Patent ID: 11858460
Assignee: KIA CORPORATION
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B  G

Claim 0:
1. A device for controlling a user authentication transmission, the device comprising:
a user authentication device configured to perform user authentication of a user authorized to operate a vehicle; and
a controller disposed in the vehicle, wherein the controller is configured to:
determine an anti-theft situation when a key is not detected inside the vehicle and the user authentication is not performed;
determine a valet parking situation when the key is not detected inside the vehicle and the user authentication is completed within a predetermined time;
determine a surrogate driving situation when a digital key or a card key is detected inside the vehicle is identified after a chauffeur service is called; and
determine whether to unlock a transmission of the vehicle based on a result of the user authentication and the determined situation.