Reporting system, reporting control method, and handheld device

1. A reporting system comprising:

a first handheld device that locks and unlocks a door of a vehicle; and

a second handheld device that communicates with the first handheld device,

wherein the first handheld device comprises:

an inside/outside determination unit that carries out wireless communication with the vehicle via one or more antennas provided on the vehicle and acquires, from the vehicle, information of inside/outside determination on whether the first handheld device is inside the vehicle or outside the vehicle; and

a transmitting unit that transmits the result of the inside/outside determination, and

wherein the second handheld device comprises:

a receiving unit that receives the result of the determination from the first handheld device;

a mode setting unit that sets a first mode in which automatic reporting about a vehicle accident is carried out, if the result of the determination indicates being inside the vehicle, and that sets a second mode in which the automatic reporting is not carried out, if the result of the determination indicates being outside the vehicle;

an impact detecting unit that carries out detection of an impact on the second handheld device; and

a reporting unit that carries out the automatic reporting when an impact of a predetermined strength or greater on the second handheld device is detected in the case where the first mode is set.

2. The reporting system according to claim 1 ,

wherein the first handheld device is a vehicle key FOB used for a remote control to lock and unlock the door of the vehicle, and

wherein the second handheld device is a mobile phone.

3. The reporting system according to claim 2 ,

wherein the first mode is a state were an application program to carry out the automatic reporting is started up, and

wherein the second mode is a state where the application program is not started up.

4. The reporting system according to claim 1 ,

wherein the communication between the first handheld device and the second handheld device is short-range wireless communication, and

wherein the second handheld device carries out the automatic reporting to a predetermined center via a mobile communication network.

5. The reporting system according to claim 1 ,

wherein the inside/outside determination unit receives the result of the determination from the vehicle.

6. The reporting system according to claim 1 ,

wherein the inside/outside determination unit carries out the inside/outside determination based on the result of wireless communication with the vehicle.

7. The reporting system according to claim 2 ,

wherein the communication between the first handheld device and the second handheld device is short-range wireless communication, and

wherein the second handheld device carries out the automatic reporting to a predetermined center via a mobile communication network.

8. The reporting system according to claim 3 ,

wherein the communication between the first handheld device and the second handheld device is short-range wireless communication, and

wherein the second handheld device carries out the automatic reporting to a predetermined center via a mobile communication network.

9. The reporting system according to claim 2 ,

wherein the inside/outside determination unit receives the result of he determination from the vehicle.

10. The reporting system according to claim 3 ,

wherein the inside/outside determination unit receives the result of the determination from the vehicle.

11. The reporting system according to claim 4 ,

wherein the inside/outside determination unit receives the result of the determination from the vehicle.

12. The reporting system according to claim 2 ,

wherein the inside/outside determination unit carries out the inside/outside determination based on the result of wireless communication with the vehicle.

13. The reporting system according to claim 3 ,

wherein the inside/outside determination unit carries out the inside/outside determination based on the result of wireless communication with the vehicle.

14. The reporting system according to claim 4 ,

wherein the inside/outside determination unit carries out the inside/outside determination based on the result of wireless communication with the vehicle.

15. A reporting control method comprising:

an inside/outside determination step and a transmission step executed by a key FOB used to lock and unlock a door of a vehicle; and

a receiving step, a mode setting step, an impact detection step, and reporting step executed by a handheld device that communicates with the key FOB,

wherein the inside/outside determination step comprises:

carrying out wireless communication with the vehicle via one or more antennas provided on the vehicle, and

acquiring, from the vehicle, information about inside/outside determination on whether the key FOB is inside the vehicle or outside the vehicle:

wherein the transmission step comprises:

transmitting a result of the inside/outside determination,

wherein the receiving step comprises:

receiving the result of the determination from the key FOB,

wherein the mode setting step comprises:

setting a first mode in which automatic reporting about a vehicle accident is carried out, if the result of the determination indicates being inside the vehicle, and

setting a second mode in which the automatic reporting is not carried out, if the result of the determination indicates being outside the vehicle,

wherein the impact detection step comprises:

detecting an impact on the handheld device, and

wherein the reporting step comprises:

carrying out the automatic reporting when an impact of a predetermined strength or greater on the handheld device is detected in the case where the first mode is set.

16. A handheld device comprising:

a receiving unit that receives information about inside/outside determination on whether a key FOB used to lock and unlock a door of a vehicle is inside the vehicle or outside the vehicle, from the key FOB, wherein the key FOB acquires the information about the inside/outside determination based on wireless communication with the vehicle;

a mode setting unit that sets a first mode in which automatic reporting about a vehicle accident is carried out, if the key FOB is inside the vehicle, and that sets a second mode in which the automatic reporting is not carried out, if the key FOB is outside the vehicle;

an impact detecting unit that carries out detection of an impact; and

a reporting unit that carries out the automatic reporting when an impact of a predetermined strength or greater on the impact detecting unit is detected in the case where the first mode is set.

17. The handheld device according to claim 16 ,

wherein the first mode is a state where an application program to carry out the automatic reporting is started up, and the second mode is a state where the application program is not started up.