US 11,945,403 B2
Progressive lockout policy for deviceless vehicle access and remote lockout management interface
Ryan Edwin Hanson, Livonia, MI (US); Ali Hassani, Ann Arbor, MI (US); Hemanth Yadav Aradhyula, Farmington Hills, MI (US); John Robert Van Wiemeersch, Novi, MI (US); and Hamid Golgiri, Livonia, MI (US)
Assigned to FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed by FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on Jan. 11, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/145,808.
Prior Publication US 2022/0219643 A1, Jul. 14, 2022
Int. Cl. B60R 25/25 (2013.01); B60R 25/102 (2013.01); B60R 25/30 (2013.01); B60R 25/31 (2013.01); G06F 21/32 (2013.01); G06V 40/16 (2022.01)
CPC B60R 25/25 (2013.01) [B60R 25/102 (2013.01); B60R 25/302 (2013.01); B60R 25/31 (2013.01); G06F 21/32 (2013.01); G06V 40/172 (2022.01); B60R 25/305 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle for improved user authentication comprising:
a biometric sensor; and
a controller having a hardware processor, programmed to:
initiate a biometric authentication of a user within a vicinity of the vehicle using data received from the biometric sensor,
responsive to receipt of a secondary trigger condition initiated by the user to gain access to the vehicle, complete the biometric authentication to grant or deny access to the user, and
update a lockout counter of the vehicle based on the biometric authentication responsive to the receipt of the secondary trigger condition, thereby reducing a risk of bystanders inadvertently increasing the lockout counter.