WO2023131965A1 - A system and a method to access and process a user cum vehicle information - Google Patents

A system and a method to access and process a user cum vehicle information Download PDF

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WO2023131965A1
WO2023131965A1 PCT/IN2022/050967 IN2022050967W WO2023131965A1 WO 2023131965 A1 WO2023131965 A1 WO 2023131965A1 IN 2022050967 W IN2022050967 W IN 2022050967W WO 2023131965 A1 WO2023131965 A1 WO 2023131965A1
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Shivamkumar DHARMENDRASINH CHUDASAMA
Ramalingam V
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07C—TIME OR ATTENDANCE REGISTERS; REGISTERING OR INDICATING THE WORKING OF MACHINES; GENERATING RANDOM NUMBERS; VOTING OR LOTTERY APPARATUS; ARRANGEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS FOR CHECKING NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE
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    • G07C9/00174—Electronically operated locks; Circuits therefor; Nonmechanical keys therefor, e.g. passive or active electrical keys or other data carriers without mechanical keys
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    • G07C—TIME OR ATTENDANCE REGISTERS; REGISTERING OR INDICATING THE WORKING OF MACHINES; GENERATING RANDOM NUMBERS; VOTING OR LOTTERY APPARATUS; ARRANGEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS FOR CHECKING NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07C—TIME OR ATTENDANCE REGISTERS; REGISTERING OR INDICATING THE WORKING OF MACHINES; GENERATING RANDOM NUMBERS; VOTING OR LOTTERY APPARATUS; ARRANGEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS FOR CHECKING NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE
    • G07C9/00—Individual registration on entry or exit
    • G07C9/00174—Electronically operated locks; Circuits therefor; Nonmechanical keys therefor, e.g. passive or active electrical keys or other data carriers without mechanical keys
    • G07C9/00309—Electronically operated locks; Circuits therefor; Nonmechanical keys therefor, e.g. passive or active electrical keys or other data carriers without mechanical keys operated with bidirectional data transmission between data carrier and locks
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  • the present subject matter generally relates to a system and a method to securely and selectively access a user cum vehicle information.
  • the present subject matter specifically but not exclusively relates to a system and a method which allows restricted access to one or more categorized information.
  • the owner needs some means of payment, which can be in form of cash or a digital payment. Again, some cards or cash need to be carried by the vehicle owner. Carrying, retaining, maintaining all essential documents required at different points of time for a safe use of a vehicle is often cumbersome and prone to be missed or misplaced leading to considerable inconvenience and hardship to the user of a vehicle.
  • FIG. 1 illustrates a short-range electronic device and the internal architecture of the short-range electronic device, in accordance with an embodiment of the present subject matter.
  • FIG. 2 illustrates la data accessing device and the internal architecture of the data accessing device, in accordance with an embodiment of the present subject matter.
  • FIG. 3 illustrates an architecture of a system to access and process a user cum vehicle information, in accordance with an embodiment of the present subject matter.
  • FIG. 4 illustrates a a method to access and process a user cum vehicle information, in accordance with an embodiment of the present subject matter.
  • QR codes are unique for each user that may contain all the necessary details of the user.
  • the QR codes are printed on a card and that card either need to be affixed on to the vehicle or kept aside as card for using it for different purposes.
  • QR codes gets damaged along with the passage of time if the QR code is in a physical format. Sometime because of its degradation, it becomes difficult to scan the QR codes.
  • Another problem with the QR code is that once a QR code is generated, the QR code cannot be changed and therefore there is no flexibility to change any details. The entire QR code has to be regenerated once again if there is any change of details of the user.
  • QR codes are static form of storing information.
  • QR codes Another problem associated with the QR codes is that there is no security provided in a QR codes and anyone with the QR code reader can scan the QR code and get the information.
  • NFC near field communication
  • Another aspect of the present invention is to provide a system to access and process a user cum vehicle information comprising a short-range electronic device, which is capable of storing one or more encrypted data.
