Remote control system for a vehicle

• US 20070069854A1
• Filed: 09/11/2006
• Published: 03/29/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 09/26/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha (Toyota Motor Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Toyoda Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
• Inventors: Kamiya, Masachika
• Granted Patent: US 7,956,720 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/5.720
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/24 using electronic identifiers containing a code not memorised by the user
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/403 Power supply in the vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2009/00261 the keyless data carrier having more than one function
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2209/08 With time considerations, e.g. temporary activation, valid time window or time limitations
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00182 operated with unidirectional data transmission between data carrier and locks

Abstract

A remote control system for a vehicle is disclosed. The system comprises a mobile device that transmits a signal ordering the vehicle to perform an opening operation, and an in-vehicle electronic device that performs the opening operation in response to the signal. In the system, the in-vehicle electronic device includes a determination part that determines whether a manipulation mode of the mobile device should be set; and a setting part that sets the manipulation mode of the mobile device in accordance with the determination result.

Claims

1. A remote control system for a vehicle, the system including a mobile device that transmits a signal ordering the vehicle to perform an opening operation and an in-vehicle electronic device that performs the opening operation in response to the signal, the in-vehicle electronic device comprising:

a determination part that determines whether a manipulation mode of the mobile device should be set; and

a setting part that sets the manipulation mode of the mobile device in accordance with the determination result.

2. The remote control system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the opening operation is a trunk opening operation.

3. The remote control system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the determination part determines whether the manipulation mode of the mobile device should be set, based on whether a battery has been remounted or reconnected.

4. The remote control system as claimed in claim 1, the mobile device comprising:

a wireless code generating and transmitting part that transmits wireless codes including a start signal and a stop signal, in response to pressing a switch of the mobile device;

wherein

the setting part sets the manipulation mode of the mobile device, based on a time duration of pressing the switch.

5. The remote control system as claimed in claim 4, the in-vehicle electronic device further comprising:

a wireless code determination part that determines wireless codes transmitted by the mobile device;

wherein

the setting part calculates the time duration of pressing the switch of the mobile device, based on the determination result of the wireless codes.