US 11,743,719 B2
System and method for authenticating an occupant of a vehicle
Ameer Kashani, Southfield, MI (US); and Gopalakrishnan Iyer, Santa Clara, CA (US)
Assigned to Denso Corporation, Kariya (JP)
Filed by Denso Corporation, Kariya (JP)
Filed on Oct. 7, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/594,389.
Prior Publication US 2021/0105619 A1, Apr. 8, 2021
Int. Cl. H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04W 12/06 (2021.01); H04L 9/40 (2022.01); G06F 21/32 (2013.01); G06F 21/62 (2013.01); G10L 15/25 (2013.01); H04W 4/38 (2018.01); H04W 4/40 (2018.01); H04W 12/30 (2021.01); G06V 40/20 (2022.01)
CPC H04W 12/06 (2013.01) [G06F 21/32 (2013.01); G06F 21/629 (2013.01); G06V 40/20 (2022.01); G10L 15/25 (2013.01); H04L 63/20 (2013.01); H04W 4/38 (2018.02); H04W 4/40 (2018.02); H04W 12/35 (2021.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system in a vehicle, comprising:
one or more sensors configured to obtain occupant information from an occupant, wherein the occupant information includes at least facial information of the occupant, wherein the occupant information is stored in a secure identity storage of the vehicle; and
a controller in communication with the one or more sensors, wherein the controller is configured to:
authenticate, utilizing the occupant information, the occupant upon accessing the vehicle;
determine an application policy associated with one or more applications of the vehicle; and
execute the one or more applications in response to facial information of the occupant exceeding a first authentication layer and second authentication layer associated with the application policy, wherein the application policy allows or grants access to an application based on the first authentication layer or the second authentication layer, wherein the first authentication layer is configured with utilizing at least voice information and the second authentication layer is configured to utilize both voice information and facial information, wherein a first application is configured to utilize only the first authentication layer and a second application is configured to utilize both the first authentication layer and the second authentication layer; and
continuously monitor a state of the occupant over a threshold period of time during system operation to update an identification model of the occupant during operation, wherein the identification model is utilized to identify the occupant utilizing the occupant information including both voice information and facial information-.