Methods and systems for using cloud services to assign e-keys to access vehicles and sharing vehicle use via assigned e-keys
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국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
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국제특허분류(IPC7판)
H02J-007/00
B60R-025/24
B60R-025/20
G07C-009/00
B60S-005/06
B60L-011/18
G06Q-010/02
G06Q-010/00
G06Q-020/18
G06Q-030/00
G06Q-030/06
G06Q-050/06
G07F-015/00
G06Q-020/32
G06Q-020/38
H04W-004/04
H04L-029/08
출원번호
US-0344566
(2016-11-06)
등록번호
US-9663067
(2017-05-30)
발명자
/ 주소
Penilla, Angel A.
Penilla, Albert S.
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Penilla, Angel A.
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Methods and systems for processing communication with electronics associated with a vehicle and with a portable device to provide access to the vehicle. One method includes receiving, at a server, a request from a user via the portable device to grant access to use the vehicle via an electronic key
Methods and systems for processing communication with electronics associated with a vehicle and with a portable device to provide access to the vehicle. One method includes receiving, at a server, a request from a user via the portable device to grant access to use the vehicle via an electronic key (e-key). The vehicle is pre-associated to a user account that defines use options of the vehicle. The server is configured to generate a unique access code for the request, and the unique access code is configured with privileges for use of the vehicle. The privileges are defined for the unique access code based on an identity of the user and the privileges being active for use of the vehicle. The server is configured to encrypt the unique access code. The encrypting is predefined for decryption by the electronics associated with of the vehicle. The unique access code is sent as an encrypted unique access code to the portable device over a wireless network. The encrypted unique access code is configured for local wireless transmission to the electronics associated with said vehicle. The electronics associated with said vehicle is configured to decrypt the encrypted access code and enable access to use said vehicle in accordance with the privileges for use defined by said unique access code. The privileges for use further defining a period of time during which the unique access code is to remain active for use of the vehicle. The unique access code when active operates as the e-key for the vehicle to enable one or more functions of unlocking of the vehicle, starting the vehicle, driving the vehicle, or locking the vehicle.
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1. A method for communicating with electronics associated with a vehicle and a portable device to provide access to a vehicle, comprising, receiving, at a server, a request from a user via the portable device to grant access to use the vehicle via an electronic key (e-key), the vehicle being pre-ass
1. A method for communicating with electronics associated with a vehicle and a portable device to provide access to a vehicle, comprising, receiving, at a server, a request from a user via the portable device to grant access to use the vehicle via an electronic key (e-key), the vehicle being pre-associated to a user account that defines use options of the vehicle;generating, at the server, a unique access code for the request, wherein the unique access code is configured with privileges for use of the vehicle, the privileges are defined for the unique access code based on an identity of the user, the privileges being active for use of the vehicle;encrypting the unique access code, at the server, the encrypting being predefined for decryption by the electronics associated with of the vehicle; andsending, by the server, the unique access code as an encrypted unique access code to the portable device over a wireless network, wherein the encrypted unique access code is configured for local wireless transmission to said electronics associated with said vehicle,wherein said electronics associated with said vehicle is configured to decrypt the encrypted access code and enable access to use said vehicle in accordance with the privileges for use defined by said unique access code, the privileges for use further defining a period of time during which the unique access code is to remain active for use of the vehicle,wherein the unique access code when active operates as the e-key for the vehicle to enable one or more functions of unlocking of the vehicle, starting the vehicle, driving the vehicle, or locking the vehicle;wherein said enabled functions are accessed via an application executed on said portable device, said application configured to communicate with said server for sending the request to grant access to share use the vehicle and to enable use of said local wireless transmission with said electronics associated with said vehicle. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein said request from a user via the portable device to grant access to use the vehicle is a request to use said vehicle that is a shared vehicle, wherein the shared vehicle is identifiable as available via the application, the application receives information from said server regarding the vehicle being the shared vehicle that is available. 3. The method of claim 2, wherein said vehicle is identified as available via the application for a geographic location, wherein said vehicle is one or more of a plurality of vehicles identified as available for sharing use and available for receiving requests for use; wherein each one of said plurality of vehicles is identified for sharing use for a respective period of time, each of said plurality of vehicles has respective unique access codes that include information regarding the respective period of time in respective privileges. 4. The method of claim 1, wherein said vehicle is one of a plurality of vehicles having communication with said server, said server is configured to manage requests for use of each of said vehicles for shared use and each generated unique access code identifying a respective period of time for making the respective e-key active; wherein the use options are settable for the user account to enable sharing of the vehicle via e-keys, each e-key being assignable to respective users for use of the vehicle or use of a different vehicle having communication with the server. 5. The method of claim 4, wherein the use options include identifying types of users that can access the vehicle during shared use, the types of users include one or more of friends of a user of the user account, or family members of the user account, or public users having access to a respective application that has access to the server. 6. The method of claim 1, further comprising, receiving interface data provided to the vehicle during use of the vehicle by the user via the e-key, the interface data being examined to determine learned patterns, the learned patterns used to identify recommendations for settings of the vehicle during the use or future uses of the vehicle or other vehicles. 7. The method of claim 1, wherein privileges associated with respective unique access codes define constraints for use of the vehicle, and the constraints include one or more of geographic restrictions, age restrictions, time of day restrictions, speed restrictions, or combinations thereof. 