Method for controlling a vehicle using driver authentication, vehicle terminal, biometric identity card, biometric identification system, and method for providing a vehicle occupant protection and tracking function using the biometric identification card and the terminal

• US 9,242,619 B2
• Filed: 04/05/2012
• Issued: 01/26/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 10/08/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Unho Choi
• Original Assignee: Unho Choi
• Inventors: Choi, Unho
• Primary Examiner(s): Badii, Behrang
• Assistant Examiner(s): GREENE, DANIEL LAWSON
• Application Number:
  US13/440,445
• Publication Number:
  US 20120253607A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,391 Days
• Field of Search: 701/49, 340/5.82, 340/5.83
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/25 using biometry
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/063 Operations research, analysis or management
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 20/59 inside of a vehicle, e.g. relating to seat occupancy, driver state or inner lighting conditions

Abstract

Embodiments relate to a method for controlling a vehicle using driver authorization, to an on-vehicle terminal, to a biometric identity card, to a biometric identification system, and to a method for providing a vehicle occupant protection function using the biometric identification card and the terminal. According to one embodiment, a vehicle occupant protection and tracking function is provided such that a smart key function is provided to perform driver authorization and vehicle control operation using a biometric identity card, a chauffeur service provision status is informed through communications between a terminal such as a mobile phone and the biometric identity card, and the vehicle is tracked upon receiving the information on the chauffeur service provision status. According to one embodiment, driver authorization and the vehicle control operation are controlled using a biometric identity card to prevent the vehicle theft, and the chauffeur service provision status is indicated to enable chauffeur identification and vehicle tracking.

Claims

1. A method for a driver authorization by using a biometric authentication card and an in-vehicle terminal, the method comprising performing a primary authentication in the biometric authentication card and performing a secondary authentication in the in-vehicle terminal, wherein the primary authentication includes:

storing, in the biometric authentication card, first vehicle assignment information, a public key infrastructure (PKI) certificate and a registered driver'"'"'s biometric information encrypted based on the PKI certificate, wherein the PKI certificate contains encoded information that is obtained as a result of encoding the registered driver'"'"'s biometric information;

acquiring a biometric pattern from a user;

comparing a user'"'"'s biometric pattern with both the registered driver'"'"'s biometric information stored in the biometric authentication card and the encoded information contained in the PKI certificate;

transmitting a tunneling start signal to the in-vehicle terminal for establishing a communication tunnel if the user'"'"'s biometric pattern matches the registered driver'"'"'s biometric information and the encoded information; and

transmitting card information including the first vehicle assignment information and the encoded information contained in the PKI certificate to the in-vehicle terminal through the communication tunnel for the secondary authentication.

2. The method according to claim 1, the method further includes:

controlling a locking state of vehicle doors depending on the results of the primary authentication.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the in-vehicle terminal is a mobile terminal.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the card information further includes unique identification information designated to the biometric authentication card.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the card information further includes a one-time password (OTP) generated in biometric authentication card.

6. The method according to claim 1, the method further includes:

generating a real-time location data of the vehicle by using the in-vehicle terminal if the card information received from the biometric authentication card is associated with a chauffeur; and

transmitting an identity of the chauffeur and the real-time location data to the vehicle assignment server by using the in-vehicle terminal.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the secondary authentication includes:

receiving second vehicle assignment information from a vehicle assignment server; and

comparing the first vehicle assignment information with the second vehicle assignment information and verifying the encoded information.

8. The method according to claim 7, further including transmitting a result of the secondary authentication to the vehicle assignment server.

9. The method according to claim 7, the method further includes:

permitting a limited driving operation if the secondary authentication succeeds.

10. The method according to claim 9, the method further includes:

generating a real-time location data of the vehicle by using the in-vehicle terminal; and

transmitting the real-time location data to the vehicle assignment server by using the in-vehicle terminal.

11. The method according to claim 9, the method further includes:

transmitting a warning message to the vehicle assignment server if the vehicle is moved in excess of a predetermined distance in the state that the secondary authentication fails.

12. The method according to claim 9, the method further includes:

limiting the start of the vehicle if the secondary authentication fails.

13. The method according to claim 1, wherein the registered driver'"'"'s biometric information includes at least two biometric patterns, one for an intended authentication of the registered driver and another for an unintended or forced authentication of the registered driver.

14. The method according to claim 13, wherein the tunneling start signal includes a uniform resource locator (URL) for which the in-vehicle terminal establishes the communication tunnel.

15. The method according to claim 14, wherein the tunneling start signal includes a URL of a vehicle assignment server if the user'"'"'s biometric pattern matches said one for an intended authentication;

and wherein the tunneling start signal includes a URL of a security managing server if the user'"'"'s biometric pattern matches said another for an unintended or forced authentication.

26. The biometric authentication card according to claim 15, wherein the in-vehicle terminal is included with the biometric authentication card.

16. A biometric authentication card for a driver authorization, comprising:

means for storing first vehicle assignment information, a public key infrastructure (PKI) certificate, and a registered driver'"'"'s biometric information encrypted based on the PKI certificate, wherein the PKI certificate contains encoded information that is obtained as a result of encoding the registered driver'"'"'s biometric information;

means for performing a primary authentication by comparing a user'"'"'s biometric pattern with both the registered driver'"'"'s biometric information and the encoded information;

means for transmitting a tunneling start signal to an in-vehicle terminal for establishing a communication tunnel if the user'"'"'s biometric pattern matches both the registered driver'"'"'s biometric information and the encoded information; and

means for transmitting card information through the communication tunnel, the card information being used in a secondary authentication performed by the in-vehicle terminal, wherein the card information includes the first vehicle assignment information and the encoded information contained in the PKI certificate.

17. The biometric authentication card according to claim 16, further comprising means for generating a one-time password (OTP), wherein the card information further includes the OTP.

18. The biometric authentication card according to claim 16, further comprising means for inputting the user'"'"'s biometric pattern.

19. The biometric authentication card according to claim 16, wherein the biometric authentication card is a smart key constituted by a dongle or a USB token.

20. The biometric authentication card according to claim 16, wherein the registered driver'"'"'s biometric information includes a plurality of biometric patterns respectively assigned to different URLs, each URL being a destination of the communication tunnel.

21. The biometric authentication card according to claim 16, wherein the card information further includes unique identification information designated to the biometric authentication card.

22. The biometric authentication card according to claim 16, wherein the registered driver'"'"'s biometric information includes at least two biometric patterns, one for an intended authentication of the registered driver and another for an unintended or forced authentication of the registered driver.

23. The biometric authentication card according to claim 22, wherein the tunneling start signal includes a uniform resource locator (URL) to which the in-vehicle terminal establishes the communication tunnel.

24. The biometric authentication card according to claim 23,

wherein the tunneling start signal includes a URL of a vehicle assignment server if the user'"'"'s biometric pattern matches said one for an intended authentication;

and

wherein the tunneling start signal includes a URL of a security managing server if the user'"'"'s biometric pattern matches said another for an unintended or forced authentication.

25. The biometric authentication card according to claim 16, wherein the in-vehicle terminal is a mobile terminal.