Patent ID: 9701280
Date: 2017-07-11
CPC Classifications: B60R,H04B,H04L,H04M,H04W

Claim:
1. A method of revoking communication control privileges of a mobile device previously authorized to control a vehicle, comprising the steps of: receiving a revocation request at a short range wireless communication (SRWC) module in the vehicle from a user interface device, the revocation request comprising a request to revoke the communication control privileges of the previously authorized mobile device, wherein the control privileges include a capacity to remotely command at least one of a plurality of vehicle functions and are enabled by assignment of security credentials established through an authentication of a key shared exclusively between the authorized mobile device and the SRWC module, wherein the user interface device includes one of a vehicle multi-tainment unit (VMU) within the vehicle or a keyfob associated with the vehicle; and based on the revocation request, revoking at the vehicle the communication control privileges of the previously authorized mobile device.