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In-vehicle device remote control system and method

  • US 20080001708A1
  • Filed: 05/03/2007
  • Published: 01/03/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/19/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An in-vehicle device remote control system, comprising:

  • a plurality of transmitters that are disposed at a plurality of given positions of a vehicle and transmit transmission request signals, which form different detection areas outside doors of the vehicle;

    a mobile device that transmits a response signal in response to the transmission request signal when entering the detection areas;

    a receiver that is disposed in the vehicle and receives the response signal of the mobile device;

    determining means that executes a given matching process with respect to the response signal of the mobile device for determining that the mobile device is an authorized mobile device when matching is confirmed;

    operation control means that controls an operation state of the in-vehicle device based on a determination of the determining means that the mobile device is the authorized mobile device;

    control door determining means that determines a detection area in which the mobile device exists based on the response signal of the mobile device and the transmission request signals of the transmitters and sets a door corresponding to the determined detection area as a control door;

    a memory device that stores a notifying operation with respect to each control door; and

    notifying means that executes the notifying operation of the control door determined based on storage contents of the memory device.

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