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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2008
Applicants:
Ansaf I. Alrabady, Livonia, MI (US);
Thomas M. P. Catsburg, Rochester, MI (US);
Inventors:
Ansaf I. Alrabady, Livonia, MI (US);
Thomas M. P. Catsburg, Rochester, MI (US);
Assignee:
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 9/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 9/3247 (2013.01); H04L 2209/84 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and a system are provided for confirming that a user of an electronic device is an authorized user of a vehicle. The method comprises receiving a request regarding the vehicle from the electronic device in response to a user action, verifying that the user is able to cause the vehicle to perform a predetermined operation, and permitting the request to proceed only if the vehicle performs the predetermined operation.