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1. An access system for a vehicle of the type having at least one onboard electrical power source comprising a main battery, at least one door with a power latch powered by the main battery and a user actuatable release handle for opening the at least one door, the access system facilitating access to the vehicle when the vehicle's main battery is incapable of supplying sufficient power for actuating the power latch, the access system comprising:
(a) a power supply disposed in one of the at least one door or the release handle, the power supply supplying power to the power latch; (b) at least one entry authentication device provided on the vehicle for receiving one or more inputs for authenticating a user's access to the vehicle, the entry authentication device powered by the power supply; (c) a latch controller positioned in the vehicle, the latch controller powered by the power supply, the latch controller operatively connected to the power latch and the at least one entry authentication device to receive information from the at least entry authentication device corresponding to the one or more inputs, and the latch controller operative to authenticate a user's access to the vehicle based on the information received from the at least one entry authentication device; and wherein, on authentication of the information received from the entry authentication device, the latch controller places the power latch in one of a locked or an unlocked state, the unlocked state being characterized in that the power latch is operatively coupled to the release handle, and the locked state being characterized in that the power latch is operatively uncoupled from the release handle. |