  • the encrypted data is catagorized to be store in one or more data modules. This allows the segregation of the type of data to be accessed and keeping data access selectively enabled and protected.
  • the short-ranged electronic device is NFC based readable and writable card or a tag.
  • Still another aspect of the present invention is to provide a system to access and process a user cum vehicle information
  • a data accessing device which is communicatively coupled to the short-range electronic device to access the encrypted data from the data module of the short-range electronic device.
  • the data accessing device also has a NFC module to get paired to the short-range electronic device.
  • the data accessing device is a reader or a writer device.
  • Yet another aspect of the present invention is to provide a system to access and process a user cum vehicle information comprising a database server configured to receive and send a decrypted data from said data accessing device to perform one or more actions such as addition of a data record, deletion, correction etc.
  • Still another aspect of the present invention is to provide a system to access and process a user cum vehicle information comprising an authorization key provided in the data accessing device, which is capable to selectively unlock at least one data module from multiple data modules provided in the short-range electronic device to access the encrypted data.
  • Yet another aspect of the present invention is to provide a system to access and process a user cum vehicle information comprising a primary control unit of the short-range electronic device, which is capable of enabling the selected data module for access and disabling the unselected data module, when the authorization key of the data accessing device gets authorized. This ensures data privacy to each of the data modules.
  • Fig. 1 illustrates a short-range electronic device (102) and the internal architecture of the short-range electronic device (102).
  • the short-range electronic device (102) comprises of a first radio frequency (RF) module (202) which is capable of generating a radio frequency wave for the purpose of communication between the short-range electronic device (102) and a data accessing device (101) (shown in Fig 3).
  • the first RF module (202) generates as well as modulates a radio frequency field.
  • the first RF module (202) is electrically connected to a first NFC processor (203).
  • the first NFC processor (203) is configured to enable a near field communication (NFC) protocol to operate between the short-range electronic device (102) and the data accessing device (101).
  • NFC near field communication
  • the first NFC processor (203) is electrically connected to a primary control unit (204).
  • the primary control unit (204) having a firmware running, which takes care of a multi-application environment to process the data stored in one or more data modules (102a, 102b, 102c) (shown in Fig 3) of a memory unit (205).
  • the data modules (102a, 102b, 102c) stores encrypted data relating to service provider or statutory based information or OEM based information etc.
  • the service-based information includes information regarding the vehicle insurance, service etc. details.
  • the statutory based information includes data such as pollution certificate from the pollution certificate authority, the information related to dealership related information like warranty details, service details, owner details, parts replaced, work location related detail such as access credential, vehicle access information, parking charges etc.
  • Each of these data are categorized and stored in the data modules (102a, 102b, 102c) as encrypted data.
  • Each categorized data can be accessed separately using a unique key. As per an additional embodiment, at a time, only one module can be accessed and the rest of the module remains disabled for access.
  • the primary control unit (204) controls the authentication process in order to access the data stored in the data modules (102a, 102b, 102c) to allow or to deny the access to the data accessing device (101) for any internal application such as read operation or write operation.
  • a crypto-processor (206) which is either integrated with the primary control unit (204) or as a separate individual unit connected to the primary control unit (204).
  • the crypto-processor (206) performs a cryptographic encryption/decryption process to encrypt or to de-crypt the data stored in the data modules (102a, 102b, 102c).
  • Some of the encryption and de -cryption process include Advanced Encryption Standard & Data encryption standard.
  • Elliptic curve cryptography (ECC), RSA are asymmetric key algorithms.
  • SHA is hashing algorithm.
  • Fig. 2 illustrates a data accessing device (101) and the internal architecture of the data accessing device (101).
  • the data accessing device (101) comprises of a second radio frequency (RF) module (302) which is capable of generating a radio frequency wave for the purpose of communication between the short-range electronic device (102) (shown in Fig 3) and a data accessing device (101) (shown in Fig 3).
  • the second RF module (302) generates as well as modulates a radio frequency field.
  • the second RF module (302) is electrically connected to a second NFC processor (304).
