Method of Managing an Electronic Control Unit of an Automobile through an Integrated Fingerprint Recognition System

摘要

A method of managing an electronic control unit of an automobile through an integrated fingerprint recognition system is implemented between a vehicle and at least one driver. The driver is considered as a user profile within the system and can include a primary designation or a secondary designation. The primary designation is allowed to fully control a plurality of vehicular controllers through the system while the secondary designation is allowed to partially control the vehicular controllers. The vehicular controllers include an entry system, an ignition system, a speed control system, a GPS, and a security system as each of the vehicular controllers is activated or implemented by a fingerprint image of the driver that is stored within an onboard computer of the vehicle. The onboard computer also communicably connected with a mobile device of the driver to complete the system between the driver and the vehicle.

主权项

1. A method of managing an electronic control unit of an automobile through an integrated fingerprint recognition system by executing computer-executable instructions stored on a non-transitory computer-readable medium, the method comprises the steps of:
(A) providing a plurality of user profiles, wherein each of the user profiles includes graphic identification data and a primary designation or a secondary designation; (B) providing a vehicle with an onboard computer, a plurality of fingerprint scanners, and a plurality of vehicular controllers; (C) providing a set of restricted parameters for the secondary designation, wherein the set of restricted parameters is actuated by at least one of the plurality of vehicular controllers from the plurality of vehicular controllers; (D) capturing a first fingerprint image through a selected scanner from the plurality of fingerprint scanners; (E) comparing the first fingerprint image to the graphic identification data of each user profile in order to identify a matching user profile from the plurality of user profiles; (F) granting the matching user profile access to the vehicular controllers, if the matching user profile includes the primary designation; and (G) granting the matching user profile access to the vehicular controllers along with the set of restricted parameters,
if the matching user profile includes the secondary designation.