US 12,240,466 B2
System and method for identifying a change in the operator of a vehicle
Andreas U. Kuehnle, Villa Park, CA (US); and Shaun M. Howard, Irvine, CA (US)
Assigned to RM ACQUISITION, LLC, Chicago, IL (US)
Filed by RM ACQUISITION, LLC, Boise, ID (US)
Filed on Jun. 16, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/841,725.
Prior Publication US 2023/0406321 A1, Dec. 21, 2023
Int. Cl. B60W 40/08 (2012.01); B60W 50/08 (2020.01); G07C 9/00 (2020.01); G07C 9/30 (2020.01); G07C 9/37 (2020.01)
CPC B60W 40/08 (2013.01) [B60W 50/08 (2013.01); G07C 9/00 (2013.01); G07C 9/30 (2020.01); G07C 9/37 (2020.01); B60W 2040/0809 (2013.01); B60W 2040/0881 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A system for identifying a change in the operator of a vehicle, comprising:
a memory; and,
a controller configured to
determine, during operation of the vehicle by a current operator of the vehicle over a period of time, a plurality of values for a first variable associated with the current operator;
determine, during operation of the vehicle by the current operator of the vehicle over the period of time, a plurality of values for a second variable associated with the current operator;
correlate each of the plurality of values for the first variable with a corresponding value of the plurality of values for the second variable to form a plurality of data points, the plurality of data points forming a first point cloud associated with the current operator;
perform a comparison between the first point cloud and a second point cloud stored in the memory, the second point cloud associated in the memory with a first prior operator of the vehicle; and,
determine, responsive to the comparison, whether the current operator of the vehicle is the first prior operator of the vehicle.