  • the second NFC processor (304) is configured to enable a near field communication (NFC) protocol to operate between the short-range electronic device (102) and the data accessing device (101).
  • the second NFC processor (304) is electrically connected to a secondary control unit (307).
  • NFC near field communication
  • the secondary control unit (307) initiates the process of sending a unique key for the authorization process, to the primary control unit (204) of the short- range electronic device (102) through the NFC communication enabled by sending a pairing request to the first NFC processor (203) from the second NFC processor (304) in order to access the data stored in the data modules (102a, 102b, 102c) of the memory unit (205) in the short-range electronic device (102).
  • the data accessing device (101) also has a crypto-processor (307), which is either integrated with the secondary control unit (307) or as a separate individual unit connected to the secondary control unit (307).
  • the crypto-processor (306) of the data accessing device (101) performs a cryptographic encryption/decryption process to encrypt or to de-crypt the data received from the data modules (102a, 102b, 102c) of the memory unit (205) in the short-range electronic device (102).
  • Some of the encryption and de-cryption process include Advanced Encryption Standard & Data encryption standard.
  • Elliptic curve cryptography (ECC) are asymmetric key algorithms.
  • SHA is hashing algorithm.
  • the secondary control unit (307) is capable of performing read write operation on the data stored in the data modules (102a, 102b, 102c) of the memory unit (205) (shown in Fig 1) in the short-range electronic device (102) once the unique key gets authenticated by the primary control unit (204) of the short-range electronic device (102).
  • the data accessing device ( 101 ) is configured to have a user interface module (305).
  • the user interface module (305) of the data accessing device (101) has an application which can read the data stored in the data modules (102a, 102b, 102c) of the memory unit (205) in the short-range electronic device (102) and also write the data stored in the data modules (102a, 102b, 102c) of the memory unit (205) in the short-range electronic device (102).
  • the user interface module (305) is electrically configured to a backend connectivity module (303).
  • the backend connectivity module (303) is capable of connecting the user interface module (305) with a data server (103) in order to store the data in the data server (103).
  • the data server (103) is located either locally or remotely.
  • the backend connectivity module (303) establishes a connection with the data server (103) either through wired means or wireless means such as GPRS/GSM, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi etc.
  • the primary control unit (204) of the short- range electronic device (102) decides which data module need to be accessed.
  • one application can access only one data module and other data modules remains disabled for any access request, thereby ensuring that only the required information can be retrieved from the short-range electronic device (102), which ensure security and prevention from any type of fiddling with the data stored in the short-range electronic device (102).
  • Fig. 3 illustrates an architecture of a system as per the present invention, to access and process a user cum vehicle information.
  • the system comprises a short- range electronic device (102) capable of storing encrypted data.
  • the encrypted data are categorized and then stored in one of a data module ( 102a , 102b, 102c) .
  • the data module (102a , 102b, 102c) forms a part of the memory unit (205) of the short-range electronic device (102).
  • a data accessing device (101) is communicatively coupled to the short- range electronic device (102) to access the encrypted data from one of the data modules (102a , 102b, 102c) of the data accessing device.
  • a database server (103) is configured to receive and send a decrypted data from the data accessing device (101) to perform one or more actions such as comparison, update, correction, deletion etc.
  • an authorization key (105) stored in the secondary control unit (307) of the data accessing device (101) is capable to select and unlock at least a said data module (102a ,102b, 102c) of the short-ranged electronic device (102) to access said encrypted data based on the application stored in the user interface module (305) of the data accessing device (101).
  • the selected data module (102a ,102b, 102c) is decrypted with the authorization key (105) which is a unique key.
  • Each data module (102a ,102b, 102c) has a unique authorization key (105).
  • a primary control unit (204) of the short-range electronic device (102) is capable of enabling the selected data module (102a ,102b, 102c) for access and disabling the unselected data module (102a ,102b, 102c), when the authorization key (105) of said data accessing device (101) gets authorized.
  • the authorization process is initiated after the second NFC processor (304) of the data accessing device (101) pairs wirelessly with the first NFC processor (203) of the short-ranged electronic device (102).
