US 12,403,862 B1
Central authority for certifying unbonded access to a vehicle via a digital key device
Emelie Jess Ashdown, San Diego, CA (US); and Nicholas Ryan Miller, New York, NY (US)
Assigned to Google LLC, Mountain View, CA (US)
Filed by Google LLC, Mountain View, CA (US)
Filed on Apr. 19, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/640,527.
Int. Cl. B60R 25/24 (2013.01); B60R 25/01 (2013.01)
CPC B60R 25/241 (2013.01) [B60R 25/01 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
receiving, by a vehicle and from a computing system, a service identifier associated with a function of the vehicle, wherein the vehicle stores one or more device identifiers for each digital key device in communication with the vehicle;
after advertising, by the vehicle, the service identifier, receiving, by the vehicle and from a digital key device, a signed token associated with the service identifier, wherein the one or more device identifiers do not include a device identifier for the digital key device;
sending, by the vehicle and to the computing system, the signed token;
receiving, by the vehicle and from the computing system, an indication of whether the signed token is verified;
responsive to determining, by the vehicle and based on the indication, that the signed token is verified, authorizing, by the vehicle, use of the function of the vehicle; and
storing, by the vehicle, the device identifier for the digital key device.