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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2024
Filed:
Jul. 27, 2023
Applicant:
Geotab Inc., Oakville, CA;
Inventors:
Benjamin John Gordon Gaffney, Wellesley, CA;
Thomas James Wallis, Kitchener, CA;
Assignee:
Geotab Inc., Oakville, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 25/24 (2013.01); B60R 25/01 (2013.01); B60R 25/04 (2013.01); B60R 25/25 (2013.01); G06Q 10/02 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 25/241 (2013.01); B60R 25/01 (2013.01); B60R 25/04 (2013.01); B60R 25/25 (2013.01); G06Q 10/02 (2013.01); B60R 2325/105 (2013.01); B60R 2325/106 (2013.01);
Abstract
To utilize a shared vehicle, a user can request access to the vehicle, which results in the generation of a virtual key. The virtual key is provided to a plurality of different devices, such as a vehicle device at the vehicle, and a user device in the possession of the user. Access to the vehicle can be granted and maintained by verification of the virtual key against data from an identification device at the vehicle, or from the user device. In this way, multiple options for vehicle access are available to the user, which increases flexibility and user-friendliness.