US 12,075,242 B2
Facilitation of authentication management for autonomous vehicles
Joseph Soryal, Ridgewood, NY (US)
Assigned to AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed by AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed on Oct. 11, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/045,641.
Application 18/045,641 is a continuation of application No. 16/366,521, filed on Mar. 27, 2019, granted, now 11,496,895.
Prior Publication US 2023/0057641 A1, Feb. 23, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04W 12/06 (2021.01); H04W 4/02 (2018.01); H04W 4/44 (2018.01); H04W 76/10 (2018.01)
CPC H04W 12/06 (2013.01) [H04W 4/026 (2013.01); H04W 4/027 (2013.01); H04W 4/44 (2018.02); H04W 76/10 (2018.02)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
in response to receiving a first encryption key from a mobile device, generating, by a first node device comprising a processor, estimation data representative of an estimate of a direction of travel of the mobile device, wherein the estimation data is based on the direction of travel of the mobile device in relation to a geometry associated with a street via which the mobile device is traveling, and wherein the first encryption key facilitates first authentication applicable to establishing a first secured wireless connection between the mobile device and the first node device; and
based on the estimation data, transmitting, by the first node device, a second encryption key to a second node device prior to the mobile device being within a wireless connection distance of the second node device, wherein the second encryption key facilitates second authentication applicable to establishing a second secured wireless connection between the mobile device and the second node device.