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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2012
Frédéric Gehin, Créteil, FR;
Eric Menard, Créteil, FR;
Frédéric Gehin, Créteil, FR;
Eric Menard, Créteil, FR;
U-SHIN FRANCE SAS, Creteil, FR;
Abstract
The invention relates to a method for opening a movable panel of a motor vehicle, including the following steps: Step A ()—the presence of at least one body part of a person is detected by a capacitive or non-capacitive sensor; Step B ()—the person is authenticated as being authorized to unlock the vehicle by an authentication means; Step C ()—a virtual switch is produced by projecting a light pattern onto the ground on which the motor vehicle is standing; and Step D ()—the person positions his/her foot so as to obscure the virtual switch in a predetermined manner; Step E ()—if the foot is not positioned in the predetermined manner, a signal is sent to restart step D, or if the foot is positioned in the predetermined manner, a control means opens the movable panel.