Patents by Inventor Frederic Gehin
Frederic Gehin 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).
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Patent number: 11252562Abstract: The invention relates to a method for securing a command to be applied to a motor vehicle, characterized in that said method comprises: a first step of generating first data, via a vehicle electronic control unit; a second step of sending said first data to a mobile terminal comprising a screen, via the electronic control unit; a third step of displaying the first data on the screen of the mobile terminal; a fourth step in which a human user processes the first data in order to obtain second data; a fifth step of sending the second data to the electronic control unit via the mobile terminal; a sixth step of comparing said second data to a key of the first data, via the electronic control unit; if the second data is validated by the key of the first data, a seventh step of activating the motor vehicle via the electronic control unit, in order to implement at least part of the control.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2014Date of Patent: February 15, 2022Assignee: VALEO SECURITE HABITACLEInventors: Eric Menard, Frédéric Gehin, Fabienne Masson
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Patent number: 11247667Abstract: The invention relates to an electronic parking assistance device (1) for a motor vehicle (10), comprising: a housing (2) provided with an antenna (3), a camera (6) that is contained, at least in part, in the housing, and a control unit (7) that is contained in the housing and is connected to said antenna. According to the invention, the housing is provided with at least one other antenna (4) that is connected to the control unit, and this control unit is suitable for selecting each antenna and for sending and receiving signals exclusively via the selected antenna.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2017Date of Patent: February 15, 2022Assignee: VALEO COMFORT AND DRIVING ASSISTANCEInventors: Jean-Claude Goumy, Frédéric Gehin
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Mobile telephone capable of automatically pairing with a motor vehicle, and automatic pairing method
Patent number: 10885731Abstract: The invention relates to a mobile telephone (3) containing an authentication code (ID) for enabling a motor vehicle (2) to be locked/unlocked and/or started via a Bluetooth™ Low Energy (BLE) protocol, characterized in that said mobile telephone comprises: a pairing code (AP) for enabling the mobile telephone (3) to be registered automatically with said motor vehicle (2); and/or an identification code (VIN) for enabling the mobile telephone (3) to be recognized automatically in said motor vehicle (2).Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2014Date of Patent: January 5, 2021Assignee: VALEO COMFORT AND DRIVING ASSISTANCEInventors: Eric Menard, Fabienne Masson, Frederic Gehin -
Patent number: 10807641Abstract: The invention relates to a method for interactively controlling the automatic parking of a motor vehicle (10) in a parking space (50) by means of a mobile terminal (30), involving the following steps: selection by the user of an automatic parking mode of the motor vehicle, and —automatic parking of the motor vehicle during the course of which the vehicle computer (21) controls the orientation of the wheels (13) and the power train (14) of the motor vehicle. According to the invention, each piece of information emitted by the obstacle detection assistance means (25, 26) fitted to the motor vehicle is transmitted to the mobile terminal in order to signal the possible presence of an obstacle (60) to a user located outside of the motor vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2016Date of Patent: October 20, 2020Assignee: VALEO COMFORT AND DRIVING ASSISTANCEInventor: Frederic Gehin
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Patent number: 10429832Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the remote control of a function of a motor vehicle by means of a vehicle-external electronic unit, in which the vehicle-external electronic unit (7) is checked during the driving event of the motor vehicle (1) in that the vehicle-external electronic unit (7) triggers an operation, the result of which is checked for correctness by a control device (3) of the motor vehicle (1).Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2015Date of Patent: October 1, 2019Assignee: Valeo Schalter und Sensoren GmbHInventors: Manuel Beck, Frederic Gehin, Marc Scheerle, Ullrich Pressel, Martin Anderschitz, Viktor Friesen, Andreas Hiller
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Publication number: 20190184980Abstract: The invention relates to an electronic parking assistance device (1) for a motor vehicle (10), comprising: a housing (2) provided with an antenna (3), a camera (6) that is contained, at least in part, in the housing, and a control unit (7) that is contained in the housing and is connected to said antenna. According to the invention, the housing is provided with at least one other antenna (4) that is connected to the control unit, and this control unit is suitable for selecting each antenna and for sending and receiving signals exclusively via the selected antenna.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2017Publication date: June 20, 2019Applicant: VALEO COMFORT AND DRIVING ASSISTANCEInventors: Jean-Claude Goumy, Frédéric Gehin
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Publication number: 20180237069Abstract: The invention relates to a method for interactively controlling the automatic parking of a motor vehicle (10) in a parking space (50) by means of a mobile terminal (30), involving the following steps: selection by the user of an automatic parking mode of the motor vehicle, and —automatic parking of the motor vehicle during the course of which the vehicle computer (21) controls the orientation of the wheels (13) and the power train (14) of the motor vehicle. According to the invention, each piece of information emitted by the obstacle detection assistance means (25, 26) fitted to the motor vehicle is transmitted to the mobile terminal in order to signal the possible presence of an obstacle (60) to a user located outside of the motor vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2016Publication date: August 23, 2018Applicant: Valeo Comfort and Driving AssistanceInventor: Frédéric GEHIN
