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Granted Patent B2
US 9,789,788 · App. 13/744,573 · Granted Oct 17, 2017

Method and apparatus for primary driver verification

Inventors: Yifan Chen (Ann Arbor, MI); Kwaku O. Prakah-Asante (Commerce Township, MI); James Stewart Rankin (Novi, MI); Basavaraj Tonshal (Northville, MI)
Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
B60N2/0248
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Patent No.
US 9,789,788
App. No.
13/744,573
Granted
Oct 17, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A system includes a processor configured to examine one or more vehicle settings having been changed after a driver enters a vehicle. Also, the processor is configured to compare the examined settings to settings associated with currently stored driver profiles and verify the driver as a previously stored primary vehicle driver based at least in part on the comparison.

Claims (17)

1. A system comprising:

a processor configured to:

record data relating to drive style after a vehicle is in motion;

compare the drive style to drive styles associated with currently stored driver profiles; and

verify the driver as a previously stored primary vehicle driver based at least in part on the comparison.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to repeat the examining and comparing until a likelihood of a given driver exceeds a predetermined threshold.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to tailor features and functions of HMI displays, vehicle physical system settings, adaptive vehicle modes, and climate controls based on the verified driver.

4. A computer-implemented method comprising:

recording data relating to drive style after a vehicle is in motion;

comparing the drive style to drive styles associated with currently stored driver profiles, via a vehicle-associated computer; and

verifying the driver as a previously stored primary vehicle driver based at least in part on the comparison.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the method further includes repeating the examining and comparing until a likelihood of a given driver exceeds a predetermined threshold.

6. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform the method comprising:

recording data relating to drive style after a vehicle is in motion;

comparing the drive style to drive styles associated with currently stored driver profiles; and

verifying the driver as a previously stored primary vehicle driver based at least in part on the comparison.

7. The storage medium of claim 6 , wherein the method further includes repeating the examining and comparing until a likelihood of a given driver exceeds a predetermined threshold.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 18, 2013
From: PRAKAH-ASANTE, KWAKU O.; CHEN, YIFAN; RANKIN, JAMES STEWART; TONSHAL, BASAVARAJ
To: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Reel/Frame 029654/0521 →
Continuity (1)
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