Patent ID: 9736656
Date: 2017-08-15
CPC Classifications: H04L,H04W

Claim:
1. A method of verifying the status of a unique mobile device identifier associated with an established vehicle user account, the method comprising: (a) receiving, at a controller, one or more data transmissions comprising at least one unique mobile device identifier; (b) storing, via the controller, the at least one mobile device identifier as a current mobile device identifier in one or more databases; (c) determining, via the controller, if validating data corresponding to the vehicle user account has been modified before storing the current mobile device identifier and after storing a previously-provided mobile device identifier; (d) determining, via the controller, if the time difference between storing the current mobile device identifier and storing the previous mobile device identifier is greater than or equal to a predetermined time duration; (e) determining, via the controller, if one or more vehicle registration records indicate a records modification before storing the current mobile device identifier and after storing the previously-provided mobile device identifier; and (f) based on steps (c), (d), and (e), modifying, via the controller, the status of the current mobile device identifier.