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Patent number: 9870663Abstract: The invention relates to a method of pre-authenticating a user at a vehicle with a view to allowing the user to access the vehicle when a handle provided on a door of said vehicle is actuated, said user being provided with a mobile device, said vehicle and said mobile device each comprising a wireless communication interface operating according to the BLE protocol; each of said interfaces initially being in the “notification” state in which each of said interfaces transmits for a basic transmission time; said method comprising: —steps of connecting said interfaces according to the BLE protocol—steps of identifying and authenticating the mobile device, by the vehicle; a step in which the vehicle stores the identity data or the mobile device if the identification and authentication steps have been completed; —a subsequent step in which, when the handle of the vehicle door is actuated, the interface of the vehicle shifts from the “notification” state to the “scanning” state; —a tenth step in which the interfaceType: GrantFiled: September 9, 2014Date of Patent: January 16, 2018Assignee: VALEO COMFORT AND DRIVING ASSISTANCEInventors: Frédéric Gehin, Laurent Petel, Hélène Gibourdel, Siav Kuong Kuoch
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Patent number: 9845070Abstract: The present invention essentially relates to a communication system comprising a communication device mounted in a motor vehicle and at least one mobile device (SP, CID, smart watch), said communication system being intended for providing a data exchange between the communication device and the at least one mobile device (SP, CID, smart watch), characterized in that: the communication device comprises a low-frequency communication interface (BF) and a wireless communication interface (11) using the Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) protocol in “advertising” state; and in that the communication device is capable of communicating with said at least one mobile device either in low-frequency mode using the BLE protocol or using only the BLE protocol.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2014Date of Patent: December 19, 2017Assignee: VALEO COMFORT AND DRIVING ASSISTANCEInventors: Laurent Petel, Fabienne Masson, Frédéric Gehin
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Publication number: 20170153635Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the remote control of a function of a motor vehicle by means of a vehicle-external electronic unit, in which the vehicle-external electronic unit (7) is checked during the driving event of the motor vehicle (1) in that the vehicle-external electronic unit (7) triggers an operation, the result of which is checked for correctness by a control device (3) of the motor vehicle (1).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2015Publication date: June 1, 2017Applicant: VALEO Schalter und Sensoren GmbHInventors: Manuel Beck, Frederic Gehin, Marc Scheerle, Ullrich Pressel, Martin Anderschitz, Viktor Friesen, Andreas Hiller
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MOBILE TELEPHONE CAPABLE OF AUTOMATICALLY PAIRING WITH A MOTOR VEHICLE, AND AUTOMATIC PAIRING METHOD
Publication number: 20160358389Abstract: The invention relates to a mobile telephone (3) containing an authentication code (ID) for enabling a motor vehicle (2) to be locked/unlocked and/or started via a Bluetooth™ Low Energy (BLE) protocol, characterized in that said mobile telephone comprises: a pairing code (AP) for enabling the mobile telephone (3) to be registered automatically with said motor vehicle (2); and/or an identification code (VIN) for enabling the mobile telephone (3) to be recognized automatically in said motor vehicle (2).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2014Publication date: December 8, 2016Applicant: VALEO COMFORT AND DRIVING ASSISTANCEInventors: Eric Menard, Fabienne Masson, Frederic Gehin -
Publication number: 20160225211Abstract: The invention relates to a method of pre-authenticating a user at a vehicle with a view to allowing the user to access the vehicle when a handle provided on a door of said vehicle is actuated, said user being provided with a mobile device, said vehicle and said mobile device each comprising a wireless communication interface operating according to the BLE protocol; each of said interfaces initially being in the “notification” state in which each of said interfaces transmits for a basic transmission time; said method comprising: —steps of connecting said interfaces according to the BLE protocol—steps of identifying and authenticating the mobile device, by the vehicle; a step in which the vehicle stores the identity data or the mobile device if the identification and authentication steps have been completed; —a subsequent step in which, when the handle of the vehicle door is actuated, the interface of the vehicle shifts from the “notification” state to the “scanning” state; —a tenth step in which the interfaceType: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2014Publication date: August 4, 2016Applicant: VALEO COMFORT AND DRIVING ASSISTANCEInventors: Frédéric Gehin, Laurent Petel, Hélène Gibourdel, Siav Kuong Kuoch
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Publication number: 20160221536Abstract: The present invention essentially relates to a communication system comprising a communication device mounted in a motor vehicle and at least one mobile device (SP, CID, smart watch), said communication system being intended for providing a data exchange between the communication device and the at least one mobile device (SP, CID, smart watch), characterised in that: the communication device comprises a low-frequency communication interface (BF) and a wireless communication interface (11) using the Blue-tooth Low Energy (BLE) protocol in “advertising” state; and in that the communication device is capable of communicating with said at least one mobile device either in low-frequency mode using the BLE protocol or using only the BLE protocol.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2014Publication date: August 4, 2016Applicant: VALEO COMFORT AND DRIVING ASSISTANCEInventors: Laurent Petel, Fabienne Masson, Frédéric Gehin
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Patent number: 9394737Abstract: The invention relates to a method for opening a movable panel of a motor vehicle, including the following steps: Step A (1)—the presence of at least one body part of a person is detected by a capacitive or non-capacitive sensor; Step B (2)—the person is authenticated as being authorized to unlock the vehicle by an authentication means; Step C (5)—a virtual switch is produced by projecting a light pattern onto the ground on which the motor vehicle is standing; and Step D (6)—the person positions his/her foot so as to obscure the virtual switch in a predetermined manner; Step E (7)—if the foot is not positioned in the predetermined manner, a signal is sent to restart step D, or if the foot is positioned in the predetermined manner, a control means opens the movable panel.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2012Date of Patent: July 19, 2016Assignee: U-SHIN FRANCE SASInventors: Frédéric Gehin, Eric Menard
