Vehicle key management
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsRonald Patrick Brombach, Daniel M. King, Maria Eugenia Protopapas, Maeen Mawari
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Abstract
Systems and methods for managing keys that operate a given vehicle include a processor. Responsive to identifying a received first key for operating the vehicle as having an administrative status, the processor is configured to enable creation of a second key for operating the vehicle having the administrative status, and enable creation of a third key for operating the vehicle having a secondary status and a passcode. Responsive to receiving and identifying the third key as having the secondary status, the processor is configured to enable alteration of the passcode.
Claims20
A system comprising,
- a processor configured to,
- responsive to identifying a received first key for operating a vehicle as having an administrative status, enable creation of a second key for operating the vehicle having the administrative status, and creation of a third key having a secondary status and including a passcode for operating the vehicle, and
- responsive to receiving and identifying the third key as having the secondary status, enable alteration of the passcode.
A system comprising,
- a database including first and second keys for operating a vehicle, each of the first and second keys being assigned to a subscriber of a ride sharing service, and a vehicle feature being enabled for the first keys and not the second keys within the database, and
- a vehicle configured to, responsive to receiving one of the first keys, enable the vehicle feature based on the database.
A method comprising,
- by a processor,
- responsive to identifying a received first key for operating a vehicle as having an administrative status, displaying a GUI that enables user creation of a second key for operating the vehicle having the administrative status and of a third key for operating the vehicle having a secondary status and a passcode, and
- responsive to receiving and identifying the third key as having the secondary status, enabling alteration of the passcode.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.