Patents cover in-vehicle consent management, payments, and data sharing
AiDEN Automotive has secured three patents covering technologies related to in-vehicle consent management, vehicle data sharing, and in-vehicle payments, strengthening the company’s intellectual property portfolio as connected and software-defined vehicles continue to evolve.
The company said the patents have been granted in the United States and Japan. Its data-sharing patent has also been granted in India, while applications covering the consent management and payment technologies remain under review in Europe.
The patents focus on three areas considered essential to the development of connected vehicle services: secure vehicle data sharing, user consent management, and payment capabilities integrated into the vehicle.
“Software-defined vehicles will only reach their full potential if drivers, fleets, OEMs, and service providers can connect in a way that is trusted, secure, and useful,” said AiDEN Automotive CEO Niclas Gyllenram.
Data sharing
One patent covers technology that enables vehicles to share data directly through a cloud-based platform, allowing vehicle information to be securely routed to authorized third-party service providers without relying exclusively on traditional telematics systems or external data aggregators.
According to the company, the technology allows vehicle data-sharing settings to be configured in real time, supporting services such as fleet management, insurance, maintenance, roadside assistance, compliance, safety, and driver convenience.
AiDEN said the system could also allow automakers to introduce new connected services without developing every application or managing every third-party provider relationship internally.
Petter Djerf, senior director of automotive for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa at HERE Technologies, said secure, consent-based data sharing will become increasingly important as software-defined vehicles become more common.
Consent management
A second patent covers an in-vehicle consent management system designed to give drivers greater visibility into how their vehicle data is shared.
Rather than relying on broad, one-time agreements, the system generates consent requests within the vehicle whenever data-sharing services are activated, creating an auditable record of user approval.
AiDEN said the approach is intended to support compliance with privacy regulations, including the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), while giving drivers more control over how their data is used.
In-vehicle payments
The third patent covers technology that allows a payment token to be issued directly to a vehicle, laying the groundwork for future in-vehicle commerce.
The company said the technology could eventually allow vehicles to complete transactions for services such as parking, tolls, charging, fuelling, maintenance, food pickup, or parts ordering through the vehicle interface, reducing the need for separate mobile devices or payment cards.
AiDEN said the technology could be particularly beneficial for commercial fleets by simplifying recurring operational transactions and streamlining workflows between drivers, fleet operators, and service providers.
Roger Lanctot, director of strategy analytics at StrategiaNow, said connected vehicle services will require trusted data management, scalable software platforms, and secure payment capabilities to support future business models.
Supporting software-defined vehicles
Software-defined vehicles increasingly rely on software and connected services to deliver new features and revenue opportunities throughout a vehicle’s life cycle.
AiDEN said its patented technologies are intended to support secure vehicle data sharing, privacy controls, in-vehicle payments, third-party service integration, and new connected services for automakers and fleet operators.
The company said its platform is designed to complement existing OEM software ecosystems rather than replace them.