ELECTRONIC KEY, VEHICLE-MOUNTED DEVICE, GUIDANCE DEVICE, AND CAR-FINDER SYSTEM

摘要

An electronic key capable of using a simple system configuration to report information pertaining to a vehicle parking or stopping position. An electronic key (300) is an electronic key used to lock and unlock a vehicle (500) and has an electronic-key-side reception unit for receiving, from a vehicle-mounted device (200) mounted in the vehicle (500), vehicle-position information indicating the position at which the vehicle (500) is parked or stopped; an electronic-key-side memory unit for storing the received vehicle-position information; and an electronic-key-side transmission unit for transmitting the vehicle-position information to a guidance device (400) capable of presenting position information.

主权项

1. An electronic key used for locking and unlocking a vehicle, the key comprising:
an electronic-key-side receiving section that receives vehicle position information indicating a position at which the vehicle is parked/stopped from an onboard apparatus to be mounted on the vehicle; an electronic-key-side storage section that stores identification information necessary for locking and unlocking a door of the vehicle, and the received vehicle position information; and an electronic-key-side transmitting section that is capable of transmitting the identification information stored in the electronic-key-side storage section to the onboard apparatus and that transmits the vehicle position information stored in the electronic-key-side storage section to a guidance apparatus capable of presenting position information.