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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2017
Volkswagen Ag, Wolfsburg, DE;
Matthias Mohaupt, Bochum, DE;
Dong Nguyen, Castrop-Rauxel, DE;
Michael Niederholz, Kamp-Lintfort, DE;
Hannes Haupt, Braunschweig, DE;
Bastian Bartels, Wolfsburg, DE;
Volkswagen AG, , DE;
Abstract
A method for checking an authorization of a mobile communication device for operating a vehicle engine of a vehicle which includes determining a position of a mobile communication device. The position of the mobile communication device is inside or outside the vehicle. The method also includes receiving a digital key value from the mobile communication device and checking the authorization of the mobile communication device for operating the vehicle engine, based on the position of the mobile communication device and based on the digital key value.