Intelligent Driver License for Vehicle Start-Up System

• US 20110087401A1
• Filed: 10/12/2009
• Published: 04/14/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 10/12/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Chien-Hua Tsao
• Original Assignee: Chien-Hua Tsao
• Inventors: TSAO, Chien-Hua
• Application Number:
  US12/577,388
• Publication Number:
  US 20110087401A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/36
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 1/544 for indicating other states or conditions of the vehicle occupants, e.g. for indicating disabled occupants

Abstract

A vehicle start-up system includes an intelligent driver license, a control device, and a plurality of display devices. The control device and a plurality of display devices are mounted on the vehicle. Driver can start the start-up system by inserting the intelligent driver license into the control device. If the driver violates the speed limit or other traffic rules, points are recorded on the intelligent driver license by the control device or by law enforcement officers'"'"' handheld devices and the record is transmitted to the intelligent driver license and DMV database by the control device of the handheld devices. If the points recorded for the intelligent driver license is over a specified limit, driver will not be able to start a vehicle with this license.

Claims

1. A vehicle start-up system, comprising:

an intelligent driver license which can be read by a control device and stores driver data and violation points;

the control device which is mounted on the vehicle and driver capable of starting the vehicle by inserting the intelligent driver license into the control device, entering an driving passcode, and inserting an ignition key of the vehicle; and

a plurality of display devices mounted on the vehicle and connected to the control device to display record of the intelligent driver license.

2. The vehicle start-up system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the intelligent driver license can be carried by the driver and with entering the driving passcode and inserting the vehicle ignition key to start the vehicle.

3. The vehicle start-up system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the control device can have a GPS positioning unit to position the vehicle with satellite.

4. The vehicle start-up system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the plurality of display devices have three indicator lights to display different light according to the violation points stored on the intelligent driver license.

5. The vehicle start-up system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the control device has at least a control module, a reading module, a display module, and an input module.

6. The vehicle start-up system as claimed in claim 5, wherein the control device is linked to a vehicle computer, the plurality of display devices, the reading module, the input module, and a data transmit module to receive data from the intelligent driver license and by entering the correct passcode on the input module to display the driver data and violation points on the display device.

7. The vehicle start-up system as claimed in claim 6, wherein the vehicle computer is linked to a speed sensing device which transmits driving speed to the control device through the vehicle computer;

and when the vehicle is driven too fast, the control device is configured to notify and sound beeping; and

if the driver ignores, the control device is configured to add violation points to the intelligent driver license, notify the driver by sound, then transmit the result of the violation points to the intelligent driver license and DMV database.

8. The vehicle start-up system as claimed in claim 5, wherein the control device can have a data transmit module to transmit data to the intelligent driver license and DMV database.

9. The vehicle start-up system as claimed in claim 8, wherein the data transmit module uses wireless transmission mechanism of Bluetooth or IR.

10. The vehicle start-up system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the intelligent driver license can be read by handheld devices and the handheld device is linked to the intelligent driver license and DMV database;

and when the driver is stopped by law enforcement officials for violation, the officer uses the handheld device to accumulate violation points on the intelligent driver license and the handheld device transmits the result to the intelligent driver license and the DMV database; and

if the violation points on the intelligent driver license are over a limit, the driver is not able to start the vehicle with the intelligent driver license.

11. An intelligent identification start-up method comprising steps of:

1) starting a vehicle by a driver by carrying an intelligent driver license or inserting it into the control device, inputting the driving passcode, and inserting an ignition key of the vehicle;

2) reading data from the intelligent driver license and determining the violation points by a control device; and

if the violation points are more than a limit, the vehicle is configured to not start;

3) successfully starting the vehicle if the violation points are not over a limit, and a driver status indicator being on.

12. The intelligent identification start-up method as claimed in claim 11, wherein the control device can be connected to a speed sensing device through a vehicle computer and the speeding determination process includes steps of:

1) starting the vehicle and the driver status indicator light being on;

2) determining driving speed by the control device, and when the vehicle is driven too fast, the control device accumulates violation points in the intelligent driver license and transmits the result to the intelligent driver license and DMV database;

3) determining the violation points by the control device, and when the points are more than a limit, the driver is not be able to start the vehicle with the intelligent driver license;

4) starting a vehicle by the driver with the intelligent driver license if the driving speed is under the speed limit and the violation points are under the limit.

13. The intelligent identification start-up method as claimed in claim 12, wherein the control device is configured to notify the driver with sound when driving too fast, and when the driver ignores, the control device accumulates violation points on the intelligent driver license and transmit the result to the intelligent driver license and the DMV database.

14. The intelligent identification start-up method as claimed in claim 12, wherein the intelligent driver license can be read by law enforcement official'"'"'s handheld devices, and law enforcement officials perform checking in the process of:

1) using the handheld device to read the driver data and violation points on the intelligent driver license and link to the DMV database to confirm;

2) when the driver does not stop for violation, performing a regular checking;

3) when violation occurs, using the handheld device by the law enforcement officials to add violation points to the intelligent driver license and the handheld device transmits violation points to the intelligent driver license and DMV database.