Adaptive driver identification fusion
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1. A vehicle system comprising:
- a controller including a driver identification fusion module programmed to receive an individual confidence level from each of a plurality of identification modules, each individual confidence level indicating a likelihood that a driver of a vehicle is a particular person, wherein the driver identification fusion module is programmed to aggregate the individual confidence levels received from the plurality of identification modules and output an aggregated confidence level signal representing an identity of the driver based at least in part on the individual confidence levels received from the plurality of identification modules, andwherein the controller further includes a prediction module programmed to determine a common setting with regard to at least two known drivers, and when the aggregate confidence level is below a predetermined threshold, the prediction module is programmed to output a signal to the driver identification fusion module identifying the common setting and wherein the controller controls at least one vehicle subsystem according to the common setting.
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Abstract
A vehicle system includes a driver identification fusion module programmed to receive a confidence level from a plurality of identification modules. Each confidence level indicates the likelihood that a driver of a vehicle is a particular person. The driver identification fusion module is programmed to aggregate the confidences levels received from the plurality of identification modules and output an aggregated confidence level signal representing an identity of the driver based at least in part on the confidence levels received from the plurality of identification modules.
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1. A vehicle system comprising:
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a controller including a driver identification fusion module programmed to receive an individual confidence level from each of a plurality of identification modules, each individual confidence level indicating a likelihood that a driver of a vehicle is a particular person, wherein the driver identification fusion module is programmed to aggregate the individual confidence levels received from the plurality of identification modules and output an aggregated confidence level signal representing an identity of the driver based at least in part on the individual confidence levels received from the plurality of identification modules, and wherein the controller further includes a prediction module programmed to determine a common setting with regard to at least two known drivers, and when the aggregate confidence level is below a predetermined threshold, the prediction module is programmed to output a signal to the driver identification fusion module identifying the common setting and wherein the controller controls at least one vehicle subsystem according to the common setting. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method comprising:
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collecting, via a plurality of identification modules, driver information associated with a driver of a vehicle; determining a likely identity of the driver based at least in part on the driver information; generating, via each of the plurality of identification modules, an individual confidence level associated with the driver, wherein the individual confidence level represents a likelihood that the driver of the vehicle is a particular person; aggregating the individual confidence levels received from the plurality of identification modules at a driver identification fusion module; generating an aggregated confidence level signal representing an identity of the driver based at least in part on the plurality of individual confidence levels; detecting that the aggregate confidence level is below a predetermined threshold; and when the aggregate confidence level is below the predetermined threshold, determining a common setting with regard to at least two known drivers and controlling at least one vehicle subsystem according to the common setting. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A vehicle system comprising:
a controller having a plurality of identification modules including; a driver identification fusion module programmed to receive an individual confidence level from each of at least one of the plurality of identification modules, each individual confidence level indicating a likelihood that a driver of a vehicle is a particular person, wherein the driver identification fusion module is programmed to aggregate the confidence levels received from the plurality of identification modules and output an aggregated confidence level signal representing an identity of the driver based at least in part on the individual confidence levels received from at least one of the plurality of identification modules; a prediction module programmed to determine a common setting with regard to at least two known drivers, and when the aggregate confidence level is below a predetermined threshold, the prediction module is programmed to output a signal to the driver identification fusion module identifying the common setting and wherein the controller controls at least one vehicle subsystem according to the common setting; and a training module programmed to generate a driver profile and store the driver profile in a driver database. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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