In-vehicle communication device and communication control method
First Claim
1. An in-vehicle communication device that automatically answers a caller device that sends a call when a telephone device located in a vehicle receives the call comprising:
- an in-vehicle sensor that detects a vehicle condition;
a communication interface for the telephone device; and
a control device that controls the telephone device via the communication interface, wherein the control device acquires a vehicle condition which is detected by the in-vehicle sensor, judges whether a driver'"'"'s answering the call is dangerous or not based on the acquired vehicle condition when the control device detects the call to the telephone device, prepares an answer message including vehicle information that depends upon a running condition of the vehicle at the time when the control device judges that the driver'"'"'s answering the call is dangerous, and sends the prepared answer message to the caller device.
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Abstract
An in-vehicle communication device 300 that automatically answers a caller device that sends a call when a telephone device 100 located in a vehicle receives the call comprising: in-vehicle sensors 311˜316 that detect vehicle conditions, a communication interface 340 for the telephone device 100, and a control device 380 that controls the telephone device 100 via the communication interface 340, wherein the control device 380 acquires the vehicle conditions which are detected by the in-vehicle sensors 311˜316, judges whether a driver'"'"'s answering the call is dangerous or not based on the acquired vehicle conditions when the control device 380 detects the call to the telephone device 100, prepares an answer message including vehicle information that depends upon a running condition of the vehicle at the time when the driver'"'"'s answering the call is judged to be dangerous, and sends the prepared answer message to the caller device.
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26 Claims
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1. An in-vehicle communication device that automatically answers a caller device that sends a call when a telephone device located in a vehicle receives the call comprising:
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an in-vehicle sensor that detects a vehicle condition;
a communication interface for the telephone device; and
a control device that controls the telephone device via the communication interface, wherein the control device acquires a vehicle condition which is detected by the in-vehicle sensor, judges whether a driver'"'"'s answering the call is dangerous or not based on the acquired vehicle condition when the control device detects the call to the telephone device, prepares an answer message including vehicle information that depends upon a running condition of the vehicle at the time when the control device judges that the driver'"'"'s answering the call is dangerous, and sends the prepared answer message to the caller device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A communication control method for a hands-free device that automatically answers a caller device that sends a call when a telephone device located in a vehicle receives the call, the communication control method including:
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a detecting step for detecting a vehicle condition; and
a control step for controlling the telephone device via the communication interface, wherein in the control step, the vehicle condition which is detected in the detecting step is acquired, whether a driver'"'"'s answering the call is dangerous or not is judged based on the acquired vehicle condition when the call to the telephone device is detected, an answer message including vehicle information that depends upon a running condition of the vehicle at the time when the driver'"'"'s answering the call is judged to be dangerous is prepared, and the prepared answer message is sent to the caller device. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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26. A program for controlling communication for a hands-free device that automatically answers a caller device that sends a call when a telephone device located in a vehicle receives the call, the program including:
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a detecting step for detecting a vehicle condition; and
a control step for controlling the telephone device via the communication interface, wherein in the control step, the vehicle condition which is detected in the detecting step is acquired, whether the driver'"'"'s answering the call is dangerous or not is judged based on the acquired vehicle condition when the call to the telephone device is detected, an answer message including vehicle information that depends upon a running condition of the vehicle at the time when the driver'"'"'s answering the call is judged to be dangerous is prepared, and the prepared answer message is sent to the caller device.
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