Vehicle and control method thereof

• US 10,279,779 B1
• Filed: 04/10/2018
• Issued: 05/07/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 11/10/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group), Kia Motors Corporation (Kia Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group), Kia Motors Corporation (Kia Corp.)
• Inventors: Lee, Jihye, Song, Dong June
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Tai T
• Application Number:
  US15/949,213
• Publication Number:
  US 20190143943A1
• Time in Patent Office: 392 Days
• Field of Search: 34053912, 34042611, 340 52, 340 522, 340 525, 340 532, 340 56, 340 582, 340 583
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/252 Fingerprint recognition
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2040/0809 Driver authorisation; Driver identity check
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/32 using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voiceprints

Abstract

A vehicle is provided that includes an input that receives a temporary user mode command from a user and a detector that detects and acquires biometric information of the temporary user. When the temporary user mode command is input from the user a controller registers the biometric information of the temporary user acquired by the detector and grants an authority for access and operation of the vehicle to the temporary user. Thus, the vehicle may more rapidly grant an authority for the use of the vehicle to a temporary user having an intention of temporarily using the vehicle, and since biometric information of the temporary user is deleted when a predetermined period of time has expired, the risk of the theft is reduced.

Claims

1. A vehicle, comprising:

an input configured to receive a temporary user mode command from a temporary user;

a detector configured to detect and acquire biometric information of the temporary user;

a controller configured to register the biometric information of the temporary user acquired by the detector when the temporary user mode command is input from the user, and grant an authority for operation of the vehicle to the temporary user; and

a storage configured to store the registered biometric information of the temporary user,

wherein the controller is configured to delete the biometric information of the temporary user stored in the storage, when a second period of time elapses from when the controller grants the authority for the operation of the vehicle to the temporary user.

2. The vehicle of claim 1, wherein the biometric information includes at least one selected from a group comprising of:

fingerprint information, iris information, and face information of the temporary user.

3. The vehicle of claim 2, wherein the controller is configured to terminate the temporary user mode when a fingerprint registration of the temporary user is not started during a first period of time from when the temporary user mode command is input.

4. The vehicle of claim 3, wherein the first period of time is input from the user.

5. The vehicle of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to grant an authority to the temporary user to operate the vehicle for the second predetermined period of time.

6. The vehicle of claim 5, wherein the second period of time is input from the user.

7. The vehicle of claim 5, wherein the controller is configured to terminate the temporary user mode in response to a command from the user, although the second period of time has not elapsed.

8. The vehicle of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to grant at least one of an authority for locking or opening a door and a trunk of the vehicle and an authority for turning an ignition of the vehicle on and off, to the temporary user.

9. The vehicle of claim 1, wherein the input is disposed in at least one selected from a group consisting of:

an ignition button, a fob key, a cluster, a steering wheel, an instrument panel, a door button, and a display within the vehicle.

10. The vehicle of claim 1, wherein the detector is disposed in at least one selected from the group consisting of:

an ignition button, a fob key, a door, a center fascia, and a steering wheel of the vehicle.

11. A control method of a vehicle, comprising:

receiving, by a controller, a temporary user mode command from a user;

detecting and acquiring, by the controller, biometric information of the temporary user;

registering, by the controller, the biometric information of the temporary user acquired by the detector, when the temporary user mode command is input from the user, and granting an authority for operation of the vehicle to the temporary user; and

storing, by the controller, the registered biometric information of the temporary use,

wherein the granting of the authority for control of the vehicle includes deleting the biometric information of the temporary user that is stored in the storage, when a second period of time has elapsed from when the controller grants the authority to the temporary user for the operation of the vehicle.

12. The control method of claim 11, wherein the biometric information includes at least one from a group consisting of:

fingerprint information, iris information, and face information of the temporary user.

13. The control method of claim 12, further comprising:

terminating, by the controller, the temporary user mode when a fingerprint registration of the temporary user is not started during a first period of time from when the temporary user mode command is input.

14. The control method of claim 13, wherein the first period of time is input from the user.

15. The control method of claim 11, wherein the granting of the authority for operation of the vehicle includes granting an authority to the temporary user to operate the vehicle for the second predetermined period of time.

16. The control method of claim 11, wherein the granting of the authority for operation of the vehicle includes granting at least one of an authority for locking or opening a door and a trunk of the vehicle and an authority for turning an ignition of the vehicle on and off, to the temporary user.