METHOD FOR LOCKING A VEHICLE

• US 20080061932A1
• Filed: 09/06/2007
• Published: 03/13/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 09/13/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Continental Automotive GmbH (Continental AG)
• Original Assignee: Continental Automotive GmbH (Continental AG)
• Inventors: Hermann, Stefan
• Application Number:
  US11/851,272
• Publication Number:
  US 20080061932A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/5.72
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/2036 by using the door logic and door and engine unlock means
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/24 using electronic identifiers containing a code not memorised by the user
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2009/00793 by Hertzian waves
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2209/62 Comprising means for indicating the status of the lock
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2209/63 Comprising locating means for detecting the position of the data carrier, i.e. within the vehicle or within a certain distance from the vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00309 operated with bidirectional data transmission between data carrier and locks

Abstract

In a method for locking a motor vehicle (FZ), in which an opening state of at least one door of a vehicle (FZ) is detected by means of a door sensor (TSS), in addition an authorization signal (BS) is transmitted to a mobile identification transmitter (IDG) by means of a vehicle-side transceiver device (SE) if a closed state of the least one door has been detected, with the authorization signal authorizing the mobile identification transmitter to lock the motor vehicle. Finally the mobile identification transmitter includes an identification transmitter-side transceiver device (SEI) for receiving the authorization signal (BS), for emitting one or more request signals (ANS2) after receiving the authorization signal, and for transmitting a locking signal to the motor vehicle, if no relevant response signal has been received from the vehicle to a predetermined number (AZ) of request signals.

Claims

1. A method for locking at least one door of a vehicle with the following steps:

Detecting the open state of the least one door;

Transmission of an authorization signal from the vehicle to a mobile identification transmitter, if a closed state of the least one door is detected, with the mobile identification transmitter being authorized by the authorization signal to lock the vehicle;

Emission of one or more request signals from the mobile identification transmitter after receipt of the authorization signal;

Sending of respective response signals with a predetermined intensity by of the vehicle in response to the receipt of a request signal;

Transmission of a locking signal from the mobile identification transmitter to the vehicle, if a relevant response signal has not been received for a predetermined number of request signals.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the authorization is transmitted if an open state of at least one door has been detected before the closed state.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the authorization signal is transmitted if a deactivated state of a drive device of the vehicle has been detected.

4. Method according to claim 1, wherein before transmission of the authorization signal the presence of the mobile identification transmitter in the vicinity of the vehicle is checked.

5. The method according to claim 4, wherein the presence is checked by a second request signal being sent out once or a number of times by the motor vehicle and receipt of a corresponding second response signal originating from the mobile identification transmitter by the motor vehicle.

6. The method according to claim 5, wherein the second request signal is sent out with a prespecified intensity by the motor vehicle, and an intensity value of the second request signal measured at the location of the mobile identification transmitter is contained in the second response signal.

7. The method according to claim 6, wherein the authorization signal is only transmitted if the measured intensity value falls below a predetermined threshold value.

8. An access arrangement for a vehicle, comprising:

a door sensor for detecting an open state of at least one door of the vehicle;

a vehicle-side transceiver device for transmitting an authorization signal to a mobile identification transmitter, if a closed state of the least one door has been detected, with the authorization signal authorizing the mobile identification transmitter to lock the at least one door of the vehicle;

a mobile identification transmitter comprising a mobile identification transmitter-side transceiver device

for receiving the authorization signal,

for emitting one or more request signals after receipt of the authorization signal, and

for transmitting a locking signal to the vehicle, if no relevant response signal has been received by the vehicle for a predetermined number of request signals.

9. The access arrangement according to claim 8, wherein the vehicle-side transceiver device transmits the authorization signal if an open state of the at least one door was detected by a door sensor before the closed state.

10. The access arrangement according to claim 8, further comprising a motor sensor for detecting an operational state of a drive device of the vehicle, where the vehicle-side transceiver device transmits the authorization signal if a deactivated state of the drive device of the vehicle was detected by the motor sensor.

11. The access arrangement according to claim 8, wherein the vehicle-side transceiver device, before transmitting the authorization signal, checks for the presence of the mobile identification transmitter in that it sends out one or more second request signals and by receipt of relevant second response signals from the mobile identification transmitter detects its presence.

12. The access arrangement according to claim 11, wherein the vehicle-side transceiver device is designed to send out the second request signals with prespecified intensity, and the identification transmitter-side transceiver device is designed to measure the intensity of the second request signals of the mobile identification transmitter as well as to provide the measured intensity value in the respective second response signals.

13. The access arrangement according to claim 12, wherein the vehicle-side transceiver device transmits the authorization signal if the received measured intensity value falls below a predetermined threshold value.

14. A vehicle, especially motor vehicle, comprising:

at least one door;

an access arrangement, comprising;

a door sensor for detecting an open state of the at least one door;

a vehicle-side transceiver device for transmitting an authorization signal to a mobile identification transmitter, if a closed state of the least one door has been detected, with the authorization signal authorizing the mobile identification transmitter to lock the at least one door of the vehicle;

a mobile identification transmitter comprising a mobile identification transmitter-side transceiver device for receiving the authorization signal,

for emitting one or more request signals after receipt of the authorization signal, and

for transmitting a locking signal to the motor vehicle, if no relevant response signal has been received by the motor vehicle for a predetermined number of request signals.

15. The vehicle according to claim 14, wherein the vehicle-side transceiver device transmits the authorization signal if an open state of the at least one door was detected by a door sensor before the closed state.

16. The vehicle according to claim 14, further comprising a motor sensor for detecting an operational state of a drive device of the vehicle, where the vehicle-side transceiver device transmits the authorization signal if a deactivated state of the drive device of the vehicle was detected by the motor sensor.

17. The vehicle according to claim 14, wherein the vehicle-side transceiver device, before transmitting the authorization signal, checks for the presence of the mobile identification transmitter in that it sends out one or more second request signals and by receipt of relevant second response signals from the mobile identification transmitter detects its presence.

18. The vehicle according to claim 17, wherein the vehicle-side transceiver device is designed to send out the second request signals with prespecified intensity, and the identification transmitter-side transceiver device is designed to measure the intensity of the second request signals of the mobile identification transmitter as well as to provide the measured intensity value in the respective second response signals.

19. The vehicle according to claim 18, wherein the vehicle-side transceiver device transmits the authorization signal if the received measured intensity value falls below a predetermined threshold value.