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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2018
Filed:
May. 02, 2014
Flextronics Ap, Llc, Broomfield, CO (US);
Pompilian Tofilescu, Toronto, CA;
Sandor Zsombory, Newmarket, CA;
Flectronics AP, LLC, San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for activating a vehicle entry power system using structured light detection are described herein. The method may include waking up the vehicle entry power system utilizing keyfob detection, waking up a smart camera, turning on, by the smart camera, a laser diode, wherein the laser diode projects a light pattern on the ground for a predetermined period of time, stepping, by a user, on the light pattern, detecting, by the smart camera, a shape change in the light pattern, and signaling to the vehicle entry power system to activate a lift gate opening.
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