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Method and system for protected communication between a mobile unit coupled to a smartphone and a server

US10841795B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT · DE

Inventors

Matthias Gerlach · Wächtersbach, DE
Michael Anteboth · Braunschweig, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 1, 2016
Grant date	Nov 17, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 30, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W4/80
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for protected communication between a mobile unit coupled to a smartphone and a server, wherein it is possible to access a service of the server via the smartphone by registration data. Processes are provided for the first-time input of a PIN number in association with the registration data; definition of a secret of the mobile unit; storage of the registration data; the PIN number and the secret in a secure memory in the smartphone; input of the PIN number on the mobile unit; transmission of the PIN number and the secret from the mobile unit to the secure memory; reading of at least a portion of the registration data from the secure memory if the transmitted PIN number and the transmitted secret match the stored PIN number and the stored secret; and transmission of at least the portion of the registration data from the smartphone to the server.

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