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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 04, 2014
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Benjamin Lee, Dearborn, MI (US);
Scott Cutler, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Venkatesh Krishnan, Canton, MI (US);
Pete Christ Korovesis, Livonia, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 (2006.01); B60R 25/25 (2013.01); B60K 28/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 25/252 (2013.01); B60K 28/02 (2013.01); G06K 9/00087 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system includes a processor configured to detect push-to-start (PTS) button engagement. The processor is also configured to scan a finger positioned on a vehicle fingerprint scanner for a fingerprint. The processor is further configured to verify that the fingerprint corresponds to an authorized driver and engage a vehicle ignition when the fingerprint corresponds to an authorized driver.