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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 04, 2022
Filed:
Jan. 13, 2021
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Cmc Corporation, Nagoya, JP;
Shin Sakurada, Toyota, JP;
Yasuhisa Ohta, Toyota, JP;
Naoyuki Takada, Toyota, JP;
Satoru Sakuma, Nagakute, JP;
Yuki Tatsumoto, Nagoya, JP;
Tetsu Yajima, Nagoya, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
CMC CORPORATION, Nagoya, JP;
Abstract
An electronic key device includes: a communication device; and a processor including hardware, the processor being configured to determine whether the electronic key device is in a predetermined state, excluding a stationary state and a state where the electronic key device is positioned far away from a vehicle by a predetermined distance or more, disable execution of a function of locking or unlocking the vehicle through information communication with the vehicle via the communication device when the electronic key device is in the predetermined state, and enable execution of the function when the electronic key device is not in the predetermined state.