Vehicle access systems and methods
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- a mobile computing device comprising a processor, memory, a transceiver configured for local point-to-point communication, and an application stored in the memory and comprising instructions configured to be executed by the processor to;
receive from a server of a reservation management (RM) system reservation information associated with a reservation for a user with which the mobile computing device is associated;
receive signals from a local transceiver of each of one or more of a plurality of vehicles that are within a communications range of the local transceiver of the mobile computing device, the received signals including an indication of the state record of the corresponding vehicle;
validate the reservation information; and
if the reservation information is validated,display to the user an indication of each of one or more vehicles that are available;
receive from a user a selection of one of the available vehicle(s); and
transmit the user'"'"'s selection of one of the available vehicle(s) to the server.
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Abstract
Systems, devices, and methods for controlling access to vehicles in rental, loaner, shared-use, and other vehicle fleets. Some of the present systems, devices, and methods use encrypted virtual keys that can be relayed to a vehicle computing device via a user'"'"'s mobile device. Such virtual keys can be command-specific such that successful use of a virtual key results execution of a predetermined command or group of commands, and further commands require one or more additional virtual keys with the additional commands. Others of the present systems, devices, and methods provide tools: for provisioning or initial pairing of vehicle computing devices with corresponding vehicles, identifying and permitting a user to select locally available vehicles, prompting vehicle computing devices to retrieve pending commands from a server, and/or various other functions described in this disclosure.
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30 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
a mobile computing device comprising a processor, memory, a transceiver configured for local point-to-point communication, and an application stored in the memory and comprising instructions configured to be executed by the processor to; receive from a server of a reservation management (RM) system reservation information associated with a reservation for a user with which the mobile computing device is associated; receive signals from a local transceiver of each of one or more of a plurality of vehicles that are within a communications range of the local transceiver of the mobile computing device, the received signals including an indication of the state record of the corresponding vehicle; validate the reservation information; and if the reservation information is validated, display to the user an indication of each of one or more vehicles that are available; receive from a user a selection of one of the available vehicle(s); and transmit the user'"'"'s selection of one of the available vehicle(s) to the server. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method comprising:
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providing a mobile computing device comprising a processor, memory, a transceiver configured for local point-to-point communication, and an application stored in the memory and comprising instructions configured to be executed by the processor; receiving, with the mobile computing device and from a server of a reservation management (RM) system, reservation information associated with a reservation for a user with which the mobile computing device is associated; receiving, with the local transceiver of the mobile computing device and from the local transceiver of each of one or more of a plurality of vehicles that are within a communications range of the local transceiver of the mobile computing device, signals including an indication of the state record of the corresponding vehicle; validating the reservation information with at least the mobile computing device and, if the reservation information is validated; displaying an indication of each of one or more vehicles that are available; entering into the mobile computing device a selection of one of the available vehicle(s); and transmitting the selection of one of the available vehicle(s) to the server. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A mobile device comprising:
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a memory that stores an application that is configured to interact with a reservation management (RM) system that includes a server, the application comprising one or more instructions; a processor coupled to the memory and configured to execute the instructions to cause the processor to; receive, from the server, at least one virtual key associated with a vehicle reservation, the at least one virtual key including a virtual key corresponding to a vehicle of a plurality of vehicles, the virtual key including an encrypted portion encoded by the server using an encryption key unique to the vehicle, where the encrypted portion includes a command for an action to be initiated by the vehicle; after validation of the vehicle reservation, perform a scan for signals from one or more of the plurality of vehicles; based on the scan; receive one or more signals including a signal from the vehicle, where the signal indicates that the vehicle is available; and identify at least one vehicle based on the received one or more signals; filter the identified one or more vehicles based on the received at least one virtual key. - View Dependent Claims (30)
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