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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2018
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Matthew E. Gilbert-Eyres, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Matt Neely, Rochester, MI (US);
Eric T. Hosey, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Huong T. Chim, Madison Heights, MI (US);
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
One general aspect includes a method of activating vehicle operations, the method including: (a) receiving, via a controller, a sequence of input signals from a plurality of device interfaces to define an activation attempt, where each device interface is configured to control operation of a corresponding vehicle aspect; (b) determining, via the controller, if the activation attempt matches an activation sequence key; and (c) activating vehicle operations, via the controller, when it is determined the activation attempt matches the activation sequence key.