BIOMETRIC AND BLUETOOTH ENABLED VEHICLE CONSOLE AND GLOVE BOX LOCK

• US 20170046898A1
• Filed: 08/08/2016
• Published: 02/16/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 08/10/2015
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: iWallet Corp.
• Original Assignee: iWallet Corp.
• Inventors: Cabouli, Steven D.
• Application Number:
  US15/230,602
• Publication Number:
  US 20170046898A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 17/10 Illuminating devices on or for locks or keys; Transparent or translucent lock parts; Indicator lights
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 2035/009 Locks where a characteristic part of the user's body is used as a key
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 2047/0097 including means for monitoring voltage, e.g. for indicating low battery state
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 81/06 using rotary motors
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 81/08 using electromagnets or solenoids
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 81/56 Control of actuators
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 81/74 by sensing the state of the actuator
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 83/30 for glove compartments
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2009/00769 with data transmission performed by wireless means
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00563 using personal physical data of the operator, e.g. finger prints, retinal images, voicepatterns
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00896 specially adapted for particular uses
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00944 Details of construction or manufacture

Abstract

The present invention is directed to a Biometric and Bluetooth enabled vehicle Console and Glove Box Lock that provides a unique apparatus for locking enclosures such as any locking compartment within a vehicle as well as the vehicle doors, vehicle hood and vehicle trunk locks, and the like, with indirect operational control by the means of a smartphone, tablet or a computer. The Biometric and Bluetooth enabled vehicle Console and Glove Box Lock contains a biometric based finger print authentication module, and a Bluetooth/RF COMM communications enabled module, to prevent a non-owner or unauthorized user from accessing the device.

Claims

1. A biometric and Bluetooth enabled vehicle console and glove box lock system comprising:

a frame, incorporating a locking latch and lock solenoid/motor;

a biometric access module;

a Bluetooth/radio frequency (RF) communications (COMM) access module;

wherein access to the locking latch for locking and unlocking the vehicle console and glove box lock is controlled by said biometric access module and said Bluetooth/RF COMM communications access module; and

whereby said vehicle console and glove box lock system is controllable via an application on a smartphone, tablet, FOB or a computer.

2. The biometric and Bluetooth enabled vehicle console and glove box lock system according to claim 1, wherein said frame, incorporating a locking latch includes any locking compartment within a vehicle as well as the vehicle doors, vehicle hood and vehicle trunk locks.

3. The biometric and Bluetooth enabled vehicle console and glove box lock system according to claim 1, wherein said biometric access module and said Bluetooth/RF COMM communications access module include indirect operational control of said locking latch by an on-board system processor in communication with an application on a smartphone, tablet or a computer.

4. The biometric and Bluetooth enabled vehicle console and glove box lock system according to claim 1, wherein said on-board system processor includes a system processor to control the electronic, mechanical and communications operations of the vehicle console and glove box locking unit.

5. The biometric and Bluetooth enabled vehicle console and glove box lock system according to claim 1, wherein said system processor interprets the user'"'"'s inputs and converts them into commands which control the fingerprint enrollment and identification process.

6. The biometric and Bluetooth enabled vehicle console and glove box lock system according to claim 1, wherein said system processor controls said solenoid/lock motor and monitors the solenoid/lock motor position feedback operations.

7. The biometric and Bluetooth enabled vehicle console and glove box lock system according to claim 1, wherein said Bluetooth/RF COMM communications access module includes a system processor which controls and interprets commands passed from the user'"'"'s external Bluetooth or RF COMM device.

8. The biometric and Bluetooth enabled vehicle console and glove box lock system according to claim 1, wherein said vehicle console and glove box lock system includes a system processor, a GPS sensor, one or more LED'"'"'s including status LED'"'"'s and an incorporated light, a motion sensor, a temperature sensor, and a real time clock.

9. The biometric and Bluetooth enabled vehicle console and glove box lock system according to claim 1, wherein said system processor manages system power usage, controls the operation of all LED'"'"'s including status LED'"'"'s and an incorporated light, monitors and records GPS position data, motion sensor data, monitors and records temperature sensor readings, and manages the real time clock for time-lock and alarm operations.

10. The biometric and Bluetooth enabled vehicle console and glove box lock system according to claim 1, wherein said system processor facilitates access to the locking latch for locking and unlocking the vehicle console and glove box lock and controls said biometric access module and said Bluetooth/RF COMM communications access module.

11. A method for making a biometric and Bluetooth enabled vehicle console and glove box lock system, comprising the steps of:

providing a frame, incorporating a locking latch and solenoid/lock motor;

connecting a biometric access module to said frame; and

connecting a Bluetooth/radio frequency (RF) communications (COMM) access module to said frame;

wherein access to the locking latch for locking and unlocking the vehicle console and glove box lock is controlled by said biometric access module and said Bluetooth/RF COMM communications access module; and

whereby said the vehicle console and glove box lock system is controllable via an application on a smartphone, tablet, FOB or a computer.

12. The method for making a biometric and Bluetooth enabled vehicle console and glove box lock system according to claim 11, wherein said frame, incorporating a locking latch includes any locking compartment within a vehicle as well as the vehicle doors, vehicle hood and vehicle trunk locks.

13. The method for making a biometric and Bluetooth enabled vehicle console and glove box lock system according to claim 11, wherein said biometric access module and said Bluetooth/RF COMM communications access module include indirect operational control of said locking latch by an on-board system processor in communication with an application on a smartphone, tablet or a computer.

14. The method for making a biometric and Bluetooth enabled vehicle console and glove box lock system according to claim 11, wherein said on-board system processor includes a system processor to control the electronic, mechanical and communications operations of the vehicle console and glove box locking unit.

15. The method for making a biometric and Bluetooth enabled vehicle console and glove box lock system according to claim 11, wherein said system processor interprets the user'"'"'s inputs and converts them into commands which control the fingerprint enrollment and identification process.

16. The method for making a biometric and Bluetooth enabled vehicle console and glove box lock system according to claim 11, wherein said system processor controls said solenoid/lock motor and monitors the solenoid/lock motor position feedback operations.

17. The method for making a biometric and Bluetooth enabled vehicle console and glove box lock system according to claim 11, wherein said Bluetooth/RF COMM communications access module includes a system processor which controls and interprets commands passed from the user'"'"'s external Bluetooth/RF COMM device, whereby said vehicle console and glove box lock system is controllable via an application on a smartphone, tablet, FOB or a computer.

18. The method for making a biometric and Bluetooth enabled vehicle console and glove box lock system according to claim 11, wherein said vehicle console and glove box lock system includes a system processor, one or more LED'"'"'s including status LED'"'"'s and a hood light, a GPS sensor, a motion sensor, a temperature sensor, and a real time clock.

19. The method for making a biometric and Bluetooth enabled vehicle console and glove box lock system according to claim 11, wherein said system processor manages system power usage, controls the operation of all LED'"'"'s including status LED'"'"'s and a hood light, monitors and records GPS position data, motion sensor data, monitors and records temperature sensor readings, and manages the real time clock for time-lock and alarm operations.

20. The method for making a biometric and Bluetooth enabled vehicle console and glove box lock system according to claim 11, wherein said system processor facilitates access to the locking latch for locking and unlocking the vehicle console and glove box lock and controls said biometric access module and said Bluetooth/RF COMM communications access module.