Patent ID: 8965629
Filing Date: 2015-02-24
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. A method for confirming a potentially unintended command given to a vehicle, the method comprising: receiving a command from an operator configured to cause actuation of a vehicle system; detecting a condition of the vehicle; determining, with a processor, that the command is conflicting with the condition; alerting the operator that the command is conflicting with the condition; receiving a confirmation of the command from the operator after the alerting step has occurred; and actuating the vehicle system in response to receiving the confirmation of the command, wherein the command comprises one of (a) a locking signal configured to cause actuation of a locking mechanism of the vehicle, (b) an opening signal configured to cause a closure of the vehicle to open, and (c) a transmission signal configured to cause a transmission of the vehicle to shift out of a parked state and wherein the condition respectively comprises one of (a) a closure of the vehicle being disposed in an open state, (b) an obstruction disposed in a path followed by the closure as the closure moves to an open state, and (c) the closure of the vehicle being disposed in the open state.