Patents by Inventor Eric Leconte

Eric Leconte has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 10809371
    Abstract: A method for measuring a distance R separating a vehicle and an identifier for accessing and starting the vehicle includes N sequences Sqp, p?[1;N]. Each sequence Sqp includes: transmission, from a transmitter of the vehicle to a receiver of the identifier, of a first signal of frequency fp; measurement, by a computer of the identifier, of a phase ?vip, modulo 2?, of the received first signal, in relation to a second signal of phase ?ip(t)=?0ip+2?fpt; transmission, from a transmitter of the identifier to a receiver of the vehicle, of the second signal; and calculation, by a computer of the vehicle, of a phase ?ivp, modulo 2?, of the received second signal, in relation to the first signal; calculation of the average ?p of the phase ?vip and of the phase ?ivp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: VALEO COMFORT AND DRIVING ASSISTANCE
    Inventor: Eric Leconte
  • Patent number: 10712439
    Abstract: A method for measuring a distance separating a vehicle and an identifier is disclosed. The method includes transmitting, from the vehicle to the identifier, a first train of first sinusoidal signals, receiving, by the identifier, an image train of second sinusoidal signals corresponding to the first sinusoidal signals, generating, by the identifier, measurements of phases and amplitudes of the second sinusoidal signals that are altered from the first sinusoidal signals by transmission from the vehicle to the identifier, constructing a frequency spectrum based on the measurements and a second image train received by the vehicle from the identifier, where the frequency spectrum is constructed by detecting spectral lines of the first image train and the second image train, performing an inverse Fourier transform of the frequency spectrum to obtain a temporal signature, and calculating the distance on the basis of an intermediate time associated with a maximum of the temporal signature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: VALEO COMFORT AND DRIVING ASSISTANCE
    Inventor: Eric Leconte
  • Patent number: 10692318
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for estimating a distance (d) between a vehicle (10) fitted with a first wireless communication module (12) and an identifier (20) fitted with a second wireless communication module (22), including the following steps: generating a randomly ordered list; receiving, by at least one of the first and second wireless communication modules (12, 22), electromagnetic signals having a frequency that changes consecutively from among a plurality of frequencies in accordance with said list; for each frequency in the plurality of frequencies, measuring a reception phase of the electromagnetic signal having the relevant frequency; estimating said distance (d) on the basis of the measured phases. An electronic unit (11) for a vehicle (10) is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: VALEO COMFORT AND DRIVING ASSISTANCE
    Inventor: Eric Leconte
  • Patent number: 10677913
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method (METH) for measuring a distance R between a vehicle (V) and an identifier (I) for accessing and starting the vehicle (V), the vehicle (V) and the identifier (I) being synthronised.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: VALEO COMFORT AND DRIVING ASSISTANCE
    Inventor: Eric Leconte
  • Patent number: 10578731
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for evaluating the distance (d) between an identifier (20) fitted with a first wireless communication module (24) and a vehicle (10) fitted with a second wireless communication module (14), including the following steps: establishing a wireless connection (L) between the first wireless communication module (24) and the second wireless communication module (14); estimating said distance (d) on the basis of a propagation time of the electromagnetic signals involved in the wireless connection established (L); when the identifier (20) comes within the range of a signal (S) transmitted by the vehicle (10), evaluating said distance (d) by means of a measurement, by the identifier (20), of the strength of said transmitted signal (S). An associated electronic unit and identifier are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: VALEO COMFORT AND DRIVING ASSISTANCE
    Inventors: Joel Pature, Eric Leconte, Laurent Petel
  • Patent number: 10311661
