Systems amd methods for accessing a vehicle using a single, exterior control

US10147253B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC · US

Inventors

• David T. Proefke · Madison Heights, US
• Thomas E. Utter · Royal Oak, US
• Akhil N. Neti · Novi, US
• Luis David Gonzalez Valdez · Berkley, US
• Rohit Uttam · Ann Arbor, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 17, 2017
• Grant date: Dec 4, 2018
• Expiry date: Aug 25, 2037

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G07C2209/62
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

An access system for a vehicle includes a first vehicle subsystem configured to control access to an interior compartment of the vehicle, an actuator mounted on the vehicle and movable between first and second positions, and a controller coupled to the actuator and configured to: detect a first actuation sequence of the actuator, the first actuation sequence corresponding to an access code; during the first actuation sequence of the actuator, provide an audible, visual, or tactile response from the vehicle, by causing activation of a vehicle system; compare the access code to an authorization code; and generate a first control signal configured to cause the first vehicle subsystem to switch between a first state and a second state when the access code corresponds to the authorization code.