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PASSIVE ENTRY SYSTEM AND METHOD

  • US 20090256677A1
  • Filed: 04/10/2008
  • Published: 10/15/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/10/2008
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A passive entry system for permitting access to an authorized user, the passive entry system comprising:

  • a handle associated with a door and having a latch for opening the door, the handle including an external surface defining an interior;

    a lock associated with the handle for securing the latch; and

    a plurality of sensors disposed in the interior of the handle and operable in a coupled state and a decoupled state, the plurality of sensors providing a long-range proximity sensor when combined in the coupled state and having a target zone for detecting the user approaching the door, at least one of the plurality of sensors including an unsecuring sensor for unlocking the door when in the decoupled state upon the detection of the authorized user'"'"'s hand touching the handle.

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