Patent ID: 11867143
Assignee: nan
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  B | IPC B  F

Claim 0:
1. A vehicle safety lock assembly system comprising:
a sensor of a docking unit configured to sense a nearby mobile device, wherein the docking unit is coupled with a vehicle having an electronic control unit, an ignition system, and a first relay, wherein the first relay is configured to signal from the electronic control unit to the ignition system to start the vehicle's ignition;
wherein the docking unit is configured to request and receive a first inhibitory signal from a cloud service and to forward the first inhibitory signal to the electronic control unit to inhibit the first relay and further wherein the docking unit inhibits the first relay from allowing the vehicle to start responsive to the first inhibitory signal once received:
a transmitter configured to send a docking signal to the cloud service indicating that the mobile device has been docked at the docking unit;
a receiver configured to receive a registration confirmation signal indicating that the mobile device is registered with the cloud service;
wherein the docking unit is configured to send a second inhibitory signal, responsive to receiving the registration confirmation signal to restrict functionality of pre-selected features on the mobile device when the mobile device is docked;
wherein the docking unit is further configured to send an authentication request to the cloud service requesting authentication for the mobile device;
wherein the docking unit is configured to receive authentication from the cloud service and to forward the authentication to the electronic control unit, wherein the electronic control unit is to authenticate the mobile device based on the authentication received from the cloud service; and
wherein the docking unit is configured to transmit a releasing signal through the electronic control unit upon authentication to start the vehicle's ignition.