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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2022
Filed:
May. 18, 2021
Applicants:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Cmc Corporation, Nagoya, JP;
Inventors:
Shin Sakurada, Toyota, JP;
Yasuhisa Ohta, Toyota, JP;
Satoru Sakuma, Nagakute, JP;
Yuki Tatsumoto, Nagoya, JP;
Naoyuki Takada, Toyota, JP;
Tetsu Yajima, Nagoya, JP;
Assignees:
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
CMC CORPORATION, Nagoya, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 25/24 (2013.01); B60R 25/04 (2013.01); B60R 25/10 (2013.01); G07C 9/00 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 25/245 (2013.01); B60R 25/04 (2013.01); B60R 25/1003 (2013.01); G07C 9/00309 (2013.01); B60R 2325/10 (2013.01); B60R 2325/205 (2013.01); G07C 2009/00769 (2013.01); G07C 2209/63 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle control apparatus includes a processor including hardware, the processor being configured to determine whether or not a position of a key device is located within a predetermined area, and in a case where the position of the key device is located within the predetermined area, stop a smart key function of a vehicle or transmit a first signal requesting setting of a remote immobilizer function of the vehicle.