Secure wireless networks for vehicles
A system and method ( 600 ) of securely and accurately connecting mobile devices ( 110 ) to wireless networks in vehicles ( 210 ) by using encrypted wireless network configurations based on vehicle specific data is disclosed herein. The system comprises a vehicle ( 210 ) comprising an on-board computer ( 232 ) with a memory ( 231 ) having a vehicle identification number ( 233 ), a connector plug ( 235 ), and an motorized engine ( 234 ), a connected vehicle device ( 130 ) comprising a processor, a WiFi radio, a BLUETOOTH radio, a memory, and a connector for mating with the connector plug of the vehicle ( 210 ), and a mobile device ( 110 ) comprising a graphical user interface ( 335 ), a processor ( 310 ), a WiFi radio ( 307 ), a BLUETOOTH radio ( 306 ), and a cellular network interface ( 308 ).
1. A system for vehicle to mobile device secure wireless communications, the system comprising:
a vehicle comprising an on-board computer with a memory having a vehicle identification number (VIN), a connector plug, and an motorized engine;
a connected vehicle device (CVD) comprising a processor, a WiFi radio, a BLUETOOTH radio, a memory, and a connector for mating with the connector plug of the vehicle; and
a mobile device comprising a graphical user interface, a processor, a WiFi radio, a BLUETOOTH radio, and a cellular network interface;
wherein the CVD is configured to broadcast a BLUETOOTH or BLUETOOTH low energy connection in a hidden mode;
wherein the mobile device is configured to search for a vehicle having the CVD broadcasting the BLUETOOTH or BLUETOOTH low energy connection in the hidden mode;
wherein the mobile device is configured to connect with the CVD.
2. The system according to claim 1 wherein the mobile device is a tablet computer.
3. The system according to claim 1 further comprising a server for validating the pairing of the mobile device with the CVD.
4. The system according to claim 1 wherein the vehicle is a delivery truck.
5. The system according to claim 1 wherein the CVD uses a BLUETOOTH or BLUETOOTH low energy communication protocol.
6. The system according to claim 1 wherein the CVD obtains a vehicle identification number (VIN) from the on-board computer.
7. A method for a secure connection to a wireless network of a vehicle, the method comprising:
broadcasting a BLUETOOTH or BLUETOOTH low energy connection in a hidden mode from a CVD connected to an on-board computer of a vehicle;
searching at a mobile device for a vehicle having a CVD broadcasting the BLUETOOTH or BLUETOOTH low energy connection in a hidden mode;
connecting the mobile device with the CVD;
wherein the vehicle comprises the on-board computer with a memory having a vehicle identification number (VIN), a connector plug, and an motorized engine;
wherein the CVD comprises a processor, a WiFi radio, a BLUETOOTH radio, a memory, and a connector for mating with the connector plug of the vehicle; and
wherein the mobile device comprises a graphical user interface, a processor, a WiFi radio, a BLUETOOTH radio, and a cellular network interface.
8. The method according to claim 7 wherein the mobile device is a tablet computer.
9. The method according to claim 7 further comprising a server for validating a pairing of the mobile device with the CVD.
10. The method according to claim 7 wherein the vehicle is a delivery truck.
11. The method according to claim 7 wherein CVD uses a BLUETOOTH or BLUETOOTH low energy communication protocol.
12. The method according to claim 7 wherein the CVD obtains a vehicle identification number (VIN) from the on-board computer.
13. A method for finding a specific vehicle in a vehicle depot, the method comprising:
broadcasting a BLUETOOTH or BLUETOOTH low energy wireless connection in a hidden mode from a CVD connected to an on-board computer of a 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 a vehicle having a CVD broadcasting the BLUETOOTH or BLUETOOTH low energy wireless connection in a hidden mode, the mobile device previously paired to the CVD; and
connecting the mobile device with the CVD, which allows a driver to find a specific vehicle.
14. The method according to claim 13 wherein the vehicle comprises the on-board computer with a memory having a vehicle identification number (VIN), a connector plug, and an motorized engine.
15. The method according to claim 13 wherein the CVD comprises a processor, a WiFi radio, a BLUETOOTH radio, a memory, and a connector for mating with the connector plug of the vehicle.
16. The method according to claim 13 wherein the mobile device comprises a graphical user interface, a processor, a WiFi radio, a BLUETOOTH radio, and a cellular network interface.
17. The method according to claim 13 wherein the mobile device is a tablet computer.
18. The method according to claim 13 further comprising a server for validating a pairing of the mobile device with the CVD.
19. The method according to claim 13 wherein the vehicle is a delivery truck.
20. The method according to claim 13 wherein the CVD uses a BLUETOOTH or BLUETOOTH low energy wireless communication protocol.