Patents Assigned to KABUSHIKl KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO
  • Valet key and method for controlling valet key
    Patent number: 10596999
    Abstract: A valet key operable as a vehicle key when lending a vehicle to a third person includes a state determination unit configured to determine whether or not the valet key is operable as the vehicle key when the valet key transmits a radio wave. The valet key further includes a communication subject setting unit configured to set a communication subject to which the valet key transmits the radio wave based on the determination result of the state determination unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: KABUSHIKl KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO
    Inventors: Yuichi Inami, Masahiko Oya, Masahiro Arakawa, Yutaka Kubo