System for assigning a smartphone as a temporary key for a vehicle
AssigneePanasonic Automotive Systems Company of America, Division of Panasonic Corporation of North America
InventorsJOHN AVERY, ADEEL YUSUF
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Abstract
A method of providing access to a vehicle, including wirelessly and electronically discovering a personal electronic device disposed outside of the vehicle. A remote central controller is wirelessly instructed to wirelessly transmit a certificate to the personal electronic device. The certificate from the personal electronic device is wirelessly received within the vehicle. Validation from the a remote central controller that the certificate from the personal electronic device was transmitted from the remote central controller to the personal electronic device is wirelessly received within the vehicle. An electronic key to the vehicle is wirelessly transmitted from the vehicle to the personal electronic device.
Claims20
A method of providing access to a vehicle, comprising the steps of:
- wirelessly and electronically discovering a personal electronic device disposed outside of the vehicle;
- wirelessly instructing a remote central controller to wirelessly transmit a certificate to the personal electronic device;
- wirelessly receiving within the vehicle the certificate from the personal electronic device;
- wirelessly receiving within the vehicle validation from the remote central controller that the certificate from the personal electronic device was transmitted from the remote central controller to the personal electronic device;
- and
- wirelessly transmitting from the vehicle to the personal electronic device an electronic key to the vehicle.
A method of providing access to a vehicle, comprising the steps of:
- wirelessly and electronically discovering a personal electronic device disposed outside of the vehicle;
- receiving a selection of the personal electronic device from a user;
- and
- wirelessly transmitting from the vehicle to the selected personal electronic device an electronic key to the vehicle.
A method of providing access to a vehicle, comprising the steps of:
- enabling a user to choose between providing access online and providing access offline;
- if the user chooses providing access online, then:
- electronically discovering a personal electronic device disposed outside of the vehicle;
- instructing a remote central controller to transmit a certificate to the personal electronic device;
- receiving within the vehicle the certificate from the personal electronic device;
- receiving within the vehicle validation from the remote central controller that the certificate from the personal electronic device was transmitted from the remote central controller to the personal electronic device;
- and
- transmitting from the vehicle to the personal electronic device an electronic key to the vehicle;
- and
- if the user chooses providing access offline, then:
- electronically discovering a personal electronic device disposed outside of the vehicle;
- receiving a selection of the personal electronic device from a user;
- and
- transmitting from the vehicle to the selected personal electronic device an electronic key to the vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.