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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2017
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Desi Ujkashevic, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Mohammed Samer Abbas, Dearborn Hts., MI (US);
John P. Joyce, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Darrel Alan Recker, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Todd Allen Brown, Franklin, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 25/24 (2013.01); G06F 21/30 (2013.01); G06Q 50/30 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 25/24 (2013.01); G06F 21/30 (2013.01); G06Q 50/30 (2013.01); B60R 2325/10 (2013.01); B60R 2325/205 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system includes a processor configured to receive a valet-key request from a valet mobile device. The processor is also configured to request authentication of a key transfer, responsive to the request and transfer, from an owner mobile device to the valet mobile device, vehicle data, describing a vehicle, and key data, usable to access and activate the vehicle, responsive to authentication approval.