Patent ID: 11866005
Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC B  G  H | IPC B  E  G  H

Claim 2:
3. The vehicle control apparatus according to claim 1,
wherein the terminal position information includes current position information on the mobile terminal detected by a terminal global positioning system (GPS) sensor provided in the mobile terminal,
the vehicle position information includes current position information on the vehicle detected by a vehicle GPS sensor provided in the vehicle,
the second distance measuring unit measures the vehicle-terminal distance with the second precision based on a current position of the vehicle detected by the vehicle GPS sensor and recognized from the vehicle position information and the terminal position information detected by the terminal GPS sensor and recognized from the terminal position information, and
the first distance measuring unit measures the vehicle-terminal distance with the first precision by performing, by the vehicle communication control unit, communication with the mobile terminal by a second communication specification involving larger power consumption for communication than the first communication specification.