Patent ID: 9396597
Filing Date: 2016-07-19
CPC Classification: B60R,G07C

Claim Text:
1. A smart entry system which detects whether or not a mobile device is present within a first communication area set outside of a vehicle, the smart entry system comprising: a door opening/closing section that detects opening and closing of a door of the vehicle; a communication section that, once a change from an opened state to a closed state of the door is detected by the door opening/closing section, transmits to the outside an electromagnetic wave for generating the first communication area and receives from the mobile device a response to the electromagnetic wave; a control device that determines, based on presence/absence of the response from the mobile device, whether the mobile device is present within the first communication area; and the mobile device capable of receiving the electromagnetic wave and transmitting the response to the electromagnetic wave, wherein, upon determination that the mobile device is present within the first communication area,