The invention relates to an assembly module (20) for a motor vehicle (1), comprising an optical sensor system (30) which is suitable a) for monitoring a detection area (21) located outside of the vehicle (1), b) if a user (10) is detected in the detection area (21), for triggering a signal to commence an authentication check between an ID transponder (13) and the motor vehicle (1), c) for monitoring an actuation area (22) which is located outside of the vehicle (1) and which is different from the detection area (21), d) if a user (10) is detected in the actuation area (22), for providing a working signal for the vehicle (1), wherein an emergency actuation means (90) is provided for additionally triggering the working signal, which emergency actuation means is suitable e) for providing a working signal for the vehicle (1) via an activation of the emergency actuation means (90) by a body part (11, 12) of the user (10).

A remote access device and methods of operation thereof are provided for accessing a physical object or location. The remote access device includes an accelerometer, a wireless transmitter, and control circuitry. The control circuitry causes the wireless transmitter to transition between a first operating mode and a second operating mode in response to receiving signals from the accelerometer indicating a first change in motion states of the remote access device. The control circuitry causes the wireless transmitter to transition between a first operating mode and a second operating mode in response to receiving signals from the accelerometer indicating a second change in motion states of the remote access device. The control circuitry further causes the wireless transmitter to transition between the first operating mode and the second operating mode in response to receiving signals from the accelerometer indicating a third change in motion states of the remote access device.

An authentication system includes an authentication target device used in an authentication target and a plurality of portable devices each carried by a user. The authentication target device performs wireless communication with each of the plurality of portable devices and controls the authentication target by a verification via the wireless communication. The authentication target device includes an authentication target transmitter configured to transmit a radio wave carrying a signal, an authentication target receiver configured to receive a radio wave carrying a signal, and a registration unit configured to register the plurality of portable devices that are genuine. Each of the plurality of portable devices includes a portable device transmitter configured to transmit the radio wave carrying the signal and a portable device receiver configured to receive the radio wave carrying the signal.

An authentication system includes an authentication target device used in an authentication target and a plurality of portable devices each carried by a user. The authentication target device performs wireless communication with each of the plurality of portable devices and controls the authentication target by a verification via the wireless communication. The authentication target device includes an authentication target transmitter configured to transmit a radio wave carrying a signal, an authentication target receiver configured to receive a radio wave carrying a signal, and a registration unit configured to register the plurality of portable devices that are genuine. Each of the plurality of portable devices includes a portable device transmitter configured to transmit the radio wave carrying the signal and a portable device receiver configured to receive the radio wave carrying the signal.

One general aspect includes a system to receive a virtual key at a vehicle, the system includes a memory configured to include a plurality of executable instructions and a processor configured to execute the executable instructions, where the executable instructions enable the processor to establish a dummy short-range wireless communications (SRWC) connection with a mobile computing device; establish a standard SRWC connection with the mobile computing device; receive the virtual key from the mobile computing device through the standard SRWC connection; and where the dummy SRWC connection is configured to cause the mobile computing device to cease attempting to establish one or more additional SRWC connections.

A vehicle control device includes a processor including hardware, the processor being configured to: stop a smart key function of a vehicle when a first state in which an intensity of a radio wave received from a predetermined wireless communication device is a threshold or more has continued for a predetermined time.

A vehicle occupant reminder system is shown and described. The vehicle occupant reminder system includes a first sensor. The first sensor is placed in a child car seat. The first sensor will determine if there is an occupant in the vehicle. A second sensor will determine if the vehicle is in an activated state. The first sensor and the second sensor are connected to a CPU. The CPU will take inputs from the first sensor and the second sensor. The CPU will send a warning via a wireless transceiver upon determining that there is an occupant in a vehicle that is off.

An electronic key device includes: a communication device; and a processor including hardware, the processor being configured to determine whether the electronic key device is in a predetermined state, excluding a stationary state and a state where the electronic key device is positioned far away from a vehicle by a predetermined distance or more, disable execution of a function of locking or unlocking the vehicle through information communication with the vehicle via the communication device when the electronic key device is in the predetermined state, and enable execution of the function when the electronic key device is not in the predetermined state.

An electronic key device includes: a communication device; and a processor including hardware, the processor being configured to determine whether the electronic key device is in a predetermined state, excluding a stationary state and a state where the electronic key device is positioned far away from a vehicle by a predetermined distance or more, disable execution of a function of locking or unlocking the vehicle through information communication with the vehicle via the communication device when the electronic key device is in the predetermined state, and enable execution of the function when the electronic key device is not in the predetermined state.

Embodiments described herein relate to a storage system for implementing crowdsourced delivery of a parcel. In one embodiment, the storage system includes a communication system configured to communicate wirelessly with an external server to receive an access setting, a storage locker, secured by a primary electronic locking mechanism, including a plurality of inner compartments each secured by respective secondary electronic locking mechanisms, one or more processors, and a memory communicably coupled to the one or more processors and storing: a locking module including instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to set the primary electronic locking mechanism and at least one secondary electronic locking mechanism to open in response to, respectively, a primary code and a secondary code based at least in part on information received in the access setting.