US 11,884,236 B2
Electronic key system
Koki Matsumoto, Tokyo (JP)
Assigned to SUBARU CORPORATION, Tokyo (JP)
Filed by SUBARU CORPORATION, Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Sep. 19, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/947,496.
Claims priority of application No. 2021-159663 (JP), filed on Sep. 29, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0097837 A1, Mar. 30, 2023
Int. Cl. B60R 25/31 (2013.01); B60R 25/24 (2013.01)
CPC B60R 25/241 (2013.01) [B60R 25/31 (2013.01)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electronic key system comprising:
a door unit to be disposed in a lock object;
an installed device to be disposed in the lock object;
a portable device configured to communicate with the installed device in an authentication notification area and configured to be carried by a user,
one or more processors; and
a storage medium storing a program that is to be executed by the one or more processors,
wherein the program comprises one or more instructions,
wherein the one or more instructions cause the one or more processors to
execute a composite authentication process, the composite authentication process permitting the door unit to be unlocked provided that all of conditions are satisfied, the conditions including
that key information output from the portable device matches pre-registered key information,
that a motion performed by the user matches pre-registered first motion information, and
that the motion matches pre-registered second motion information, and
execute a simple authentication process during a period of time from when the door unit is locked to when a preset time elapses, or during a period of time from when the door unit is locked to when the portable device is located outside the authentication notification area, the simple authentication process permitting the door unit to be unlocked provided that a condition is satisfied, the condition consisting of that the key information matches the pre-registered key information.