Communication device
First Claim
1. A communication device comprising:
- a communicator having a short communication range and a long communication range, the long communication range being greater than the short communication range; and
a communication controller that controlsthe communicator to communicate with a first portable terminal having a first priority level that is located in the short communication range regardless of whether the first priority level is greater than or less than a predetermined priority level, and that controlsthe communicator to communicate with a second portable terminal having a second priority level that is located in the long communication range and outside of the short communication range only when the communication controller determines that the second priority level is greater than the predetermined priority level.
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Abstract
A communication device including a communicator and a communication controller is provided. The communicator has at least two communication ranges including a short communication range and a long communication range longer than the short communication range. The communication controller permits the communicator to perform communication with a terminal present in the short communication range regardless of a priority level of the terminal. The communication controller permits the communicator to perform communication with a terminal present in the long communication range and out of the short communication range when a priority level of the terminal is higher than a predetermined priority level.
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18 Claims
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1. A communication device comprising:
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a communicator having a short communication range and a long communication range, the long communication range being greater than the short communication range; and a communication controller that controls the communicator to communicate with a first portable terminal having a first priority level that is located in the short communication range regardless of whether the first priority level is greater than or less than a predetermined priority level, and that controls the communicator to communicate with a second portable terminal having a second priority level that is located in the long communication range and outside of the short communication range only when the communication controller determines that the second priority level is greater than the predetermined priority level. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A communication device comprising:
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a communicator having a short communication range that covers a driver seat of a vehicle and a long communication range that covers an entire vehicle cabin of the vehicle including the driver seat, a front passenger seat of the vehicle, and a rear seat of the vehicle, the long communication range being greater than the short communication range; and a communication controller that controls the communicator to communicate with a first portable terminal having a first priority level that is located in the short communication range regardless of whether the first priority level is greater than or less than a predetermined priority level and that controls the communicator to communicate with a second portable terminal having a second priority level that is located in the long communication range and outside of the short communication range only when the communication controller determines that the second priority level is greater than the predetermined priority level. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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