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Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2009

Filed:

Sep. 13, 2006
Applicants:

Kenichi Ogino, Toyota, JP;

Ifushi Shimonomoto, Okazaki, JP;

Inventors:

Kenichi Ogino, Toyota, JP;

Ifushi Shimonomoto, Okazaki, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 25/10 (2006.01); G06F 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

On condition that a holder of a portable device has manipulated an ignition switch, a main control ECU discriminates the open/closed state of a luggage compartment door. When the luggage compartment door is in the closed state, the main control ECU instructs a rear transmitter to transmit a first request signal. When the luggage compartment door is in the open state, the main control ECU instructs the rear transmitter to transmit a second request signal. A portable ECU discriminates the request signal received by a receiver. When the received request signal has been determined to be the second request signal, the portable ECU adjusts the transmission output of a response signal which is to be transmitted from a transmitter, to a second transmission output which is lower than an ordinary output.


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