Patent ID: 8907770
Filing Date: 2014-12-09
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. A method of controlling vehicle functions, the method comprising: sending a request for security data representative of a security code from a service provider to a vehicle function system of a vehicle independent of receiving a vehicle function request at the service provider, the security code usable to activate a particular function controlled by the vehicle function system, wherein the security data is generated by the vehicle function system; receiving, at the service provider, the security data from the vehicle function system prior to receiving the vehicle function request at the service provider; determining the security code based on the received security data; storing the received security data, the security code, or both, at the service provider; receiving the vehicle function request at the service provider from a remote device, wherein the vehicle function request indicates a request to activate the particular function of the vehicle; selecting a particular mobile wireless device of multiple mobile wireless devices associated with a subscription account based on a location of the particular mobile wireless device and based on a location of the vehicle; and in response to receiving the vehicle function request, sending a vehicle function command from the service provider to the particular mobile wireless device, wherein the vehicle function command is adapted to cause the particular mobile wireless device to automatically transmit a wireless signal to the vehicle function system to activate the particular function of the vehicle, wherein the vehicle function command includes the security code, and wherein the wireless signal includes the security code.