Theft prevention system for an automobile having a power door
AssigneeNissan Technical Center North America, Inc.
InventorsMatthew Jordan, Ronald Shpakoff
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Abstract
Various systems, methods, and computer programs are used to operate a vehicle having a power door. The power door may be opened in response to a user instruction when a vehicle speed value is below a predetermined vehicle speed value. When an alarm system for the vehicle is in an armed state, a signal representative of a synthetic vehicle speed value that is above the predetermined vehicle speed value is generated to prevent the power door from opening.
Claims21
1-13. (canceled)
A system for a vehicle, comprising:
- a power door configured to open in response to a user power door instruction when vehicle speed is below a predetermined vehicle speed value;
- and
- an alarm system operable in at least a disarmed state and an armed state, wherein the alarm system causes generation of a synthetic vehicle speed value that is greater than the predetermined vehicle speed value to prevent the power door from opening when the alarm system is in the armed state.
A system for a vehicle having a power door configured to open in response to a user power door instruction when vehicle speed is below a predetermined vehicle speed value, the system comprising:
- an alarm interface configured to provide an armed state instruction;
- and
- an alarm system configured to operate in at least an armed state in response to the armed state instruction,
- wherein the alarm system causes generation of a synthetic vehicle speed value to prevent a power door from opening when the alarm system is in the armed state.
A method of operating a vehicle having a power door, comprising:
- opening a power door in response to a user instruction when a vehicle speed value is below a predetermined vehicle speed value;
- and
- generating a synthetic vehicle speed value that is above the predetermined vehicle speed value when an alarm system for a vehicle is in an armed state to prevent the power door from opening.
A computer readable medium having program code that, when executed on a computing system, causes a vehicle having a power door to perform the following functions:
- opening a power door in response to a user instruction when a vehicle speed value is below a predetermined vehicle speed value;
- and
- generating a signal representative of a synthetic vehicle speed value that is above the predetermined vehicle speed value when an alarm system for a vehicle is in an armed state to prevent the power door from opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.