US 12,105,864 B2
Tamper evident system for modification and distribution of secured vehicle operating parameters
Michael Collins Pinkus, Alpharetta, GA (US); and James Alan Wisniewski, Las Vegas, NV (US)
Assigned to IVSC IP, LLC, Las Vegas, NV (US)
Filed by IVSC IP LLC, Las Vegas, NV (US)
Filed on Apr. 15, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/384,797.
Application 16/384,797 is a continuation of application No. 15/073,499, filed on Mar. 17, 2016, abandoned.
Application 15/073,499 is a continuation of application No. 13/116,856, filed on May 26, 2011, abandoned.
Prior Publication US 2020/0014757 A1, Jan. 9, 2020
Int. Cl. H04L 67/12 (2022.01); G06F 21/86 (2013.01); G06Q 10/06 (2023.01); G06Q 20/38 (2012.01); G06Q 30/02 (2023.01); G07B 13/00 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 21/86 (2013.01) [G06Q 10/06 (2013.01); G06Q 20/3829 (2013.01); G06Q 30/02 (2013.01); G07B 13/00 (2013.01); H04L 67/12 (2013.01); G06Q 2220/00 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A secure, for-hire vehicle (“FHV”) meter updating system comprising:
a plurality of FHV meters each comprising a secure tamper evident portion and unsecure portion, said plurality of FHV meters coupled to a distribution network, wherein the secure tamper evident portion comprises a private key and a cipher engine module, said private key stored on a hardware, said hardware showing evidence of tampering in response to attempts to remove said hardware;
a parameter maintenance system in communication with the FHV meters, the parameter maintenance system comprising:
a processor; and
one or more non-transitory computer readable storage media storing a software that when executed by the processor causes the processor to perform operations comprising:
maintaining FHV meter parameters, the FHV meter parameters comprising values representing at least one of time or distance;
providing a user interface for defining and/or modifying the FHV meter operating parameters;
generating data packets for at least one FHV meter;
passing, via the distribution network, the data packets to the FHV meter;
receiving, via the distribution network and from the FHV meter, a first predetermined numeric value or code from an unsecure portion and a second predetermined numeric value or code from a secure tamper evident portion;
comparing the received values or codes to a matching pair of expected values or codes to determine if said FHV meter has been tampered with;
generating a kill message disabling the FHV meter when the values or codes do not match;
the plurality of FHV meters each comprising:
a meter processor; and
one or more meter non-transitory computer readable storage media storing a meter software that when executed by the meter processor causes the meter processor to perform operations comprising:
receiving, via the distribution network, configuration data from said parameter maintenance system; and
configuring itself using the configuration data.