  • the short-range electronic device (102) is wirelessly coupled to the data accessing device (101) through pairing of first NFC processor (203) and second NFC processor (304).
  • the pairing of first NFC processor (203) and second NFC processor (304) is enabled though a Near field communication (NFC) module provided in both, first NFC processor (203) and the second NFC processor (304).
  • NFC Near field communication
  • the data accessing device (101) has a read only module (104) and a write only module (104) stored in the secondary control unit (307).
  • the read only module (104) is capable of reading the encrypted data stored in the data module (102a ,102b, 102c) of the short-range electronic device (102) and the write only module (104) capable of writing in the data module of the short-ranged electronic device
  • the data module (102a ,102b, 102c) of said data accessing device (101) is one or more of an Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) data module (102a), a service provider module (102b) or a statutory based information module (102c).
  • OEM Original Equipment Manufacturer
  • Fig. 4 illustrates a method to access and process a user cum vehicle information implemented in the system as per the present invention.
  • the short-range electronic device (102) available with the user is tapped on the surface of the data accessing device (101) to enable pairing and near field communication between both the devices.
  • an authorization key (105) is send from the data accessing device ( 101 ) to the short-range electronic device ( 102), in step 402.
  • the authorization key (105) gets authorized by the primary control unit (204) of the short-ranged electronic device (102)
  • the selected data module gets enabled for data access for read operation or write operation or both, in step 403.
  • the unselected data modules gets disabled in step 404.
  • the selected data module gets disabled once the data access or operation such as read operation or write operation gets completed.
  • the secondary control unit (307) updates the information in the data server (103)
  • first radio frequency (RF) module (202) data accessing device (101) first NFC processor (203) primary control unit (204) data modules ( 102a, 102b, 102c) crypto-processor (206) second radio frequency (RF) module (302) second NFC processor (304) secondary control unit (307) memory unit (205) user interface module (305) backend connectivity module (303) data server (103) second NFC processor (304) read only module and write only module (104)
  • OEM data module (102a) service provider module (102b) statutory based information module (102c)

Abstract

The present subject matter generally relates to a system to access and process a user cum vehicle information. The present system to access and process a user cum vehicle information is based on NFC (near field communication) technology. The system comprising a data accessing device (101), which is communicatively coupled to the short-range electronic device (102) to access the encrypted data from the data module (102a,102b,102c) of the short-range electronic device (102). The data accessing device (101) and the short-range electronic device (102) have an NFC module to get paired. The data accessing device is a reader or a writer device. The short-range electronic device (102) having the data modules (102a,102b,102c) ensures that only required information is accessed and the rest of the information is kept inaccessible to maintain privacy and prevent data theft.

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A SYSTEM AND A METHOD TO ACCESS AND PROCESS A USER CUM
VEHICEE INFORMATION
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present subject matter generally relates to a system and a method to securely and selectively access a user cum vehicle information. The present subject matter specifically but not exclusively relates to a system and a method which allows restricted access to one or more categorized information.
BACKGROUND
[0002] During lifecycle of a vehicle, at every different stage, there are different types of cards/documents required for several purposes e.g. vehicle registration card, insurance document, transfer of ownership, resale of vehicle etc. The owner of the vehicle has to maintain multiple number of cards/documents and those documents often need to be carried along with the vehicle.
[0003] From the very initial stage of purchasing a vehicle, there exist vehicle related documents, service book, warranty card, etc. All the details and the documents, be it a digital or non-digital, the user has to maintain and carry these documents all the time and produce them as and when essential. In order to drive the vehicle, a valid driving licence is required. For the vehicle insurance there are separate sets of documents provided by insurance company. At the time of vehicle registration, a Registration Certificate (RC) comes into the picture which contains all the legal documents pertaining to the vehicle and its owner. The document defines the type, make, and validity of the vehicle as per government standards. Additionally, after a time period, a vehicle owner need to have a pollution certificate (PUC) to maintain the pollution standards as per government policies. Further, for refuelling the vehicle, the owner needs some means of payment, which can be in form of cash or a digital payment. Again, some cards or cash need to be carried by the vehicle owner. Carrying, retaining, maintaining all essential documents required at different points of time for a safe use of a vehicle is often cumbersome and prone to be missed or misplaced leading to considerable inconvenience and hardship to the user of a vehicle.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0004] The detailed description is described with reference to an embodiment of a two-wheeler vehicle along with the accompanying figures. The same numbers are used throughout the drawings to reference like features and components.
