Patent application EP18170655A (EP), filed 2018-05-03
Publication number: EP3418984A1
Title: AN ARRANGEMENT AND A PROCESS FOR CONTROLLING A PARK AREA ACCESS SYSTEM
Abstract: An arrangement for controlling a park area access system comprises a button (34) and a first control circuit (30) connected to the button (34) and suited to trigger the operation of the park area access system upon actuation of the button (34).  The arrangement also comprises a receiver circuit (46); a controllable switch (44) connected in parallel to the button (34); and a second control circuit (42) suited to toggle the controllable switch (44) when the receiver circuit (46) receives a wireless instruction.  A process for controlling a park area access system using such an arrangement is also described.
IPC codes: B60W  30/    06            A I
E05F  15/    77            A I
G07C   9/    00            A I
Claims: number: 1
text: An arrangement for controlling a park area access system (4), comprising:
number: 2
text: The arrangement according to claim 1, further including a receiver unit (32) connected to the first control circuit (30) and suited to receive a radiofrequency signal, wherein the first control circuit (30) is also suited to trigger the operation of the park area access system (4) upon the receiver unit (32) receiving the sub GHz radiofrequency signal.
number: 3
text: An arrangement according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the button is located inside the park area (5).
number: 4
text: A process for controlling a park area access system (4) using an arrangement according to any of claims 1 to 3, comprising the following steps:
number: 5
text: A process according to claim 4, wherein the communication circuit (14) is suited to establish a wireless data link with the receiver circuit (46) and to transmit said wireless instruction via said wireless data link.
number: 6
text: A process according to claim 4 or 5, wherein an onboard system (10) of a vehicle (2) comprises the communication circuit (14) and an automatic parking unit (20) suited to control a maneuver of the vehicle (2) in the park area (5).
number: 7
text: A process according to claim 6, wherein the communication circuit (14) is suited to send the wireless instruction synchronously to said maneuver.
number: 8
text: A process according to claim 7, wherein the automatic parking unit (20) is suited to compute an appropriate time for operation the access system (4) and wherein the communication circuit (14) is suited to transmit the wireless instruction at said appropriate time.
number: 9
text: A process according to any of claims 6 to 8, wherein the automatic parking unit (20) includes at least one sensor (26) for acquiring data relating to the vehicle environment, a processing circuit (24) for processing data acquired by the sensor (26) and a control circuit (22) for controlling a vehicle motion control mechanism (28) based on the processed data.
number: 10
text: A process according to claim 4 or 5, wherein an electronic device (50) integrates said communication circuit.
Office action: search_report, dated 2018-12-26
Rejection reasons: novelty_epc_54
inventive_step_epc_56
Prior art cited: ref_id: US2007063815A1
ref_type: patent
severity: background
ref_id: US2017084102A1
ref_type: patent
severity: background
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ref_type: npl
severity: background
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ref_type: npl
severity: background
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severity: background
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ref_type: npl
severity: background
ref_id: US2007063815
ref_type: patent
severity: novelty_destroying
ref_id: US2017084102
ref_type: patent
severity: background
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ref_type: npl
severity: background
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 [Y] 6-9 * the whole document *
ref_type: npl
severity: obviousness
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ref_type: npl
severity: background
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ref_type: npl
severity: background
Final disposition: pending (2018-12-26)