US 11,696,126 B2
Vehicle having connected car service and method of controlling the same
Chang Woo Chun, Anyang-si (KR)
Assigned to Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul (KR); and Kia Motors Corporation, Seoul (KR)
Filed by HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Seoul (KR); and KIA MOTORS CORPORATION, Seoul (KR)
Filed on Mar. 4, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/291,131.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2018-0139724 (KR), filed on Nov. 14, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2020/0154273 A1, May 14, 2020
Int. Cl. G06F 21/31 (2013.01); H04W 12/06 (2021.01)
CPC H04W 12/06 (2013.01) [G06F 21/31 (2013.01); G06F 2221/2113 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
11. A method of controlling a vehicle including a plurality of seats respectively provided at different positions inside the vehicle, the method comprising steps of:
identifying a position of a seat for each user and a type of a connected car service for each user, wherein the type of the connected car service includes an account creation for using the connected car service, a vehicle control, a first personalization service including an email login, a billing service, a valet mode, an internet of things (TOT) service, a location sharing service, and a personal account right setting, a second personalization service including a change in radio channel setting, a latest destination inquiry, a speech recognition service, and a change in a bookmark performed by a user sitting in the vehicle, and a real-time information service for providing announcement delivery, weather, news, and traffic information,
identifying a level of security intensity corresponding to the type of the connected car service for each user form information stored in a storage,
changing the identified level of security intensity based on the position of the seat for each user,
determining an authentication method for each user based on the changed level of security intensity for each user,
performing an authentication for each user based on the determined authentication method for each user, and
executing the connected car service for each user based on whether the authentication for each user is completed,
wherein the authentication method is different depending on the changed level of security intensity, and
wherein the authentication method includes one or more of a password login, an email authentication, an iris authentication, a fingerprint authentication, a security code, and a one-time password (OTP), a personal identification number (PIN), a pattern authentication, a face recognition, and a voice speaker recognition,
wherein the information stored in the storage includes information about a level of security intensity of the account creation set to level 1, a level of security intensity of the vehicle control set to level 2, a level of security intensity of the first personalization service set to level 3, and a level of security intensity of the second personalization service and a level of security intensity of the real-time information service set to level 4, and
wherein the level 1 is higher than the level 2, the level 2 is higher than the level 3, the level 3 is higher than the level 4.