Apparatus, system and method for vehicle access and function control utilizing a portable device

US9870665B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignees

• VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT · DE
• AUDI AG · DE

Inventors

• Heiko Maiwand · Foster City, US
• Martin Roehder · Ingolstadt, DE
• Payton R. White · Foster City, US
• Jaime Camhi · San Jose, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 9, 2016
• Grant date: Jan 16, 2018
• Expiry date: Sep 9, 2036

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G07C2009/00984
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A system for providing dynamic access to a vehicle via a plurality of devices. A device and/or a server of an authentication network stored fob data relating to one or more key fobs linked to the vehicle, and device data that includes data relating to one or more devices that are authorized to access the vehicle. The vehicle receives an access request indicating that a new device is requesting access to the vehicle, whereupon a challenge may be transmitted to one or more of the authorized devices. The one or more devices may respond, granting access to vehicle functions. The vehicle and/or authentication network generate a secure fob key and access limitations based on the response and transmit the secure fob key to the new device. The new device may be authenticated to access vehicle functions subject to the limitation based at least in part on the fob key.