Method and system for enabling an authorized vehicle driveaway
First Claim
1. A vehicle computing system for authorizing vehicle drive away comprising:
- a vehicle computer configured to;
transmit a wakeup command to unlock a vehicle door while not allowing an engine start request, in response to information received, via a receiver in communication with the vehicle computer, from a preregistered RFID tag associated with a user;
output a request for an authorization code at a touch screen display based on the wakeup command;
receive input from the user at the touch screen display defining a code for the requested authorization code to use in authorizing drive away of the vehicle;
in response to the received information from the preregistered RFID tag and the authorization code via the touch screen display, receive authorization information from a remote server via a cellular telephone for authorizing drive away of the vehicle; and
enable the engine start request for drive away of the vehicle based on the authorization information.
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Abstract
Various embodiments may include methods and system for enabling an authorized vehicle driveaway. A vehicle driveaway authorization code for authorizing a vehicle to be driven and a user authorization code that corresponds to the vehicle driveaway authorization code may be generated. The codes may be generated by, for example, at least one server configured to generate the authorization codes. The at least one server may be communicating with a nomadic device and a vehicle driveaway authorization system. A vehicle driveaway request signal may be received. In response to a receipt of the vehicle driveaway request signal, the vehicle driveaway authorization code may be transmitted to the vehicle driveaway authorization system and the user authorization code may be transmitted to the nomadic device for input to the vehicle driveaway authorization system in order to enable the vehicle to be driven.
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1. A vehicle computing system for authorizing vehicle drive away comprising:
a vehicle computer configured to; transmit a wakeup command to unlock a vehicle door while not allowing an engine start request, in response to information received, via a receiver in communication with the vehicle computer, from a preregistered RFID tag associated with a user; output a request for an authorization code at a touch screen display based on the wakeup command; receive input from the user at the touch screen display defining a code for the requested authorization code to use in authorizing drive away of the vehicle; in response to the received information from the preregistered RFID tag and the authorization code via the touch screen display, receive authorization information from a remote server via a cellular telephone for authorizing drive away of the vehicle; and enable the engine start request for drive away of the vehicle based on the authorization information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for authorizing vehicle drive away comprising:
a server configured to communicate with a remote computer and a vehicle computing system having an embedded cellular phone, the server configured to; in response to a user configuration request for participation in a vehicle drive away event, receive input via the remote computer from the user defining a preconfigured code for use in activating a vehicle and requesting participation of the vehicle drive away event; in response to the received input, generate user-identifying RFID information corresponding to the user; generate one or more look-up tables to correlate the user with the RFID information; receive the user-identifying RFID information from an RFID tag transmitted through the embedded cellular phone; determine an authorized status based on the user-identifying RFID information and the preconfigured code based on the one or more look-up tables; and in response to the authorized status, transmit a vehicle drive-away authorization to the embedded cellular telephone at the vehicle computing system, wherein the vehicle drive-away authorization enables an engine start request to the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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12. A system for authorizing vehicle drive away comprising:
a vehicle computer system having a RFID tag reader capable of communication with one or more RFID tags, the vehicle computer configured to; in response to a user RFID tag via the RFID tag reader, output a request for an authorization code at a touch screen display; receive input at the touch screen display defining a code, preconfigured during user registration, for the requested authorization code to use in authorizing drive away of a vehicle; receive RFID information including authorized registered user identification information associated with the user RFID tag; authorize the registered user based on the received RFID information and authorization information; in response to the authorized registered user, compare the code received at the touch screen to at least one of the RFID information and the authorization information; if the code does not correspond to the at least one of RFID information and the authorization information, lockout the touch screen display for a predefined amount of time; and if the code corresponds to the at least one of RFID information and the authorization information, enable drive away of the vehicle if drive away is authorized. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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