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Publication number: 20160137163Abstract: The invention relates to a method for securing a command to be applied to a motor vehicle, characterized in that said method comprises: a first step of generating first data, via a vehicle electronic control unit; a second step of sending said first data to a mobile terminal comprising a screen, via the electronic control unit; a third step of displaying the first data on the screen of the mobile terminal; a fourth step in which a human user processes the first data in order to obtain second data; a fifth step of sending the second data to the electronic control unit via the mobile terminal; a sixth step of comparing said second data to a key of the first data, via the electronic control unit; if the second data is validated by the key of the first data, a seventh step of activating the motor vehicle via the electronic control unit, in order to implement at least part of the control.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2014Publication date: May 19, 2016Applicant: VALEO SECURITE HABITACLEInventors: Eric Menard, Frédéric Gehin, Fabienne Masson
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Publication number: 20140330486Abstract: The invention relates to a method for opening a movable panel of a motor vehicle, including the following steps: Step A (1)—the presence of at least one body part of a person is detected by a capacitive or non-capacitive sensor; Step B (2)—the person is authenticated as being authorized to unlock the vehicle by an authentication means; Step C (5)—a virtual switch is produced by projecting a light pattern onto the ground on which the motor vehicle is standing; and Step D (6)—the person positions his/her foot so as to obscure the virtual switch in a predetermined manner; Step E (7)—if the foot is not positioned in the predetermined manner, a signal is sent to restart step D, or if the foot is positioned in the predetermined manner, a control means opens the movable panel.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2012Publication date: November 6, 2014Applicant: VALEO SECURITE HABITACLEInventors: Frédéric Gehin, Eric Menard
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Patent number: 8606467Abstract: The subject of the invention is a secure method for automatically closing a motor vehicle tailgate (200) fitted with at least one presence sensor (201; 202; 203; 204) of an element in a detection zone (206), the said detection zone having at least one shadow zone (207; 208; 209; 210), characterized in that it comprises the step consisting in making the automatic operation of closing the vehicle tailgate conditional upon the completion of the following various operations: —detecting (301) the presence of an element in the detection zone; —detecting (304) a departure of the said element from the detection zone.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2008Date of Patent: December 10, 2013Assignee: Valeo Securite HabitacleInventor: Frédéric Gehin
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Publication number: 20110248820Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for automatically locking and/or unlocking at least one openable panel (3) of a motor vehicle (1) comprising a remote-opening system (4) comprising a central processing unit (5) designed to be installed inside the vehicle, and a portable identification element (17), said central processing unit (5) being capable of authenticating by radiofrequency the portable identification element (17). Said device further comprises means (13) for the remote optical recognition of a predetermined movement of part of the body for locking and/or unlocking said openable panel or panels in front of which the movement has been executed in the event of positive recognition of the movement and in that the central processing unit comprises activation means (11) for activating said remote optical recognition means (13) when the portable identification element (17) is located within a predefined perimeter (19) around the vehicle (1).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2009Publication date: October 13, 2011Applicant: VALEO SECURITE HABITACLEInventor: Frederic Gehin
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Publication number: 20110210821Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for automatically locking and/or unlocking at least one openable panel (3) of a motor vehicle (1) comprising a remote-opening system (4) comprising a central processing unit (5) designed to be installed inside the vehicle, and a portable identification element (17), said central processing unit (5) being capable of authenticating by radiofrequency the portable identification element (17). Said device further comprises means (13) for the remote optical recognition of a predetermined movement of part of the body for locking and/or unlocking said openable panel or panels in front of which the movement has been executed in the event of positive recognition of the movement and in that the central processing unit comprises activation means (11) for activating said remote optical recognition means (13) when the portable identification element (17) is located within a predefined perimeter (19) around the vehicle (1).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2009Publication date: September 1, 2011Applicant: VALEO SECURITE HABITACLEInventor: Frederic Gehin
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Publication number: 20100256875Abstract: The subject of the invention is a secure method for automatically closing a motor vehicle tailgate (200) fitted with at least one presence sensor (201; 202; 203; 204) of an element in a detection zone (206), the said detection zone having at least one shadow zone (207; 208; 209; 210), characterized in that it comprises the step consisting in making the automatic operation of closing the vehicle tailgate conditional upon the completion of the following various operations: —detecting (301) the presence of an element in the detection zone; —detecting (304) a departure of the said element from the detection zone.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2008Publication date: October 7, 2010Applicant: VALEO SECURITE HABITACLEInventor: Frederic Gehin