System for preventing banned drivers from driving

• US 20070235526A1
• Filed: 04/11/2006
• Published: 10/11/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 04/11/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Goldberg, Itzhack, Vortman, Pnina
• Application Number:
  US11/404,488
• Publication Number:
  US 20070235526A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 235/382
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/24 using electronic identifiers containing a code not memorised by the user
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/0858 wherein the data carrier is removable
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00563 using personal physical data of the operator, e.g. finger prints, retinal images, voicepatterns

Abstract

A system for allowing access to a driver of a vehicle based on validity information of the driver is provided. The system requires the driver to insert a valid driving license card into a card reader installed in the vehicle for checking the validity of the driving license card of the driver. The system provides access to the driver of the vehicle only if the card reader validates the driving license card of the driver. The system may also store parameter information of the vehicle onto the driving license card during the drive. The validity information stored in the driving license card may be updated by the card writer or traffic authorities based on the parameter information.

Claims

1. A system for providing access to a driver of a vehicle based on validity information of the driver, the system comprising:

a card reader validating a driving license card by checking the validity information of the driver stored on the driving license card; and

a starting circuit connected to the card reader, the starting circuit controlling the ignition circuit of the vehicle, the starting circuit activating the ignition circuit upon validation of the driving license card.

2. The system as claimed in claim 1 wherein the driving license card remains inserted in the card reader throughout the drive.

3. The system as claimed in claim 1 wherein the card reader further comprises an identification module comparing standardized identification information in the card reader with identification information provided by the driver.

4. The system as claimed in claim 3 wherein the identification module performs a biometric check for identifying the driver.

5. The system as claimed in claim 3 wherein the identification module compares a personal identification number stored in the card reader with a personal identification number entered by the driver.

6. A system comprising:

a machine readable driving license card storing validity information of a driver of a vehicle;

a card reader installed in the vehicle, the card reader validating the driving license card by checking the validity information stored on the driving license card; and

a starting circuit connected to the card reader, the starting circuit controlling the ignition circuit of the vehicle, the starting circuit activating the ignition circuit upon validation of the driving license card.

7. The system as claimed in claim 6 wherein the driving license card is a smart card.

8. The system as claimed in claim 6 wherein the driving license card stores the identification information of the driver of the vehicle.

9. The system as claimed in claim 7 wherein the card reader further comprises an identification module comparing identification information stored on the driving license card with identification information provided by the driver.

10. The system as claimed in claim 8 wherein the identification module performs a biometric check for comparing the identification information provided by the driver with the identification information stored on the driving license card.

11. The system as claimed in claim 8 wherein the identification module compares a personal identification number stored in the driving license card to the personal identification number entered by the driver.

12. A system for providing access to a driver of a vehicle based on validity information of the driver, the system comprising:

a machine readable driving license card with readable-writable memory space;

a card reader installed in the vehicle, the card reader validating the driving license card by checking the validity information stored on the readable-writable memory of the driving license card;

a starting circuit connected to the card reader, the starting circuit controlling the ignition circuit of the vehicle, the starting circuit activating the ignition circuit upon validation of the driving license card; and

a card writer storing parameter information on the readable-writable memory space of the driving license card and updating the validity information of the driver based on the parameter information stored in the driving license card.

13. The system as claimed in claim 12 wherein the card writer is integrated with the card reader.

14. The system as claimed in claim 12 wherein the card writer comprises sensors for monitoring the parameters of the vehicle.

15. The system as claimed in claim 12 wherein the parameter information includes the speed of the vehicle.

16. The system as claimed in claim 12 wherein the card writer stores the parameter information on a continuous real time basis.

17. The system as claimed in claim 12 wherein the card writer comprises an exception module comparing the parameter information of the vehicle with pre-stored parameter range information and storing any instances of exception.