US 10,259,470 C1 (13,117th)
Driver authentication system and method for monitoring and controlling vehicle usage
Michael Phelan, Santa Fe, NM (US)
Filed by THE PHELAN GROUP, LLC, Santa Fe, NM (US)
Assigned to THE PHELAN GROUP, LLC, Santa Fe, NM (US)
Reexamination Request No. 90/015,287, Aug. 31, 2023.
Reexamination Certificate for Patent 10,259,470, issued Apr. 16, 2019, Appl. No. 15/336,110, Oct. 27, 2016.
Application 90/015,287 is a continuation of application No. 14/464,188, filed on Aug. 20, 2014, granted, now 9,493,149.
Application 14/464,188 is a continuation in part of application No. 13/858,930, filed on Apr. 8, 2013, granted, now 9,045,101.
Application 13/858,930 is a continuation of application No. 12/496,509, filed on Jul. 1, 2009, granted, now 8,417,415.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/077,568, filed on Jul. 2, 2008.
Ex Parte Reexamination Certificate issued on Dec. 16, 2025.
Int. Cl. B60R 16/033 (2006.01); B60W 10/04 (2006.01); B60W 10/18 (2012.01); B60W 10/20 (2006.01); B60W 10/30 (2006.01); B60W 40/08 (2012.01); B60W 50/12 (2012.01); B60W 50/14 (2020.01); H04L 29/08 (2006.01); H04L 67/12 (2022.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.01)
CPC B60W 10/04 (2013.01) [B60R 16/033 (2013.01); B60W 10/18 (2013.01); B60W 10/20 (2013.01); B60W 10/30 (2013.01); B60W 40/08 (2013.01); B60W 50/12 (2013.01); B60W 50/14 (2013.01); H04L 67/12 (2013.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.02); B60W 2040/0809 (2013.01); B60W 2050/143 (2013.01)]
OG exemplary drawing
AS A RESULT OF REEXAMINATION, IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT:
Claims 1 and 4 are cancelled.
Claims 2,3 and 5-20 were not reexamined.
2. The vehicle control system of claim 1 further comprising:
a plurality of transducers comprising at least one of an image capturing sensor and a proximity sensor, wherein said plurality of transducers transmits signals to said slave control unit and wherein said slave control unit determines if said signals are indicative of a driving condition requiring a warning and in turn signals said master control unit.