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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 08, 2019
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Pramita Mitra, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Amanuel Zeryihun, Pinole, CA (US);
James Fishelson, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Eric H. Wingfield, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Yifan Chen, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Abhishek Sharma, Novi, MI (US);
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A usage rule specifies a number of tokens to access a vehicle. Authorization of a request to access the vehicle is based on receiving the number of tokens specified by the usage rule. The request is stored to an electronic ledger. Actuation of the vehicle is based on the request being authorized. An allocation rule specifies the number of tokens allocated to each of an entity and the vehicle based on the request. Allocation of tokens to the entity and the vehicle is based on the allocation rule.