Communications: electrical – Continuously variable indicating – With meter reading
Patent
1997-12-22
2000-08-08
Horabik, Michael
Communications: electrical
Continuously variable indicating
With meter reading
3408253, 34082534, 340430, 340539, 34082569, 382115, 382124, 382125, 382126, G06F 704
Patent
active
061008117
ABSTRACT:
Apparatus, and a corresponding method for its use, for gaining access to and operating a vehicle, such as a car (10), by means of at least one fingerprint sensor (16) installed inside the vehicle at a convenient location and, optionally, outside the vehicle (at 14), in or near a door handle (12). Once an authorized user's identify has been verified in a fingerprint matching device (30), various vehicle subsystems are automatically adjusted to the identified user's preferred settings, which are stored in a memory (98). In addition, starting the vehicle engine is enabled if an interior fingerprint sensor has been used, or the vehicle is unlocked if an exterior fingerprint sensor has been used. Vehicle subsystems that are automatically adjusted to the user preferences include seats (38), mirrors (40), steering wheel (42), climate control (44), airbag (52), telephone (46), radio (50) and onboard computer (54), as well as performance control features (48) such as suspension and transmission adjustment. Door locks (34) and security system features (36) are also automatically controlled, as is a radio transmitter (56) that is automatically customized to open the user's home garage door or office parking entry gate. Features of a number of different fingerprints are stored in the device to allow for operation of the vehicle (10) by different family members, as authorized by a primary user.
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Evans Bruce W.
Hsu Shi-Ping
Messenger Arthur F.
Zsolnay Denes L.
Dalencourt Yves
Horabik Michael
TRW Inc.
Yatsko Michael S.
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