The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2012
Michael D Oakley, Jerome Township, OH (US);
Craig T Kline, Bellefontaine, OH (US);
Dean A. Scott, Jr., Marysville, OH (US);
Hideaki Arai, Powell, OH (US);
Joseph P Whinnery, Marysville, OH (US);
Saeed Namakydoost, Powell, OH (US);
Yoshitomo Ihashi, Utsunomiya, JP;
Trevor Scott Whitten, East Liberty, OH (US);
Makoto Watanabe, Dublin, OH (US);
Michael D Oakley, Jerome Township, OH (US);
Craig T Kline, Bellefontaine, OH (US);
Dean A. Scott, Jr., Marysville, OH (US);
Hideaki Arai, Powell, OH (US);
Joseph P Whinnery, Marysville, OH (US);
Saeed Namakydoost, Powell, OH (US);
Yoshitomo Ihashi, Utsunomiya, JP;
Trevor Scott Whitten, East Liberty, OH (US);
Makoto Watanabe, Dublin, OH (US);
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Kinato-Ku, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A system and method for controlling an operation of a power door of a vehicle are presented. An activation of a user interface device associated with the power door is detected. A cue is provided using a notification device after detecting the activation of the user interface device. In one implementation, the notification device includes an audible alarm. When the user interface device is activated for greater than a predetermined time period, the power door is caused to be in a power mode of operation, and the notification device is used to indicate a current operational mode of the power door. In one implementation, when the user interface device is deactivated within the predetermined time period, the power door is caused to be in a manual mode of operation.