Patent ID: 9721408
Date: 2017-08-01
CPC Classifications: B60R,E05F,E05Y,G07C

Claim:
1. A control apparatus for a vehicle opening/closing member that operates the opening/closing member provided in the vehicle in response to a physical expression of a user, comprising: a user authentication unit that authenticates a user whose physical expression is to be detected; a physical expression detecting nit that detects the physical expression of the user; an operation determining unit that determines an operating state of the user authentication unit and the physical expression detecting unit; and a notification unit that is configured to, in accordance with a determination result of the operating state determined by the operation determining unit, send a first notification when the user has been authenticated, wherein, after the first notification is sent upon the user being authenticated, the notification unit is configured to send a second notification when the detection of the physical expression has been completed, and a third notification when the detection of the physical expression has failed, wherein the first notification, the second notification, and the third notification are distinct from each other.