Vehicle operations based on biometric fingerprint analysis

• US 9,619,638 B2
• Filed: 08/25/2015
• Issued: 04/11/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 08/25/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Stocker, IV, Charles J., Dow, Eli M., Fitzsimmons, Thomas D., Garrett, Tynan J., Metruck, Emily M.
• Primary Examiner(s): Black, Thomas G
• Assistant Examiner(s): Nolan, Peter D
• Application Number:
  US14/834,751
• Publication Number:
  US 20170057436A1
• Time in Patent Office: 595 Days
• CPC Class Codes: B60G 17/015 the regulating means comprising electric or electronic elements B60G17/002, B60G17/005 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B60G 2400/00 Indexing codes relating to detected, measured or calculated conditions or factors
• CPC Class Codes: B60G 2401/00 Indexing codes relating to the type of sensors based on the principle of their operation
• CPC Class Codes: B60G 2401/19 Speech recognising means
• CPC Class Codes: B60H 1/00742 by detection of the vehicle occupants' presence; by detection of conditions relating to the body of occupants, e.g. using radiant heat detectors
• CPC Class Codes: B60H 1/00971 Control systems or circuits characterised by including features for locking or memorising of control modes
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/0224 Non-manual adjustments, e.g. with electrical operation
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/0248 with memory of positions
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 16/037 for occupant comfort , e.g. for automatic adjustment of appliances according to personal settings, e.g. seats, mirrors, steering wheel
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/252 Fingerprint recognition
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2040/0809 Driver authorisation; Driver identity check
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2040/0881 Seat occupation; Driver or passenger presence
• CPC Class Codes: F02D 2041/227 Limping Home, i.e. taking specific engine control measures at abnormal conditions
• CPC Class Codes: F02D 2200/60 said parameters being related to the driver demands or status
• CPC Class Codes: F02D 2200/702 Road conditions
• CPC Class Codes: F02D 29/02 peculiar to engines driving vehicles; peculiar to engines driving variable pitch propellers
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/32 using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voiceprints
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/83 input devices, e.g. keyboards, mice or controllers thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2149 Restricted operating environment
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/37 using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voice recognition

Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention provide a method and system for enacting various driving profiles based on identifying the age and gender of the user. Initially, identifying information is acquired from a user of a vehicle. An identification program determines whether the driver is known, by comparing the identifying information to a set of stored identifying information. If the driver of the vehicle is known, as the identifying information from the user is similar to stored identifying information, then a specific driver profile associated with the specific driver is activated. If the driver is not known, as the identifying information from the user of the vehicle is not similar to the stored identifying information, then the age and gender of the user of the vehicle is determined. Based on the determined age and gender of the driver of the vehicle, various vehicle setting ranges are enacted.

Claims

1. A computer program product comprising:

a computer readable storage medium and program instructions stored on the computer readable storage medium, the program instructions comprising;

program instructions to receive identifying information from a user of a vehicle, wherein the identifying information comprises biometric data;

program instructions to determine whether the received identifying information from the user of the vehicle is similar to a set of stored identifying information;

in response to determining the identifying information from the user of the vehicle is not similar to the set of stored identifying information, program instructions to determine an age and a gender of the user of the vehicle, based on the received identifying information; and

program instructions to activate a set of vehicle setting ranges, wherein the set of vehicle setting ranges are based on the determined age and gender of the user of the vehicle, and wherein the program instructions to activate the set of vehicle setting ranges, further comprise;

program instructions to determine a type of roadway associated with a current location of the vehicle; and

program instructions to apply a limitation on the set of vehicle setting ranges, wherein the limitation is based in part on the age of the user of the vehicle, the gender of the user of the vehicle and the determined type of roadway.

2. The computer program product of claim 1, further comprising:

in response to determining the identifying information from the user of the vehicle is similar to the set of stored identifying information, program instructions to activate a driving profile, wherein the driving profile comprises a set of vehicle settings associated with the set of stored identifying information.

3. The computer program product of claim 2, wherein program instructions to activate the driving profile further comprises program instructions to adjust, at least one of:

a seat of the vehicle;

a radio of the vehicle;

a set of side mirrors of the vehicle;

a predetermined climate control of the vehicle;

a steering wheel of the vehicle;

a suspension of the vehicle;

an engine output of the vehicle; and

a transmission of the vehicle.

4. The computer program product of claim 1, further comprising:

program instructions to transmit the determined age and gender of the user of the vehicle to a third party; and

responsive to transmitting the determined age and gender of the user of the vehicle to a third party, program instructions to receive, from the third party, a third party driving profile.

5. The computer program product of claim 1, further comprising:

program instructions to adjust the set of vehicle setting ranges, based on a received speed limit, wherein adjusting the set of vehicle setting ranges limits a maximum speed of the vehicle.

6. The computer program product of claim 1, further comprising:

program instructions to receive a new driver mode, wherein the new driver mode engages a driving profile, which limits the set of vehicle setting ranges based on a stored new driver profile.

7. A computer system comprising:

one or more computer processors;

one or more computer readable storage media;

program instructions stored on the one or more computer readable storage media for execution by at least one of the one or more processors, the program instructions comprising;

program instructions to receive identifying information from a user of a vehicle, wherein the identifying information comprises biometric data;

program instructions to determine whether the received identifying information from the user of the vehicle is similar to a set of stored identifying information;

in response to determining the identifying information from the user of the vehicle is not similar to the set of stored identifying information, program instructions to determine an age and a gender of the user of the vehicle, based on the received identifying information; and

program instructions to activate a set of vehicle setting ranges, wherein the set of vehicle setting ranges are based on the determined age and gender of the user of the vehicle, and wherein program instructions to activate the set of vehicle setting ranges, further comprise;

program instructions to determine a type of roadway associated with a current location of the vehicle; and

program instructions to apply a limitation on the set of vehicle setting ranges, wherein the limitation is based in part on the age of the user of the vehicle, the gender of the user of the vehicle, and the determined type of roadway.

8. The computer system of claim 7, further comprising:

in response to determining the identifying information from the user of the vehicle is similar to the set of stored identifying information, program instructions to activate a driving profile, wherein the driving profile comprises a set of vehicle settings associated with the set of stored identifying information.

9. The computer system of claim 8, wherein program instructions to activate the driving profile further comprises program instructions to adjust, at least one of:

a seat of the vehicle;

a radio of the vehicle;

a set of side mirrors of the vehicle;

a predetermined climate control of the vehicle;

a steering wheel of the vehicle;

a suspension of the vehicle;

an engine output of the vehicle; and

a transmission of the vehicle.

10. The computer system of claim 7, further comprising:

program instructions to transmit the determined age and gender of the user of the vehicle to a third party; and

responsive to transmitting the determined age and gender of the user of the vehicle to a third party, program instructions to receive, from a third party, a third party driving profile.

11. The computer system of claim 7, further comprising:

program instructions to adjust the set of vehicle setting ranges, based on a received speed limit, wherein adjusting the set of vehicle setting ranges limits a maximum speed of the vehicle.