Patent ID: 8676449

Claim:
A method of controlling operation of a machine comprising the steps of: storing a set of operating parameters on a magnetic storage device, the set of operating parameters being associated with a specified user; reading the set of operating parameters on the magnetic storage device and entering the set of operating parameters into a computing platform; the computing platform receiving the set of operating parameters on the magnetic storage device to determine if the specified user is an authorized user of the machine; and allowing a range of operation of the machine by the specified user depending on whether the specified user is an authorized user of the machine, including when the specified user is an authorized user of the machine, the computing platform sending the operating parameters to a control module on the machine; the specified user operating the machine; the control module on the machine controlling the operation of the machine to maintain the operation of the machine within the set of operating parameters; another person attempting to operate the machine, said another person having a driver's license and not being a registered user of the machine; the control module sending details of the driver's license of said another person to a system administrator to determine an identity of said another person; and transmitting details of the driver's license of said another person from a remote licensing bureau to the machine to determine the machine's operating parameters.