Multifactor authentication for vehicle operation

• US 10,384,648 B1
• Filed: 10/05/2018
• Issued: 08/20/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 10/05/2018
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Capital One Services LLC (Capital One Financial Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Capital One Services LLC (Capital One Financial Corporation)
• Inventors: Chapin, Ann Claudia
• Primary Examiner(s): Mawari, Redhwan K
• Application Number:
  US16/152,962
• Time in Patent Office: 319 Days
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2025/1016 Remote signals alerting owner or authorities, e.g. radio signals
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/102 a signal being sent to a remote location, e.g. a radio signal being transmitted to a police station, a security company or the owner
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/2009 Antitheft state indicator
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/23 using manual input of alphanumerical codes
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/24 using electronic identifiers containing a code not memorised by the user
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/257 Voice recognition
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 1/0061 for transition from automatic pilot to manual pilot and vice versa
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 1/0212 with means for defining a desired trajectory involving a plurality of land vehicles G05D1/0287
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/172 Classification, e.g. identification
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 17/00 Speaker identification or verification techniques
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 17/06 Decision making techniques; Pattern matching strategies

Abstract

A system for limiting vehicle operation is disclosed. The system may comprise one or more memory units for storing instructions and one or more processors configured to execute the instructions to perform operations. The operations may comprise determining that a key device is inside the vehicle; performing an authentication; setting the vehicle in a first vehicle mode; starting the vehicle based on the determination and the first authentication; and limiting vehicle operation based on the first vehicle mode.

Claims

1. A system for limiting operation of a vehicle, comprising:

one or more memory units for storing instructions; and

one or more processors configured to execute the instructions to perform operations comprising;

determining that a key device is inside the vehicle;

performing a first authentication comprising;

receiving a biometric;

validating the biometric;

identifying a first vehicle mode corresponding to the validated biometric, the first vehicle mode being one of an unrestricted mode, a restricted mode, an emergency mode, a supervised mode, an erratic driver mode, or an unresponsive driver mode; and

setting the vehicle in the first vehicle mode;

starting the vehicle based on the determination and the first authentication;

limiting operation of the vehicle based on the first vehicle mode;

performing a second authentication comprising at least one of a passcode, a tap code, or a biometric;

setting a second vehicle mode based on the second authentication, the second vehicle mode being one of an unrestricted mode, a restricted mode, an emergency mode, a supervised mode, an erratic driver mode, or an unresponsive driver mode; and

changing from one vehicle mode to a different vehicle mode by processing vehicle condition data from at least one of a user device, a response system, or a remote device.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein:

the first vehicle mode is a restricted use mode; and

limiting operation of the vehicle comprises;

determining that a vehicle travel distance exceeds a distance threshold;

sending a notification to a remote user device, the notification stating that the vehicle travel distance exceeds the distance threshold; and

performing, based on the vehicle travel distance and the distance threshold, at least one of setting a maximum vehicle speed or disabling the vehicle.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the notification states a vehicle location.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein:

the first vehicle mode is a restricted use mode; and

limiting operation of the vehicle comprises;

determining that a vehicle travel distance exceeds a distance threshold;

switching the vehicle to an autonomous driving mode; and

autonomously driving the vehicle to a predetermined destination.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein:

the first vehicle mode is an emergency mode; and

limiting operation of the vehicle comprises;

sending a notification to a remote server that the vehicle is in emergency mode, the notification stating a vehicle location; and

displaying, within the vehicle, a false vehicle condition, the false vehicle condition being based on the first vehicle mode.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein limiting operation of the vehicle comprises:

switching the vehicle to an autonomous driving mode; and

autonomously driving the vehicle to a predetermined destination.

7. The system of claim 5, wherein limiting operation of the vehicle comprises:

performing at least one of setting a maximum vehicle speed or disabling the vehicle.

8. The system of claim 5, wherein the vehicle condition is one of a fuel level or a driving distance.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein:

the biometric is a voice signal, and

the validating the biometric further comprises;

identifying a first speech pattern in the voice signal; and

comparing the first speech pattern to a stored speech pattern.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein:

the first vehicle mode is a restricted mode; and

the second vehicle mode is an unrestricted mode.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein:

the first vehicle mode is an unrestricted mode; and

the second vehicle mode is a restricted mode.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein:

the second authentication is based on an emergency phrase; and

the second vehicle mode is an emergency mode.

13. The system of claim 1, wherein limiting operation of the vehicle comprises:

determining that the vehicle is not in motion; and

disabling the vehicle.

14. The system of claim 1, wherein performing the first authentication further comprises entering a passcode into a vehicle console.

15. The system of claim 1, wherein performing the first authentication further comprises performing a facial recognition process.

16. The system of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise:

determining a vehicle location; and

sending the vehicle location to a remote user device.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein limiting operation of the vehicle comprises limiting operation of the vehicle based on the vehicle location.

18. A method for limiting operation of a vehicle, the method comprising:

determining that a key device is inside the vehicle;

performing a first authentication comprising;

receiving a biometric;

validating the biometric;

identifying a first vehicle mode corresponding to the validated biometric, the first vehicle mode being one of an unrestricted mode, a restricted mode, an emergency mode, a supervised mode, an erratic driver mode, or an unresponsive driver mode; and

setting the vehicle in the first vehicle mode;

starting the vehicle based on the determination and the first authentication;

limiting operation of the vehicle based on the first vehicle mode;

performing a second authentication comprising at least one of a passcode, a tap code, or a biometric;

setting a second vehicle mode based on the second authentication, the second vehicle mode being one of an unrestricted mode, a restricted mode, an emergency mode, a supervised mode, an erratic driver mode, or an unresponsive driver mode; and

changing from one vehicle mode to a different vehicle mode by processing vehicle condition data from at least one of a user device, a response system, or a remote device.

19. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored instructions, which when executed, cause a processor to limit operation of a vehicle by:

determining that a key device is inside the vehicle;

performing a first authentication comprising;

receiving a biometric;

validating the biometric;

identifying a first vehicle mode corresponding to the validated biometric, the first vehicle mode being one of an unrestricted mode, a restricted mode, an emergency mode, a supervised mode, an erratic driver mode, or an unresponsive driver mode; and

setting the vehicle in the first vehicle mode;

starting the vehicle based on the determination and the first authentication;

limiting operation of the vehicle based on the first vehicle mode;

performing a second authentication comprising at least one of a passcode, a tap code, or a biometric; and

setting a second vehicle mode based on the second authentication, wherein the second vehicle mode is one of an unrestricted mode, a restricted mode, an emergency mode, a supervised mode, an erratic driver mode, or an unresponsive driver mode; and

changing from one vehicle mode to a different vehicle mode by processing vehicle condition data from at least one of a user device, a response system, or a remote device.