US 12,252,094 B2 · Security notification based on biometric identifier

Abstract

Methods and apparatuses for providing security notification based on biometric identifier are described, in which one or more biometric information of a person may be utilized to permit or prohibit the person to access the vehicle. As such, the person may not access (or operate) the vehicle without satisfying security measures based on his/her biometric identifier generated from various biological information collected from the person. When the person is not authorized to access the vehicle, the security measures may transmit a security notification to an owner of the vehicle (e.g., a mobile device of the owner, an account of the owner) such that the owner may take appropriate steps in response to receiving the security notification. Such a notification may include the biometric information of the person, other information collected from the sensing component, a set of options for the owner to select from, among others.

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Dependent claims

A method of securing a vehicle, comprising:

collecting biometric information using a sensing component that is separate from the vehicle, wherein the biometric information includes a fingerprint, a facial feature, a voice print, or a combination thereof associated with a person attempting to access the vehicle;
determining that the person is not authorized to access the vehicle based at least in part on the biometric information;
transmitting a notification to a device associated with an owner of the vehicle after the determination, the notification including a geographical location of the vehicle, a current date and time, or a plurality of options for the owner to select from, or any combination thereof, wherein the plurality of options includes remotely immobilizing the vehicle;
and
disabling, for a duration, one or more secure access features to enable access to the vehicle without determining that the person, a second person, or both, is authorized to access the vehicle based at least in part on transmitting the notification to the device associated with the owner.

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An apparatus, comprising:

a secure access control unit configured to:
receive biometric information from a sensing component that is separate from a vehicle, wherein the biometric information includes a fingerprint, a facial feature, a voice print, or a combination thereof associated with a person attempting to access the vehicle;
determine that the person is not authorized to access the vehicle based at least in part on the biometric information;
transmit a notification to a device associated with an owner of the vehicle after the determination, the notification including a geographical location of the vehicle, a current date and time, or a plurality of options for the owner to select from, or any combination thereof, wherein the plurality of options includes remotely immobilizing the vehicle;
and
disable, for a duration, one or more secure access features to enable access to the vehicle without determining that the person, a second person, or both, is authorized to access the vehicle based at least in part on transmitting the notification to the device associated with the owner.

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An apparatus, comprising:

a sensing component configured to collect biometric information, the sensing component separate from a vehicle, wherein the biometric information includes a fingerprint, a facial feature, a voice print, or a combination thereof associated with a person attempting to access the vehicle;
a secure access control unit configured to:
receive the biometric information from the sensing component;
determine that the person is not authorized to access the vehicle based at least in part on the biometric information;
transmit a notification to a device associated with an owner of the vehicle after the determination, the notification including a geographical location of the vehicle, current date and time, or a plurality of options for the owner to select from, or any combination thereof, wherein the plurality of options includes remotely immobilizing the vehicle;
and
disable, for a duration, one or more secure access features to enable access to the vehicle without determining that the person, a second person, or both, is authorized to access the vehicle based at least in part on transmitting the notification to the device associated with the owner;
and
an adapting component configured to:
enable the sensing component to communicate with the secure access control unit.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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