Methods and systems for providing a wireless automobile key service
US8737913B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 22, 2010 |
| Grant date | May 27, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 29, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07C9/00563
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Systems and methods for providing a wireless automobile key service are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes detecting whether the mobile device is connected to the automobile over a first network, launching a wireless automobile key service application on the mobile device when it is detected that the mobile device is connected to the automobile over the first network, and receiving, via the application from an operator of the automobile using the mobile device, a request to issue a command to the automobile. The method further includes determining whether the requested command is a first command or a second command. The method further includes when the requested command is a first command, sending, from the mobile device to a server over a second network, a request to issue the first command to the automobile. The method also includes when the requested command is a second command, sending, from the mobile device to the sever over the second network, a request to issue the second command to the automobile, and receiving, at the mobile device from the server over the second network, status information associated with the automobile.
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