Dynamic change in touch response time of door hand touch sensor
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorsChyuan Yuen Muh, Brian K. Lickfelt
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Abstract
A sensor system and method for a dynamic change in a touch response time of a door hand touch sensor is provided. The sensor system receives a first communication associated with an actuation setting of the door via the in-vehicle communication bus. The actuation setting includes an option to trigger lock or unlock operations of the door based on a movement of a portable device towards or away from the vehicle. Thereafter, the sensor system controls the touch sensing unit to change a touch response time of the touch sensing unit from a first value to a second value. The change is performed based on the first communication.
Claims20
A sensor system for a door of a vehicle, comprising:
- a touch sensing unit;
- and
- control circuitry communicatively coupled to the touch sensing unit and an in-vehicle communication bus, wherein the control circuitry:
- receives, via the in-vehicle communication bus, a first communication associated with an actuation setting of the door,
- wherein the actuation setting includes an option to trigger lock or unlock operations of the door based on a movement of a portable device towards or away from the vehicle;
- and
- controls the touch sensing unit to change a touch response time of the touch sensing unit from a first value to a second value,
- wherein the change is performed based on the first communication.
A method, comprising:
- in a sensor system for a door of a vehicle:
- receiving, via an in-vehicle communication bus, a first communication associated with an actuation setting of the door,
- wherein the actuation setting includes an option to trigger lock or unlock operations of the door based on a movement of a portable device towards or away from the vehicle;
- and
- controlling a touch sensing unit of the sensor system to change a touch response time of the touch sensing unit from a first value to a second value,
- wherein the change is performed based on the first communication.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon computer implemented instructions that, when executed by a sensor system, causes the sensor system to execute operations, the operations comprising:
- receiving, via an in-vehicle communication bus, a first communication associated with an actuation setting of a door of a vehicle,
- wherein the actuation setting includes an option to trigger lock or unlock operations of the door based on a movement of a portable device towards or away from the vehicle;
- and
- controlling a touch sensing unit of the sensor system to change a touch response time of the touch sensing unit from a first value to a second value,
- wherein the change is performed based on the first communication.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.