IP Library Granted Patent US 12,568,070
Granted Patent B2
US 12,568,070 · App. 17/488,496 · Granted Mar 3, 2026

Systems and methods for managing and transferring personalized vehicle settings and digital vehicle keys

Inventors: Michael Jenkins (Auburn Hills, MI); Sarah Rowland (Ferndale, MI); Mohammed Aamer Hussain (Farmington Hills, MI); Scott Blaine (Grosse Pointe Shores, MI); Joerg Gerber (Rochester Hills, MI); Jamie G Blaine (Brighton, MI); Homa Roshanaei (Rochester Hills, MI)
Assignee: FCA US LLC
H04L63/062G07C9/00174H04L63/083H04L63/20G07C2009/00769H04L2463/062
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,568,070
App. No.
17/488,496
Granted
Mar 3, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A communication system for digital key pairing of a vehicle includes a network transceiver configured for communication via one or more networks with at least one secure server, and a controller. The controller is configured to pre-provision the vehicle with pairing password verifiers for digital key programming to support digital key programming when the vehicle is offline with the at least one secure server, and/or provide end-to-end secure communication between the controller and the at least one secure server by generating and utilizing (i) at least one timestamp, (ii) at least one unique vehicle ID, and (iii) at least one random number in messages communicated between the controller and the at least one secure server.

Claims (17)

1 . A communication system for a vehicle, the communication system comprising:

a network transceiver configured for communication via one or more networks with (i) at least one secure server, and (ii) an authorized mobile device; and

a controller configured to:

detect the authorized mobile device;

receive personalized user settings from the mobile device or the at least one secure server, the personalized user settings set by a user of the authorized mobile device;

automatically adjust one or more systems and/or components of the vehicle according to the received personalized user settings; and

upload the personalized user settings to the at least one secure server for storage,

wherein the at least one secure server is configured to send the personalized user settings to one or more additional vehicles upon the one or more additional vehicles detecting the authorized mobile device such that systems and/or components of the one or more additional vehicles are automatically adjusted to the personalized user settings.

2 . The communication system of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to:

receive updated personalized user settings from the mobile device or the at least one secure server, the updated personalized user settings updated by the user of the authorized mobile device; and

automatically adjust the one or more systems and/or components of the vehicle according to the received updated personalized user settings.

3 . The communication system of claim 1 , wherein detecting the authorized mobile device further includes:

determining whether the user of the mobile device has a user profile; and

if no user profile is found, prompting the user to create a new profile on the mobile device and storing the new profile at the at least one secure server.

4 . The communication system of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to:

send, based on a command from the user at the vehicle or the authorized mobile device, the current user settings of the vehicle to the authorized mobile device to be subsequently named and saved.

5 . The communication system of claim 1 , wherein the personalized user settings include mirror position settings, steering wheel position, one or more button control settings, radio settings, media subscription credentials/settings, seat position settings, climate control settings, and navigation settings.

Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63086807 · Oct 2, 2020
Related Publication 20220109662A1 · Apr 7, 2022
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