Swipe and tap verification for entry system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9499127-B2
Application number	US-201514728052-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 2, 2015
Priority date	Jun 16, 2014
Publication date	Nov 22, 2016
Grant date	Nov 22, 2016

Abstract

A system and method for providing access to a vehicle operation includes a first user-input interface, a second user-input interface, and a vehicle controller. The first user-input interface is configured to interact with a user via a swipe-up input. The second user-input interface is configured to interact with the user via an application independent of the swipe-up input. The vehicle controller is configured to control the vehicle operation in response to detecting a first swipe-type user-input via the first user-input interface and a second user-input via the second user-input interface within a predetermined time.

First claim

We claim:

1. A system for providing access to a component to actuate a vehicle operation, comprising:
a user-accessible first user-input interface associated with an exterior of the vehicle and configured to sense a first user input based on an upwardly directed swipe motion, the first user-input interface including two separate sensors;
a second user-input interface external to the vehicle, the second user-input interface configured to sense a second user input, wherein the second user-input interface is associated with the first user-input interface;
a controller configured to allow activation of the component only if the sensors of the first user-input interface receive the first user input in a predetermined sequence and the first user-input interface also receives the first user input within a predetermined time of the second user input being received at the second user-input interface.

2. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the first user-input interface is defined by a capacitive touch device including the sensors.

3. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the first user-input interface and the second user-input interface are associated by physical proximity of the first user-input interface and the second user-input interface external to the vehicle.

4. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the controller controls the component in accordance with the second user input received at the second user-input interface provided the first user-input interface receives the first user input within the predetermined time before the second user input is received at the second user-input interface.

5. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the controller controls the component in accordance with the second user input consisting of a single temporal action.

6. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the controller controls a plurality of components in accordance with the second user input received at the second user-input interface provided the first user-input interface also receives the first user input within the predetermined time of the second user input.

7. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the vehicle operation is at least one of moving a window, unlocking a latch associated with the vehicle's door, starting the vehicle, and automatically opening the vehicle's door.

8. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the first user-input interface and the second user-input interface are provided on a keypad accessible externally of the vehicle.

9. The system according to claim 8 , wherein the sensors of the first user-input interface are vertically aligned capacitive touch devices, wherein the second user-input is defined by a capacitive touch device, and wherein the capacitive touch device providing the second user input can be at least one of the vertically aligned capacitive touch devices of the first user-input interface.

10. The system according to claim 1 wherein the first user-input interface comprises capacitive touch pads including the sensors.

11. The system according to claim 1 wherein the second user input is based on an applied force.

12. A system for actuating a power release of a vehicle lift gate, comprising:
a user-accessible first user-input interface associated with an exterior of the vehicle and configured to sense a first user input based on an upwardly directed swipe motion, the first user-input interface including two separate sensors;
a second user-input interface external to the vehicle, the second user-input interface configured to sense a second user input, wherein the second user-input interface is associated with the first user-input interface;
a controller configured to allow activation of the lift gate power release only if the sensors of the first user-input interface receive the first user input in a predetermined sequence and the first user-input interface also receives the first user input within a predetermined time of the second user input being received at the second user-input interface.

13. The system according to claim 12 , wherein the first user-input interface is defined by a capacitive touch device including the sensors.

14. The system according to claim 12 , wherein the first user-input interface and the second user-input interface are associated by physical proximity of the first user-input interface and the second user-input interface external to the vehicle.

15. The system according to claim 12 , wherein the controller controls the component in accordance with the second user input received at the second user-input interface provided the first user-input interface receives the first user input within the predetermined time before the second user input is received at the second user-input interface.

16. The system according to claim 12 , wherein the controller controls a plurality of components in accordance with the second user input received at the second user-input interface provided the first user-input interface also receives the first user input within the predetermined time of the second user input.

17. The system according to claim 12 , wherein the first user-input interface and the second user-input interface are provided on a keypad accessible externally of the vehicle.

18. The system according to claim 17 , wherein the sensors of the first user-input interface are vertically aligned capacitive touch devices, wherein the second user-input is defined by a capacitive touch device, and wherein the capacitive touch device providing the second user input can be at least one of the vertically aligned capacitive touch devices of the first user-input interface.

19. The system according to claim 12 wherein the first user-input interface comprises capacitive touch pads including the sensors.

20. A system for actuating a closure member of a vehicle, wherein the closure member is capable of being locked, unlocked and/or released, comprising:
a user-accessible first user-input interface associated with an exterior of the vehicle and configured to sense a first user input based on an upwardly directed swipe motion, the first user-input interface including two separate sensors;
a second user-input interface external to the vehicle, the second user-input interface configured to sense a second user input, wherein the second user-input interface is associated with the first user-input interface;
a controller configured to allow activation of the closure member only if the sensors of the first user-input interface receive the first user input in a predetermined sequence and the first user-input interface also receives the first user input within a predetermined time of the second user input being received at the second user-input interface.

Assignees

• Magna Closures Inc

Inventors

• Pribisic Mirko
• Dezorzi Timothy
• Schatz Kurt M

Classifications

• H03K2217/96058

  Fail-safe touch switches, where switching takes place only after repeated touch · CPC title

• H03K2217/960755

  Constructional details of capacitive touch and proximity switches · CPC title

• B60R25/23

  using manual input of alphanumerical codes · CPC title

• H03K17/9622

  using a plurality of detectors, e.g. keyboard · CPC title

• B60R25/2045 Primary

  by hand gestures · CPC title