SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USER BASED VEHICLE ACCESS CONTROL

摘要

Systems and methods for remotely providing access to a secured vehicle are disclosed. The methods can include receiving a permission parameter from a primary user authorizing a secondary user to enter, receiving an access permission request from a secondary user, evaluating the access permission request for compliance with the permission parameter, and unlocking a door of the vehicle to allow the secondary user to access the vehicle. The permission parameter can include time, user, and proximity criteria for secondary user entry. Systems for remotely providing access to a secured vehicle or location can include a central telematics unit in communication with portable electronic user devices such as smartphones.

主权项

1. A vehicle access method, comprising a vehicle:
receiving a permission parameter from a primary user authorizing a secondary user to access less than all functionality of the vehicle available to the primary user; receiving an access permission request from a portable electronic device in the possession of the secondary user; evaluating, at processing circuitry of the vehicle, the access permission request for compliance with the permission parameter; and unlocking a door of the vehicle to allow the secondary user to access the vehicle, wherein the permission parameter is not sent to the portable electronic device in the possession of the secondary user.