Vehicle identification and secure operating program

A system to authenticate operators of motor vehicles, comprising:

• a computer system installable in a motor vehicle, including:
• a processing system having a hardware processor configured to perform a predefined set of basic operations by loading corresponding ones of a predefined native instruction set of codes, the predefined native instruction set of codes constituting a set of instructions selectable for execution by the hardware processor;
• a memory accessible to the processing system;
• and
• a user interface controller under control of the processing system;
• user interface logic, stored in the memory, comprising a sequence of instructions selected from the predefined native instruction set of codes of the hardware processor, adapted to operate with the processing system and the user interface controller to implement a user interface adapted to prompt for user input and receive the user input;
• operator authenticator logic, stored in the memory, comprising a respective sequence of instructions selected from the predefined native instruction set of codes of the hardware processor, adapted to authenticate operator information with a Motor Vehicle Department (MVD);
• operator approver logic, stored in the memory, comprising a respective sequence of instructions selected from the predefined native instruction set of codes of the hardware processor, adapted to determine, based on operation of the operator authenticator logic and evaluation of vehicle identifying information pertaining to the motor vehicle, whether the operator is approved to operate the motor vehicle;
• biometric identifier logic, stored in the memory, comprising a respective sequence of instructions selected from the predefined native instruction set of codes of the hardware processor, adapted to perform biometric identification to verify that a driver's license matches the operator;
• vehicle controller logic, stored in the memory, comprising a respective sequence of instructions selected from the predefined native instruction set of codes of the hardware processor, adapted to:
• prevent the motor vehicle from starting, responsive to the operator not being approved to operate the motor vehicle;
• and
• allow the motor vehicle to start, responsive to the operator being approved to operate the motor vehicle;
• pre-authenticate, using a Vehicle's Operating Application (VOA), the operator information with the MVD;
• store an authentication token indicative of the pre-authenticating from the MVD;
• transfer the authentication token from the VOA to a Vehicle Identification and Secure Operating Program (VISOP);
• and
• authenticate the operator information by referencing the authentication token instead of the MVD;
• and
• payment transactor logic, stored in the memory, comprising a respective sequence of instructions selected from the predefined native instruction set of codes of the hardware processor, adapted to transmit elected information including payment information to conduct a transaction with a wireless payment system.