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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2019
Applicant:
Kyocera Corporation, Kyoto, JP;
Inventor:
Yuya Yamaguchi, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
KYOCERA Corporation, Kyoto, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 25/24 (2013.01); G01S 19/49 (2010.01); B60R 25/20 (2013.01); B60R 25/32 (2013.01); B60R 25/33 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 25/245 (2013.01); B60R 25/209 (2013.01); B60R 25/32 (2013.01); B60R 25/33 (2013.01); G01S 19/49 (2013.01);
Abstract
An electronic key apparatusused by a user of a vehicle in a smart entry system comprises a transceiverconfigured to perform a radio communication with the vehicle, a sensor device including at least one of a GNSS receiverand an acceleration sensor, and a controllerconfigured to control whether to set a transmission stop mode based on an output of the sensor device, the transmission stop mode being for causing the transceiverto stop transmission of a radio signal used for unlocking the vehicle or starting a power source of the vehicle.