US 10,589,719 B1Granted

Method for managing digital key of mobile device for vehicle-sharing and key server using the same

AssigneesHyundai Autoever Corp., Hyundai AutoEver Telematics America, Inc.

InventorsChangki Sohn, Bongseok Kim

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Abstract

A method for managing a digital key of a mobile device for vehicle-sharing is provided. The method includes steps of: a key server, (a) if a registration request is acquired from an owner mobile device of an owner of the vehicle, generating a primary key and a secondary key, primary rights and secondary rights, combining the primary rights with the primary key and the secondary rights with the secondary key, transmitting the primary key and the secondary key to the owner mobile device, and setting the vehicle and the owner mobile device as a domain of the vehicle; and (b) if a vehicle-sharing request is acquired from the owner mobile device or a vehicle-sharing server, generating vehicle-sharing rights, combining the vehicle-sharing rights with the secondary key, transmitting each combined vehicle-sharing right to its corresponding information-receiving means of the vehicle-sharing users, and registering the user mobile devices in the domain.

Claims20

Dependent claims

A method for managing at least one digital key of at least one mobile device to be used for vehicle-sharing, comprising steps of:

(a) when a registration request for registration of a vehicle, including vehicle information and owner information, is acquired from an owner mobile device of an owner of the vehicle by a key server, the key server performing the steps of:
(i) generating a primary key and a secondary key to be used for controlling the vehicle,
(ii) generating primary rights, including a range of control over the vehicle by the primary key and generating secondary rights, including a range of control over the vehicle by the secondary key,
(iii) combining the primary rights with the primary key and combining the secondary rights with the secondary key,
(iv) transmitting the primary key combined with the primary rights and the secondary key combined with the secondary rights to the owner mobile device, and
(v) setting the vehicle and the owner mobile device as a domain of the vehicle;
and
(b) when a vehicle-sharing request including:
(i) at least one of the owner information, the primary key, the secondary key, the primary rights, and the secondary rights,
(ii) information on one or more vehicle-sharing users who have requested vehicle-sharing, including
(ii-1) identification information on the one or more vehicle-sharing users,
(ii-2) information on one or more user mobile devices, each corresponding to at least one of the one or more vehicle-sharing users, and
(ii-3) information on information-receiving means of the one or more vehicle-sharing users, and
(iii) one or more pieces of vehicle-sharing configuration information each respectively corresponding to at least one of the one or more vehicle-sharing users wherein each piece of the vehicle-sharing configuration information includes information on a range of control by each of the vehicle-sharing users over the vehicle,
is acquired from the owner mobile device or a vehicle-sharing server by the key server, the key server performing the steps of:
(1) generating one or more vehicle-sharing rights, including ranges of control over the vehicle by the secondary key, each corresponding to each of the one or more vehicle-sharing users by referring to the one or more pieces of the vehicle-sharing configuration information,
(2) combining each of the one or more vehicle-sharing rights with the secondary key, to thereby transmit each of the combined one or more vehicle-sharing rights to its corresponding information-receiving means of the one or more vehicle-sharing users, and
(3) registering the one or more user mobile devices in the domain.

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A key server for managing at least one digital key of at least one mobile device to be used for vehicle-sharing, comprising:

at least one memory that stores instructions;
and
at least one processor configured to execute the instructions to perform or support another device to perform processes of:
(I) when a registration request for registration of a vehicle, including vehicle information and owner information, is acquired from an owner mobile device of an owner of the vehicle,
(i) generating a primary key and a secondary key to be used for controlling the vehicle,
(ii) generating primary rights, including a range of control over the vehicle by the primary key and generating secondary rights, including a range of control over the vehicle by the secondary key,
(iii) combining the primary rights with the primary key and combining the secondary rights with the secondary key,
(iv) transmitting the primary key combined with the primary rights and the secondary key combined with the secondary rights to the owner mobile device, and
(v) setting the vehicle and the owner mobile device as a domain of the vehicle, and
(II) when a vehicle-sharing request including
(i) at least one of the owner information, the primary key, the secondary key, the primary rights, and the secondary rights,
(ii) information on a one or more vehicle-sharing users who have requested vehicle-sharing, including
(ii-1) identification information on the one or more vehicle-sharing users,
(ii-2) information on one or more user mobile devices, each corresponding to one of the one or more of vehicle-sharing users, and
(ii-3) information on information-receiving means of the one or more vehicle-sharing users, and
(iii) one or more pieces of vehicle-sharing configuration information each respectively corresponding to at least one of the one or more vehicle-sharing users wherein each piece of the vehicle-sharing configuration information includes information on a range of control by each of the vehicle-sharing users over the vehicle,
is acquired from the owner mobile device or a vehicle-sharing server by the processor,
(1) generating one or more vehicle-sharing rights, including ranges of control over the vehicle by the secondary key, each corresponding to at least one of the one or more vehicle-sharing users by referring to the one or more pieces of the vehicle-sharing configuration information,
(2) combining each of the one or more vehicle-sharing rights with the secondary key, to thereby transmit each of the combined one or more vehicle-sharing rights to its corresponding information-receiving means of the one or more vehicle-sharing users, and
(3) registering the one or more user mobile devices in the domain.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 16/426,342Filed 30 May 2019
Granted: 17 Mar 2020
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification8 codes

B60R 25/241
Using electronic identifiers containing a code not memorised by the user: whereby access privileges are related to the identifiers
G07C 9/00571
Electronically operated locks; Circuits therefor; Nonmechanical keys therefor, e.g. passive or active electrical keys or other data carriers…:…
G07C 9/21
Involving the use of a pass: having a variable access code
G07C 9/29
Involving the use of a pass: the pass containing active electronic elements, e.g. smartcards