission value indicating a level of access to blockchain tasks managed by a blockchain network;

identifying a blockchain task request for the vehicle;

validating the vehicle for the blockchain task request based on the vehicle permission value generated from the sensor data of the vehicle satisfying a pre-configured blockchain threshold that is pre-configured for the blockchain task request; and

storing a validation record indicating the vehicle is validated for the blockchain task request based on the vehicle permission value.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the blockchain task request is generated based on a sensor value from one or more of the sensors of the vehicle not satisfying a sensor threshold.

11. The system of claim 10 , the operations further comprising:

receiving a completion notification indicating the blockchain task request for the vehicle is complete;

revalidating the vehicle for the blockchain task request based on an updated sensor value from the one or more sensors satisfying the sensor threshold.

12. The system of claim 11 , the operations further comprising:

storing a revalidation record on the blockchain indicating the blockchain task request is revalidated based on the updated sensor value.

13. The system of claim 12 , further wherein the sensor is a fuel sensor of the vehicle.

14. The system of claim 9 , wherein the plurality of sensors of the vehicle comprises a first sensor and a second sensor, and the sensor data comprises a first sensor readings set generated by the first sensor and a second sensor readings set generated by the second sensor.

15. The system of claim 14 , further wherein generating the vehicle permission value comprises:

identifying a first sensor numerical score preconfigured for the first sensor;

modifying the first sensor numerical score based on individual values of the first sensor readings set;

identifying a second sensor numerical score preconfigured for the second sensor;

modifying the second sensor numerical score based on individual values of the second sensor readings set; and

generating the vehicle permission value by combining the modified first sensor numerical score and the modified second sensor numerical score.

16. The system of claim of claim 14 , further wherein the first sensor is a fuel gauge and the first sensor readings are fuel gauge readings, wherein the second sensor is an odometer and the second sensor readings are odometer readings, and wherein generating the vehicle permission value comprises:

determining that an increase in the odometer readings is offset by a decrease in fuel gauge readings.

17. A non-transitory machine-readable storage device embodying instructions that, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:

receiving, from a vehicle network interface of a vehicle, sensor data generated by a plurality of sensors of the vehicle;

generating, from the sensor data, a vehicle permission value indicating a level of access to blockchain tasks managed by a blockchain network;

identifying a blockchain task request for the vehicle;

validating the vehicle for the blockchain task request based on the vehicle permission value generated from the sensor data of the vehicle satisfying a pre-configured blockchain threshold that is pre-configured for the blockchain task request; and

storing a validation record indicating the vehicle is validated for the blockchain task request based on the vehicle permission value.

18. The machine-readable storage device of claim 17 , wherein the blockchain task request is generated based on a sensor value from one or more of the sensors of the vehicle not satisfying a sensor threshold.

19. The machine-readable storage device of claim 18 , the operations further comprising:

receiving a completion notification indicating the blockchain task request for the vehicle is complete;

revalidating the vehicle for the blockchain task request based on an updated sensor value from the one or more sensors satisfying the sensor threshold.

20. The machine-readable storage device of claim 19 , the operations further comprising:

storing a revalidation record on the blockchain indicating the blockchain task request is revalidated based on the updated sensor value.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 29, 2020
From: PRATZ, STERLING; TABIBIAN, ORANG RYAN; MCCABE, MARK
To: CAR IQ INC.
Reel/Frame 052525/0275 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62764760 · Aug 16, 2018
Related Publication 20200058176A1 · Feb 20, 2020
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