(19)
(11) EP 3 765 343 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
09.07.2025 Bulletin 2025/28

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
14.05.2025 Bulletin 2025/20

(21) Application number: 19713917.3

(22) Date of filing: 11.03.2019
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
B60W 50/10(2012.01)
B60W 50/14(2020.01)
 B60W 50/12(2012.01)
B60W 40/09(2012.01)
(52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
B60W 40/09; B60W 50/10; B60W 50/12; B60W 50/14; B60W 2540/30
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2019/021601
(87) International publication number:
WO 2019/177963 (19.09.2019 Gazette 2019/38)

(54)

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REGULATING VEHICLE ACCESS TO AN OPERATOR

SYSTEM UND VERFAHREN ZUR REGELUNG DES ZUGANGS EINES FAHRZEUGS ZU EINEM BEDIENER

SYSTEME ET METHODE POUR REGLER L'ACCES D'UN VEHICULE A UN OPERATEUR

(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

(30) Priority: 12.03.2018 US 201815918669

(43) Date of publication of application:
20.01.2021 Bulletin 2021/03

(73) Proprietor: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
Aichi-Ken 471-8571 (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • MASON, Julian M.
    Los Altos, California 94022 (US)
  • MICHALAKIS, Nikolaos
    Los Altos, California 94022 (US)

(74) Representative: D Young & Co LLP 
3 Noble Street
London EC2V 7BQ
London EC2V 7BQ (GB)


(56) References cited: : 
DE-A1- 102006 000 326
US-A1- 2016 176 412
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US-A1- 2018 059 663
   
       
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