US 12,187,223 B2
Shared vehicle door lock control systems and methods
Matthew Johnson, Royal Oak, MI (US); Martin Nespolo, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI (US); Thomas Krzyzak, Livonia, MI (US); Sibu Varughese, Sterling Heights, MI (US); Wilson Yim, Ann Arbor, MI (US); and Ginelle Margaret Reed, Novi, MI (US)
Assigned to DENSO International America, Inc., Southfield, MI (US); and DENSO CORPORATION, Kariya (JP)
Filed by DENSO International America, Inc., Southfield, MI (US); and DENSO CORPORATION, Kariya (JP)
Filed on Nov. 21, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/991,389.
Prior Publication US 2024/0166163 A1, May 23, 2024
Int. Cl. B60R 25/01 (2013.01); B60R 25/24 (2013.01)
CPC B60R 25/01 (2013.01) [B60R 25/24 (2013.01); B60R 2325/10 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A lock control system, comprising:
an automatic door lock configured to unlock and lock a door of a vehicle;
a wireless transceiver configured to wirelessly receive a first unique identifier for a period of use of the vehicle by a non-owner of the vehicle from a server that is remote from the vehicle;
an input device configured to capture a second unique identifier output by an electronic device through a glass component of the vehicle,
wherein the first and second unique identifiers are one of audible identifiers and haptic identifiers; and
a lock control module configured to:
compare the first unique identifier with the second unique identifier; and
selectively actuate the automatic door lock thereby unlocking the door in response to a determination that the second unique identifier is the same as the first unique identifier.