Biometric Authentication Card for Vehicle Access Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Vehicle management companies face the challenge of unauthorized individuals operating vehicles, leading to potential theft and unmanaged usage, as any person with a vehicle key can drive the vehicle without proper assignment.
Innovation Solution
A vehicle control system utilizing a biometric authentication card and terminal that authorizes drivers based on biometric information, controlling door access and vehicle operation, and providing occupant protection and tracking functions to ensure only authorized drivers can operate the vehicle and manage vehicle usage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If traditional vehicle key systems are used, then ease of operation is improved, but vehicle security and authorization control deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a biometric authentication card as an intermediary between the user and the vehicle system. The card contains biometric information and communicates with the vehicle terminal through RFID or similar wireless communication, enabling secure authorization without physical keys. This mediator resolves the contradiction by providing both convenience (contactless access) and security (biometric verification).
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical key system with an electronic biometric authentication system. Instead of using physical keys that can be copied or lost, the system uses biometric data stored on a smart card, which requires biological verification. This substitution maintains ease of operation while dramatically improving security and authorization control.
2Reliability
If biometric authentication card system is implemented, then vehicle security and authorization control are improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The biometric authentication card serves multiple functions: it stores biometric information, provides wireless communication with the vehicle terminal, and acts as an authorization token. By consolidating these functions into a single card, the system reduces overall complexity compared to having separate biometric scanner, key fob, and authorization system.
Solution Approach 2:
The biometric authentication card contains all necessary authorization data and can independently communicate with the vehicle terminal. The card itself performs the authentication function by presenting biometric information, eliminating the need for complex external verification infrastructure and simplifying the overall system architecture.
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AI summary
Embodiments relate to a method for controlling a vehicle using driver authorization, to an on-vehicle terminal, to a biometric identity card, to a biometric identification system, and to a method for providing a vehicle occupant protection function using the biometric identification card and the terminal. According to one embodiment, a vehicle occupant protection and tracking function is provided such that a smart key function is provided to perform driver authorization and vehicle control operation using a biometric identity card, a chauffeur service provision status is informed through communications between a terminal such as a mobile phone and the biometric identity card, and the vehicle is tracked upon receiving the information on the chauffeur service provision status. According to one embodiment, driver authorization and the vehicle control operation are controlled using a biometric identity card to prevent the vehicle theft, and the chauffeur service provision status is indicated to enable chauffeur identification and vehicle tracking.