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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2018
Filed:
May. 02, 2014
Applicant:
Flextronics Ap, Llc, Broomfield, CO (US);
Inventors:
Pompilian Tofilescu, Toronto, CA;
Sandor Zsombory, Newmarket, CA;
Assignee:
Flectronics AP, LLC, San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 25/20 (2013.01); B60R 25/24 (2013.01); G07C 9/00 (2006.01); E05F 15/73 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E05F 15/73 (2015.01); B60R 25/2054 (2013.01); B60R 25/24 (2013.01); G07C 9/00309 (2013.01); E05F 2015/767 (2015.01); E05Y 2400/82 (2013.01); E05Y 2400/852 (2013.01); E05Y 2400/858 (2013.01); E05Y 2800/106 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/546 (2013.01);
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.