Method and system for preventing unauthorized use of a vehicle by an operator of the vehicle
First Claim
1. A system for preventing use of a vehicle by an operator of the vehicle, the system comprising:
- a system controller;
a biometric authenticator coupled to the system controller; and
a separate analyte detecting device adapted to provide an analyte level in the operator to the system controller,wherein the system controller is adapted to communicate a driving restriction to the vehicle if the analyte level in the operator is above a tolerance level or if the operator is not authenticated by the authenticator,wherein the analyte level is determined at a first dermal location on the hand of the operator,wherein the operator is authenticated at a second, separate dermal location of the operator proximate to the first dermal location at a time substantially simultaneous with the analyte level determination,wherein the second, separate dermal location is selected from the group of dermal locations on the operator consisting of finger, thumb, and palm,wherein the authenticator comprises a biometric authenticator selected from the group consisting of a fingerprint authenticator, a hand-geometry authenticator, and combinations thereof, andwherein the analyte detecting device further comprises a light source configured to direct a light beam at a specific wavelength band within a range from 1300 nm to 2400 nm toward the first dermal location for reflectance to a broadband detector.
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Abstract
A method and system for preventing use of a vehicle by an operator of the vehicle. The system includes a system controller; a biometric authenticator coupled to the system controller; and a substance detecting device adapted to provide a substance level in the operator to the system controller. Here, the system controller is adapted to communicate a driving restriction to the vehicle if the substance level in the operator is above a tolerance level or if the operator is not authenticated by the authenticator, the substance level is determined at an extremity of the operator, the operator is also authenticated at the extremity, and the extremity is selected from the group consisting of finger, thumb, toe, ear, palm, sole, foot, hand, and head.
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40 Claims
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1. A system for preventing use of a vehicle by an operator of the vehicle, the system comprising:
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a system controller; a biometric authenticator coupled to the system controller; and a separate analyte detecting device adapted to provide an analyte level in the operator to the system controller, wherein the system controller is adapted to communicate a driving restriction to the vehicle if the analyte level in the operator is above a tolerance level or if the operator is not authenticated by the authenticator, wherein the analyte level is determined at a first dermal location on the hand of the operator, wherein the operator is authenticated at a second, separate dermal location of the operator proximate to the first dermal location at a time substantially simultaneous with the analyte level determination, wherein the second, separate dermal location is selected from the group of dermal locations on the operator consisting of finger, thumb, and palm, wherein the authenticator comprises a biometric authenticator selected from the group consisting of a fingerprint authenticator, a hand-geometry authenticator, and combinations thereof, and wherein the analyte detecting device further comprises a light source configured to direct a light beam at a specific wavelength band within a range from 1300 nm to 2400 nm toward the first dermal location for reflectance to a broadband detector. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A time clock system, the system comprising:
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a system controller; a biometric authenticator coupled to the system controller; and a separate analyte detecting device adapted to provide an analyte level in an operator of the time clock system to the system controller, wherein the analyte level is determined at a first dermal location on the hand of the operator, wherein the operator is authenticated at a second, separate dermal location of the operator proximate to the first dermal location at a time substantially simultaneous with the analyte level determination, wherein the second, separate dermal location is selected from the group of dermal locations on the operator consisting of finger, thumb, and palm, wherein the authenticator comprises a biometric authenticator selected from the group consisting of a fingerprint authenticator, a hand-geometry authenticator, and combinations thereof, and wherein the analyte detecting device further comprises a light source configured to direct a light beam at a specific wavelength band within a range from 1300 nm to 2400 nm toward the first dermal location for reflectance to a broadband detector. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A system for preventing use of a vehicle by an operator of the vehicle, the system comprising:
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a system controller; a biometric authenticator adapted to detect at least one biometric parameter at a first dermal location of an operator of a vehicle capable of biometrically authenticating the operator and generate an authentication output indicating that the operator has been authenticated; and a separate analyte detecting device adapted to detect a level of an analyte in the operator at a second, separate dermal location proximate to the first dermal location and generate a level output at a time substantially simultaneous with the biometric authentication, wherein the separate analyte detecting device further comprises a light source configured to direct a light beam at a specific wavelength band within a range from 1300 nm to 2400 nm toward the second, separate dermal location for reflectance to a broadband detector, and wherein the system controller operates in response to the authentication output and the level output to selectively restrict use of the vehicle if the operator is not authenticated or the detection output is above a preselected tolerance value. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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