SYSTEM FOR VEHICULAR BIOMETRIC ACCESS AND PERSONALIZATION

• US 20140282931A1
• Filed: 03/18/2013
• Published: 09/18/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/18/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Ford Motor Company)
• Original Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Ford Motor Company)
• Inventors: Protopapas, Maria Eugenia
• Granted Patent: US 9,275,208 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 726/5
• 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 25/2018 Central base unlocks or authorises unlocking
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/2081 combined with personal settings of other vehicle devices, e.g. mirrors, seats, steering wheels
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/241 whereby access privileges are related to the identifiers
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/25 using biometry
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/31 User authentication
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/32 using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voiceprints
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2111 Location-sensitive, e.g. geographical location, GPS

Abstract

A system and method for authenticating a user and creating and applying a user profile may include authenticating an administrator via an administrator identification. A user identification distinct from the administrator identification may be received, as well as a set of selected features associated with the user. A profile may be created and may include the user identification and the set of selected features. The profile may be applied in response to authenticating a user based on the user identification.

Claims

1. A system, comprising:

a control module configured to;

authenticate an administrator via an administrator identification;

receive a user identification distinct from the administrator identification;

receive a set of selected features associated with the user;

create a profile including the user identification and the set of selected features;

apply the profile associated with the user identification in response to authenticating a user based on the user identification.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the control module is further configured to apply each feature within the set of features, wherein each feature is associated with a feature module.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the authenticating a user includes:

a first authentication including recognizing a general input, and

a second authentication including matching a received user input with the user identification.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the general input includes a transmitter signal.

5. The system of claim 3, wherein the received user input is one of a password, personal identification number (PIN), biometric input and signal from a smart device.

6. The system of claim 3, wherein the received user input includes an override PIN.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the applying the profile associated with the user identification includes applying a default profile in response to the override PIN.

8. A method, comprising:

authenticating an administrator via an administrator identification;

receiving a user identification distinct from the administrator identification;

receiving a set of selected features associated with the user;

creating a profile including the user identification and the set of selected features;

applying the profile associated with the user identification in response to authenticating a user based on the user identification.

9. The method of claim 8, applying each feature within the set of features, wherein each feature is associated with a feature module.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the authenticating a user includes:

a first authentication including recognizing a general input, and

a second authentication including matching a received user input with the user identification.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the general input includes a transmitter signal.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein the received user input is one of a password, personal identification number (PIN), biometric input and signal from a smart device.

13. The method of claim 10, wherein the received user input includes an override PIN.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the applying the profile associated with the user identification includes applying a default profile in response to the override PIN.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium tangibly embodying computer-executable instructions, comprising:

authenticating an administrator via an administrator identification;

receiving a user identification distinct from the administrator identification;

receiving a set of selected features associated with the user;

creating a profile including the user identification and the set of selected features;

applying the profile associated with the user identification in response to authenticating a user based on the user identification.

16. The medium of claim 15, applying each feature within the set of features, wherein each feature is associated with a feature module.

17. The medium of claim 15, wherein the authenticating a user includes:

a first authentication including recognizing a general input, and

a second authentication including matching a received user input with the user identification.

18. The medium of claim 17, wherein the general input includes a transmitter signal.

19. The medium of claim 17, wherein the received user input is one of a password, personal identification number (PIN), biometric input and signal from a smart device.

20. The medium of claim 17, wherein the applying the profile associated with the user identification includes applying a default profile in response to the override PIN and wherein the applying the profile associated with the user identification is a default profile in response to the override PIN.