Method for opening a movable panel of a motor vehicle

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9394737
APP PUB NO 20140330486A1
SERIAL NO

14343996

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The invention relates to a method for opening a movable panel of a motor vehicle, including the following steps: Step A (1)—the presence of at least one body part of a person is detected by a capacitive or non-capacitive sensor; Step B (2)—the person is authenticated as being authorized to unlock the vehicle by an authentication means; Step C (5)—a virtual switch is produced by projecting a light pattern onto the ground on which the motor vehicle is standing; and Step D (6)—the person positions his/her foot so as to obscure the virtual switch in a predetermined manner; Step E (7)—if the foot is not positioned in the predetermined manner, a signal is sent to restart step D, or if the foot is positioned in the predetermined manner, a control means opens the movable panel.

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CAM FRANCE SAS2-10 RUE CLAUDE NICOLAS LEDOUX CRETEIL CEDEX 94046

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Gehin, Frédéric Créteil, FR 7 137
Menard, Eric Créteil, FR 29 398

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