Remote biometric registration for vehicles
First Claim
1. An apparatus for remotely registering a biometric signature of a user with a vehicle, comprising:
- a biometric input configured to obtain the biometric signature of the user;
a transmitter configured to wirelessly communicate with the vehicle;
a microcontroller coupled to the biometric input and the transmitter, the microcontroller configured to;
receive the biometric signature of the user from the biometric input; and
wirelessly transmit a message containing the biometric signature via the transmitter to the vehicle for registration.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus are provided for remotely registering a user'"'"'s biometric signature to a vehicle. A remote control comprises a user input, a wireless transmitter, biometric input, memory, user output and microcontroller coupling the other elements. The biometric input reads a user'"'"'s biometric signature that is compressed, optionally encrypted and sent via the transmitter to the vehicle for registration. This identifies WHO is authorized to issue commands to the vehicle. After registration, the key-fob may send a biometric signature with each command that is compared with signatures stored in the vehicle memory and the command executed when there is a match. An optional user access level associated with each signature determines WHAT commands the vehicle will execute for that individual. The vehicle electronics system includes a receiver, microcontroller and memory for receiving, decrypting, storing, comparing biometric signatures and executing commands.
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18 Claims
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1. An apparatus for remotely registering a biometric signature of a user with a vehicle, comprising:
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a biometric input configured to obtain the biometric signature of the user;
a transmitter configured to wirelessly communicate with the vehicle;
a microcontroller coupled to the biometric input and the transmitter, the microcontroller configured to;
receive the biometric signature of the user from the biometric input; and
wirelessly transmit a message containing the biometric signature via the transmitter to the vehicle for registration. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for remotely registering a biometric signature of a user with a vehicle, the method comprising:
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receiving a registration command indicative of a desire to register the biometric signature of the user with the vehicle;
obtaining a biometric signature of the user; and
wirelessly transmitting the biometric signature and the registration command to the vehicle for registration of the biometric signature with the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for biometric signature control of commands issued from a key-fob to a vehicle, comprising:
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storing in the key-fob a biometric signature of a user authorized to issue commands to the vehicle;
registering the biometric signature with the vehicle;
receiving a vehicle command via a user input of the key-fob; and
combining the vehicle command and the biometric signature into a message; and
wirelessly transmitting the message to the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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