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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:
Nov. 29, 2022

Filed:

Nov. 07, 2019
Applicants:

Denso International America, Inc., Southfield, MI (US);

Denso Corporation, Kariya, JP;

Inventors:

Robert Wunsche, III, Clarkston, MI (US);

Mustafa Mahmoud, Northville, MI (US);

Cameron Beyer, White Lake, MI (US);

Thomas Newman, Livonia, MI (US);

Assignees:

DENSO International America, Inc., Southfield, MI (US);

DENSO CORPORATION, Kariya, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 25/20 (2013.01); B60R 16/037 (2006.01); B60H 1/00 (2006.01); H04W 76/14 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 25/2081 (2013.01); B60H 1/00007 (2013.01); B60H 1/00428 (2013.01); B60R 16/037 (2013.01); H04W 76/14 (2018.02);
Abstract

Methods and systems are disclosed and include determining, using a processor configured to execute instructions stored in a nontransitory computer-readable medium, whether a user is authenticated to operate a vehicle-sharing vehicle. The method also includes, in response to determining the user is authenticated: (i) obtaining, using the processor, a height value, wherein the height value is associated with a vehicle-sharing account of the user and is displayed on an identification card of the user; (ii) determining, using the processor, whether a position of a vehicle control mechanism needs to be adjusted based on the height value; and (iii) in response to determining that the position of the vehicle control mechanism needs to be adjusted, adjusting, using the processor, the position of the vehicle control mechanism based on the height value.


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