Patent application EP18170653A (EP), filed 2018-05-03
Publication number: EP3401180A1
Title: ONBOARD AUTOMATIC PARKING SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE
Abstract: [0001]    An onboard automatic parking system for a vehicle comprises:
an automatic parking unit (20) suited to control a maneuver of the vehicle in or out of a park area secured by a remotely controlled access system;
a communication circuit (14) suited to send a wireless instruction for operating the access system; and
a human machine interface (30) suited to monitor the communication circuit (14) to send the wireless instruction upon actuation of the human machine interface (30), wherein the human machine interface (30) is also suited to command the automatic parking unit (20) that controls the maneuver subsequent to actuation of said human machine interface (30).
IPC codes: B60W  30/    06            A I
E05F  15/    77            A I
G07C   9/    00            A I
Claims: number: 1
text: An onboard automatic parking system (10) for a vehicle (8) comprising:
number: 2
text: The onboard automatic parking system according to claim 1, wherein the communication circuit (14) is suited to establish a wireless data link with a mechanism (6) for operating the access system (4) and to transmit said wireless instruction via said wireless data link.
number: 3
text: The onboard automatic parking system according to claim 1, wherein the communication circuit (114; 214) is suited to transmit the wireless instruction by generating a sub GHz radiofrequency signal.
number: 4
text: The onboard automatic parking system according to claim 3, wherein the vehicle includes a button (150) suited to send a given instruction via a bus (140) to the communication circuit (114), the communication circuit (114) generating said radiofrequency signal upon receiving the given instruction, and wherein the human machine interface (130) is connected to said bus (140) and suited to send the given instruction on said bus (140) upon actuation of said human machine interface interface (130).
number: 5
text: The onboard automatic parking system according to claim 3, wherein said human machine interface (230) is a button (234) suited to send a given instruction via a bus (240) to the communication circuit (214), the communication circuit (214) generating said radiofrequency signal upon receiving the given instruction, and wherein the automatic parking unit (120) is suited to control the maneuver upon receiving the given instruction on the bus (240).
number: 6
text: The onboard automatic parking system according to any of claims 1 to 5, wherein the automatic parking unit (20; 120; 220) includes at least one sensor (26; 126; 226) for acquiring data relating to the vehicle environment, a processing circuit (24; 124; 224) for processing data acquired by the sensor (26; 126; 226) and a control circuit (22; 122; 222) for controlling a vehicle motion control mechanism (28; 128; 228) 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), Internet, 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: - 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: - 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: 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] 1-6 * 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] 1-6 * 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] 1-6 * the whole document *
ref_type: npl
severity: novelty_destroying
ref_id: - Tesla, "Model S release notes 7 1 1 us cn", Internet, (20160101), URL: https://www.tesla.com/sites/default/files/Model_S_release_notes_7_1_1_us_cn.pdf, (20180907), XP055505456 [X] 1-6 * the whole document *
ref_type: npl
severity: novelty_destroying
ref_id: - Gentex Corporation, "HomeLink Welcome Page", (20160317), URL: https://web.archive.org/web/20160317101541/https://www.homelink.com/home/welcome, (20180910), XP055505840 [A] 1-5 * the whole document *
ref_type: npl
severity: background
ref_id: - The Faqware Team, ""homelink analysis" | Search Results | TeslaTap", (20170614), pages 1 - 3, URL: https://teslatap.com/?s="homelink+analysis", (20180910), XP055505903 [AP] 1,3-5 * Section "Compatibility"; page  1 * * Section "Technical"; page  2 *
ref_type: npl
severity: background
Final disposition: pending (2018-11-14)