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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 27, 2008
Applicant:
Masachika Kamiya, Toyota, JP;
Inventor:
Masachika Kamiya, Toyota, JP;
Assignee:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 7/00 (2006.01); G07C 9/00 (2006.01); B60R 25/24 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G07C 9/00309 (2013.01); B60R 25/245 (2013.01); B60R 25/246 (2013.01); G07C 2009/00793 (2013.01); G07C 2209/63 (2013.01);
Abstract
A door courtesy switch abnormality detection apparatus used in an on-vehicle system in which a door unlocked status is formed based on a wireless signal transmitted from an electronic key is disclosed. The apparatus is configured to generate information representing an abnormality in the door courtesy switch, if the electronic key in a cabin of a vehicle is detected by a antenna having the detection area thereof within the cabin of the vehicle in a situation where an ON/OFF signal of the door courtesy switch is not inverted after the door unlock operation is detected.