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Vehicular device and portable communication terminal

US8983719B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateNov 28, 2012
Grant dateMar 17, 2015
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Expiry dateApr 6, 2033

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG07C5/085
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A vehicular device includes a communication unit that performs communication with a portable communication terminal; a display unit that display an execution screen of a terminal application; an operation input unit provided in a corresponding manner with the display unit and receives an input regarding an operation for a manual setting of information used by the terminal application; and a vehicle information acquisition unit that acquires vehicle information regarding a vehicle, which is used by the terminal application. A control unit of the vehicular device sets, to the terminal application, the vehicle information acquired by the vehicle information acquisition unit without using the input from the operation input unit for an execution of the terminal application, and controls a transmission of the vehicle information to the external server through the portable communication terminal by using the communication unit.

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