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VIRTUAL KEYFOB FOR VEHICLE SHARING

  • US 20160203661A1
  • Filed: 01/14/2015
  • Published: 07/14/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/14/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of managing virtual vehicle keys, comprising the steps of:

  • (a) receiving at a central facility a request to use a vehicle;

    (b) receiving an identifier of a handheld wireless device at the central facility;

    (c) generating at the central facility a virtual vehicle key that permits vehicle access using the handheld wireless device; and

    (d) wirelessly transmitting the virtual vehicle key to the handheld wireless device and a vehicle the handheld wireless device has authorization to access.

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