    Abstract: The present invention relates essentially to a device for controlling locking/unlocking and/or starting of a vehicle (V) comprising a first communication device (COM1) mounted in the vehicle (V), said first communication device (COM1) being linked to the control unit (ECU) of the vehicle (V), and a second communication device (COM2) disposed in a mobile apparatus (SP), the first communication device (COM1) and the second communication device (COM2) being able to communicate with one another according to a first mode of communication so as to carry out an authentication of the mobile apparatus (SP) by the vehicle (V), said authentication authorizing the locking/unlocking and/or starting of the vehicle (V), characterized in that the first communication device (COM1) and the second communication device (COM2) are able to communicate also according to a second mode of communication, so as to determine data representative of the position of the mobile apparatus (SP) with respect to the vehicle (V), and in that the
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: VALEO COMFORT AND DRIVING ASSISTANCE
    Inventors: Eric Menard, Fabienne Masson, Eric Leconte
  • Patent number: 10279778
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method (METH) for assisting in determining the position of an identifier (I) for accessing and starting a vehicle (V), relative to the vehicle (V), comprising: transmission (Em_TSvp), from a first device, either the vehicle (V) or the identifier (I) to a second device, different from the first, either the vehicle (V) or the identifier (I), at a transmission time t0, of an initial train (TSvp) of N sinusoidal signals, having identical amplitudes and respective frequencies fp, p?[1;N], for any p between 1 and N?1; reception (Rec_TSvp?) by the second device of an image train (TSvp?) corresponding to the initial train (TSvp, TSip) altered by the transmission (Em_TSvp); construction (Cons_Spv) of a frequency spectrum (Spv) for the image train (TSvp?); inverse Fourier transformation (TFI_Spv) of the spectrum (Spv), allowing a time signature (Sgv) to be obtained; first integration (Int1_Sgv) of the time signature (Sgv), between the transmission time t0 and a pre-determined intermediate tim
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: VALEO COMFORT AND DRIVING ASSISTANCE
    Inventor: Eric Leconte
  • Publication number: 20190004168
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for evaluating the distance (d) between an identifier (20) fitted with a first wireless communication module (24) and a vehicle (10) fitted with a second wireless communication module (14), including the following steps: establishing a wireless connection (L) between the first wireless communication module (24) and the second wireless communication module (14); estimating said distance (d) on the basis of a propagation time of the electromagnetic signals involved in the N wireless connection established (L); when the identifier (20) comes within the range of a signal (S) transmitted by the vehicle (10), evaluating said distance (d) by means of a measurement, by the identifier (20), of the strength of said transmitted signal (S). An associated electronic unit and identifier are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2016
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Applicant: VALEO COMFORT AND DRIVING ASSISTANCE
    Inventors: Joel Pature, Eric Leconte, Laurent Petel
  • Publication number: 20190005753
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for estimating a distance (d) between a vehicle (10) fitted with a first wireless communication module (12) and an identifier (20) fitted with a second wireless communication module (22), including the following steps: generating a randomly ordered list; receiving, by at least one of the first and second wireless communication modules (12, 22), electromagnetic signals having a frequency that changes consecutively from among a plurality of frequencies in accordance with said list; for each frequency in the plurality of frequencies, measuring a reception phase of the electromagnetic signal having the relevant frequency; estimating said distance (d) on the basis of the measured phases. An electronic unit (11) for a vehicle (10) is also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2016
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Applicant: VALEO COMFORT AND DRIVING ASSISTANCE
    Inventor: Eric Leconte
  • Publication number: 20180321371
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method (METH) for measuring a distance R between a vehicle (V) and an identifier (I) for accessing and starting the vehicle (V), the vehicle (V) and the identifier (I) being synchronised.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2016
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Applicant: VALEO COMFORT AND DRIVING ASSISTANCE
    Inventor: Eric Leconte
  • Publication number: 20180257607
