Patent ID: 8868299
Filing Date: 2014-10-21
Classification: B60R,E05F,E05Y,G07C

Abstract:
1. A method for automatically actuating a closing element of a vehicle, the method comprising: detecting a movement of an object in an area surrounding the vehicle using at least one capacitive sensor, detecting a vehicle key assigned to the vehicle, only after detecting the movement of the object using the at least one capacitive sensor, automatically activating at least one optical sensor, and determining, using the at least one activated optical sensor, whether a continued movement of the object in the area surrounding the vehicle corresponds to a predefined movement profile, and automatically actuating the closing element of the vehicle in response to both (a) detecting the vehicle key assigned to the vehicle and (b) determining, using the at least one activated optical sensor, that the continued movement of the object corresponds to the predefined movement profile.