Patents by Inventor Sarita Francis

Sarita Francis has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING AND TRANSFERRING PERSONALIZED VEHICLE SETTINGS AND DIGITAL VEHICLE KEYS
    Publication number: 20220109662
    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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventors: Michael Jenkins, Sarah Rowland, Mohammed Aamer Hussain, Ansaf Alrabady, Scott Blaine, Joerg Gerber, Jamie G. Blaine, Homa Roshanaei, Ahmad N. Saleh, Sarita Francis