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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 03, 2014
Applicant:
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 19/00 (2006.01); G07C 9/00 (2006.01); B60R 25/24 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G07C 9/00111 (2013.01); B60R 25/245 (2013.01); G07C 9/00182 (2013.01); G07C 9/00309 (2013.01); G07C 2009/00198 (2013.01); G07C 2009/00793 (2013.01); G07C 2209/63 (2013.01);
Abstract
Upon determination that a mobile device is present within a first communication area, a control device maintains transmitter power output of an electromagnetic wave to be transmitted from a communication section. Further, the mobile device decreases sensitivity for receiving the electromagnetic wave such that the first communication area is narrowed to a second communication area. Then, the control device determines, based on presence/absence of a response from the mobile device, whether the mobile device is present within the second communication area.