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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:
Jan. 28, 2025

Filed:

Dec. 03, 2020
Applicant:

Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., Singapore, SG;

Inventors:

Arnold S. Weksler, Raleigh, NC (US);

Sandy Scott Collins, Durham, NC (US);

Neal Robert Caliendo, Jr., Raleigh, NC (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/35 (2013.01); B60W 50/10 (2012.01); B60W 50/12 (2012.01); B60W 60/00 (2020.01); G01C 21/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/35 (2013.01); B60W 50/10 (2013.01); B60W 50/12 (2013.01); B60W 60/00188 (2020.02); G01C 21/3484 (2013.01); B60W 2540/045 (2020.02); B60W 2540/215 (2020.02);
Abstract

One embodiment provides a method, including: receiving, at an information handling device positioned within a vehicle, a command from a vehicle occupant to initiate a function; transmitting, responsive to the receiving and prior to initiation of the function, an authorization request to a secondary device designated as an authorization authority; determining, using a processor, whether confirmation of the authorization request is received from the secondary device; and initiating, responsive to determining that confirmation of the authorization request is received from the secondary device, the function. Other aspects are described and claimed.


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