Patent ID: 9481298
Filing Date: 2016-11-01
CPC Classification: B60Q,G06Q,G08B,G08G,G16H,H04M

Claim Text:
1. A reporting system comprising: a first handheld device that locks and unlocks a door of a vehicle; and a second handheld device that communicates with the first handheld device, wherein the first handheld device comprises: an inside/outside determination unit that carries out wireless communication with the vehicle via one or more antennas provided on the vehicle and acquires, from the vehicle, information of inside/outside determination on whether the first handheld device is inside the vehicle or outside the vehicle; and a transmitting unit that transmits the result of the inside/outside determination, and wherein the second handheld device comprises: a receiving unit that receives the result of the determination from the first handheld device; a mode setting unit that sets a first mode in which automatic reporting about a vehicle accident is carried out, if the result of the determination indicates being inside the vehicle, and that sets a second mode in which the automatic reporting is not carried out, if the result of the determination indicates being outside the vehicle; an impact detecting unit that carries out detection of an impact on the second handheld device; and a reporting unit that carries out the automatic reporting when an impact of a predetermined strength or greater on the second handheld device is detected in the case where the first mode is set.