Method for identifying and controlling a vehicle driver
First Claim
1. A method for identifying a driver who intends to drive a vehicle and for switching the vehicle between a driving-allowing mode or to a drive-stop mode, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing the vehicle with an ID scanner and with a control unit associated with said scanner,scanning of a personal ID of the driver by the scanner when the driver intends to drive the vehicle,switching the vehicle to the driving-allowing mode when the control unit recognizes the scanned personal ID of the driver;
comparing with the control unit, when the driver is driving, actual driving data of the vehicle with driving style information of the driver; and
on a basis of the comparison of the driving style information with the actual driving data, determining with the control unit in the vehicle either to continue to maintain the driving-allowing mode or to inform the driver that the vehicle will be switched to the drive-stop mode.
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Abstract
A method to identify a person driving a vehicle and his/hers driving style, and also to switch on the vehicle either to a driving-allowing mode or to a drive-stop mode, is provided. In the method, the vehicle includes a scanner, and the driver is provided with a data-containing card or object. According to the method, the driving style information of the driver is stored on the card or object, and on starting driving the driver inserts the card or object into the vehicle scanner. Thereafter, data received from selected vehicle controls and/or data from varying information-collecting detectors is compared with information stored on the driver'"'"'s driving style card, and on basis of the comparison the control unit in the vehicle either allows driving or enters a drive-stop mode.
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19 Claims
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1. A method for identifying a driver who intends to drive a vehicle and for switching the vehicle between a driving-allowing mode or to a drive-stop mode, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing the vehicle with an ID scanner and with a control unit associated with said scanner, scanning of a personal ID of the driver by the scanner when the driver intends to drive the vehicle, switching the vehicle to the driving-allowing mode when the control unit recognizes the scanned personal ID of the driver; comparing with the control unit, when the driver is driving, actual driving data of the vehicle with driving style information of the driver; and on a basis of the comparison of the driving style information with the actual driving data, determining with the control unit in the vehicle either to continue to maintain the driving-allowing mode or to inform the driver that the vehicle will be switched to the drive-stop mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method to observe a driving style of a driver comprising the steps of:
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providing a driver information storage mechanism for the driver containing data according to the driving style of the driver; providing the vehicle with a scanner which recognizes the driver and the driving style of the driver; and storing of further driving information data of the driver on the driver information storage mechanism when the driver starts driving, whereat the further driving information data is information received from selected controls of the vehicle and/or from information collecting detectors in the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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