Establishing a wireless connection to a vehicle

Abstract

A method for establishing a wireless connection between a mobile communication device and a communication module (14) of a vehicle (10) with an identifier (17) is disclosed. According to the method, access rights, namely links between vehicle identifiers (17) and user identifiers, as well as data required for establishing the wireless connection, are stored in a database server (16) outside of the mobile communication device. A control unit (11, 12) for carrying out the method is also disclosed.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method for establishing a wireless connection between a mobile communication device and a communication module of a vehicle with an identifier, comprising:
 a) providing a server outside the mobile communication device, the server including access rights between vehicle identifiers and user identifiers, and data required for establishing the wireless connection,   b) recording with the mobile communication device the identifier of the vehicle,   c) wherein the user identifier is present in the mobile communication device,   d) transmitting by the mobile communication device to the server the vehicle identifier and the user identifier,   e) checking by the server whether access rights exist for the transmitted combination of identifiers,   f) if access rights exist, transmitting by the server the data required for establishing the wireless connection to the mobile communication unit, and   g) establishing a wireless connection to the communication module from the mobile communications device.   
     
     
         2 . The method as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the vehicle identifier comprises a number plate, a chassis number, a different optical pattern, data transmittable via RFID or data transmittable via NFC. 
     
     
         3 . The method as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the mobile communication device reads the data representing the vehicle identifier as an optical pattern or via a radio link. 
     
     
         4 . The method as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the user identifier comprises data which are stored in the mobile communication device. 
     
     
         5 . The method as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the mobile communication device forwards the two identifiers via a mobile radio link or via a WLAN to an interface connected to the server. 
     
     
         6 . The method as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the wireless connection from the mobile communication device to the communication module is a connection via a WLAN or Bluetooth. 
     
     
         7 . The method as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the mobile communication device comprises a mobile telephone with a WLAN function and/or Bluetooth function. 
     
     
         8 . The method as claimed in  claim 1 , further comprising emitting by the vehicle a visually or audibly perceptible signal after establishing the wireless connection between the mobile communication device and the communication module. 
     
     
         9 . A control unit for a vehicle with a communication module for carrying out the method as claimed in  claim 1 . 
     
     
         10 . The method as claimed in  claim 1  further comprising inputting by the user in the mobile communication device data associated with the user identifier. 
     
     
         11 . The method as claimed in  claim 3 , wherein the radio link is a short-range radio link.