Patent ID: 11874667
Assignee: BLACKBERRY LIMITED
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  B | IPC G

Claim 8:
9. A computing device associated with a vehicle for refueling security,
the computing device comprising:
a processor; and
a communications subsystem,

wherein the computing device is configured to:
provide a short-range communication challenge from a reader associated with the vehicle to a short-range communications module associated with a refueling station, the challenge comprising a random number;
receive a response from the short-range communications module at the reader associated with the vehicle, the response comprising an electronic signature of the random number based on a private key;
compare the response received at the reader with an expected response, the comparing comprising verifying the electronic signature of the random number with a public key; and
determine that the response received matches the expected response and open a fuel port on the vehicle.