Patent ID: 11858460
Assignee: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B  G

Claim 10:
11. A method for controlling a user authentication transmission, the method comprising:
performing user authentication of a user authorized to operate a vehicle; and
determining whether to unlock a transmission of the vehicle based on a result of the user authentication, wherein determining whether to unlock the transmission comprises determining one of an anti-theft situation, a valet parking situation, and a surrogate driving situation; and
unlocking the transmission of the vehicle based on a result of determining whether to unlock the transmission;
wherein the anti-theft situation is determined when a key is not detected inside the vehicle and the user authentication is not performed;
wherein the valet parking situation is determined when the key is not detected inside the vehicle and the user authentication is completed within a predetermined time; and
wherein the surrogate driving situation is determined when a digital key or a card key is detected inside the vehicle is identified after a chauffeur service is called.