Automobile power window enable and disable method
AssigneeContinental Automotive Systems, Inc.
InventorsMatthew D. McIntyre, Christin L. Broski, Yasser Gad
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Abstract
A method, apparatus and system for controlling the actuation of a movable structure, the moveable structure configured to open and close an aperture in a vehicle, is disclosed. The method comprises receiving a sequence containing a request to at least one of open and close the aperture, interpreting the sequence as a request to one of enable and disable the actuation of the moveable structure, and in response to the interpretation, one of enabling and disabling the actuation of the moveable structure.
Claims20
A method for controlling the actuation of a movable structure used to open and close an aperture in a vehicle, the method comprising:
- receiving a sequence containing a request to at least one of open and close the aperture;
- interpreting the sequence as a request to one of enable and disable the actuation of the moveable structure;
- in response to the interpretation, one of enabling and disabling the actuation of the moveable structure.
An apparatus for controlling the actuation of a movable structure used to open and close an aperture in a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:
- a controller, the controller comprising a processor and a computer storage medium, the controller configured to receive a sequence containing a request to at least one of open and close the aperture, interpret the received sequence as a request to one of enable and disable the actuation of the moveable structure, and in response to the interpretation, one of enable or disable the actuation of the moveable structure.
A system for controlling the actuation of a movable structure used to open and close an aperture, the system comprising:
- a vehicle defining at least one aperture and comprising at least one movable structure used to open and close the aperture and at least one control configured to communicate a sequence comprising a request to at least one of open and close the aperture;
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- a controller disposed within the vehicle, the controller configured to receive a sequence containing a request to at least one of open and close the aperture, interpret the received sequence as a request to one of enable and disable the actuation of the moveable structure, and in response to the interpretation one of enable or disable the actuation of the moveable structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.