8. The method of claim 1, the application provides access to geographic data for identifying a location where the user is able to request use in a form of shared use of the vehicle or other vehicles having communication with the server, the application enables reservation of the vehicle or another vehicle for shared use. 9. The method of claim 1, wherein the server receives data during the use of the e-key on the vehicle, the data including at least use metrics of the vehicle, the use metrics being stored by the server as history of use for the e-key; wherein the server, after receiving a request to cancel the e-key, sends deactivation instructions to one or both of the portable device and the vehicle. 10. A method for processing communications with electronics associated with a vehicle and with a portable device to provide access to the vehicle, comprising, receiving, at a server, a request from a user via the portable device to grant access to use the vehicle via an electronic key (e-key), the vehicle being pre-associated to a user account that defines use options of the vehicle;generating, at the server, a unique access code for the request, wherein the unique access code is configured with privileges for use of the vehicle, the privileges are defined for the unique access code based on a type of the user;encrypting the unique access code, at the server, the encrypting being predefined for decryption by the electronics associated with of the vehicle; andsending, by the server, the unique access code after being encrypted to the portable device over a wireless network, wherein the encrypted unique access code is configured for short range communication to said electronics associated with said vehicle when the portable device is within proximity of the vehicle;wherein said electronics associated with said vehicle is configured to decrypt the encrypted access code and enable access to use said vehicle in accordance with the privileges for use, the privileges for use defining a period of time during which the unique access code is to remain active to enable use of the vehicle, wherein the unique access code when active operates as the e-key for the vehicle to enable one or more functions of unlocking of the vehicle, starting the vehicle, driving the vehicle, and/or locking the vehicle, wherein the use of the vehicle via the e-key is for shared use by the user requesting user of the vehicle. 11. The method of claim 10, wherein said enabled functions are accessed via an application executed on said portable device, said application configured to communicate with said server for sending the request to grant access to share use the vehicle. 12. The method of claim 10, wherein said request from the user via the portable device to grant access to use the vehicle is a request to use said vehicle that is a shared vehicle, wherein the shared vehicle is identifiable as available for the period of time via an application of the portable device, the application receives information from said server regarding the vehicle being the shared vehicle that is available or not available. 13. The method of claim 10, wherein user is provided with access to the application via an account obtained from the server, the application enabling finding of the vehicle or other vehicles available for shared use, the application enabling making of requests to reserve the vehicle or the other vehicles, and the application enabling receipt of the encrypted unique access code and transmission of the encrypted unique access code to the vehicle for decryption and access to use of the vehicle. 14. The method of claim 13, wherein the server receives use metrics from the vehicle while the e-key is active for associated use of the vehicle, the metrics used to determine when violations of privileges occur or identify an amount to charge for use of the vehicle. 15. The method of claim 10, wherein the privileges provided by the e-key enable access to specific operating functions of the vehicle, or access to user interfaces of the vehicle. 16. The method of claim 10, further comprising, receiving, by the server, data regarding use of the vehicle when the vehicle is operated in association with the e-key, the data regarding use is analyzed against the privileges to identify a violation of the privileges;sending, by the server, a warning notification to the portable device, or a display of the vehicle, or both the portable device and the display of the vehicle, the warning notification identifying details regarding the violation. 17. The method of claim 10, wherein the portable device is one of a smartphone, or a smartwatch, or smart glasses, or a computer, or a digital assistant; wherein the e-key is associated with a template having a set of privileges, wherein the template is associated with one of a child template, or a teen template, or a spouse template, or a mechanic template, or a valet attendant template, or a friend template, or a custom template, or a shared user template, and the template selected is for the type of the user. 18. A method for providing access to a vehicle, the method including a server that is remote from said vehicle and is configured for wireless communication with said vehicle, comprising: receiving, by the server, data from a portable device that is indicative that the portable device is located outside of the vehicle;sending, by the server, an access code for the vehicle to a portable device, the access code configured to be transferred wirelessly by the portable device to the vehicle;sending, by the server, validation to the vehicle that the access code received by the vehicle was sent to the portable device, the vehicle is configured to communicate data to the portable device to enable an electronic key upon receiving the validation from the server; wherein the electronic key via the portable device provides access to at least one of operating functions of the vehicle, or opening or unlocking the vehicle, or starting the vehicle, or using specific user interfaces of the vehicle, or turning-off of the vehicle, or locking the vehicle, or combinations thereof; wherein use of the vehicle via the electronic key is associated with at least one privilege;wherein the portable device is one of a smartphone, or a smartwatch, or smart glasses, or a computer, or a digital assistant, or a key fob, andwherein the electronic key is configured to be temporarily active based on configuration settings associated with providing access to said vehicle via use of said access code and said electronic key that results from said validation. 19. The method of claim 18, wherein sending the access code for the vehicle is in response to a request to generate the electronic key for the portable device, the portable device being identified using information that includes one or more of an email address, a phone number, a text number, a message address, a notification, a link, a web address, a social network address, or a combination of two or more thereof. 20. The method of claim 18, wherein the at least one privilege is one of a geographic restriction for where the vehicle is allowed to be used, or a speed restriction, or an occupancy restriction, or a time frame of use restriction, or a time of day use restriction, or a time expiration of use restriction, or a combination of two or more thereof.
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