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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2013
Graham J. Spence, Troy, MI (US);
Carolyn J. Thor, Lake Orion, MI (US);
Panayiotis J. Karras, Ferndale, MI (US);
SO Yon Park, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Graham J. Spence, Troy, MI (US);
Carolyn J. Thor, Lake Orion, MI (US);
Panayiotis J. Karras, Ferndale, MI (US);
So Yon Park, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle includes a body that defines an opening and a door configured to selectively open and close the opening. The vehicle also includes a lock that operatively connects the door to the body and can be either unlatched or latched for maintaining closure of the opening. The vehicle also includes a control device positioned on the door for unlatching the lock, and also a vehicle electric system and a lighting system. The lighting system includes a light-emitting element arranged on the control device and in electric communication with the electric system. The lighting system also includes a portable transmitter configured to transmit a signal and thereby commence an unlatching sequence for the lock. The lighting system additionally includes a controller configured to receive the signal and activate the light-emitting element in response to the received signal to display a visual lighting sequence signifying the status of the lock.