US 9,867,008 B2 · Vehicle control system

Abstract

A vehicle control system includes a vehicle control apparatus mounted on a vehicle for controlling the vehicle, an electronic key carried by a user for performing communication with the vehicle control apparatus, and a portable device carried by the user for performing communication with the electronic key. When detecting user's getting in or out of the vehicle, the vehicle control apparatus determines a location of the electronic key based on communication with the electronic key. When the location of the electronic key is in the vehicle and the user has no intention of getting out of the vehicle, communication between the electronic key and the portable device is brought into a connected state. When the location of the electronic key is outside the vehicle and the user has no intention of getting in the vehicle, communication between the electronic key and the portable device is brought into a disconnected state.

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Dependent claims

A vehicle control system comprising:

a vehicle control apparatus mounted on a vehicle and configured to control the vehicle;
an electronic key carried by a user and configured to perform communication with the vehicle control apparatus;
and
a portable device carried by the user and configured to perform communication with the electronic key,
wherein the vehicle control apparatus:
determines a location of the electronic key based on communication with the electronic key, when the vehicle control apparatus detects that a predetermined condition is met in the vehicle, the electronic key, or the portable device;
controls connection or disconnection of communication between the electronic key and the portable device according to the determined location;
determines whether the vehicle control apparatus succeeds or fails to bring the communication between the electronic key and the portable device into a connected state, based on a notification from the electronic key or the portable device;
and
outputs an alert signal when the vehicle control apparatus fails.

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A vehicle control system comprising:

a vehicle control apparatus mounted on a vehicle and configured to control the vehicle;
an electronic key carried by a user and configured to perform communication with the vehicle control apparatus;
and
a portable device carried by the user and configured to perform communication with the electronic key,
wherein the vehicle control apparatus:
determines a location of the electronic key based on communication with the electronic key, when the vehicle control apparatus detects that a predetermined condition is met in the vehicle, the electronic key, or the portable device;
controls connection or disconnection of communication between the portable device and the vehicle control apparatus according to the determined location;
determines whether the vehicle control apparatus succeeds or fails to bring the communication between the electronic key and the portable device into a connected state, based on a notification from the electronic key or the portable device;
and
outputs an alert signal when the vehicle control apparatus fails.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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