Mobile Device Case
US-2017018132-A1 · Jan 19, 2017 · US
Card-type vehicle smart key and control method therefor
US10773686B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-10773686-B2 |
| Application number | US-201716336545-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Oct 13, 2017 |
| Priority date | Oct 14, 2016 |
| Publication date | Sep 15, 2020 |
| Grant date | Sep 15, 2020 |
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A vehicle card-type smart key that it includes a tact switch; and a touch input unit for sensing a touch from a user; and a control unit which performs an action related to the button input only when both a button input from said tact switch and a touch input from the touch input unit exist.
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The invention claimed is: 1. A vehicle card-type smart key comprising: a tact switch; a touch input unit for sensing a touch from a user; and a control unit which, when both a button input of said tact switch and a touch input of said touch input unit exist at a same time, and only when a duration of the button input of said tact switch and the touch input of said touch input unit exceed a preset time, performs an action related to the button input. 2. The vehicle card-type smart key according to claim 1 , wherein said tact switch and said touch input unit are stacked. 3. The vehicle card-type smart key according to claim 2 , wherein said touch input unit is embodied in said printed circuit board and said tact switch is installed on said touch input unit. 4. The vehicle card-type smart key according to claim 1 , wherein said touch input unit is a capacitive sensor. 5. The vehicle card-type smart key according to claim 1 , wherein when a time of said tact switch being pressed exceeds a chattering time that has been set, said control unit causes said touch input unit to be in an enable state. 6. The vehicle card-type smart key according to claim 5 , wherein within a touch input time of said touch input unit, in order to minimize an error occurring due to the environment, said control unit performs calibration of the touch input from said touch input unit. 7. The vehicle card-type smart key according to claim 1 , wherein said control unit enters a sleep mode after performing the action related to the button input. 8. A control method of the vehicle card-type smart key of claim 1 , the method comprising: a stage for the control unit to cause the touch input unit to be in an enable state when a button input is performed through the tact switch; and a stage for said control unit to perform an action related to the button input of said touch input unit when a touch input is performed through said touch input unit. 9. The control method of the vehicle card-type smart key according to claim 8 , wherein: when a time of pressing of said tact switch exceeds a chattering time that has been set, said control unit causes said touch input unit to be in an enable state. 10. The control method of the vehicle card-type smart key according to claim 9 , wherein: within a touch input time of said touch input unit, in order to minimize an error occurring due to the environment, said control unit performs calibration of the touch input from said touch input unit. 11. The control method of the vehicle card-type smart key according to claim 8 , wherein: when both a button input of said tact switch and a touch input of said touch input unit exist at the same time, said control unit performs an action related to the button input. 12. The control method of the vehicle card-type smart key according to claim 8 , wherein: when a duration of the button input of said tact switch and that of the touch input of said touch input unit exceed a preset time, the control unit performs an action related to the button input.
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Measuring capacitance (capacitive sensors G01D5/24) · CPC title
- G07C9/00944Primary
Details of construction or manufacture · CPC title
by capacitive means · CPC title
- B60R25/24Primary
using electronic identifiers containing a code not memorised by the user · CPC title
Details of vehicle locks not provided for in groups E05B77/00 - E05B83/00 · CPC title
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- What does patent US10773686B2 cover?
- A vehicle card-type smart key that it includes a tact switch; and a touch input unit for sensing a touch from a user; and a control unit which performs an action related to the button input only when both a button input from said tact switch and a touch input from the touch input unit exist.
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Continental Automotive Gmbh
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification G07C9/00944. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Sep 15 2020 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 4 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).