US 11,993,227 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, Whitley (GB)
Appl. No. 17/044,613
Filed by JAGUAR LAND ROVER LIMITED, Coventry (GB)
PCT Filed Feb. 8, 2019, PCT No. PCT/EP2019/053166
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Oct. 1, 2020,
PCT Pub. No. WO2019/192765, PCT Pub. Date Oct. 10, 2019.
Claims priority of application No. 1805512 (GB), filed on Apr. 4, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2021/0197764 A1, Jul. 1, 2021
Int. Cl. B60R 25/24 (2013.01)
CPC B60R 25/24 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A controller for controlling operation of an access control device for a vehicle, the access control device being selectively operable in a first operating mode and a second operating mode, the access control device being in a limited response mode when operating in the first operating mode, the controller comprising a processor and a memory means, the processor being configured to:
determine a position of the access control device; and
generate a control signal for activating the first operating mode, the control signal being generated in dependence on the determined position of the access control device; and
identify when the access control device is located in a low usage position where expected usage of the access control device is low, the expected usage of the access control device being predicted in dependence on historic usage of the access control device in a particular position.