System and method for digital key sharing for access control
First Claim
1. A method of sharing permission to access vehicles, the method comprising:
- prior to generating a sharing invitation for another party, registering an owner device with a vehicle by obtaining a vehicle identity certificate from the vehicle and providing an owner identity certificate to the vehicle;
generating at an owner device, the sharing invitation for the other party to obtain a credential for the other party;
generating a digital permission for the other party using the credential associated with the sharing invitation;
signing the digital permission using a private key associated with the owner device, the private key being associated with the owner identity certificate provided to the vehicle; and
sending the digital permission to the other party to be used in accessing the vehicle.
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Abstract
A communication system involving an access point, a vehicle and a user is provided. The vehicle and user possess a registration code, the user possesses a public and private key pair, and the access point and vehicle possess certificates and associated private keys. The access point issues a certificate to the user associated with the user'"'"'s public and private keys, and the certificate of the access point is known and trusted by the vehicle. The access point signs a message granting ownership of the vehicle to the user, and the identity of the user indicates the user'"'"'s certificate. The vehicle conditionally accepts the ownership registration request of the user.
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32 Claims
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1. A method of sharing permission to access vehicles, the method comprising:
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prior to generating a sharing invitation for another party, registering an owner device with a vehicle by obtaining a vehicle identity certificate from the vehicle and providing an owner identity certificate to the vehicle; generating at an owner device, the sharing invitation for the other party to obtain a credential for the other party; generating a digital permission for the other party using the credential associated with the sharing invitation; signing the digital permission using a private key associated with the owner device, the private key being associated with the owner identity certificate provided to the vehicle; and sending the digital permission to the other party to be used in accessing the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A communication system for an owner device to enable the owner device to share permission to access vehicles, wherein the communication system stores a private key associated with the owner device, the communication system comprising a processor and memory, the memory storing computer executable instructions for:
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prior to generating a sharing invitation for another party, registering an owner device with a vehicle by obtaining a vehicle identity certificate from the vehicle and providing an owner identity certificate to the vehicle; generating at an owner device, the sharing invitation for the other party to obtain a credential for the other party; generating a digital permission for the other party using the credential associated with the sharing invitation; signing the digital permission using a private key associated with the owner device, the private key being associated with the owner identity certificate provided to the vehicle; and sending the digital permission to the other party to be used in accessing the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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