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Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2026

Filed:

Sep. 28, 2022
Applicant:

Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;

Inventors:

Thorsten Knott, Tuntenhausen, DE;

Olaf Mueller, Emmering, DE;

Stefan Diewald, Moosburg a. d. Isar, DE;

Sven Hofmann, Munich, DE;

Christoph Schaefer, Germering, DE;

Dominik Schwald, Munich, DE;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 29/06 (2006.01); B60K 35/21 (2024.01); H04L 9/08 (2006.01); H04L 9/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 9/0825 (2013.01); B60K 35/21 (2024.01); H04L 9/0877 (2013.01); H04L 9/3247 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method and system for a vehicle for binding a user account with a digital key is disclosed herein. The method includes receiving information about an account binding of a user from an administrative platform for the vehicle, the information about the account binding comprising information on a digital account key. The method also includes receiving access information from a user, the access information comprising information on a digital user key, and verifying that the digital account key and the digital user key match to obtain user grant information. The method further includes obtaining information about one or more personalized settings or services of the user for the vehicle based on the user grant information, and applying the one or more settings to the vehicle or enabling the one or more services for the user in the vehicle.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Knott, Thorsten. (2026). Method and system for binding a user account to a digital vehicle key (U.S. Patent No. 12580745). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12580745

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