Communication system for managing usage rights on a vehicle
AssigneeVolkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsHendrik Decke, André Oberschachtsiek
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A communication system for managing usage rights to a vehicle, having a vehicle which includes a communication module inside the vehicle, a mobile terminal, and an electronic vehicle key which communicates with the communication module inside the vehicle and with the mobile terminal and allocates usage rights for the vehicle. Allocation of usage rights for the vehicle, which are carried out by the electronic vehicle key, are controlled by the mobile terminal.
Claims27
A communication system for managing usage rights to a vehicle, the communication system comprising:
- a vehicle which comprises a communication module inside the vehicle;
- and
- an electronic vehicle key which communicates, via one or more communications modules inside the electronic vehicle key, with the communication module inside the vehicle and with a mobile terminal, and which allocates usage rights for the vehicle,
- wherein the allocation of usage rights for the vehicle, which are carried out by the electronic vehicle key, are controlled by the mobile terminal,
- wherein usage rights for the vehicle are withdrawn by the electronic vehicle key and the withdrawal of usage rights for the vehicle, which are carried out by the electronic vehicle key, are controlled by the mobile terminal.
A communication methodology for managing usage rights to a vehicle, the methodology comprising:
- an electronic vehicle key communicating, via one or more communications modules inside the electronic vehicle key, with a vehicle communication module and with a mobile terminal;
- the electronic vehicle key allocating usage rights for the vehicle under control of the mobile terminal,
- wherein usage rights for the vehicle are withdrawn by the electronic vehicle key and the withdrawal of usage rights for the vehicle, which are carried out by the electronic vehicle key, are controlled by the mobile terminal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.