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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.

Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2022

Filed:

Sep. 24, 2021
Applicant:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Inventors:

Matthew Sanders, Santa Clara, CA (US);

Mayura Dhananjaya Deshpande, San Carlos, CA (US);

Vitalii Kramar, Mountain View, CA (US);

Thomas John Miller, San Jose, CA (US);

Marcel Van Os, San Francisco, CA (US);

Trevor W. Young, Livermore, CA (US);

Assignee:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/44 (2018.01); B60H 1/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/0484 (2022.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); B60R 25/24 (2013.01); G06F 21/31 (2013.01); G06F 9/451 (2018.01); G06F 21/62 (2013.01); G06F 3/0488 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60H 1/00657 (2013.01); B60H 1/00878 (2013.01); B60H 1/00985 (2013.01); B60R 25/245 (2013.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 3/0484 (2013.01); G06F 9/451 (2018.02); G06F 21/31 (2013.01); G06F 21/629 (2013.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01);
Abstract

The present disclosure generally relates to managing and using an electronic key. In some embodiments, the electronic key is utilized to cause a vehicle to unlock one or more doors of the vehicle when a computer system that includes the electronic key is positioned within a first threshold distance of the vehicle. In some embodiments, a user interface object associated with the electronic key is displayed in a first position of an accounts user interface when a computer system that includes the electronic key is positioned within a second threshold distance of the vehicle.


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