Patent · US Expired

Hands-free system for unlocking and/or opening an openable member of a motor vehicle

US5929769A · kind A · utility

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5References
21Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 25, 1996
Grant dateJul 27, 1999
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 25, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG07C2209/65
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A system for unlocking and/or opening an openable member of a motor vehicle comprises a control unit, transmitter/receiver means connected to said control unit, and a transponder worn or carried by a user. The transmitter/receiver means of the vehicle comprise at least one antenna situated on the openable member or in the vicinity thereof, said transmitter/receiver means entering into dialogue with the transponder only when it is situated in the immediate vicinity of said antenna. The control unit causing the openable member to be unlocked and/or opened when the transponder is presented in a predetermined sequence to the antenna(s) of the transmitter/receiver means of the vehicle.

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