US 11,912,234 B2
Enhanced biometric authorization
Ali Hassani, Ann Arbor, MI (US); Mackenzie Martinez, Commerce Township, MI (US); John Robert Van Wiemeersch, Novi, MI (US); Jake Schwartz, Dearborn, MI (US); and Medha Karkare, Canton, MI (US)
Assigned to Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed by Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on Dec. 2, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/540,394.
Prior Publication US 2023/0174017 A1, Jun. 8, 2023
Int. Cl. B60R 25/25 (2013.01); G07C 9/00 (2020.01)
CPC B60R 25/25 (2013.01) [G07C 9/00563 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system, comprising a computer including a processor and a memory, the memory storing instructions executable by the processor to:
upon authorizing a user to access a structure, via challenge biometric data, determine to update user data based on determining a trigger;
upon determining the trigger prior to authenticating an identity of the user, update the user data with the challenge biometric data based on authenticating the user;
upon determining the trigger after authenticating the user, update the user data with updated challenge biometric data based on a confidence score for the updated challenge biometric data exceeding a threshold; and
control one or more components of the structure based on the updated user data.