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US 10,308,219 B2Granted
Smart key emulation for vehicles
AssigneeThe Crawford Group, Inc.
InventorDerik Reiser
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Abstract
Techniques are disclosed for permitting a person to keylessly start a vehicle using a machine-sensible item such as his/her mobile device without requiring the person to possess a smart key.
Claims40
A method comprising:
- sensing a machine-sensible item to generate data indicative of a request to access a vehicle;
- comparing the generated data with an authorization record for the vehicle;
- based on the comparing, determining whether a user associated with the item is authorized to access the vehicle;
- determining a current relative positioning between the vehicle and a wireless device associated with the authorization record;
- in response to (1) the comparing resulting in a determination that the user associated with the item is authorized to access the vehicle, and (2) a determination that the wireless device associated with the authorization record is near the vehicle based on the determined relative positioning, emulating a smart key for the vehicle to permit the user to keylessly start the vehicle without requiring the user to possess a smart key for the vehicle.
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A system for control of vehicle access without a need for delivering keys to a user of a vehicle, the system comprising:
- a sensor configured to sense a machine-sensible item to generate data indicative of a request to access a vehicle;
- a processor configured to (1) compare the generated data with an authorization record for the vehicle, (2) based on the comparison, determine whether a user associated with the item is authorized to access the vehicle, (3) determine a current relative positioning between the vehicle and a wireless device associated with the authorization record;
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- a smart key emulator configured to, in response to (1) the comparison resulting in a determination that the user associated with the item is authorized to access the vehicle, and (2) a determination that the wireless device associated with the authorization record is near the vehicle based on the determined relative positioning, emulate a smart key for the vehicle to permit the user to keylessly start the vehicle without requiring the user to possess a smart key for the vehicle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.