US 12,389,469 B2
Automatic device and vehicle pairing
Derek A. Thompson, Dallas, TX (US); and Randall M. Harris, Dallas, TX (US)
Assigned to TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC., Plano, TX (US); and TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Aichi-Ken (JP)
Filed by TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC., Plano, TX (US)
Filed on Jun. 30, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/855,059.
Prior Publication US 2024/0008111 A1, Jan. 4, 2024
Int. Cl. H04W 76/14 (2018.01)
CPC H04W 76/14 (2018.02) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
receiving, by a server, first vehicle ownership data from a first memory device installed on a mobile device;
retrieving, by the server, second vehicle ownership data and a digital key from a second memory device installed on a vehicle associated with the mobile device;
authenticating, by the server, an ownership relationship between the device and the vehicle based on common ownership data identified between the first vehicle ownership data and the second vehicle ownership data;
sending, by the server, the second vehicle ownership data to the mobile device and the first vehicle ownership data to the vehicle; and
pre-pairing the vehicle and the mobile device using the sent first vehicle ownership data and the sent second vehicle ownership data.