MUMBAI, India, Oct. 5 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202614000970 A) filed by Suzuki Motor Corporation on January 05, 2026, for Smart Key System.
Inventor includes Kenshiro Yamada -.
The application for the patent was published on October 02, 2026, under issue no. 40/2026.
Abstract: A smart key system (1) includes a vehicle-side communication device (12) installed in a vehicle (2) and a smart key (11) carried by a driver (3). The vehicle-side communication 5 device and the smart key are wirelessly connected. The system includes: a main switch (13) accepts activation of the vehicle-side communication device; a start switch (14) accepts start of a prime mover (16) of the vehicle; and a controller (15) authenticates a response signal from the smart key. When the main switch is turned ON, an authentication process is started in the controller, and a periodic authentication is performed periodically after an initial 10 authentication is performed. When the start switch is turned ON within a certain period after successful authentication, the controller starts the prime mover, and when the start switch is still OFF even after a certain period elapses since successful authentication, the controller resets a state of the successful authentication.
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