Patent ID: 8773248
Filing Date: 2014-07-08
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. A vehicle control device mounted on a vehicle comprising: a search signal transmission unit for transmitting a first or second search signal for searching a position of a portable device for determining control operation of the control device, wherein the portable device remotely operates the control device; an illuminance measurement unit mounted on the vehicle for measuring an illuminance of an outside of the vehicle and turning on headlight devices of the vehicle; a determination unit for determining a bright and dark state of outside of the vehicle based on a measurement result of the illuminance measurement unit; and a storage unit for storing a determination result of the determination unit; wherein, when searching for the portable device, a first search signal, which causes a display unit of the portable device to emit light, is transmitted from the search signal transmission unit to the portable device if the determination result in which the outside of the vehicle is determined as the dark state by the determination unit is stored in the storage unit; and a second search signal, which does not cause the display unit of the portable device to emit light, is transmitted from the search signal transmission unit to the portable device if the determination result in which the outside of the vehicle is determined as the bright state by the determination unit is stored in the storage unit.