SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ONE OR MORE VEHICLE FEATURES BASED ON DRIVER STATUS
First Claim
1. A system for controlling one or more vehicle features of a vehicle based on driver status, the system comprising:
- at least one primary key being configured to be assigned to a primary driver;
at least one secondary key being configured to be assigned to a secondary driver;
a key ignition device positioned on each of the primary key and the secondary key and being configured to generate a driver status signal indicative of whether the driver is at least one of the primary driver and the secondary driver; and
at least one controller operably coupled to the key ignition device and being configured to;
determine whether the driver of the vehicle is the at least one of the primary driver and the secondary driver in response to the driver status signal;
control the operation of the one or more vehicle features; and
prevent the operation of the one or more vehicle features from being disabled in response to determining that the driver of the vehicle is the secondary driver.
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Abstract
In at least one embodiment, a device for controlling one or more vehicle features for a primary driver and a secondary driver is provided. The device comprises at least one controller that is configured to receive at least one driver status signal indicative of the driver being one of the primary driver and the secondary driver and to determine whether the driver of the vehicle is the one of the primary driver and the secondary driver based on the at least one driver status signal. The controller is further configured to control one or more vehicle features and to prevent the one or more vehicle features from being disabled in response to determining that the at least one driver status signal indicates that the driver of the vehicle is the secondary driver.
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22 Claims
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1. A system for controlling one or more vehicle features of a vehicle based on driver status, the system comprising:
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at least one primary key being configured to be assigned to a primary driver; at least one secondary key being configured to be assigned to a secondary driver; a key ignition device positioned on each of the primary key and the secondary key and being configured to generate a driver status signal indicative of whether the driver is at least one of the primary driver and the secondary driver; and at least one controller operably coupled to the key ignition device and being configured to; determine whether the driver of the vehicle is the at least one of the primary driver and the secondary driver in response to the driver status signal; control the operation of the one or more vehicle features; and prevent the operation of the one or more vehicle features from being disabled in response to determining that the driver of the vehicle is the secondary driver. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for controlling one or more vehicle features of based on driver status, the method comprising:
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transmitting a driver status signal indicative of whether the driver is one of a primary driver and a secondary driver; determining whether the driver of the vehicle is the one of the primary driver and the secondary driver based on the driver status signal; controlling the operation of the one or more vehicle features; and preventing the operation of the one or more vehicle features from being disabled in response to determining that the driver of the vehicle is the secondary driver. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A device for controlling one or more vehicle features for a primary driver and a secondary driver, the device comprising:
a controller being configured to; receive at least one driver status signal indicative of the driver being one of the primary driver and the secondary driver; determine whether the driver of the vehicle is one of the primary driver and the secondary driver based on the at least one driver status signal; enable/disable the one or more vehicle features; and prevent the one or more vehicle features from being disabled in response to determining that the at least one driver status signal indicates that the driver of the vehicle is the secondary driver.
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22. A method for controlling at least one vehicle feature based on driver status, the method comprising:
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receiving at least one driver status signal indicative of whether a driver is one of a primary driver and a secondary driver; enabling/disabling the at least one vehicle feature; and preventing the at least one vehicle feature from being disabled in response to the at least one driver status signal indicating that the driver is the secondary driver.
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