Patent ID: 7394362
Filing Date: 2008-07-01
Classification: B60R,G01S,G07C,H04M

Abstract:
1. A portable device search system for an electronic key system comprising: a portable device including a camera and forming a part of the electronic key system; and handy equipment separate from the portable device, wherein the handy equipment has a search signal transmitting means that transmits a search signal when a predetermined operation is performed on the handy equipment, the portable device has a reporting operation execution means that performs a reporting operation for reporting a current position of the portable device on receiving the search signal transmitted from the handy equipment, the reporting operation execution means is configured to activate the camera in the portable device to photograph a surrounding area of the camera and then transmit image data produced by the camera to the handy equipment as the reporting operation, and the handy equipment has a display part that displays an image represented by the image data.