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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2005
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2002
Tomokazu Sakamoto, Saitama, JP;
Kenji Tamaki, Saitama, JP;
Yoshiyuki Horii, Saitama, JP;
Satoshi Kazama, Saitama, JP;
Hidetoshi Kabayama, Saitama, JP;
Dai Higashida, Saitama, JP;
Tomokazu Sakamoto, Saitama, JP;
Kenji Tamaki, Saitama, JP;
Yoshiyuki Horii, Saitama, JP;
Satoshi Kazama, Saitama, JP;
Hidetoshi Kabayama, Saitama, JP;
Dai Higashida, Saitama, JP;
Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle ready for a card key and a radio communication system for a vehicle which utilizes a card key wherein transmission and reception functions are incorporated in a card key to be loaded onto a vehicle, thereby allowing communication between vehicles. A card key loaded on a two-wheeled vehicle communicates with a first card key loaded in a first card key receiving slot of a four-wheeled vehicle. Further, a microphone, a speaker and a transmitter-receiver are provided on a helmet for a driver, and the card key communicates also with the transmitter-receiver on the helmet. Similarly, a card key loaded on a second two-wheeled vehicle communicates with a second card key loaded in second card key receiving slot of the four-wheeled vehicle and the transmitter-receiver of the helmet worn by the driver of the second two-wheeled vehicle.