Portable device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9908509-B2
Application number	US-201515324833-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 3, 2015
Priority date	Sep 12, 2014
Publication date	Mar 6, 2018
Grant date	Mar 6, 2018

Abstract

A portable device having a built-in electronic component has normal mode, in which the electronic component functions, and power saving mode, in which power less than that consumed in the normal mode is consumed. The portable device is provided with: a use state detection unit that detects the in-use state or the non in-use state of the portable device; and a mode control unit that shifts the mode of the portable device to the power saving mode, in the cases where a fixed time has elapsed after the use state detection unit detected that the state of the portable device is shifted to the non in-use state.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A portable device incorporating an electronic component, wherein the portable device is operable in a normal mode in which the electronic component functions and a power saving mode that consumes less power than the normal mode, the portable device comprising:
a use state detector that detects one of a use state and a non-use state of the portable device; and
a mode controller that shifts the portable device to the power saving mode when a constant time elapses from when the use state detector detects that the portable device has shifted to the non-use state,
wherein the use state detector includes:
a lock affirmation information acquirer unit that acquires lock affirmation information affirming locking of a lock mechanism that is electrically lockable by the portable device; and
a carrying state detector that detects a carrying state of the portable device, wherein
the use state detector is configured to detect that the portable device has shifted to a first non-use state by affirming locking of the lock mechanism when the lock affirmation information acquirer acquires the lock affirmation information, and
the use state detector is configured so that the use state detector does not affirm locking of the lock mechanism when the lock affirmation information acquirer does not acquire the lock affirmation information; and that when locking of the lock mechanism is not affirmed and the carrying state detector detects that the portable device has shifted to a non-carrying state, the use state detector detects that the portable device has shifted to a second non-use state, and
the mode controller is configured to:
shift the portable device to the power saving mode when a first constant time elapses from when the use state detector detects that the portable device has shifted to the first non-use state; and
shift the portable device to the power saving mode when a second constant time elapses from when the use state detector detects that the portable device has shifted to the second non-use state.

2. The portable device according to claim 1 , wherein
the use state detector includes a carrying state detector that detects one of a carrying state and a non-carrying state of the portable device, and
the use state detector is configured to detect that the portable device has shifted to the non-use state when the carrying state detector detects that the portable device has shifted to the non-carrying state.

3. The portable device according to claim 1 , wherein
the lock affirmation information acquirer includes a lock completion information acquirer that acquires lock completion information indicating that locking of the lock mechanism, which is lockable through bidirectional communication with the portable device, has been completed, and
the use state detector is configured to detect that the portable device has shifted to the non-use state when the lock completion information acquirer acquires the lock completion information.

4. The portable device according to claim 1 , wherein
the lock affirmation information acquirer includes a lock instruction information acquirer that acquires lock instruction information indicating that a remote operation has been performed to instruct locking of the lock mechanism, which is lockable through a unidirectional communication in which the portable device transmits a signal, and
the use state detector is configured to detect that the portable device has shifted to the non-use state when the lock instruction information acquisition unit acquires the lock instruction information.

Assignees

• Tokai Rika Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kawamura Tetsuya
• Kawamura Masayuki

Classifications

• B60R25/24 Primary

  using electronic identifiers containing a code not memorised by the user · CPC title

• E05B81/54

  Electrical circuits (for locking several wings simultaneously E05B77/48) · CPC title

• B60R25/406

  Power supply in the remote key · CPC title

• E05B19/00

  Keys; Accessories therefor ({key modifications or attachments preventing removal from the lock E05B11/005; key rings A44B15/00; key cases A45C11/32; key holders A47G29/10;} making keys, see the relevant places, e.g. B21D53/42; milling grooves in keys B23C3/35) · CPC title

• H04W52/0258

  controlling an operation mode according to history or models of usage information, e.g. activity schedule or time of day · CPC title