Patent ID: 9738258
Date: 2017-08-22
CPC Classifications: B60R,G07C

Claim:
1. A method of managing an electronic control unit of an automobile through an integrated fingerprint recognition system by executing computer-executable instructions stored on a non-transitory computer-readable medium, the method comprising the steps of: providing a plurality of user profiles, wherein each of the user profiles includes graphic identification data and a primary designation or a secondary designation; providing a vehicle with an onboard computer, a plurality of fingerprint scanners, and a plurality of vehicular controllers; providing a set of restricted parameters for the secondary designation, wherein the set of restricted parameters is used to actuate at least one of the plurality of vehicular controllers from the plurality of vehicular controllers; capturing a first fingerprint image through a selected scanner from the plurality of fingerprint scanners; comparing the first fingerprint image to the graphic identification data of each user profile in order to identify a matching user profile from the plurality of user profiles; granting access to the matching user profile access to the vehicular controllers when the matching user profile includes the primary designation; granting access to the matching user profile access to the vehicular controllers along with the set of restricted parameters when the matching user profile includes the secondary designation; providing a driver side fingerprint scanner or a passenger side fingerprint scanner as the selected scanner; providing a security system as one of the vehicular controllers; providing an alarm system of the vehicle; sequentially capturing a second fingerprint image within a pre-set time interval through the selected scanner; comparing the second fingerprint image to the graphic identification data of the matching user profile in order to verify the second fingerprint image as the first fingerprint image; rendering the alarm system deactivated with the security system from being activated with the security system when the matching user profile includes the primary designation; rendering the alarm system deactivated with the security system from being activated with the security system when the matching user profile includes the secondary designation; providing a curfew time within the set of restricted parameters; displaying the curfew time through an onboard graphic user interface; continuously monitoring a current time of the vehicle through a global position system (GPS); generating a curfew warning notification with respect to the secondary designation by the onboard computer when the current time is earlier to the curfew time by a pre-defined time period; and generating a time-violation notification with respect to the secondary designation by the onboard computer and disabling an ignition system of the vehicle when the current time is later than the curfew time.