[0005] Fig. 1 illustrates a short-range electronic device and the internal architecture of the short-range electronic device, in accordance with an embodiment of the present subject matter.
[0006] Fig. 2 illustrates la data accessing device and the internal architecture of the data accessing device, in accordance with an embodiment of the present subject matter.
[0007] Fig. 3 illustrates an architecture of a system to access and process a user cum vehicle information, in accordance with an embodiment of the present subject matter.
[0008] Fig. 4 illustrates a a method to access and process a user cum vehicle information, in accordance with an embodiment of the present subject matter.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0009] The existing solution for the problems mentioned in the background can be solved by providing a QR code, which are unique for each user that may contain all the necessary details of the user. The QR codes are printed on a card and that card either need to be affixed on to the vehicle or kept aside as card for using it for different purposes. But there are problems associated with the QR code as QR codes gets damaged along with the passage of time if the QR code is in a physical format. Sometime because of its degradation, it becomes difficult to scan the QR codes. [00010] Another problem with the QR code is that once a QR code is generated, the QR code cannot be changed and therefore there is no flexibility to change any details. The entire QR code has to be regenerated once again if there is any change of details of the user. In other words, QR codes are static form of storing information.
[00011] Another problem associated with the QR codes is that there is no security provided in a QR codes and anyone with the QR code reader can scan the QR code and get the information.
[00012] Further, there is no segregation mechanism for the information associated with the QR code. For example, a person who is only authorized to check vehicle RC and licence validity can also read insurance related details as well which is undesirable. Therefore, there is a need where the user’s information can be segregated for a secure access on a need-to-know basis and only an authorized person can view the data which is relevant / required and not beyond it.
[00013] Hence, it is an object of the present invention to provide a system to selectively access and process a user cum vehicle information or data in a secure manner which is capable of overcoming the exiting problems in the prior art. The system as per the present invention to access and process a user cum vehicle data is based on NFC (near field communication) technology.
[00014] Another aspect of the present invention is to provide a system to access and process a user cum vehicle information comprising a short-range electronic device, which is capable of storing one or more encrypted data. The encrypted data is catagorized to be store in one or more data modules. This allows the segregation of the type of data to be accessed and keeping data access selectively enabled and protected. The short-ranged electronic device is NFC based readable and writable card or a tag.
[00015] Still another aspect of the present invention is to provide a system to access and process a user cum vehicle information comprising a data accessing device, which is communicatively coupled to the short-range electronic device to access the encrypted data from the data module of the short-range electronic device. The data accessing device also has a NFC module to get paired to the short-range electronic device. The data accessing device is a reader or a writer device.
[00016] Yet another aspect of the present invention is to provide a system to access and process a user cum vehicle information comprising a database server configured to receive and send a decrypted data from said data accessing device to perform one or more actions such as addition of a data record, deletion, correction etc.
[00017] Still another aspect of the present invention is to provide a system to access and process a user cum vehicle information comprising an authorization key provided in the data accessing device, which is capable to selectively unlock at least one data module from multiple data modules provided in the short-range electronic device to access the encrypted data.
[00018] Yet another aspect of the present invention is to provide a system to access and process a user cum vehicle information comprising a primary control unit of the short-range electronic device, which is capable of enabling the selected data module for access and disabling the unselected data module, when the authorization key of the data accessing device gets authorized. This ensures data privacy to each of the data modules.
