Patent ID: 8948926
Filing Date: 2015-02-03
Classification: B60R,G07C

Abstract:
1. A system for modifying operability of a vehicle by controlling a vehicle parameter, comprising: a controller located on a vehicle, the controller having a memory, the memory configured for storing at least a first code sequence, a second code sequence, and a third code sequence, each of the first, second, and third code sequences corresponding to a different skill level for a vehicle operator, the first code sequence corresponding to a beginner skill level and allowing for operation of the vehicle up to a first speed greater than zero, the second code sequence corresponding to an intermediate skill level and allowing for operation of the vehicle up to a second speed greater than the first speed, and the third code sequence corresponding to an expert skill level and allowing for operation of the vehicle at a speed greater than the second speed, and the controller is configured to initially set the vehicle parameter to an initial code sequence corresponding with the first code sequence during an initial operation of the vehicle; a transmitter including an integrated chip having preprogrammed memory configured for storing a code sequence, the stored code sequence corresponding to one skill level for the vehicle operator, the transmitter configured for communication with the controller, the communication involving transmission of a signal from the transmitter to the controller, the signal containing the stored code sequence, the controller adapted to identify the one skill level for the operator corresponding to the stored code sequence; at least one mechanism located on the vehicle, the at least one mechanism configured for adjustment based on the one skill level identified, the at least one mechanism electrically coupled to the controller, the controller being configured to adjust the at least one mechanism so as to modify operability of the vehicle based on the one skill level identified, the controller being configured to initially adjust the at least one mechanism according to one of the first, second, and third code sequences; and a vehicle sensor configured to measure a vehicle parameter, wherein the operability modification of the vehicle is based on the identification of the one skill level in combination with a reading from the vehicle sensor, and the controller is configured to adjust the at least one mechanism so as to modify the vehicle parameter if the vehicle parameter measured by the sensor exceeds a predefined vehicle parameter corresponding to the one skill level identified by the controller.