Secure wireless networks for vehicles

1. A connected vehicle device (CVD) for vehicle to mobile device secure wireless communications, the CVD comprising:

a processor;

a BLUETOOTH radio;

a memory; and

a connector for mating with a connector plug of a vehicle;

a mobile device comprising a processor and a BLUETOOTH radio;

wherein the CVD is configured to broadcast a BLUETOOTH or BLUETOOTH low energy signal having a BLUETOOTH advertisement comprising a MAC address for the CVD;

wherein the CVD was previously paired with a mobile device that is configured to search for the BLUETOOTH or BLUETOOTH low energy connection with the BLUETOOTH advertisement broadcasted from the CVD;

wherein the CVD is configured to wirelessly connect with the mobile device.

2. The CVD according to claim 1 wherein the CVD is configured to obtain a vehicle identification number (VIN) from an on-board computer of a vehicle, and configured to transmit the VIN to the mobile device to set the BLUETOOTH advertisement for verification of the vehicle.

3. The CVD according to claim 1 wherein the pairing of the mobile device with the CVD is validated by a server.

4. The CVD according to claim 1 wherein the vehicle is a truck.

5. A method for a secure connection to a wireless network of a vehicle, the method comprising:

broadcasting a BLUETOOTH or BLUETOOTH low energy connection signal having a BLUETOOTH advertisement comprising a MAC address from a CVD connected to an on-board computer of a vehicle;

searching at a mobile device for a CVD broadcasting the BLUETOOTH or BLUETOOTH low energy connection having the BLUETOOTH advertisement;

connecting the mobile device with the CVD;

wherein the CVD comprises a processor, a BLUETOOTH radio; and

wherein the mobile device comprises a processor and a BLUETOOTH radio.

6. The method according to claim 5 wherein the mobile device is a tablet computer.

7. The method according to claim 5 further comprising a server for validating a pairing of the mobile device with the CVD.

8. The method according to claim 5 wherein the vehicle is a truck.

9. The method according to claim 5 wherein the CVD obtains a vehicle identification number (VIN) from an on-board computer of the vehicle, and transmits the VIN to the mobile device over the BLUETOOTH network for verification of the vehicle.

10. A method for finding a specific vehicle in a vehicle depot, the method comprising:

broadcasting a BLUETOOTH or BLUETOOTH low energy wireless connection signal having a BLUETOOTH advertisement comprising a MAC address from a CVD for a specific vehicle in the vehicle depot, wherein the wireless connection is only viewable to a previously paired mobile device, wherein the vehicle depot comprises a plurality of vehicles;

searching at a mobile device for the BLUETOOTH or BLUETOOTH low energy wireless connection signal having the BLUETOOTH advertisement, the mobile device previously paired to the CVD; and

connecting the mobile device with the CVD, which allows an operator to find the specific vehicle.

11. The method according to claim 10 further comprising a vehicle comprises the on-board computer with a memory having a vehicle identification number (VIN), a connector plug, and a motorized engine.

12. The method according to claim 10 wherein the CVD comprises a processor, a BLUETOOTH radio and a connector for mating with the connector plug of the vehicle.

13. The method according to claim 10 wherein the mobile device comprises a processor, and a BLUETOOTH radio.

14. The method according to claim 10 wherein the mobile device is a tablet computer.

15. The method according to claim 10 further comprising a server for validating a pairing of the mobile device with the CVD.

16. The method according to claim 10 wherein the vehicle is a delivery truck.