Patent ID: 7688179

Claim:
An apparatus comprising: a vehicle door having a door lock and a door latch and a door open ECU; a smart key fob transponder; a smart electronic control unit within a vehicle, wherein the smart electronic control unit communicates with the smart key fob transponder when the smart key fob transponder is within a predetermined range outside the vehicle door and outside the vehicle, the smart electronic control unit verifying that the smart key fob transponder possesses a unique security code; a door lock electronic control unit, the door lock electronic control unit receiving a door unlock request from the smart electronic control unit after verification of the unique security code and unlocking the door lock; a door release solenoid, wherein the door release solenoid unlatches the door latch from the vehicle door upon the door open ECU receiving a signal from the door lock electronic control unit for unlocking of the door lock; a door push device; and a laser emitting detector device located outside of and on a vehicle, wherein upon activation of the detector by detection of a user outside of the vehicle who has possession of the smart key fob transponder, the door push device opens the door after the door has been unlocked and unlatched, providing the user to access the inside of the vehicle.