摘要 |
An apparatus, and a corresponding method for its use, for gaining access to a vehicle, such as a car by means of at least one fingerprint sensor installed at a convenient location outside the vehicle in or near a door handle. The illustrative embodiment of the invention includes a fingerprint sensor mounted in a convenient exterior location on the vehicle. The fingerprint matching controller includes means for unlocking at least one vehicle passenger access door upon verification of the identity of a user placing a finger in the fingerprint sensor. Preferably, the fingerprint sensor is located near, or integrated into a door handle, for ease of operation while opening a door of the vehicle.
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