Patent application EP18170654A (EP), filed 2018-05-03
Publication number: EP3401181A1
Title: ONBOARD AUTOMATIC PARKING SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE
Abstract: [0001]    An onboard automatic parking system (10) for a vehicle (8) comprising:
an automatic parking unit (20) suited to control a maneuver of the vehicle (8) in or out of a park area (5);
a communication circuit (58) suited to send a wireless instruction for operating an access system (4) of the park area (5);
a human machine interface (56) suited to send a given instruction to the communication circuit (58) via a bus (40), the communication circuit (58) sending said wireless instruction upon receiving the given instruction,
a module (52) connected to said bus (40) and suited to command said automatic parking unit (20) to control said maneuver and to send said given instruction on said bus (40).
IPC codes: B60W  30/    06            A I
G07C   9/    00            A I
Claims: number: 1
text: An onboard automatic parking system (10; 110) for a vehicle (8; 108) comprising:
number: 2
text: The onboard automatic parking system according to claim 1, wherein the communication circuit (58; 114) is suited to transmit the wireless instruction by generating a radiofrequency signal below 1 GHz
number: 3
text: The onboard automatic parking system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein said human machine interface is a button (56 ; 150).
number: 4
text: The onboard automatic parking system according to any of claims 1 to 3, comprising a further communication circuit (54) suited to establish a wireless communication with an electronic device (2).
number: 5
text: The onboard automatic parking system according to claim 4, wherein the module (52) is suited to receive, via said wireless communication, data confirming detection of a user action on the electronic device (2).
number: 6
text: The onboard automatic parking system according to any of claims 1 to 3, wherein the module (132) is suited to command the automatic parking unit (120) to control the maneuver subsequent to actuation of an element (134) of another human machine interface (130).
number: 7
text: The onboard automatic parking system according to any of claims 1 to 6, wherein the automatic parking unit (20; 120) includes at least one sensor (26; 126) for acquiring data relating to the vehicle environment, a processing circuit (24; 124) for processing data acquired by the sensor (26; 126) and a control circuit (22; 122) for controlling a vehicle motion control mechanism (28; 128) based on the processed data.
Office action: search_report, dated 2018-11-14
Rejection reasons: novelty_epc_54
inventive_step_epc_56
Prior art cited: ref_id: WO2016185151A1
ref_type: patent
severity: background
ref_id: US2014320263A1
ref_type: patent
severity: background
ref_id: - RICCO831: "Tesla Summon Settings and Reverse AutoPark into Garage", YOUTUBE, 9 January 2016 (2016-01-09), pages 1, XP054978673, Retrieved from the Internet <URL:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-s40Auc95zs> [retrieved on 20180910]
ref_type: npl
severity: background
ref_id: - MARK SCHEY: "View Summon From Outside - Tesla Model S P85D", YOUTUBE, 9 January 2016 (2016-01-09), pages 1, XP054978672, Retrieved from the Internet <URL:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7i0ku7Eba8> [retrieved on 20180910]
ref_type: npl
severity: background
ref_id: - NICK'S TESLA LIFE: "Nick's Telsa - Auto Park - Parking in my garage every day", YOUTUBE, 5 September 2016 (2016-09-05), pages 1, XP054978674, Retrieved from the Internet <URL:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTRSyo3M5J4> [retrieved on 20180910]
ref_type: npl
severity: background
ref_id: - TESLA: "Model S release notes 7 1 1 us cn", 1 January 2016 (2016-01-01), Manufacturer Homepage, Firmware release notes, XP055505456, Retrieved from the Internet <URL:https://www.tesla.com/sites/default/files/Model_S_release_notes_7_1_1_us_cn.pdf> [retrieved on 20180907]
ref_type: npl
severity: background
ref_id: - THE FAQWARE TEAM: ""homelink analysis" | Search Results | TeslaTap", 14 June 2017 (2017-06-14), pages 1 - 3, XP055505903, Retrieved from the Internet <URL:https://teslatap.com/?s="homelink+analysis"> [retrieved on 20180910]
ref_type: npl
severity: background
ref_id: - GENTEX CORPORATION: "HomeLink Welcome Page", 17 March 2016 (2016-03-17), XP055505840, Retrieved from the Internet <URL:https://web.archive.org/web/20160317101541/https://www.homelink.com/home/welcome> [retrieved on 20180910]
ref_type: npl
severity: background
ref_id: US2014320263
ref_type: patent
severity: obviousness
ref_id: WO2016185151
ref_type: patent
severity: obviousness
ref_id: - Ricco831, "Tesla Summon Settings and Reverse AutoPark into Garage", Youtube, (20160109), page 1, URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-s40Auc95zs, (20180910), XP054978673 [X] 1-7 * the whole document *
ref_type: npl
severity: novelty_destroying
ref_id: - Mark Schey, "View Summon From Outside - Tesla Model S P85D", Youtube, (20160109), page 1, URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7i0ku7Eba8, (20180910), XP054978672 [X] 1-7 * the whole document *
ref_type: npl
severity: novelty_destroying
ref_id: - Nick's Tesla Life, "Nick's Telsa - Auto Park - Parking in my garage every day", Youtube, (20160905), page 1, URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTRSyo3M5J4, (20180910), XP054978674 [X] 1-7 * the whole document *
ref_type: npl
severity: novelty_destroying
ref_id: - Tesla, "Model S release notes 7 1 1 us cn", Manufacturer Homepage, Firmware release notes, (20160101), URL: https://www.tesla.com/sites/default/files/Model_S_release_notes_7_1_1_us_cn.pdf, (20180907), XP055505456 [X] 1-7 * the whole document *
ref_type: npl
severity: novelty_destroying
ref_id: - The Faqware Team, ""homelink analysis" | Search Results | TeslaTap", (20170614), pages 1 - 3, URL: https://teslatap.com/?s="homelink+analysis", (20180910), XP055505903 [AP] 1,2 * Section "Compatibility"; page  1 * * Section "Technical"; page  2 *
ref_type: npl
severity: background
ref_id: - Gentex Corporation, "HomeLink Welcome Page", (20160317), URL: https://web.archive.org/web/20160317101541/https://www.homelink.com/home/welcome, (20180910), XP055505840 [A] 1 * the whole document *
ref_type: npl
severity: background
Final disposition: pending (2018-11-14)