Patent ID: 8937528
Filing Date: 2015-01-20
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for managing biometric information for a vehicle, the apparatus comprising: a first key and a second key, each physically separates from each other, and each including an electronic transmitter positioned thereon for transmitting an access signal to the vehicle; a vehicle controller for receiving the access signal from one of the first key and the second key to enable operation of the vehicle, the vehicle controller being operably coupled to a biometric database for storing first data indicative of an administrator and second data indicative of at least one of a member and biometric information for the member, the vehicle controller being configured to: electronically receive the access signal from the first key at a first time instance; electronically receive the access signal from the second key at a second time instance; determine a first time duration between the first time instance and the second time instance; determine whether the first time duration is less than a predetermined time frame; and determine that a user is the administrator in response to determining that the first time duration is less than the predetermined time frame.