US 12,190,390 B2
On-demand insurance for vehicle sharing
Michael P. Slattery, Irvine, CA (US)
Assigned to Rivian IP Holdings, LLC, Irvine, CA (US)
Filed by Rivian IP Holdings, LLC, Irvine, CA (US)
Filed on Jun. 21, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/212,291.
Application 18/212,291 is a continuation of application No. 17/313,501, filed on May 6, 2021, granted, now 11,720,972.
Prior Publication US 2023/0334582 A1, Oct. 19, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06Q 40/08 (2012.01); B60R 25/24 (2013.01); G07C 9/23 (2020.01); B60R 25/31 (2013.01); B60R 25/34 (2013.01)
CPC G06Q 40/08 (2013.01) [B60R 25/24 (2013.01); G07C 9/23 (2020.01); B60R 25/31 (2013.01); B60R 25/34 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system comprising:
one or more computing devices associated with a vehicle and having non-transitory computer-readable media storing computer-executable instructions configured to cause the one or more computing devices to:
at an authorization control system, receive a request from a user to allow an authorized user to operate the vehicle and, responsive to the request:
verify insurance coverage of the authorized user and,
responsive to the insurance coverage being verified, enable a device of the authorized user as an authorized key device by transmitting an electronic credential from the authorization control system to the device of the authorized user; and
at a vehicle control system:
receive, responsive to the authorized key device being brought into a predetermined proximity the vehicle, the electronic credential from the authorized key device,
verify the enabling of the authorized key device based on the electronic credential, and,
responsive to the enabling being verified, enable operation of the vehicle using the authorized key device.