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US 11,440,504 B2Granted
Systems for operating a vehicle and associated methods
AssigneeGogoro Inc.
InventorsHok-Sum Horace Luke, Chun-Sheng Hsu, Yung-Chung Hu, Jia-Yang Wu, Yu-Sheng Huang
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to methods and associated systems for unlocking a vehicle. The vehicle has a first input device and a second input device. The method includes (1) receiving a passcode from the first input device; (2) receiving a confirmation of the passcode from the second input device; and (3) in response to the confirmation, storing the passcode in a storage device associated with the vehicle. The passcode is input by operating the first input device in a first predetermined way, and, the confirmation is input by operating the second input device in a second predetermined way.
Claims23
A method for operating a vehicle, comprising:
- generating a passcode in response to a detected actuation of a first user input device disposed on the vehicle, wherein the detected actuation comprises a rotation of the first user input device and a holding operation of the first user input device, wherein the rotation of the first user input device and the holding operation of the first user input device are continuous and confirmed by a confirmatory operation of a second user input device disposed on the vehicle, wherein the second user input device is configured to perform at least one vehicular function, wherein the first user input device is configured to provide three or more angle inputs in one operation, and wherein the generated passcode includes one or more single-digit numbers or symbols;
- visually displaying, via a user interface, each of the single-digit numbers or symbols while generating the passcode;
- comparing the generated passcode with a reference code stored in a memory disposed in the vehicle, wherein the reference code is received from a remote server;
- and
- enabling one or more features of the vehicle if the generated passcode matches the reference code.
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A vehicle, comprising:
- a memory;
- a processor coupled to the memory;
- a first user input device coupled to the processor, wherein the processor is configured to:
- generate a passcode, in response to a detected actuation of the first user input device, wherein the detected actuation comprises rotating the first user input device and positioning the first user input device at a predetermined angle, wherein the rotating of the first user input device and the positioning of the first user input device are continuous, wherein the first user input device is configured to be positioned in multiple ranges of angle, and wherein each of the multiple ranges of angle corresponds to a passcode digit, wherein the first user input device is configured to provide three or more angle inputs in one operation, and wherein the generated passcode includes one or more single-digit numbers or symbols;
- visually display each of the single-digit numbers or symbols while generating the passcode;
- confirm the predetermined angle by a confirmatory operation of a second user input device disposed on the vehicle, wherein the second user input device is configured to perform at least one vehicular function;
- compare the generated passcode with a reference code stored in the memory, wherein the reference code is received from a remote server;
- and
- enable one or more features of the vehicle if the generated passcode matches the reference code.
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A system for unlocking a vehicle, comprising:
- a processor;
- a first user input device coupled to the processor, wherein the processor is configured to:
- generate a passcode, in response to a detected actuation of the first user input device, wherein the detected actuation comprises rotating the first user input device and positioning the first user input device at a predetermined angle, wherein the rotating of the first user input device and the positioning of the first user input device are continuous, wherein the predetermined angle is confirmed by a confirmatory operation of a second user input device disposed on the vehicle, wherein the second user input device is configured to perform at least one vehicular function, wherein the first user input device is configured to provide three or more angle inputs in one operation, and wherein the three or more angle inputs correspond to different single-digit numbers, wherein the generated passcode includes one or more single-digit numbers or symbols;
- visually display, via a user interface, each of the single-digit numbers or symbols while generating the passcode;
- receive a reference code from a remote server;
- compare the generated passcode with the reference code;
- and
- unlock one or more features of the vehicle if the generated passcode matches the reference code.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.