US 12,257,977 B2
Control method and apparatus for controlling operation of an access control device for a vehicle
Howard Siswick, Coventry (GB); Mohammed Khan, Coventry (GB); and John Davies, Coventry (GB)
Assigned to Jaguar Land Rover Limited, Coventry (GB)
Filed by Jaguar Land Rover Limited, Coventry (GB)
Filed on Apr. 26, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/647,836.
Application 18/647,836 is a continuation of application No. 17/044,613, granted, now 11,993,227, previously published as PCT/EP2019/053166, filed on Feb. 8, 2019.
Claims priority of application No. 1805512 (GB), filed on Apr. 4, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2024/0270208 A1, Aug. 15, 2024
Int. Cl. B60R 25/24 (2013.01)
CPC B60R 25/24 (2013.01) 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A controller of an access control device for a vehicle for controlling operation of the access control device, the access control device being selectively operable in a first operating mode and a second operating mode, the access control device consuming less power when operating in the first operating mode than in the second operating mode, the controller comprising a processor and a memory means, the processor being configured to:
determine a position of the access control device;
identify a designated area, the designated area being identified by at least one of:
identifying one or more positions where the position of the access control device remains substantially unchanged for at least a minimum time period on a predetermined number of occasions; and
identifying one or more positions where an actuation rate of the access control device is less than a predefined actuation threshold, the actuation rate representing a number of times that the access control device is actuated to control the one or more vehicle systems within a predetermined time period;
identify when the access control device is positioned within the designated area; and
generate a control signal for activating the first operating mode, the control signal being generated in dependence on identification that the access control device is positioned within the designated area.