Patents by Inventor Jochen Schubert
Jochen Schubert 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).
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Patent number: 11979742Abstract: Detection and prevention of resource drain from unauthorized wireless device connections is provided. Responsive to receiving of a connection request from a connecting device, a pre-authentication message is sent to the connecting device, the pre-authentication message including a challenge value. A vehicle hash result is computed using a hash function taking the challenge value and the unique identifier of the vehicle as inputs. A device hash result is received from the connecting device. Responsive to a match of the vehicle hash result and the device hash result, additional hardware of the vehicle is activated to perform a secondary authentication of the connecting device. Responsive to a mismatch, authentication of the connecting device is rejected without activation of the additional hardware, thereby avoiding key-off load from the additional hardware in instances where pre-authentication of the connecting device fails.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2021Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Jochen Schubert, Fouad Bounefissa, Michael Andrew Simons, Thomas Nelson, Timothy Thivierge, Jr.
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Patent number: 11794694Abstract: Utilizing an access device is provided. A command mapping of user input to RKE commands is utilized to identify a RKE command based on the user input to one or more motion or orientation sensor of the access device. Responsive to the environmental input from one or more environmental sensors of the access device being indicative of command entry, a transceiver of the access device is activated, the RKE command is sent, and the transceiver is deactivated. Otherwise, the user input of the RKE command is ignored.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2021Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Vivekanandh Elangovan, Jochen Schubert
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Publication number: 20230334279Abstract: This disclosure describes a vehicle access card with an integrated display. An example vehicle access card may include a radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag configured to provide a user access to a vehicle. The example vehicle access card may also include an electronic ink display configured to display information relating to the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2022Publication date: October 19, 2023Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Jochen Schubert, Vivekanandh Elangovan
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Patent number: 11776335Abstract: Enhancing operation of powered tools is provided. Access permissions for tools and access devices are stored to in vehicle memory. Presence of a tool within proximity to the vehicle is detected. Presence of access devices configured to provide access to the vehicle are detected utilizing passive access functionality of the vehicle. Access to an auxiliary power source of the vehicle is allowed for powering the tool responsive to the access permissions granting access due to the presence of the access devices.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2022Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Jochen Schubert, Jeremy Lerner, Taylor Hawley, Scott Huggins, Danielle Rosenblatt, Ali Abdallah
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Patent number: 11718317Abstract: A system comprises a computer including a processor and a memory. The memory storing instructions executable by the processor to cause the processor to detect a roadside device via at least one vehicle sensor of a plurality of vehicle sensors; determine a location of a vehicle based on a fixed location of the roadside device; determine a location correction adjustment, wherein the location correction adjustment comprises a difference between an assumed location of the vehicle and the determined location of the vehicle, wherein the assumed location is obtained from a navigation system of the vehicle; and adjust the assumed location based on the location correction adjustment.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2020Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Jochen Schubert, Timothy Thivierge, Vivekanandh Elangovan
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Publication number: 20230098479Abstract: As a computing device travels on a trip from a starting location to a destination location, geographic coordinates are captured and stored. The geographic coordinates are tested against an obscuring condition to determine a portion of the geographic coordinates that satisfy the obscuring condition. Based on the determined portion of geographic coordinates satisfying the obscuring condition, altering the geographic coordinates in the determined portion of the geographic coordinates to reduce their precision or accuracy. The computing device transmits the altered geographic coordinates and the geographic coordinates that did not satisfy the obscuring condition.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2021Publication date: March 30, 2023Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Xingping Chen, Jeremy Lerner, Jochen Schubert, Scott Huggins, Mohammad Abouali
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Publication number: 20230095641Abstract: Attendance for an event is provided. Wireless sensors are utilized to determine locations over a period of time of wireless devices of attendees of an event. Event materials are provided to the wireless devices using the wireless sensors. Attendance of the attendees at the event is indicated based on the locations over time of the wireless devices of the attendees of the event.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2021Publication date: March 30, 2023Inventors: Timothy THIVIERGE, Vivekanandh ELANGOVAN, Jochen SCHUBERT
