Apparatus and method for improved vehicle safety

• US 20120112879A1
• Filed: 11/09/2011
• Published: 05/10/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 11/09/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Caroline M. Ekchian, Jack A. Ekchian
• Original Assignee: Caroline M. Ekchian, Jack A. Ekchian
• Inventors: Ekchian, Jack A., Ekchian, Caroline M.
• Application Number:
  US13/373,253
• Publication Number:
  US 20120112879A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/5.53
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2503/22 Motor vehicles operators, e.g. drivers, pilots, captains
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/117 Identification of persons methods or arrangements for recognising patterns, e.g. fingerprints, G06F18/00, G06V40/00; identification of persons by analysing their voice or speech G10L17/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14546 for measuring analytes not otherwise provided for, e.g. ions, cytochromes
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/18 for vehicle drivers or machine operators
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 28/063 preventing starting of vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2540/043 Identity of occupants

Abstract

A vehicle access system is disclosed for preventing the operation of vehicles by operators who are impaired due to various reasons including alcohol consumption, drug use and fatigue. The system identifies the vehicle operator and implements automated tests or tests with manual intervention to determine the ability of vehicle operators to properly control the vehicle prior to and during the operation of the vehicle.

Claims

1. A system for controlling access to a vehicle comprising

at least one touch sensitive fingerprint scanner

a communication device for instructing a person in said vehicle

a device for determining when at least one touch sensitive device is touched