US 11,891,015 B2
Group sharing of a secure digital car key
Matthias Lerch, San Francisco, CA (US); Alexander D Pelletier, Sunnyvale, CA (US); Florian Galdo, Emerald Hills, CA (US); Gordon Y Scott, Cupertino, CA (US); Oren M Elrad, Los Gatos, CA (US); and Yogesh D Karandikar, San Jose, CA (US)
Assigned to Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed by Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed on Apr. 8, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/716,817.
Prior Publication US 2023/0322185 A1, Oct. 12, 2023
Int. Cl. B60R 25/24 (2013.01); G07C 9/00 (2020.01); H04W 4/40 (2018.01); H04L 9/08 (2006.01)
CPC B60R 25/245 (2013.01) [G07C 9/00309 (2013.01); G07C 9/00896 (2013.01); H04L 9/08 (2013.01); H04W 4/40 (2018.02); B60R 2325/108 (2013.01); H04L 2209/84 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electronic device, comprising:
an antenna node configured to communicatively couple to an antenna; and
an interface circuit, communicatively coupled to the antenna node, configured to communicate with a second electronic device and a computer;
a processor coupled to the interface circuit; and
memory, coupled to the processor, storing program instructions, wherein, when executed by the processor, the program instructions cause the electronic device to perform operations comprising:
providing, addressed to the second electronic device, an invitation to share a digital car key associated with a user of the electronic device and a vehicle, wherein the invitation comprises information for creating another instance of the digital car key on the second electronic device;
receiving, associated with the second electronic device, a message accepting the invitation, wherein the message comprises a certificate associated with the other instance of the digital car key on the second electronic device;
providing, addressed to the second electronic device, an approved version of the certificate with a digital signature of the user; and
providing, addressed to the computer, an instruction to share the digital car key with a set of electronic devices, wherein the set of electronic devices is associated with an account of a second user of the second electronic device.