[00019] Fig. 1 illustrates a short-range electronic device (102) and the internal architecture of the short-range electronic device (102). The short-range electronic device (102) comprises of a first radio frequency (RF) module (202) which is capable of generating a radio frequency wave for the purpose of communication between the short-range electronic device (102) and a data accessing device (101) (shown in Fig 3). The first RF module (202) generates as well as modulates a radio frequency field. The first RF module (202) is electrically connected to a first NFC processor (203). The first NFC processor (203) is configured to enable a near field communication (NFC) protocol to operate between the short-range electronic device (102) and the data accessing device (101). The first NFC processor (203) is electrically connected to a primary control unit (204). The primary control unit (204) having a firmware running, which takes care of a multi-application environment to process the data stored in one or more data modules (102a, 102b, 102c) (shown in Fig 3) of a memory unit (205).
[00020] The data modules (102a, 102b, 102c) stores encrypted data relating to service provider or statutory based information or OEM based information etc. The service-based information includes information regarding the vehicle insurance, service etc. details. The statutory based information includes data such as pollution certificate from the pollution certificate authority, the information related to dealership related information like warranty details, service details, owner details, parts replaced, work location related detail such as access credential, vehicle access information, parking charges etc. Each of these data are categorized and stored in the data modules (102a, 102b, 102c) as encrypted data. Each categorized data can be accessed separately using a unique key. As per an additional embodiment, at a time, only one module can be accessed and the rest of the module remains disabled for access.
[00021] The primary control unit (204) controls the authentication process in order to access the data stored in the data modules (102a, 102b, 102c) to allow or to deny the access to the data accessing device (101) for any internal application such as read operation or write operation.
[00022] A crypto-processor (206), which is either integrated with the primary control unit (204) or as a separate individual unit connected to the primary control unit (204). The crypto-processor (206) performs a cryptographic encryption/decryption process to encrypt or to de-crypt the data stored in the data modules (102a, 102b, 102c). Some of the encryption and de -cryption process include Advanced Encryption Standard & Data encryption standard. Elliptic curve cryptography (ECC), RSA are asymmetric key algorithms. SHA is hashing algorithm.
[00023] Fig. 2 illustrates a data accessing device (101) and the internal architecture of the data accessing device (101). The data accessing device (101) comprises of a second radio frequency (RF) module (302) which is capable of generating a radio frequency wave for the purpose of communication between the short-range electronic device (102) (shown in Fig 3) and a data accessing device (101) (shown in Fig 3). The second RF module (302) generates as well as modulates a radio frequency field. The second RF module (302) is electrically connected to a second NFC processor (304). The second NFC processor (304) is configured to enable a near field communication (NFC) protocol to operate between the short-range electronic device (102) and the data accessing device (101). The second NFC processor (304) is electrically connected to a secondary control unit (307).
[00024] The secondary control unit (307) initiates the process of sending a unique key for the authorization process, to the primary control unit (204) of the short- range electronic device (102) through the NFC communication enabled by sending a pairing request to the first NFC processor (203) from the second NFC processor (304) in order to access the data stored in the data modules (102a, 102b, 102c) of the memory unit (205) in the short-range electronic device (102).
[00025] The data accessing device (101) also has a crypto-processor (307), which is either integrated with the secondary control unit (307) or as a separate individual unit connected to the secondary control unit (307). The crypto-processor (306) of the data accessing device (101) performs a cryptographic encryption/decryption process to encrypt or to de-crypt the data received from the data modules (102a, 102b, 102c) of the memory unit (205) in the short-range electronic device (102). Some of the encryption and de-cryption process include Advanced Encryption Standard & Data encryption standard. Elliptic curve cryptography (ECC), RSA are asymmetric key algorithms. SHA is hashing algorithm.
[00026] The secondary control unit (307) is capable of performing read write operation on the data stored in the data modules (102a, 102b, 102c) of the memory unit (205) (shown in Fig 1) in the short-range electronic device (102) once the unique key gets authenticated by the primary control unit (204) of the short-range electronic device (102). To enable the read and write operation the data accessing device ( 101 ) is configured to have a user interface module (305). The user interface module (305) of the data accessing device (101) has an application which can read the data stored in the data modules (102a, 102b, 102c) of the memory unit (205) in the short-range electronic device (102) and also write the data stored in the data modules (102a, 102b, 102c) of the memory unit (205) in the short-range electronic device (102).
