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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2022
Filed:
May. 13, 2020
Applicants:
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Motors Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Inventor:
Margaux Krause, Pinckney, MI (US);
Assignees:
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Motors Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 3/00 (2006.01); G01L 1/04 (2006.01); G07C 9/00 (2020.01); H05B 47/105 (2020.01); B60R 16/03 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 3/00 (2013.01); G01L 1/042 (2013.01); G07C 9/00309 (2013.01); H05B 47/105 (2020.01); B60R 16/03 (2013.01); G07C 2009/00507 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of activating a vehicle function is provided. The method includes detecting a force exerted onto a bed step of a vehicle using a pressure sensor. A controller detects whether the amount of force exerted onto the bed step is greater than a force threshold. When the force exertion force exceeds the force threshold, one of a plurality of pressure patterns is detected. One of a plurality of vehicle functions is then activated based on the detected pressure pattern.