Remote control system for a vehicle

• US 7,956,720 B2
• Filed: 09/11/2006
• Issued: 06/07/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 09/26/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha (Toyota Motor Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha (Toyota Motor Corporation)
• Inventors: Kamiya, Masachika
• Primary Examiner(s): Goins; Davetta W
• Assistant Examiner(s): GIRMA, FEKADESELASS
• Application Number:
  US11/518,215
• Publication Number:
  US 20070069854A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,730 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 340/4.3
• 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, wherein the manipulation mode is one of a long pressing mode and a short pressing mode; and

a setting part that sets the manipulation mode of the mobile device;

wherein when a predetermined condition is met, the setting part sets the manipulation mode of the mobile device based on an initial operation time of the mobile device at the first time after a vehicle battery is remounted or after a terminal of the vehicle battery is reconnected;

wherein 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.

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, 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.

4. 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, wherein the manipulation mode is one of a long pressing mode and a short pressing mode; and

a setting part that sets the manipulation mode of the mobile device;

wherein when a predetermined condition is met, the setting part sets the manipulation mode of the mobile device based on an initial operation time of the mobile device at the first time after a vehicle battery is remounted or after a terminal of the vehicle battery is reconnected;

wherein when the manipulation mode is set as the long pressing mode, only one vehicle operation is performed when there is a long pressing manipulation, and no vehicle operation is performed when there is a short pressing manipulation.

5. The remote control system as claimed in claim 4, wherein the opening operation is a trunk opening operation.

6. 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, wherein the manipulation mode is one of a long pressing mode and a short pressing mode; and

a setting part that sets the manipulation mode of the mobile device;

wherein when a predetermined condition is met, the setting part sets the manipulation mode of the mobile device based on an initial operation time of the mobile device at the first time after a vehicle battery is remounted or after a terminal of the vehicle battery is reconnected;

wherein when the manipulation mode is set as the short pressing mode, only one vehicle operation is performed when there is a short pressing manipulation, and no vehicle operation is performed when there is a long pressing manipulation.

7. The remote control system as claimed in claim 6, wherein the opening operation is a trunk opening operation.