Electronic key device

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9682684
SERIAL NO

14717831

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An electronic key device includes a portable device capable of being carried by a user, and a vehicle-mounted device configured to perform mutual communication with the portable device to perform predetermined control. The vehicle-mounted device includes a plurality of antennas that is provided in different positions of a vehicle and is configured to transmit radio waves every predetermined time. A response signal based on the reception strength of the radio waves transmitted from the plurality of antennas is transmitted from the portable device to the vehicle-mounted device. The vehicle-mounted device determines that a moving direction of the portable device heads for any one of the antennas based on the response signal, and when it is determined that a distance between the vehicle and the portable device is equal to or less than a predetermined threshold, control is performed such that a door becomes unlocked.

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ALPS ALPINE CO LTDTOKYO 145-8501

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Miyazawa, Akira Miyagi-ken, JP 57 347
Nakahara, Ichiro Miyagi-ken, JP 5 63
Sampei, Yoshio Miyagi-ken, JP 4 34
Seino, Katsuhiro Miyagi-ken, JP 3 30

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