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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2026
Filed:
May. 30, 2024
Applicant:
Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Inventors:
Adem Ceylan, Munich, DE;
Alaa Mourad, Munich, DE;
Assignee:
Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 25/00 (2013.01); B60R 25/24 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 25/24 (2013.01); B60R 2325/101 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus for operating a vehicle determines whether there is a communication connection to exactly one key device or to a plurality of key devices, each respectively having a digital key for authenticating the respective key device at the vehicle. On the basis of whether there is a communication connection to exactly one key device or to a plurality of key devices, a user profile is adopted for the operation of the vehicle, or the user of the vehicle is made to select a user profile from a set of different user profiles.