Delegating control of a vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016229376-A1
Application number	US-201615099642-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Apr 15, 2016
Priority date	May 8, 2014
Publication date	Aug 11, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

An identification of a vehicle is received. An identification of a first user to receive delegation of control of the vehicle is received. Authentication information for the first user for the vehicle is determined. A request to authenticate the first user for delegation of control of the vehicle to the first user is received. The request to authenticate includes at least the authentication information for the first user is determined. Responsive to the determination, control of the vehicle is delegated to the first user.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A method for delegating control of a vehicle, the method comprising the steps of:
receiving, by one or more computer processors, an identification of a vehicle; receiving, by one or more computer processors, an identification of a first user to receive delegation of control of the vehicle; determining, by one or more computer processors, an authentication information for the first user for the vehicle; receiving, by one or more computer processors, a request to authenticate the first user for delegation of control of the vehicle to the first user; determining, by one or more computer processors, the request to authenticate includes at least the authentication information for the first user; and responsive to determining the request to authenticate includes at least the authentication information for the first user, delegating, by one or more computer processors, control of the vehicle to the first user.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving, by one or more computer processors, an identification of an access type for the first user of the vehicle; providing, by one or more computer processors, a notification to the first user of the access type; and providing, by one or more computer processors, a notification to the vehicle of the access type for the first user.

3 . The method of claim 2 , further comprising:
monitoring, by one or more computer processors, information about the vehicle, wherein the information includes at least one of, a location, a speed, and a duration of use; and determining, by one or more computer processors, whether the first user violates the access type.

4 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the access type is at least one of: a time period for operation of the vehicle, an area for operation of the vehicle, a limitation on third party delegation, a maximum speed for operation of the vehicle, and a restriction on use of user options within the vehicle.

5 . The method of claim 3 , further comprising:
responsive to determining the first user has not violated the access type, determining, by one or more computer processors, whether the access type is completed; and responsive to determining, by one or more computer processors, the access type is completed, returning, by one or more computer processors, the vehicle to the vehicle delegator.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the authentication information is at least one of: a generated pin code, a custom pin code, one or more biometric values, a software token, a physical item containing identification information, a QR code, a hyperlink, and an encrypted communication.

7 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving, by one or more computer processors, an identification of a second user to receive delegation of control of the vehicle; determining, by one or more computer processors, an authentication information for the second user for the vehicle; receiving, by one or more computer processors, an identification of an access type for the second user for the vehicle; providing, by one or more computer processors, a notification to the second user of the access type; and providing, by one or more computer processors, a notification to the vehicle of the access type for the second user.

8 . A computer program product for delegating control of a vehicle, the computer program product comprising:
one or more computer readable storage media; and program instructions stored on the one or more computer readable storage media, the program instructions comprising:
program instructions to receive an identification of a vehicle;
program instructions to receive an identification of a first user to receive delegation of control of the vehicle;
program instructions to determine an authentication information for the first user for the vehicle;
program instructions to receive a request to authenticate the first user for delegation of control of the vehicle to the first user;
program instructions to determine the request to authenticate includes at least the authentication information for the first user; and
program instructions, responsive to determining the request to authenticate includes at least the authentication information for the first user, to delegate control of the vehicle to the first user.

9 . The computer program product of claim 8 , further comprising program instructions, stored on the one or more computer readable storage media, to:
receive an identification of an access type for the first user of the vehicle; provide a notification to the first user of the access type; and provide a notification to the vehicle of the access type for the first user.

10 . The computer program product of claim 9 , further comprising program instructions, stored on the one or more computer readable storage media, to:
monitor information about the vehicle, wherein the information includes at least one of, a location, a speed, and a duration of use; and determine whether the first user violates the access type.

11 . The computer program product of claim 9 , wherein the access type is at least one of: a time period for operation of the vehicle, an area for operation of the vehicle, a limitation on third party delegation, a maximum speed for operation of the vehicle, and a restriction on use of user options within the vehicle.

12 . The computer program product of claim 10 , further comprising program instructions, stored on the one or more computer readable storage media, to:
responsive to determining the first user has not violated the access type, determine whether the access type is completed; and responsive to determining the access type is completed, return the vehicle to the vehicle delegator.

13 . The computer program product of claim 8 , wherein the authentication information is at least one of: a generated pin code, a custom pin code, one or more biometric values, a software token, a physical item containing identification information, a QR code, a hyperlink, and an encrypted communication.

14 . The computer program product of claim 8 , further comprising program instructions, stored on the one or more computer readable storage media, to:
receive an identification of a second user to receive delegation of control of the vehicle; determine an authentication information for the second user for the vehicle; receive an identification of an access type for the second user for the vehicle; provide a notification to the second user of the access type; and provide a notification to the vehicle of the access type for the second user.

15 . A computer system for delegating control of a vehicle, the computer system comprising:
one or more computer processors; one or more computer readable storage media; and program instructions, stored on the one or more computer readable storage media for execution by at least one of the one or more computer processors, the program instructions comprising:
program instructions to receive an identification of a vehicle;
program instructions to receive an identification of a first user to receive delegation of control of the vehicle;
program instructions to determine an authentication information for the first user for the vehicle;
program instructions to receive a request to authenticate the first user for delegation of control of the vehicle to the first user;
program instructions to determine the request to authenticate includes at least the authentication information for the first user; and
program instructions, responsive to determining the request to authenticate includes at least th

Assignees

• IBM

Inventors

• Abou Mahmoud Alaa
• Gautam Sangeeta
• Jourtas David W
• Valecha Vinod A

Classifications

• G05D1/0055

  with safety arrangements · CPC title

• G06F21/60

  Protecting data · CPC title

• G06F21/604

  Tools and structures for managing or administering access control systems · CPC title

• G06F21/31

  User authentication · CPC title

• B60R25/241 Primary

  whereby access privileges are related to the identifiers · CPC title