Patent ID: 11951942
Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 2:
3. The vehicle control device according to claim 1, wherein:
the key authentication unit performs the authentication process with the portable key via wireless communication in an LF (low frequency) band, and performs the authentication process with the communication terminal via wireless communication in a UHF (ultra-high frequency) band;
the processor comprises a portable key position recognition unit, the portable key position recognition unit recognizing whether the portable key is inside the vehicle based on a response status of the portable key to a transmission of an LF band monitoring signal for the portable key; and
the notification control unit issues a notification giving a notice of that the portable key is not inside the vehicle, as the first notification, and a notification to prompt turning off the power of the vehicle, as the second notification, when the door opening and closing recognition unit recognizes that the driver's seat door of the vehicle is switched from an open state to a closed state after recognizing that door has been switched from a closed state to an open state and the portable key position recognition unit recognizes that the portable key is not inside the vehicle, while the power state recognition unit recognizes that the power is on.