Patent ID: 7383056
Filing Date: 2008-06-03
Classification: B60R,G07C

Abstract:
1. A processing apparatus to be mounted on a to-be-equipped body, for transmitting/receiving signals to/from a portable transmitter portably carried by a user and activating one of functions provided in the to-be-equipped body in accordance with instruction information included in an instruction signal transmitted from the portable transmitter, the processing apparatus comprising: a receiving unit that receives the instruction signal transmitted from the portable transmitter; a transmitting unit that transmits a response signal in response to the instruction signal; a judgment unit that judges whether or not an acknowledgement signal transmitted from the portable transmitter in response to the response signal has been received; a control unit that activates a function to be activated by the instruction information when the judgment unit concludes that the acknowledgement signal has been received; and an adjustment unit that adjusts an arrival distance of the response signal in accordance with the function to be activated by the instruction information.