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method (METH) for assisting in determining the position of an identifier (I) for accessing and starting a vehicle (V), relative to the vehicle (V), comprising: transmission (Em_TSvp), from a first device, either the vehicle (V) or the identifier (I) to a second device, different from the first, either the vehicle (V) or the identifier (I), at a transmission time t0, of an initial train (TSvp) of N sinusoidal signals, having identical amplitudes and respective frequencies fp, p?[1;N], for any p between 1 and N?1; reception (Rec_TSvp?) by the second device of an image train (TSvp?) corresponding to the initial train (TSvp, TSip) altered by the transmission (Em_TSvp); construction (Cons_Spv) of a frequency spectrum (Spv) for the image train (TSvp?); inverse Fourier transformation (TFI_Spv) of the spectrum (Spv), allowing a time signature (Sgv) to be obtained; first integration (Int1_Sgv) of the time signature (Sgv), between the transmission time t0 and a pre-determined intermediate tim
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2016
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Applicant: VALEO COMFORT AND DRIVING ASSISTANCE
    Inventor: Eric LECONTE
  • Publication number: 20180252805
    Abstract: The invention concerns a method (METH) for measuring a distance (R) separating a vehicle (V) and an identifier (I) for accessing and starting the vehicle (V), the vehicle (V) and the identifier (I) being synchronised, the method (METH) comprising: transmission (Em_TSvp), from the vehicle (V) to the identifier (I), of a first stream (TSvp) of N first sinusoidal signals (Svp) of identical amplitudes and of regularly spaced pe[1;N] respective frequencies fp—measurement (Mes_Dat) of phases (p) and amplitudes (ap), by the identifier (I), of signals of a first received image stream (TSvp?) corresponding to the first stream (TSvp) altered by the transmission—transmission (Tr_Dat) of the measured phases (p) and amplitudes (ap), from the identifier (I) to the vehicle (V)—transmission (Em_TSip), from the identifier (I) to the vehicle (V), of a second stream (TSip) identical to the first stream (TSvp)—construction (Cons_Sp) of a frequency spectrum (Sp) of the first image stream (TSvp?) and of a second image stream (TSip
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2016
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Applicant: VALEO COMFORT AND DRIVING ASSISTANCE
    Inventor: Eric Leconte
  • Publication number: 20180246199
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method (METH) for measuring a distance R between a vehicle (V) and an identifier (I) for accessing and starting the vehicle (V), the vehicle (V) and the identifier (I) being synthronised.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2016
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Applicant: VALEO COMFORT AND DRIVING ASSISTANCE
    Inventor: Eric Leconte
  • Patent number: 9996994
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electronic communication module (2) for locking/unlocking at least one movable panel of a motor vehicle, including a resonant circuit adjusted to a timing frequency and including an transmission winding (20) connected in series to a tuning capacitor (21), said resonant circuit (20, 21) being capable of emitting a low-frequency interrogation signal, at said tuning frequency, to a portable badge or identifier, and a manually-actuated triggering member (22), the actuation of which triggers the transmission of said interrogation signal. According to the invention, the triggering member is a button switch (22) connected in series to at least one resistor (23) in order to form an electric dipole (24), and said electric dipole (24) is electrically connected in parallel to all or part of the resonant circuit (20, 21).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: VALEO SECURITE HABITACLE
    Inventor: Eric Leconte
  • Patent number: 9975521
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a hands-free system (SYS) for accessing a motor vehicle (V). Said system includes: a control member (COM) arranged in the motor vehicle (V); a detection member (CAPT) arranged in a door handle (P) of the motor vehicle (V), said detecting member being connected to said control member (COM) and capable of measuring a signal (S) representing a hand (M) approaching; and a sensitivity level (SEN) for which a corresponding threshold value (TH) is defined. Said control member (COM) is capable of sending a hands-free query to the motor vehicle (V) when the measured signal (S) exceeds the threshold value (TH) corresponding to the sensitivity level (SEN).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: VALEO COMFORT AND DRIVING ASSISTANCE
    Inventors: Eric Menard, Ciprian Musat, Eric Leconte
  • Publication number: 20170236351
