Delegating control of a vehicle

• US 9,399,445 B2
• Filed: 05/08/2014
• Issued: 07/26/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 05/08/2014
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Maplebear Inc.
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Abou Mahmoud, Alaa, Gautam, Sangeeta, Joutras, David W., Valecha, Vinod A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Alharbi, Adam
• Application Number:
  US14/272,737
• Publication Number:
  US 20150321641A1
• Time in Patent Office: 810 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/00 Fittings or systems for preventing or indicating unauthorised use or theft of vehicles locks for vehicles E05B77/00-E05B85/00
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/102 a signal being sent to a remote location, e.g. a radio signal being transmitted to a police station, a security company or the owner
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/2018 Central base unlocks or authorises unlocking
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/241 whereby access privileges are related to the identifiers
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 1/0055 with safety arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/31 User authentication
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/60 Protecting data
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/604 Tools and structures for managing or administering access control systems

Abstract

An identification of a vehicle is received. An identification of a first user to receive delegation of control of the vehicle is received. Authentication information for the first user for the vehicle is determined. A request to authenticate the first user for delegation of control of the vehicle to the first user is received. The request to authenticate includes at least the authentication information for the first user is determined. Responsive to the determination, control of the vehicle is delegated to the first user.

Claims

1. A method for delegating control of a vehicle, the method comprising the steps of:

receiving, by one or more computer processors, an identification of a vehicle;

receiving, by one or more computer processors, an identification of a first user to receive delegation of control of the vehicle;

determining, by one or more computer processors, an authentication information for the first user for the vehicle;

receiving, by one or more computer processors, a request to authenticate the first user for delegation of control of the vehicle to the first user;

determining, by one or more computer processors, the request to authenticate includes at least the authentication information for the first user;

responsive to determining the request to authenticate includes at least the authentication information for the first user, delegating, by one or more computer processors, control of the vehicle to the first user;

receiving, by one or more computer processors, an identification of an access type for the first user of the vehicle;

providing, by one or more computer processors, a notification to the first user of the access type;

providing, by one or more computer processors, a notification to the vehicle of the access type for the first user;

monitoring, by one or more computer processors, information about the vehicle, wherein the information includes at least one of, a location, a speed, and a duration of use;

determining, by one or more computer processors, whether the first user violates the access type; and

responsive to determining the first user violates the access type, providing, by one or more computer processors, a notification to a vehicle delegator of the violation of the access type.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the access type is at least one of:

a time period for operation of the vehicle, an area for operation of the vehicle, a limitation on third party delegation, a maximum speed for operation of the vehicle, and a restriction on use of user options within the vehicle.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

responsive to determining the first user has not violated the access type, determining, by one or more computer processors, whether the access type is completed; and

responsive to determining, by one or more computer processors, the access type is completed, returning, by one or more computer processors, the vehicle to the vehicle delegator.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the authentication information is at least one of:

a generated pin code, a custom pin code, one or more biometric values, a software token, a physical item containing identification information, a QR code, a hyperlink, and an encrypted communication.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, by one or more computer processors, an identification of a second user to receive delegation of control of the vehicle;

determining, by one or more computer processors, an authentication information for the second user for the vehicle;

receiving, by one or more computer processors, an identification of an access type for the second user for the vehicle;

providing, by one or more computer processors, a notification to the second user of the access type; and

providing, by one or more computer processors, a notification to the vehicle of the access type for the second user.

6. A computer program product for delegating control of a vehicle, the computer program product comprising:

one or more computer readable storage media; and

program instructions stored on the one or more computer readable storage media, the program instructions comprising;

program instructions to receive an identification of a vehicle;

program instructions to receive an identification of a first user to receive delegation of control of the vehicle;

program instructions to determine an authentication information for the first user for the vehicle;

program instructions to receive a request to authenticate the first user for delegation of control of the vehicle to the first user;

program instructions to determine the request to authenticate includes at least the authentication information for the first user;

program instructions, responsive to determining the request to authenticate includes at least the authentication information for the first user, to delegate control of the vehicle to the first user;

program instructions to receive an identification of an access type for the first user of the vehicle;

program instructions to provide a notification to the first user of the access type;

program instructions to provide a notification to the vehicle of the access type for the first user;

program instructions to monitor information about the vehicle, wherein the information includes at least one of, a location, a speed, and a duration of use;

program instructions to determine whether the first user violates the access type; and

program instructions, responsive to determining the first user has violated the access type, to provide a notification to a vehicle delegator of the violation of the access type.

7. The computer program product of claim 6, wherein the access type is at least one of:

a time period for operation of the vehicle, an area for operation of the vehicle, a limitation on third party delegation, a maximum speed for operation of the vehicle, and a restriction on use of user options within the vehicle.

8. The computer program product of claim 6, further comprising program instructions, stored on the one or more computer readable storage media, to:

responsive to determining the first user has not violated the access type, determine whether the access type is completed; and

responsive to determining the access type is completed, return the vehicle to the vehicle delegator.

9. The computer program product of claim 6, wherein the authentication information is at least one of:

a generated pin code, a custom pin code, one or more biometric values, a software token, a physical item containing identification information, a QR code, a hyperlink, and an encrypted communication.

10. The computer program product of claim 6, further comprising program instructions, stored on the one or more computer readable storage media, to:

receive an identification of a second user to receive delegation of control of the vehicle;

determine an authentication information for the second user for the vehicle;

receive an identification of an access type for the second user for the vehicle;

provide a notification to the second user of the access type; and

provide a notification to the vehicle of the access type for the second user.

11. A computer system for delegating control of a vehicle, the computer system comprising:

one or more computer processors;

one or more computer readable storage media; and

program instructions, stored on the one or more computer readable storage media for execution by at least one of the one or more computer processors, the program instructions comprising;

program instructions to receive an identification of a vehicle;

program instructions to receive an identification of a first user to receive delegation of control of the vehicle;

program instructions to determine an authentication information for the first user for the vehicle;

program instructions to receive a request to authenticate the first user for delegation of control of the vehicle to the first user;

program instructions to determine the request to authenticate includes at least the authentication information for the first user;

program instructions, responsive to determining the request to authenticate includes at least the authentication information for the first user, to delegate control of the vehicle to the first user;

program instructions to receive an identification of an access type for the first user of the vehicle;

program instructions to provide a notification to the first user of the access type;

program instructions to provide a notification to the vehicle of the access type for the first user;

program instructions to monitor information about the vehicle, wherein the information includes at least one of, a location, a speed, and a duration of use;

program instructions to determine whether the first user violates the access type; and

program instructions, responsive to determining the first user has violated the access type, to provide a notification to a vehicle delegator of the violation of the access type.

12. The computer system of claim 11, wherein the access type is at least one of:

a time period for operation of the vehicle, an area for operation of the vehicle, a limitation on third party delegation, a maximum speed for operation of the vehicle, and a restriction on use of user options within the vehicle.

13. The computer system of claim 11, further comprising program instructions, stored on the one or more computer readable storage media for execution by the at least one of the one or more computer processors, to:

responsive to determining the first user has not violated the access type, determining whether the access type is completed; and

responsive to determining the access type is completed, returning the vehicle to the vehicle delegator.

14. The computer system of claim 11, further comprising program instructions, stored on the one or more computer readable storage media for execution by the at least one of the one or more computer processors, to:

receive an identification of a second user to receive delegation of control of the vehicle;

determine an authentication information for the second user for the vehicle;

receive an identification of an access type for the second user for the vehicle;

providing a notification to the second user of the access type; and

providing a notification to the vehicle of the access type for the second user.