Patents by Inventor Bobak Shahidehpour

Bobak Shahidehpour has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Secure session communication between a mobile device and a base station
    Patent number: 10412581
    Abstract: A vehicle includes: (i) a main telematics module, (ii) a connectivity module including antenna(s) and processor(s). The connectivity module is configured to: (a) authenticate a mobile device via a vehicle-access-key (VAK); (b), if (a), issue an ephemeral-session-key (DSK) to the mobile device; (c), if (b), establish an active session with the mobile device; (d) encrypt all messages to the mobile device with the VAK during (a) and with the DSK during (c). The connectivity module is configured to automatically revoke the DSK upon expiration of a predetermined time interval.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Cameron Smyth, Robert James Southern, John Robert Van Wiemeersch, David Ray Erkkila, Mike Raymond Westra, Aldi Caushi, John William Turner, Bobak Shahidehpour, Vivekanandh Elangovan
  • SECURE SESSION COMMUNICATION BETWEEN A MOBILE DEVICE AND A BASE STATION
    Publication number: 20180234843
    Abstract: A vehicle includes: (i) a main telematics module, (ii) a connectivity module including antenna(s) and processor(s). The connectivity module is configured to: (a) authenticate a mobile device via a vehicle-access-key (VAK); (b), if (a), issue an ephemeral-session-key (DSK) to the mobile device; (c), if (b), establish an active session with the mobile device; (d) encrypt all messages to the mobile device with the VAK during (a) and with the DSK during (c). The connectivity module is configured to automatically revoke the DSK upon expiration of a predetermined time interval.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2017
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventors: Cameron Smyth, Robert James Southern, John Robert Van Wiemeersch, David Ray Erkkila, Mike Raymond Westra, Aldi Caushi, John William Turner, Bobak Shahidehpour, Vivekanandh Elangovan