ELECTRONIC KEY, VEHICLE-MOUNTED DEVICE, GUIDANCE DEVICE, AND CAR-FINDER SYSTEM
First Claim
1. An electronic key used for locking and unlocking a vehicle, the key comprising:
- an electronic-key-side receiving section that receives vehicle position information indicating a position at which the vehicle is parked/stopped from an onboard apparatus to be mounted on the vehicle;
an electronic-key-side storage section that stores identification information necessary for locking and unlocking a door of the vehicle, and the received vehicle position information; and
an electronic-key-side transmitting section that is capable of transmitting the identification information stored in the electronic-key-side storage section to the onboard apparatus and that transmits the vehicle position information stored in the electronic-key-side storage section to a guidance apparatus capable of presenting position information.
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Abstract
An electronic key capable of using a simple system configuration to report information pertaining to a vehicle parking or stopping position. An electronic key (300) is an electronic key used to lock and unlock a vehicle (500) and has an electronic-key-side reception unit for receiving, from a vehicle-mounted device (200) mounted in the vehicle (500), vehicle-position information indicating the position at which the vehicle (500) is parked or stopped; an electronic-key-side memory unit for storing the received vehicle-position information; and an electronic-key-side transmission unit for transmitting the vehicle-position information to a guidance device (400) capable of presenting position information.
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12 Claims
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1. An electronic key used for locking and unlocking a vehicle, the key comprising:
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an electronic-key-side receiving section that receives vehicle position information indicating a position at which the vehicle is parked/stopped from an onboard apparatus to be mounted on the vehicle; an electronic-key-side storage section that stores identification information necessary for locking and unlocking a door of the vehicle, and the received vehicle position information; and an electronic-key-side transmitting section that is capable of transmitting the identification information stored in the electronic-key-side storage section to the onboard apparatus and that transmits the vehicle position information stored in the electronic-key-side storage section to a guidance apparatus capable of presenting position information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A car finder system comprising:
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an onboard apparatus to be mounted on a vehicle; an electronic key used for locking and unlocking the vehicle; and a guidance apparatus that is capable of being carried around or accessible by a user carrying the electronic key, wherein the vehicle-mounted apparatus includes; a vehicle position acquiring section that acquires vehicle position information indicating a position at which the vehicle is parked/stopped; and a vehicle side transmitting section that transmits the acquired vehicle position information to the electronic key, the electronic key includes; an electronic-key-side receiving section that receives the vehicle position information transmitted from the onboard apparatus; an electronic-key-side storage section that stores identification information necessary for locking and unlocking a door of the vehicle and the received vehicle position information; and an electronic-key-side transmitting section that is capable of transmitting the identification information stored in the electronic-key-side storage section for the onboard apparatus and that transmits the vehicle position information stored in the electronic-key-side storage section to the guidance apparatus, and the guidance apparatus includes; a guidance-apparatus-side receiving section that receives the vehicle position information transmitted from the electronic key; and an information presenting section that presents information relating to the vehicle position based on the position indicated in the vehicle position information received by the guidance-apparatus-side receiving section.
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