Identification and computer login of an operator of a vehicle
First Claim
1. A method for identification, login of a vehicle operator and of at least one additional vehicle operator to a computer system provided in a vehicle, and login of the vehicle operator and of the at least one additional vehicle operator to a tachograph of said vehicle comprising the steps of:
- inserting a tachograph data carrier having vehicle operator data of the vehicle operator stored thereon into said tachograph of said vehicle, said tachograph comprising a reader provided for receiving and reading tachograph data carriers having vehicle operator data stored thereon for identifying the vehicle operator,reading said data carrier,receiving said vehicle operator data in said tachograph,logging in the vehicle operator to said tachograph in dependence on said data carrier being inserted into said tachograph, said logging in of said vehicle operator to said tachograph being performed by said tachograph,transmitting said vehicle operator data to a device for performing a vehicle operator login to said vehicle computer in dependence on said data carrier being inserted into said tachograph, andafter the vehicle has been started, logging in an additional vehicle operator to said tachograph and to said vehicle computer by pressing a login button and then inserting a tachograph data carrier of the additional vehicle operator into said tachograph.
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Abstract
A method for identifying and performing a vehicle operator computer login to a vehicle computer provided in a vehicle. A device is arranged to request and receive vehicle operator data stored on a data carrier provided for a tachograph comprising a reader for reading the data carrier. The device controls communication of vehicle operator related data to the vehicle computer, wherein the device is arranged to initiate a vehicle operator login procedure of the vehicle computer, in dependence on the data carrier inserted in the tachograph. The invention is also related to a vehicle arrangement, a computer program and a computer program product. The invention solves the problem of providing identification and login of an operator of a vehicle to the vehicle computer in a simplified and secure way. The invention also enables shortened start up/stop times of a vehicle by reducing systems login/logoff time for an operator.
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21 Claims
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1. A method for identification, login of a vehicle operator and of at least one additional vehicle operator to a computer system provided in a vehicle, and login of the vehicle operator and of the at least one additional vehicle operator to a tachograph of said vehicle comprising the steps of:
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inserting a tachograph data carrier having vehicle operator data of the vehicle operator stored thereon into said tachograph of said vehicle, said tachograph comprising a reader provided for receiving and reading tachograph data carriers having vehicle operator data stored thereon for identifying the vehicle operator, reading said data carrier, receiving said vehicle operator data in said tachograph, logging in the vehicle operator to said tachograph in dependence on said data carrier being inserted into said tachograph, said logging in of said vehicle operator to said tachograph being performed by said tachograph, transmitting said vehicle operator data to a device for performing a vehicle operator login to said vehicle computer in dependence on said data carrier being inserted into said tachograph, and after the vehicle has been started, logging in an additional vehicle operator to said tachograph and to said vehicle computer by pressing a login button and then inserting a tachograph data carrier of the additional vehicle operator into said tachograph. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A vehicle arrangement for identifying and performing a vehicle operator tachograph and computer login, comprising
a vehicle computer, a tachograph connected to said computer and comprising a reader for reading tachograph data carriers, said tachograph being operable to perform a vehicle operator login to said tachograph in dependence on a data carrier of a vehicle operator being inserted in said tachograph, a device operable to receive vehicle operator data of said vehicle operator, stored on said data carrier of said vehicle operator provided for said tachograph, said device further being operable to control communication of said vehicle operator related data to said vehicle computer, said device further being operable to perform a vehicle operator login to the vehicle computer in dependence on said data carrier of said vehicle operator being inserted in said tachograph, and said device further being operable to perform an additional vehicle operator login to the tachograph and to the vehicle computer, after said vehicle has been started, in dependence on pressing a login button and then inserting a data carrier of said additional vehicle operator in said tachograph.
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19. A non-transitory computer-readable medium encoded with a computer program for identifying a vehicle operator and executing a vehicle operator computer login to a vehicle computer provided in a vehicle, said program comprising:
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computer program code to cause a computer to perform the steps of, when said computer program is loaded and run therein; at least receiving vehicle operator data from a tachograph comprising a reader operable for reading a therein inserted data carrier comprising vehicle operator data, transmitting at least part of said vehicle operator data to the vehicle computer for identifying the vehicle operator, executing a vehicle operator login to said vehicle computer, by a device for executing said vehicle operator login to said vehicle computer, in dependence on said data, and after the vehicle has been started, logging in an additional vehicle operator to said tachograph and to said vehicle computer by a login button being pressed and then a data carrier of the additional vehicle operator being inserted into the reader, said tachograph being operable to perform a vehicle operator login to said tachograph in dependence on said data carrier being inserted in said tachograph. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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