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Granted Patent B2
US 11,537,701 · App. 16/837,988 · Granted Dec 27, 2022

Transport related n-factor authentication

Inventor: Stephen Paul McFarland, Jr. (Allen, TX)
Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
G06F21/40G06Q50/30H04L63/08H04L63/107H04L2463/082
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,537,701
App. No.
16/837,988
Filed
Apr 1, 2020
Granted
Dec 27, 2022
Kind
B2
Art Unit
2492
USPC
726/4
Abstract

An example operation includes one or more of determining, via a transport, that a person seeks access to the transport, visually indicating, via the transport, an action for the person to perform, receiving, via the transport, the action and validating, via the transport, that the person is associated with the transport, based on the receiving.

Claims (58)

1. A method, comprising:

determining, via a transport, that a person is approaching the transport;

providing, via the transport, an image displayed on an external surface of the transport, wherein the image comprises an object unrelated to an action for the person to perform, and the image is based on a public key and a corresponding private key stored in memory;

receiving, via the transport, the action corresponding to the private key; and

validating, via the transport, that the person is associated with the transport wherein the action matches the private key.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising performing, via the transport, a transport action based on the validating.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, via the transport, a second action; and

performing, via the transport, a transport action based on the second action.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising

displaying, on an exterior portion of the transport, instructions for the person to perform the action.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the receiving comprises detecting a motion and a position of the person via an imaging system.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the receiving comprises detecting a change in an actuator of a transport.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining, via a second transport, an approaching and a location of the person; and

providing, via the second transport, the approaching and the location of the person to the transport.

8. A server, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory;

wherein the processor is configured to:

determine that a person is approaching a transport;

provide an image displayed on an external surface of the transport wherein the image comprises an object unrelated to an action for the person to perform, and the image is based on a public key and a corresponding private key stored in memory;

receive the action corresponding to the private key; and

validate that the person is associated with the transport wherein the action matches the private key.

9. The server of claim 8 ,

wherein the processor is further configured to generate a transport action signal based on the validation,

wherein the transport action signal is operable to instruct the transport to perform a transport action.

10. The server of claim 8 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

receive a second action signal, from a second detector, associated with detection of performance of a second action; and

generate a transport action signal based on the second action signal,

wherein the transport action signal is operable to instruct the transport to perform a transport action.

11. The server of claim 8 ,

wherein the image comprises instructions for the person to perform the action.

12. The server of claim 8 , the processor is further configured to receive the action signal via one or more sensors operable to detect a motion of the person, a sound of the person, and a change in an actuator of the transport.

13. The server of claim 8 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

receive a first action signal, from a first detector, associated with detection of performance of a first action;

receive an override signal, from a second detector, associated with detection of performance of an override action when the person is not validated as being associated with the transport, based on the first action signal; and

generate a visual indication signal based on the override signal.

14. The server of claim 8 , wherein the processor is further configured to receive, from a second transport, an identity signal that identifies and locates the person.

15. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions, that when read by a processor, cause the processor to:

determine that a person is approaching a transport;

provide an image displayed on an external surface of the transport, wherein the image comprises an object unrelated to an action for the person to perform, and wherein the image is based on a public key and a corresponding private key stored in memory;

receive an action signal corresponding to the private key; and

validate that the person is associated with the transport wherein the action matches the private key.

16. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the non-transitory computer readable medium further comprises instructions, that when read by a processor, cause the processor to further:

generate a transport action signal based on the validating,

wherein the transport action signal is operable to instruct the transport to perform a transport action.

17. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the non-transitory computer readable medium further comprises instructions, that when read by a processor, cause the processor to further:

receive a second action signal, from a second detector, associated with detection of performance of a second action; and

generate a transport action signal based on the second action signal,

wherein the transport action signal is operable to instruct the transport to perform a transport action.

18. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 ,

wherein the image comprises instructions for the person to perform the action.

19. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the non-transitory computer readable medium further comprises instructions, that when read by a processor, cause the processor to further:

receive a first action signal, from a first detector, associated with detection of performance of a first action; and

receive an override signal, from a second detector, associated with detection of performance of an override action when the person is not validated as being associated with the transport, based on the first action signal,

generate a visual indication signal based on the override signal.

20. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the processor is further configured to receive, from a second transport, an identity signal identifying and locating the person.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 15, 2023
From: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
To: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 062378/0652 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 1, 2020
From: MCFARLAND, STEPHEN PAUL, JR.
To: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Reel/Frame 052290/0210 →
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