[00027] Further, the user interface module (305) is electrically configured to a backend connectivity module (303). The backend connectivity module (303) is capable of connecting the user interface module (305) with a data server (103) in order to store the data in the data server (103). The data server (103) is located either locally or remotely. The backend connectivity module (303) establishes a connection with the data server (103) either through wired means or wireless means such as GPRS/GSM, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi etc. Based on the type of user interface module (305) and the application stored in the user interface module (305) of the short-range electronic device (102), the primary control unit (204) of the short- range electronic device (102) decides which data module need to be accessed. As per an embodiment, one application can access only one data module and other data modules remains disabled for any access request, thereby ensuring that only the required information can be retrieved from the short-range electronic device (102), which ensure security and prevention from any type of fiddling with the data stored in the short-range electronic device (102).
[00028] Fig. 3 illustrates an architecture of a system as per the present invention, to access and process a user cum vehicle information. The system comprises a short- range electronic device (102) capable of storing encrypted data. The encrypted data are categorized and then stored in one of a data module ( 102a , 102b, 102c) . The data module (102a , 102b, 102c) forms a part of the memory unit (205) of the short-range electronic device (102).
[00029] A data accessing device (101) is communicatively coupled to the short- range electronic device (102) to access the encrypted data from one of the data modules (102a , 102b, 102c) of the data accessing device. A database server (103) is configured to receive and send a decrypted data from the data accessing device (101) to perform one or more actions such as comparison, update, correction, deletion etc.
[00030] Further, an authorization key (105) stored in the secondary control unit (307) of the data accessing device (101) is capable to select and unlock at least a said data module (102a ,102b, 102c) of the short-ranged electronic device (102) to access said encrypted data based on the application stored in the user interface module (305) of the data accessing device (101). The selected data module (102a ,102b, 102c) is decrypted with the authorization key (105) which is a unique key. Each data module (102a ,102b, 102c) has a unique authorization key (105).
[00031] A primary control unit (204) of the short-range electronic device (102) is capable of enabling the selected data module (102a ,102b, 102c) for access and disabling the unselected data module (102a ,102b, 102c), when the authorization key (105) of said data accessing device (101) gets authorized. The authorization process is initiated after the second NFC processor (304) of the data accessing device (101) pairs wirelessly with the first NFC processor (203) of the short-ranged electronic device (102). The short-range electronic device (102) is wirelessly coupled to the data accessing device (101) through pairing of first NFC processor (203) and second NFC processor (304). The pairing of first NFC processor (203) and second NFC processor (304) is enabled though a Near field communication (NFC) module provided in both, first NFC processor (203) and the second NFC processor (304).
[00032] The data accessing device (101) has a read only module (104) and a write only module (104) stored in the secondary control unit (307). The read only module (104) is capable of reading the encrypted data stored in the data module (102a ,102b, 102c) of the short-range electronic device (102) and the write only module (104) capable of writing in the data module of the short-ranged electronic device
(102). Both the read and write operations are enabled once the authentication process is successful. Further, the primary control unit (204) controls when to enable read operation and when to enable write operation. [00033] The data module (102a ,102b, 102c) of said data accessing device (101) is one or more of an Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) data module (102a), a service provider module (102b) or a statutory based information module (102c).
