Biometric Authentication System for Vehicle Personalization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current vehicle security systems lack efficient methods for authenticating occupants and managing personalized settings and privileges, leading to potential unauthorized access and operation of vehicle systems.
Innovation Solution
An authentication system that uses biometric data capture and comparison with stored profiles to authenticate occupants, determining privilege levels and customizing vehicle operations, while also enabling secure software updates and integration with remote servers for secure communication and data processing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If biometric authentication system is implemented, then security and authorization accuracy are improved, but device complexity and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a remote server as an intermediary to handle biometric template storage, authentication processing, and profile management. The vehicle system only needs to capture biometric data and communicate with the server, avoiding the need to implement complex authentication algorithms and secure storage mechanisms locally. This mediator approach resolves the contradiction by centralizing complexity while keeping the vehicle system relatively simple.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts the most security-critical functions (biometric template storage, authentication decision-making, profile management) from the vehicle system and places them on a remote server. This extraction allows the vehicle to benefit from high-security authentication without bearing the full burden of implementing and maintaining those security functions locally, thus reducing device complexity while maintaining reliability.
2Measurement precision
If multiple scanning apparatuses are used for biometric capture, then authentication accuracy and reliability are improved, but device complexity and manufacturing cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs multiple types of scanning apparatuses (e.g., facial recognition camera, fingerprint scanner, iris scanner) that can serve different authentication modes and user preferences. These multi-functional devices can capture various biometric modalities, improving measurement precision through multiple verification methods while using commercially available standardized components that simplify manufacturing compared to custom single-purpose devices.
3Ease of operation
If real-time biometric authentication is implemented, then user convenience and operation speed are improved, but processing time and energy consumption increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements preliminary action by pre-registering biometric templates and user profiles on the remote server before authentication is needed. During actual authentication, the system only needs to capture biometric data and compare it against pre-stored templates, rather than performing complex analysis in real-time. This preliminary preparation reduces real-time processing requirements and energy consumption while maintaining user convenience.
4Reliability
If secure communication protocols are used for remote server interaction, then data security and authentication reliability are improved, but communication overhead and processing time increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent establishes secure communication channels and performs authentication handshakes in advance when the vehicle connects to the remote server. Security credentials and communication protocols are pre-configured, allowing subsequent data exchanges to proceed more efficiently. This preliminary security setup reduces the time penalty of secure communication during critical authentication moments.
Data Source
AI summary
A method for processing a security authorization is disclosed. The method comprises capturing biometric data with a scanning apparatus of the authentication system and comparing the biometric data to authentication data. The authentication data comprises an identification profile configured to authenticate a previously identified individual. The method further comprises authenticating the previously identified individual based on the identification profile thereby identifying an authorized user and accessing a plurality of occupant parameters in response to the authentication profile. The occupant parameters are then communicated to the vehicle control system. The vehicle control system is configured to load the occupant parameters to customize one or more operational settings of a vehicle.