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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2012
Applicants:
Volker Entenmann, Affalterbach, DE;
Tingting Zhang-xu, Sindelfingen, DE;
Inventors:
Volker Entenmann, Affalterbach, DE;
Tingting Zhang-Xu, Sindelfingen, DE;
Assignee:
Daimler AG, Stuttgart, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06F 3/044 (2006.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/017 (2013.01); G06F 3/044 (2013.01); G06F 3/04883 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention provides a method for detecting motion for the sensor controlled activation of an operating device for at least one motor vehicle equipment item having at least two capacitive sensors with overlapping detection zones, which provide signals to a control device to control the equipment item. The method comprises the determination of at least one direction of the operating motion within the overlapping detection zones as a valid motion direction for actuating the vehicle equipment item.