Vehicle-setting-based driver identification system
First Claim
1. A tire monitor sensor unit, comprising:
- A method for identifying a person as an authorized driver out of one or more authorized drivers of a vehicle, said method comprising;
obtaining one or more attributes corresponding to one or more parameters of the vehicle, said one or more parameters being adjustable by the person, wherein the one or more attributes are obtained after the presence of the person is detected, and wherein the one or more attributes include one or more attributes of one or more of vehicle systems for gaining access to the vehicle, vehicle accommodation systems and dynamic control systems of the vehicle, and the systems are selected from the group comprising key fobs, RFID immobilizers, door locks, seats, windows, throttle, brake, mirrors, hand wheel, radio, climate control, infotainment, powertrain, chassis, security, ignition and safety;
comparing each of the one or more attributes with a corresponding attribute for each of the one or more authorized drivers; and
recognizing the person as one authorized driver based on the comparison.
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Abstract
A system and method for identifying a person as an authorized driver of a vehicle based on settings of the vehicle. The system includes a sensor for detecting a presence of a driver in the vehicle. The system also includes one or more control modules corresponding to the parameters of the vehicle. The parameters can be controlled by the control modules. The system also includes a driver ID controller coupled to the control modules and the sensor. The driver ID controller is configured to recognize the driver as an authorized driver based on inputs from the sensor and the control modules. The driver ID controller can also command the control units to adjust the parameters to predefined one or more attributes corresponding to the authorized driver.
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18 Claims
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1. A tire monitor sensor unit, comprising:
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A method for identifying a person as an authorized driver out of one or more authorized drivers of a vehicle, said method comprising; obtaining one or more attributes corresponding to one or more parameters of the vehicle, said one or more parameters being adjustable by the person, wherein the one or more attributes are obtained after the presence of the person is detected, and wherein the one or more attributes include one or more attributes of one or more of vehicle systems for gaining access to the vehicle, vehicle accommodation systems and dynamic control systems of the vehicle, and the systems are selected from the group comprising key fobs, RFID immobilizers, door locks, seats, windows, throttle, brake, mirrors, hand wheel, radio, climate control, infotainment, powertrain, chassis, security, ignition and safety; comparing each of the one or more attributes with a corresponding attribute for each of the one or more authorized drivers; and recognizing the person as one authorized driver based on the comparison. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for driver-specific management of one or more parameters of vehicle, said method comprising:
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detecting a presence of a driver in a driving seat of the vehicle; obtaining one or more attributes corresponding to the one or more parameters of the vehicle, said one or more parameters being adjustable by the person, wherein the one or more attributes are obtained after the presence of the driver is detected; recognizing the driver as one authorized driver based on the one or more attributes and corresponding attributes for each of one or more authorized drivers; and adjusting the one or more parameters to predefined one or more attributes corresponding to the identified authorized driver. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for driver-specific management of one or more parameters of a vehicle, said system comprising:
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a sensor capable of detecting a presence of a driver in the vehicle;
one or more control modules corresponding to the one or more parameters, said control modules being capable of controlling the one or more parameters, said control modules also being capable of monitoring the one or more parameters to obtain one or more attributes, where the one or more attributes include one or more attributes of one or more of vehicle systems for gaining access to the vehicle, vehicle accommodation systems and dynamic control systems of the vehicle, and the systems are selected from the group comprising key fobs, RFID immobilizers, door locks, seats, windows, throttle, brake, mirrors, hand wheel, radio, climate control, infotainment, powertrain, chassis, security, ignition and safety; anda driver ID controller coupled to the one or more control modules and the sensor, the driver ID controller being configured to recognize the driver as an authorized driver based on inputs from the sensor and the one or more control modules and command the one or more control modules to adjust the one or more parameters to the one or more attributes predefined to correspond to the authorized driver. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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