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Publication number: 20230050828Abstract: Utilizing an access device is provided. A command mapping of user input to RKE commands is utilized to identify a RKE command based on the user input to one or more motion or orientation sensor of the access device. Responsive to the environmental input from one or more environmental sensors of the access device being indicative of command entry, a transceiver of the access device is activated, the RKE command is sent, and the transceiver is deactivated. Otherwise, the user input of the RKE command is ignored.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2021Publication date: February 16, 2023Inventors: Vivekanandh ELANGOVAN, Jochen SCHUBERT
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Patent number: 11521442Abstract: A vehicle subscribed to an authentication system includes a wireless transceiver; and a controller, configured to responsive to receiving a wireless signal from a device identified as a key fob via the wireless transceiver, obtain history data reflecting time and location of the key fob associated with the vehicle detected via one or more entities subscribed to the authentication system, calculate a sanity value using the history data, such that a distant detection location from the vehicle location at a time before present time results in a lesser sanity value and a nearby detection location from the vehicle location at substantially the same time before the present time results in a greater sanity value, calculate a sanity threshold using at least one of the present time and the vehicle location, and responsive to the sanity value being greater than the sanity threshold, unlock a door of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2020Date of Patent: December 6, 2022Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Jeremy Lerner, Jochen Schubert, Scott Huggins
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Patent number: 11513582Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes predicting, via a predictive analytical model, a time interval associated with a future key-on event for a vehicle. The predictive analytical model is based at least in part on key-on event data. The method includes generating, based at least in part on the predicted time interval, a power mode instruction configured to cause a vehicle Telematics Control Unit (TCU) or Phone as a Key (PaaK) system to change a TCU state from a low energy state to a higher energy state, and transmitting, based on the predicted time interval, the power mode instruction to the vehicle TCU.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2019Date of Patent: November 29, 2022Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Timothy Thivierge, Jr., Fouad Bounefissa, Jalal Jawany, Jochen Schubert
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Publication number: 20220345886Abstract: Detection and prevention of resource drain from unauthorized wireless device connections is provided. Responsive to receiving of a connection request from a connecting device, a pre-authentication message is sent to the connecting device, the pre-authentication message including a challenge value. A vehicle hash result is computed using a hash function taking the challenge value and the unique identifier of the vehicle as inputs. A device hash result is received from the connecting device. Responsive to a match of the vehicle hash result and the device hash result, additional hardware of the vehicle is activated to perform a secondary authentication of the connecting device. Responsive to a mismatch, authentication of the connecting device is rejected without activation of the additional hardware, thereby avoiding key-off load from the additional hardware in instances where pre-authentication of the connecting device fails.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2021Publication date: October 27, 2022Inventors: Jochen SCHUBERT, Fouad BOUNEFISSA, Michael Andrew SIMONS, Thomas NELSON, Timothy THIVIERGE, Jr.
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Patent number: 11345313Abstract: The present disclosure relates to aspects of authenticating a mobile device and providing a vehicle access key thereto when a previously registered mobile device is not accessible. In one aspect of the present disclosure, a method includes requesting at a first mobile device, access to a profile associated with controlling operations of a vehicle, the profile having stored thereon an access key for operating the vehicle, the access key having been previously installed on a second mobile device. The method further includes upon successful authorization, receiving the access key at the first device and operating the vehicle using the access key on the first mobile device.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2020Date of Patent: May 31, 2022Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Jochen Schubert, Tom Nelson, Michael Andrew Simons, Ali Hassani, Hamid Golgiri, John Robert Van Wiemeersch
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Publication number: 20220139129Abstract: A vehicle subscribed to an authentication system includes a wireless transceiver; and a controller, configured to responsive to receiving a wireless signal from a device identified as a key fob via the wireless transceiver, obtain history data reflecting time and location of the key fob associated with the vehicle detected via one or more entities subscribed to the authentication system, calculate a sanity value using the history data, such that a distant detection location from the vehicle location at a time before present time results in a lesser sanity value and a nearby detection location from the vehicle location at substantially the same time before the present time results in a greater sanity value, calculate a sanity threshold using at least one of the present time and the vehicle location, and responsive to the sanity value being greater than the sanity threshold, unlock a door of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2020Publication date: May 5, 2022Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Jeremy LERNER, Jochen SCHUBERT, Scott HUGGINS
