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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2011
Brian K. Lickfelt, Powell, OH (US);
Shinichi Ueda, Saitama, JP;
Katsuyasu Yamane, Saitama, JP;
Takashi Mori, Saitama, JP;
Masashi Sugita, Saitama, JP;
Brian K. Lickfelt, Powell, OH (US);
Shinichi Ueda, Saitama, JP;
Katsuyasu Yamane, Saitama, JP;
Takashi Mori, Saitama, JP;
Masashi Sugita, Saitama, JP;
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A smart entry system for a vehicle having a lockable trunk is provided. The smart entry system includes portable devices, an onboard transmitter for transmitting request signals to the portable devices, an onboard receiver for receiving identification signals from the portable devices, and a trunk lockout protection feature. The trunk lockout protection feature is configured to receive a command signal to either initiate a trunk lockout protection sequence to unlock the trunk in the event that one of the portable devices is locked in the trunk or to disable the trunk lockout protection sequence to permit the trunk to remain in a locked state in the event that one of the portable devices is locked in the trunk.