Securing guest access to vehicle

• US 10,471,965 B2
• Filed: 08/22/2016
• Issued: 11/12/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 08/22/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Lenovo PC International Limited (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Lenovo Singapore Pte Limited (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Inventors: Kingsbury, Timothy Winthrop, Dubs, Justin Tyler, Whitesock, Christopher Aaron, Waltermann, Rod D.
• Primary Examiner(s): Sample, Jonathan L
• Application Number:
  US15/243,166
• Publication Number:
  US 20180050700A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,177 Days
• Field of Search: 701 1, 701 2, 701 291, 701 292, 701 36, 701 45, 701 49, 340 51, 340 521, 340 572, 3404261, 34042613, 34043614
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/241 whereby access privileges are related to the identifiers
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2040/0809 Driver authorisation; Driver identity check
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2050/0075 Automatic parameter input, automatic initialising or calibrating means
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2540/043 Identity of occupants
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 50/0098 Details of control systems ensuring comfort, safety or stability not otherwise provided for

Abstract

One embodiment provides a method, including: obtaining, using a sensor, biometric data of a user; determining, using a processor, that the biometric data of the user does not match biometric data of a known user; and adjusting, based on the biometric data of the user, a vehicle setting. Other aspects are described and claimed.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

obtaining, using a sensor, biometric data of a user, wherein the biometric data is associated with a series of user interactions performed in a predetermined order, wherein each interaction in the series is performed on a unique mechanical component resident in a vehicle cabin;

determining, using a processor, that the series of user interactions does not match the predetermined order; and

adjusting, based on the determining, a vehicle setting.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the vehicle setting is selected from the group consisting of a vehicle access setting, a vehicle electronic device access setting, a vehicle electronic device application level access setting, a vehicle power setting, a vehicle compartment setting, a vehicle range setting, and a vehicle speed setting.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the adjusting comprises changing the vehicle setting to restrict access.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the adjusting comprises changing the vehicle setting to restrict functionality.

5. The method of claim 1, comprising obtaining registration biometric data of the known user.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the obtaining registration biometric data of the known user comprises receiving the registration biometric data of the known user from a remote device.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the receiving comprises receiving the registration biometric data of the known user over a short range wireless connection.

8. The method of claim 1, comprising implementing a vehicle owner profile for the known user comprising a plurality of preferred vehicle settings.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the adjusting comprises changing one or more of the plurality of preferred vehicle settings.

10. The method of claim 1, comprising initiating a communication to the known user in response to the determining that the biometric data of the user does not match biometric data of a known user.

11. A device, comprising:

a biometric sensor;

a processor operatively coupled to the biometric sensor; and

a memory that stores instructions executable by the processor to;

obtain, using the biometric sensor, biometric data of a user, wherein the biometric data is associated with a series of user interactions performed in a predetermined order, wherein each interaction in the series is performed on a unique mechanical component resident in a vehicle cabin;

determine that the series of user interactions does not match the predetermined order; and

adjust, based on the determining, a vehicle setting.

12. The device of claim 11, wherein the vehicle setting is selected from the group consisting of a vehicle access setting, a vehicle electronic device access setting, a vehicle electronic device application level access setting, a vehicle power setting, a vehicle compartment setting, a vehicle range setting, and a vehicle speed setting.

13. The device of claim 11, wherein the processor executes instructions to adjust the vehicle setting by changing the vehicle setting to restrict access.

14. The device of claim 11, wherein the processor executes instructions to adjust the vehicle setting by changing the vehicle setting to restrict functionality.

15. The device of claim 11, wherein the processor executes instructions to obtain registration biometric data of the known user.

16. The device of claim 15, wherein the processor executes instructions to obtain registration biometric data of the known user by receiving the registration biometric data of the known user from a remote device.

17. The device of claim 16, further comprising a short range wireless device, wherein the registration biometric data of the known user is received using the short range wireless device.

18. The device of claim 11, wherein the processor executes instructions to implement a vehicle owner profile for the known user comprising a plurality of preferred vehicle settings.

19. The device of claim 18, wherein the processor executes instructions to adjust the vehicle setting by changing one or more of the plurality of preferred vehicle settings.

20. A vehicle, comprising:

a plurality of components comprising wheels, a motor, and one or more seats disposed in a vehicle compartment;

a biometric sensor; and

an electronic device, comprising;

a processor operatively coupled to the biometric sensor; and

a memory that stores instructions executable by the processor to;

obtain, using the biometric sensor, biometric data of a user, wherein the biometric data is associated with a series of user interactions performed in a predetermined order, wherein each interaction in the series is performed on a unique mechanical component resident in a vehicle cabin;

determine that the series of user interactions does not match the predetermined order; and

adjust, based on the biometric data of the user, a vehicle setting.

21. The vehicle of claim 20, wherein the processor adjusts a vehicle setting to disable the motor in response to determining that the biometric data of the user does not match biometric data of the known user.