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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2022
Minebea Mitsumi Inc., Nagano, JP;
Kohei Yamaguchi, Hiroshima, JP;
MINEBEA MITSUMI INC., Nagano, JP;
Abstract
A position determination system includes: at least four communication devices respectively acquiring distances to a mobile terminal; a position determination unit determining a position of the mobile terminal from the distances acquired respectively by the at least four communication devices; a region determination unit determining, from the position of the mobile terminal determined by the position determination unit, which region of a plurality of regions set around the vehicle or in a vehicle interior the mobile terminal is positioned; and a selection unit selecting three distances from the distances acquired respectively by the at least four communication devices depending on the region where the mobile terminal is positioned determined by the region determination unit. The position determination unit determines the position of the mobile terminalfrom the three distances selected by the selection unit.