Patent №
US 9,707,911
Granted
2017-07-18
Filed 2016
Owner
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Lab
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AI components
4
ml · vision · planning · hardware
Assignment
Recorded
Dataset
AIPD
2023_r1 edition
Application
15076360
The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for identifying a person as a driver of a vehicle. Aspects include using in-vehicle sensors to increase the accuracy of driver identification initially determined using other mechanisms. As such, at least two different types of sensory devices can be utilized to gather data in an effort to identify the driver. The data gathered from the first sensor (e.g., at a key fob) is processed to identify the driver based on learned characteristic patterns, such as the driver's gait, before the driver enters the vehicle. The data gathered from the second sensor (e.g., in an in-vehicle face or voice recognition system) is processed to confirm the driver. The confirmation is based on biometric data and learned characteristic patterns. Data from the second sensor is provided back to the first sensor to confirm the driver identity.
AI classification
Ownership
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
assignment · 380550346
Assignors
MYERS, SCOTT VINCENT, ELWART, SHANE, TALAMONTI, WALTER JOSEPH, MULLEN, JONATHAN THOMAS, NELSON, ZACHARY DAVID, SMITH, TORY, HALDER, BIBHRAJIT, HAN, KYU JEONG
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