US 11,472,427 B2 | DRIVER AUTHENTICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING AND CONTROLLING VEHICLE USAGE

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US 11,472,427 B2

DRIVER AUTHENTICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING AND CONTROLLING VEHICLE USAGE

Tech Center:

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security and License and Review

Examiner:

JONATHAN M DAGER

Art Unit:

3663 Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems

Agent:

Ortiz & Lopez, PLLC

Inventors:

Michael Phelan

Assignee:

THE PHELAN GROUP, LLC

Priority:

10/27/16

Filed:

02/28/19

Granted:

10/18/22

Expiration:

09/21/38

Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)

B60B60W2040/0809B60R16/033B60WG05D1/0061G05DH04L67/12H04W4/80H04L

B60

Vehicles in general

B60W

Conjoint control of vehicle sub-units of different type or different function; control systems specially adapted for hybrid vehicles; road vehicle drive control systems for purposes not related to the control of a particular sub-unit

B60W2040/0809

Estimation or calculation of ; non-directly measurable; driving parameters for road vehicle drive control systems not related to the control of a particular sub unit, ; e.g. by using mathematical models-related to drivers or passengers-driver authorisation; driver identity check

B60W50/14

Details of control systems for road vehicle drive control not related to the control of a particular sub-unit ; , e.g. process diagnostic or vehicle driver interfaces-interaction between the driver and the control system-means for informing the driver, warning the driver or prompting a driver intervention

B60W2050/143

Details of control systems for road vehicle drive control not related to the control of a particular sub-unit ; , e.g. process diagnostic or vehicle driver interfaces-interaction between the driver and the control system-means for informing the driver, warning the driver or prompting a driver intervention-alarm means

B60W10/30

Conjoint control of vehicle sub-units of different type or different function -including control of auxiliary equipment, e.g. air-conditioning compressors or oil pumps

B60W40/08

Estimation or calculation of ; non-directly measurable; driving parameters for road vehicle drive control systems not related to the control of a particular sub unit, ; e.g. by using mathematical models-related to drivers or passengers

B60W10/20

Conjoint control of vehicle sub-units of different type or different function -including control of steering systems

B60W50/12

Details of control systems for road vehicle drive control not related to the control of a particular sub-unit ; , e.g. process diagnostic or vehicle driver interfaces-interaction between the driver and the control system-limiting control by the driver depending on vehicle state, e.g. interlocking means for the control input for preventing unsafe operation

B60W10/18

Conjoint control of vehicle sub-units of different type or different function -including control of braking systems

B60W10/04

Conjoint control of vehicle sub-units of different type or different function -including control of propulsion units

B60R

Vehicles, vehicle fittings, or vehicle parts, not otherwise provided for

G05

Controlling; regulating

H04

Electric communication technique

H04L

Transmission of digital information, e.g. telegraphic communication

H04W

Wireless communication networks

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