[00034] Fig. 4 illustrates a method to access and process a user cum vehicle information implemented in the system as per the present invention. In step 401, the short-range electronic device (102) available with the user is tapped on the surface of the data accessing device (101) to enable pairing and near field communication between both the devices. After the short-range electronic device (102) pairs up with the data accessing device (101), an authorization key (105) is send from the data accessing device ( 101 ) to the short-range electronic device ( 102), in step 402. When the authorization key (105) gets authorized by the primary control unit (204) of the short-ranged electronic device (102), the selected data module gets enabled for data access for read operation or write operation or both, in step 403. The unselected data modules gets disabled in step 404. Further, in step 405, the selected data module gets disabled once the data access or operation such as read operation or write operation gets completed. The secondary control unit (307) updates the information in the data server (103)
LIST OF REFERENCE SIGNS short-range electronic device (102) first radio frequency (RF) module (202) data accessing device (101) first NFC processor (203) primary control unit (204) data modules ( 102a, 102b, 102c) crypto-processor (206) second radio frequency (RF) module (302) second NFC processor (304) secondary control unit (307) memory unit (205) user interface module (305) backend connectivity module (303) data server (103) second NFC processor (304) read only module and write only module (104)
OEM data module (102a) service provider module (102b) statutory based information module (102c)

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We claim:
1. A system to access and process a user cum vehicle information, wherein said system comprising: a short-range electronic device (102) available with a vehicle user, said short-range electronic device (102) being capable of storing one or more encrypted data; wherein, said one or more encrypted data being catagorized to be store in atleast a data module (102a ,102b, 102c); a data accessing device (101) being communicatively coupled to said short-range electronic device (102) to access said one or more encrypted data from said data module (102a ,102b, 102c) of said short-range electronic device (102); a database server (103) configured to receive and send a decrypted data from said data acce ssing device ( 101 ) to ??? for performing one or more actions; an authorization key (105) in said data accessing device (101) capable to select and unlock at least a said data module (102a ,102b, 102c) of said short-ranged electronic device (102) to access said encrypted data; a primary control unit (204) of said short-range electronic device (102) being capable of enabling said selected data module (102a ,102b, 102c) for selective access and disabling said unselected data module (102a ,102b, 102c), when said authorization key (105) of said data accessing device (101) gets authorized.
2. The system to access and process a user cum vehicle information as claimed in claim 1, wherein said data module (102a ,102b, 102c) being a memory unit (205) capable of being decrypted with said authorization key (105). The system to access and process a user cum vehicle information as claimed in claim 1, wherein said short-range electronic device (102) being communicatively coupled to said data accessing device (101) through pairing of first NFC processor (203) and second NFC processor (304); wherein, said pairing is through Near field communication and said first NFC processor (203) being located on said short range electronic device (102), said second NFC processor (304) being located on said data accessing device (101). The system to access and process a user cum vehicle information as claimed in claim 1, wherein said data accessing device (101) having a read only module (104) to perform a read operation and a write only module (104) to perform write operation; wherein, said read only module (104) being capable of reading said encrypted data stored in said data module (102a ,102b, 102c) of said short-range electronic device (102); and said write only module being capable (104) of writing said data in said data module (102a) of said short-ranged electronic device (102). The a read only module (104) and a write only module (104) as claimed in claim 4, wherein said read operation and said write operation being controlled by said primary control unit (204) of said short-range electronic device (102). The system to access and process a user cum vehicle information as claimed in claim 1, wherein said data module (102a ,102b, 102c) of said data accessing device (101) being one or more of an Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) data module (102a), a service provider module (102b) and a statutory based information module (102c). The system to access and process a user cum vehicle information as claimed in claim 1, wherein said database server (103) being configured to said data accessing device (101) through wired or wireless means; wherein, said wireless means being one of a GSM/GPRS module, a Bluetooth module and a WiFi module. The system to access and process a user cum vehicle information as claimed in claim 1, wherein said short-ranged electronic device (102) and said data accessing device (101) are paired through a first NFC processor (203) of said short-ranged electronic device (102) and a second NFC processor (304) of said data accessing device (101). A method to access and process a user cum vehicle information comprising the steps of: tapping a short -ranged electronic device, available with a user, on a data accessing device; sending an authorization key (105) to said short-ranged electronic device; enabling a selected data module when authorization key (105) gets authenticated by a primary control unit (204) of said short-ranged electronic device; disabling an unselected data module (102a ,102b, 102c); performing a read operation or a write operation in said selected data module (102a ,102b, 102c); and disabling said selected data module when data access is complete.
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