    Abstract: The present invention relates essentially to a device for controlling locking/unlocking and/or starting of a vehicle (V) comprising a first communication device (COM1) mounted in the vehicle (V), said first communication device (COM1) being linked to the control unit (ECU) of the vehicle (V), and a second communication device (COM2) disposed in a mobile apparatus (SP), the first communication device (COM1) and the second communication device (COM2) being able to communicate with one another according to a first mode of communication so as to carry out an authentication of the mobile apparatus (SP) by the vehicle (V), said authentication authorizing the locking/unlocking and/or starting of the vehicle (V), characterized in that the first communication device (COM1) and the second communication device (COM2) are able to communicate also according to a second mode of communication, so as to determine data representative of the position of the mobile apparatus (SP) with respect to the vehicle (V), and in that the
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2015
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Applicant: VALEO COMFORT AND DRIVING ASSISTANCE
    Inventors: Eric Menard, Fabienne Masson, Eric Leconte
  • Patent number: 9696691
    Abstract: The invention relates to an access key (1) for unlocking a motor vehicle, comprising: —a communication interface (112) configured so as to communicate according to an NFC protocol; —a support containing data constituting service provision rights; —a monitoring circuit (111) able to process a transaction by way of said communication interface (112) on the basis of said data constituting the service provision rights; characterized in that it comprises a housing (106) for receiving a support containing data constituting service provision rights of removable type (2), and in that it comprises a read and/or write interface (113) in the removable support placed in the housing, the monitoring circuit (111) being configured so as to allow an exchange of data between the communication interface and the read/write interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: VALEO SECURITE HABITACLE
    Inventors: Eric Menard, Eric Leconte
  • Publication number: 20160318480
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a hands-free system (SYS) for accessing a motor vehicle (V). Said system includes: a control member (COM) arranged in the motor vehicle (V); a detection member (CAPT) arranged in a door handle (P) of the motor vehicle (V), said detecting member being connected to said control member (COM) and capable of measuring a signal (S) representing a hand (M) approaching; and a sensitivity level (SEN) for which a corresponding threshold value (TH) is defined. Said control member (COM) is capable of sending a hands-free query to the motor vehicle (V) when the measured signal (S) exceeds the threshold value (TH) corresponding to the sensitivity level (SEN).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Applicant: VALEO COMFORT AND DRIVING ASSISTANCE
    Inventors: Eric MENARD, Ciprian MUSAT, Eric LECONTE
  • Patent number: 8773240
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for detecting an identification object in an area (ZO) around an antenna device. The invention is characterized in that it comprises the following steps in which: a calibration signal (S_CAL) is emitted in the direction of the antenna device in order to determine a control power (PR); a functional signal (S_FONC) corresponding to the control power (PR) is emitted in the direction of the antenna device, such that the antenna device emits a predetermined magnetic field; the magnetic field (Br) received by the identification object, corresponding to the emitted magnetic field, is measured and compared with a nominal magnetic field (B0); and, depending on the result of said comparison, it is determined if the identification object is located inside the area (ZO) around the antenna device. The invention is suitable for motor vehicles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Valeo Securite Habitacle
    Inventors: Eric Leconte, Stéphane Violleau
  • Publication number: 20140077926
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electronic communication module (2) for locking unlocking at least one movable panel of a motor vehicle, including a resonant circuit adjusted to a timing frequency and including an transmission winding (20) connected in series to a tuning capacitor (21), said resonant circuit (20, 21) being capable of emitting a low-frequency interrogation signal, at said tuning frequency, to a portable badge or identifier, and a manually-actuated triggering member (22), the actuation of which triggers the transmission of said interrogation signal. According to the invention, the triggering member is a button switch (22) connected in series to at least one resistor (23) in order to form an electric dipole (24), and said electric dipole (24) is electrically connected in parallel to all or part the resonant circuit (20, 21).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2011
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: VALEO SECURITE HABITACLE
    Inventor: Eric Leconte