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Publication number: 20220119001Abstract: A system comprises a computer including a processor and a memory. The memory storing instructions executable by the processor to cause the processor to detect a roadside device via at least one vehicle sensor of a plurality of vehicle sensors; determine a location of a vehicle based on a fixed location of the roadside device; determine a location correction adjustment, wherein the location correction adjustment comprises a difference between an assumed location of the vehicle and the determined location of the vehicle, wherein the assumed location is obtained from a navigation system of the vehicle; and adjust the assumed location based on the location correction adjustment.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2020Publication date: April 21, 2022Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Jochen Schubert, Timothy Thivierge, Vivekanandh Elangovan
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Publication number: 20210331646Abstract: The present disclosure relates to aspects of authenticating a mobile device and providing a vehicle access key thereto when a previously registered mobile device is not accessible. In one aspect of the present disclosure, a method includes requesting at a first mobile device, access to a profile associated with controlling operations of a vehicle, the profile having stored thereon an access key for operating the vehicle, the access key having been previously installed on a second mobile device. The method further includes upon successful authorization, receiving the access key at the first device and operating the vehicle using the access key on the first mobile device.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2020Publication date: October 28, 2021Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Jochen Schubert, Tom Nelson, Michael Andrew Simons, Ali Hassani, Hamid Golgiri, John Robert Van Wiemeersch
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Patent number: 11062540Abstract: A Phone-as-a-Key (PaaK) system includes a pre-processor, a secure processor disposed in communication with the pre-processor, a cache memory associated with the pre-processor and the secure processor, and a memory for storing executable instructions. The pre-processor and the secured processor are configured to perform steps that can mitigate delay caused by mobile device authentication. For example, the pre-processor authenticates an authentication message associated with a mobile device used as a key for the vehicle, and stores the message in the cache memory. The pre-processor receives a door latch actuation signal, and initializes the secure processor in response. The pre-processor then provides access to the vehicle based on the secure processor initialization instruction, and the authentication message stored in the cache memory.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2019Date of Patent: July 13, 2021Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Mike Raymond Westra, Lisa Therese Boran, Daniel Aaron Zajac, Aldi Caushi, Jochen Schubert
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Publication number: 20210158639Abstract: A Phone-as-a-Key (PaaK) system includes a pre-processor, a secure processor disposed in communication with the pre-processor, a cache memory associated with the pre-processor and the secure processor, and a memory for storing executable instructions. The pre-processor and the secured processor are configured to perform steps that can mitigate delay caused by mobile device authentication. For example, the pre-processor authenticates an authentication message associated with a mobile device used as a key for the vehicle, and stores the message in the cache memory. The pre-processor receives a door latch actuation signal, and initializes the secure processor in response. The pre-processor then provides access to the vehicle based on the secure processor initialization instruction, and the authentication message stored in the cache memory.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2019Publication date: May 27, 2021Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Mike Raymond Westra, Lisa Therese Boran, Daniel Aaron Zajac, Aldi Caushi, Jochen Schubert
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Publication number: 20210096629Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes predicting, via a predictive analytical model, a time interval associated with a future key-on event for a vehicle. The predictive analytical model is based at least in part on key-on event data. The method includes generating, based at least in part on the predicted time interval, a power mode instruction configured to cause a vehicle Telematics Control Unit (TCU) or Phone as a Key (PaaK) system to change a TCU state from a low energy state to a higher energy state, and transmitting, based on the predicted time interval, the power mode instruction to the vehicle TCU.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2019Publication date: April 1, 2021Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Timothy Thivierge, JR., Fouad Bounefissa, Jalal Jawany, Jochen Schubert
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Patent number: 10742403Abstract: A vehicle includes a controller. The controller is configured to send a nonce encrypted according to a symmetric encryption key. The nonce is sent responsive to receiving a pair request over a personal area network from a nomadic device outside the vehicle. The controller is further configured to initialize a secure connection using a random key and permit vehicle access according to data received via the secure connection. The initialization is responsive to receiving a concatenation of the random key and an incrementation of the nonce encrypted with the symmetric encryption key.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2018Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Jochen Schubert, Thomas Nelson
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Publication number: 20200186333Abstract: A vehicle includes a controller. The controller is configured to send a nonce encrypted according to a symmetric encryption key. The nonce is sent responsive to receiving a pair request over a personal area network from a nomadic device outside the vehicle. The controller is further configured to initialize a secure connection using a random key and permit vehicle access according to data received via the secure connection. The initialization is responsive to receiving a concatenation of the random key and an incrementation of the nonce encrypted with the symmetric encryption key.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2018Publication date: June 11, 2020Inventors: Jochen SCHUBERT, Thomas NELSON