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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 09, 2014
Applicant:
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Erlanger, KY (US);
Inventor:
Rini Sherony, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Erlanger, KY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/18 (2006.01); E05B 65/12 (2006.01); G06F 17/00 (2006.01); G07C 9/00 (2006.01); G06K 9/00 (2006.01); B60R 25/20 (2013.01); B60R 25/25 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 25/2054 (2013.01); B60R 25/25 (2013.01); G07C 9/00087 (2013.01); G07C 9/00309 (2013.01); G07C 2009/00793 (2013.01); G07C 2209/64 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of operating a hands free access system for a vehicle includes authenticating a user of the vehicle, determining whether the authenticated user is burdened, and selectively opening a vehicle closure in response to the determination. A hands free access system for a vehicle includes a user recognition system operable to authenticate a user of the vehicle and a control system operable to determine whether the authenticated user is burdened and to operate the vehicle closure in response to the determination.