Patent ID: 9394737
Filing Date: 2016-07-19
CPC Classification: B60R,E05F,E05Y,G07C

Claim Text:
1. A method for opening an opening panel of a motor vehicle comprising the steps in which: in step A the presence of at least one part of the body of an individual is detected by a capacitive or noncapacitive sensor; in step B the individual is authenticated as being authorized to unlock the vehicle by an authentication means; in step C a virtual switch is produced by projecting it onto the ground on which the motor vehicle is standing in the form of a light pattern; in step D the individual positions his foot so as to obscure the virtual switch in a predetermined manner, the predetermined manner including a predetermined direction of movement; in step E if the foot is not positioned in the predetermined manner, a signal is sent in order to restart step D, or if the foot is positioned in the predetermined manner, a control means opens the opening panel, wherein a guide means for the predetermined direction of movement is associated with said virtual switch.