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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 12, 2019
Applicant:
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Inventors:
Nikola J. Pudar, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Robert A. Hrabak, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Amanda J. Kalhous, Ajax, CA;
Assignee:
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 25/20 (2013.01); G07C 9/00 (2020.01); G07B 15/00 (2011.01); B60R 25/24 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 25/209 (2013.01); B60R 25/24 (2013.01); G07B 15/00 (2013.01); G07C 9/00571 (2013.01); B60R 2325/101 (2013.01); B60R 2325/108 (2013.01); B60R 2325/205 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system and method of managing virtual vehicle keys includes: receiving at a central facility a request to use a vehicle; receiving an identifier of a handheld wireless device at the central facility; generating at the central facility a virtual vehicle key that permits vehicle access using the handheld wireless device; and wirelessly transmitting the virtual vehicle key to the handheld wireless device and a vehicle the handheld wireless device has authorization to access.