Patent ID: 8736438
Filing Date: 2014-05-27
Classification: B60R,G07C

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: sending, from a computing device to a vehicle via a first short-range communication protocol, a unique identifier associated with the computing device; receiving, by the computing device from the vehicle via the first short-range communication protocol, a unique key that is associated with the computing device and that is generated by the vehicle based at least in part on the unique identifier associated with the computing device; sending, from the computing device to the vehicle via the first short-range communication protocol, a validation request signal, wherein the validation request signal includes the unique key that is associated with the computing device; in response to the computing device being authorized by the vehicle to act as a vehicle key for the vehicle based at least in part on the validation request signal, establishing, by the computing device, a secure connection with the vehicle over a second short-range communication protocol; sending, by the computing device via the secure connection, a signal to the vehicle to activate a motor of the vehicle; and periodically sending, by the computing device via the secure connection, a keep-alive message to the vehicle as the motor of the vehicle is running.