ELECTRONIC KEY SYSTEM AND COMPONENT UNITS THEREFOR
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1. An electronic key system for a control object comprising:
- an in-object unit provided in the control object; and
a mobile unit for communicating with the in-object unit by radio signals and causing the in-object unit to perform predetermined control in the control object, wherein the mobile unit transmits a response to the in-object unit when receiving a request of response from the in-vehicle unit, characterized in thatthe in-object unit is configured to;
select one channel from a plurality of predetermined channels of communication for receiving the response from the mobile unit, and transmit information of the selected channel when transmitting the request of response to the mobile unit so that the mobile unit transmits the response by way of the selected channel;
select another channel from the plurality of predetermined channels automatically when failing to receive the response transmitted from the mobile unit in response to the request of response, and transmit another request of response and information of the selected another channel so that the mobile unit transmits another response by using the selected another channel; and
select the another channel for next radio communications with the mobile unit automatically after receiving the another response from the mobile unit successfully by using the selected another channel.
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Abstract
In an electronic key system for a vehicle, an in-vehicle unit transmits a request of response to a mobile unit together with information of a priority channel, and receives a response from the mobile unit by using the priority channel. If the response is not received successfully, the in-vehicle unit automatically changes and tries the transmission and reception again. If the response from the mobile unit is successfully received by using the changed channel, this channel is stored in a memory to be used as the priority channel in subsequent communications with the mobile unit.
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1. An electronic key system for a control object comprising:
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an in-object unit provided in the control object; and a mobile unit for communicating with the in-object unit by radio signals and causing the in-object unit to perform predetermined control in the control object, wherein the mobile unit transmits a response to the in-object unit when receiving a request of response from the in-vehicle unit, characterized in that the in-object unit is configured to; select one channel from a plurality of predetermined channels of communication for receiving the response from the mobile unit, and transmit information of the selected channel when transmitting the request of response to the mobile unit so that the mobile unit transmits the response by way of the selected channel; select another channel from the plurality of predetermined channels automatically when failing to receive the response transmitted from the mobile unit in response to the request of response, and transmit another request of response and information of the selected another channel so that the mobile unit transmits another response by using the selected another channel; and select the another channel for next radio communications with the mobile unit automatically after receiving the another response from the mobile unit successfully by using the selected another channel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. An in-object unit for radio communication with a mobile unit in an electronic key system for a control object, the mobile unit comprising:
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selection means for selecting a response transmitting channel from a plurality of channels to be used to receive a response from the mobile unit; transmitter means for transmitting a request of response to the mobile unit together with information about the selected channel to be used in transmitting the response from the mobile unit; receiver means for receiving the response from the mobile unit by using the selected channel; and check means for checking whether the response from the mobile unit has been successfully received, characterized in that the selection means selects another response transmitting channel from the plurality of channels when the check means determines a failure of reception of the response from the mobile unit, the transmitter means and the receiver means transmits the request of response with the information about the selected another channel and receives the response by using the selected another channel again, and the selection means automatically selects the another channel first for use with priority over other channels in a next reception of the response from the mobile unit, after the receiver means successfully received the response from the mobile unit by using the selected another channel. - View Dependent Claims (5)
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6. A mobile unit for radio communication with an in-object unit in an electronic key system for a control object, the mobile unit comprising:
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receiver means for receiving a request of response transmitted from the in-object unit, the request accompanying information about a response transmission channel selected from a plurality of channels to be used for transmission of a response to the in-object unit; and transmitter means for transmitting the response to the in-object unit by using the selected response transmission channel. - View Dependent Claims (7)
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