Patent ID: 6075460
Filing Date: 2000-06-13
Classification: B60Q,E05Y,G08C

Abstract:
A method for controlling the operation of at least one power sliding door and a power liftgate in a minivan, said method comprising:providing a RKE system user input interface comprising a RKE transmitter and a RKE receiver;monitoring said RKE system for a change of state in a first control module;producing an actuation signal in response to a user request in said RKE system;receiving said actuation signal from said RKE system in a first control module;interpreting said actuation signal in said first control module;determining an action in response to said actuation signal in said first control module comprising monitoring status inputs from an ignition switch and monitoring gear position information from a transmission controller;broadcasting an actuation message by said first control module;receiving an actuation message from said first control module in a second control module; anddirecting the movement of at least one of said at least one power sliding door and said power liftgate in a second control module utilizing at least one electric motor.