Method of verifying user intent in activation of a device in a vehicle

US9972150B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Huf North America Automotive Parts Manufacturing Corp. · US

Inventors

• Lynn D. Da Deppo · Bloomfield Hills, US
• John Nantz · Brighton, US
• Yipeng Tang · Troy, US
• Khalid Kamal · Novi, US
• Cristian Murarescu · Milwaukee, US
• James Sanborn · Morenci, US
• Yi Luo · Ypsilanti, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 15, 2015
• Grant date: May 15, 2018
• Expiry date: Jul 15, 2035

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G07C2209/63
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Vehicular systems and related methods offer improved user control over activations of vehicular components. User intent to perform an action can be detected using one or more sensors. The user may be prompted by the vehicle to verify the intent by further user behavior. The intent may also be confirmed by requiring that a set of conditions be fulfilled before the action associated with the intent is performed. For example, a sensed gesture and specific position of a key fob may need to both be established before the vehicle performs the action associated with the intent.