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METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENABLING AN AUTHORIZED VEHICLE DRIVEAWAY

  • US 20110215901A1
  • Filed: 03/08/2010
  • Published: 09/08/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/08/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A vehicle driveaway authorization system comprising:

  • at least one server configured to;

    generate a vehicle driveaway authorization code and a user authorization code; and

    transmit over a telecommunications network (1) the vehicle driveaway authorization code to at least one vehicle computer and (2) the user authorization code to a nomadic device;

    at least one wireless nomadic device configured to receive the user authorization code; and

    at least one vehicle computer configured to;

    wirelessly receive the vehicle driveaway authorization code for authorizing a vehicle drive, the vehicle driveaway authorization code corresponding to the user authorization code;

    receive input at the vehicle defining the user authorization code;

    wirelessly receive an identifying signal to identify the wireless nomadic device in a vicinity of a vehicle;

    determine whether the wireless nomadic device was previously wirelessly paired with the vehicle based on the identifying signal;

    compare the vehicle driveaway authorization code to the user authorization code; and

    enable the vehicle to be driven if the nomadic device was previously wirelessly paired with the vehicle and if the vehicle driveaway authorization code corresponds to the user authorization code.

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