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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 02, 2015
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Pietro Buttolo, Dearborn Heights, MI (US);
James Stewart Rankin, II, Novi, MI (US);
Dipanjan Ghosh, Livonia, MI (US);
Harry Lobo, Canton, MI (US);
Kassandra Ritter, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Jessica Smith, Roseville, MI (US);
Stuart C. Salter, White Lake, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A keypad having a plurality of switches identifies a numerical value according to user input to the plurality of switches. The numerical value may be computed as a total count of the plurality of switches that are swiped across in a consistent direction or may be computed as a total count of the plurality of switches that are simultaneously pressed. The keypad may further send the numerical value to a controller configured to facilitate access to vehicle unlock functionality.