Method and system for preventing unauthorized use of a vehicle by an operator of the vehicle
First Claim
1. A system for preventing use of a vehicle by an operator of the vehicle, the system comprising:
- a system controller;
a biometric authenticator coupled to the system controller; and
a substance detecting device adapted to provide a substance level in the operator to the system controller,wherein the system controller is adapted to communicate a driving restriction to the vehicle if the substance level in the operator is above a tolerance level or if the operator is not authenticated by the authenticator,wherein the substance level is determined at an extremity of the operator,wherein the operator is also authenticated at the extremity, andwherein the extremity is selected from the group consisting of finger, thumb, toe, ear, palm, sole, foot, hand, and head.
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Abstract
A method and system for preventing use of a vehicle by an operator of the vehicle. The system includes a system controller; a biometric authenticator coupled to the system controller; and a substance detecting device adapted to provide a substance level in the operator to the system controller. Here, the system controller is adapted to communicate a driving restriction to the vehicle if the substance level in the operator is above a tolerance level or if the operator is not authenticated by the authenticator, the substance level is determined at an extremity of the operator, the operator is also authenticated at the extremity, and the extremity is selected from the group consisting of finger, thumb, toe, ear, palm, sole, foot, hand, and head.
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51 Claims
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1. A system for preventing use of a vehicle by an operator of the vehicle, the system comprising:
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a system controller; a biometric authenticator coupled to the system controller; and a substance detecting device adapted to provide a substance level in the operator to the system controller, wherein the system controller is adapted to communicate a driving restriction to the vehicle if the substance level in the operator is above a tolerance level or if the operator is not authenticated by the authenticator, wherein the substance level is determined at an extremity of the operator, wherein the operator is also authenticated at the extremity, and wherein the extremity is selected from the group consisting of finger, thumb, toe, ear, palm, sole, foot, hand, and head. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A time clock system, the system comprising:
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a system controller; a biometric authenticator coupled to the system controller; and a substance detecting device adapted to provide a substance level in an operator of the time clock system to the system controller, wherein the substance level is determined at an extremity of the operator, wherein the operator is also authenticated at the extremity, and wherein the extremity is selected from the group consisting of finger, thumb, toe, ear, palm, sole, foot, hand, and head. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A system for preventing use of a vehicle by an operator of the vehicle, the system comprising:
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a system controller; a biometric authenticator adapted to detect at least one biometric parameter at a first dermal location of an operator of a vehicle and generate an authentication output indicating that the operator has been authenticated; and a substance detecting device adapted to detect a level of a substance in the operator at a second dermal location proximate to the first dermal location and generate a level output, wherein the system controller operates in response to the authentication output and the level output to selectively restrict use of the vehicle if the operator is not authenticated or the detection output is above a preselected tolerance value. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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