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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2020
Applicant:
General Motors Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Inventor:
Christopher L. Oesterling, Troy, MI (US);
Assignee:
General Motors LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 7/00 (2006.01); E05F 15/77 (2015.01); G06Q 50/30 (2012.01); H04W 12/00 (2021.01); B60K 31/00 (2006.01); H04W 4/40 (2018.01); G08B 13/14 (2006.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.01); H04W 12/43 (2021.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E05F 15/77 (2015.01); B60K 31/0058 (2013.01); G06Q 50/30 (2013.01); G08B 13/1418 (2013.01); H04W 4/40 (2018.02); H04W 4/80 (2018.02); H04W 12/009 (2019.01); H04W 12/43 (2021.01); E05Y 2400/45 (2013.01); E05Y 2400/85 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/53 (2013.01); G06Q 2240/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle sharing system for use with a vehicle. The vehicle sharing system comprises: i) a lockbox mounted on an exterior of the vehicle, the lockbox including a vehicle key that opens a door of the vehicle; and ii) a vehicle sharing control module disposed in the interior of the vehicle. The vehicle sharing control module communicates with the lockbox in order to open a door associated with the lockbox in response to a first command message received from a mobile device associated with a user. The lockbox is mounted on a license plate holder of the vehicle and the license plate is mounted on the door of the lockbox.