Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method, computer program and apparatus for verifying authorization of a mobile communication device
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Application No.: US15660277Application Date: 2017-07-26
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Publication No.: US10266148B2Publication Date: 2019-04-23
- Inventor: Matthias Mohaupt , Dong Nguyen , Michael Niederholz , Hannes Haupt , Bastian Bartels
- Applicant: VOLKSWAGEN AG
- Applicant Address: DE
- Assignee: Volkswagen AG
- Current Assignee: Volkswagen AG
- Current Assignee Address: DE
- Agency: Barnes & Thornburg LLP
- Priority: DE102016213704 20160726; DE102016217318 20160912
- Main IPC: B60R25/20
- IPC: B60R25/20 ; B60R25/25 ; B60N2/00 ; G07C9/00

Abstract:
A method for checking an authorization of a mobile communication device for operating a vehicle engine of a vehicle which includes determining a position of a mobile communication device. The position of the mobile communication device is inside or outside the vehicle. The method also includes receiving a digital key value from the mobile communication device and checking the authorization of the mobile communication device for operating the vehicle engine, based on the position of the mobile communication device and based on the digital key value.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180029560A1 METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM AND APPARATUS FOR VERIFYING AUTHORIZATION OF A MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE Public/Granted day:2018-02-01
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