Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Key delivery and connectivity management for phone-based keys
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Application No.: US17014876Application Date: 2020-09-08
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Publication No.: US11414049B2Publication Date: 2022-08-16
- Inventor: Timothy Thivierge, Jr. , Thomas Nelson , Ali Hassani , Hamid M. Golgiri
- Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
- Applicant Address: US MI Dearborn
- Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
- Current Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Dearborn
- Agency: Brooks Kushman P.C.
- Agent Michael J. Spenner
- Main IPC: B60R25/24
- IPC: B60R25/24 ; G06Q30/02 ; H04W4/80 ; G07C9/00 ; H04W4/40

Abstract:
A controller may implement a key delivery manager on the vehicle side to aid in control of consumer access key delivery. These controls may include, for example, key redelivery to a mobile device, choosing a type of key delivery according to availability of vehicle connectivity, and revoking keys according to availability of vehicle connectivity. By using the key delivery manager, the controller takes into account state knowledge as well as connectivity availability to dictate which delivery method (and subsequent user interactions) should be utilized.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220073031A1 KEY DELIVERY AND CONNECTIVITY MANAGEMENT FOR PHONE-BASED KEYS Public/Granted day:2022-03-10
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