Patent ID: 8847744
Filing Date: 2014-09-30
Classification: B60C,G07C

Abstract:
1. A vehicle receiver system comprising: a receiver that is provided in a vehicle cabin, wherein an operating mode of the receiver includes a first mode in which processing is performed to receive a first wireless signal for key verification, transmitted from a portable key, and a second mode in which processing is performed to receive a second wireless signal relating to a tire air pressure, transmitted from a transmitter provided on a tire; and a key verification device that performs a key verification on the portable key in the vehicle cabin on the basis of the first wireless signal received by the receiver, wherein: in a predetermined situation where the key verification device performs the key verification continuously, the receiver is configured such that the operating mode of the receiver is alternated between the first mode and the second mode; and in the predetermined situation, a proportion of a second mode operation time in which the receiver operates in the second mode is set to be greater when a vehicle speed is relatively high than when the vehicle speed is relatively low.