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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 08, 2022
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Matthias Lerch, San Francisco, CA (US);
Gordon Y Scott, Cupertino, CA (US);
Najeeb M Abdulrahiman, Fremont, CA (US);
Oren M Elrad, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
An electronic device that at least semi-automatically performs car-key pairing is described. During operation, the electronic device may perform wireless pairing with a second electronic device (e.g., a vehicle), where the wireless pairing establishes a connection between the electronic device and the second electronic device. Moreover, during the wireless pairing, the electronic device may receive information associated with the car-key pairing of the electronic device and the second electronic device. Then, after the wireless pairing is completed, the electronic device may determine that the car-key pairing is supported or available based at least in part on the information. Next, the electronic device may selectively and at least semi-automatically perform the car-key pairing based at least in part on the information, where the car-key pairing enables the electronic device to function as a digital key for the second electronic device using wireless communication via the wireless pairing or another communication protocol.