Power window regulator for automobiles
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorKenneth Hubacher
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Abstract
A power window regulator is disclosed comprising a regulator computer having a processor and a memory connected to a switch and/or main automotive computer and to a plurality of window processors connected to a window sensor and a window drive unit.
Claims19
A method for moving power windows of an automotive vehicle to pre-selected positions comprising the steps of:
- determining a position address for each of said power windows by receiving, in a window processor memory, a sensor address from a sensor connected to a window processor and to the window processor memory, assigning a position address to the sensor address by the window processor, and sending the position address to a regulator memory;
- responsive to movement of a switch from a first position to a second position, determining whether the switch was held for less than time “t” or greater than or equal to time “t”;
- and
- responsive to a determination that the switch was held for less than time “t”, sending position addresses to window processors.
A method for moving power windows of an automotive vehicle to pre-selected positions comprising the steps of:
- responsive to movement of a switch from a first position to a second position, determining whether the switch was held for less than time “t” or greater than or equal to time “t”;
- responsive to a determination that the switch was held for less than time “t”, sending position addresses to window processors;
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- responsive to an external environmental sensor, causing the windows to go to a full closed position.
A method for moving power windows of an automotive vehicle to pre-selected positions comprising the steps of:
- responsive to movement of a switch from a first position to a second position, determining whether the switch was held for less than time “t” or greater than or equal to time “t”;
- and
- responsive to a determination that the switch was held for less than time “t”, sending position addresses to window processors;
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- responsive to a seat belt engagement detector and internal temperature sensor, causing the windows to go to a full open position.
A programmable apparatus for controlling the movement of electrically operated windows in an automotive vehicle comprising:
- a switch with a first position and a second position programable hardware comprising;
- a first processor and a first memory;
- a plurality of second processors and a plurality of second memories;
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- a first program installed on said first memory, wherein, responsive to said switch moving from said first position to said second position and according to instructions from said program, determining whether the switch was held for less than time “t” or greater than or equal to time “t”,
- responsive to a determination that the switch was held for less than time “t”, sending position addresses to a plurality of second processors;
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- a second program installed on said plurality of said second memories, wherein, responsive to receiving position addresses from said first processor, causing said windows to move to a position corresponding to said position addresses;
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- a plurality of sensors connected to said plurality of second processors and to said plurality of second memories.
A method for moving a plurality of windows in an automotive vehicle to predetermined positions, said automotive vehicle having a switch, a first processor, a first memory, a plurality of second processors, a plurality of second memories, a plurality of sensors connected to said plurality of second processors and said plurality of second memories and a plurality of drives, the method comprising the computer implemented steps of:
- responsive to movement of the switch from a first position to a second position, executing instructions from a first memory by a first processor to determine whether the switch was held for less than time “t” or greater than or equal to time “t”;
- responsive to a determination that the switch was held for less than time “t”, sending a plurality of position addresses to a plurality of second processors;
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- responsive to receiving the position addresses, executing instructions from a plurality of second memories to cause a plurality of window drives to move a plurality of windows to a plurality of positions corresponding to the position addresses.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.