Information providing system, information notification apparatus and information providing apparatus

• US 20050221805A1
• Filed: 09/16/2004
• Published: 10/06/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Inventors: Koyano, Kenji
• Application Number:
  US10/941,948
• Publication Number:
  US 20050221805A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/414.200
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/0962 having an indicator mounted inside the vehicle, e.g. giving voice messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/6091 including a wireless interface
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/20 Transfer of user or subscriber data
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/04 adapted for relaying to or from another terminal or user

Abstract

If the user carrying the mobile telephone rides into a vehicle and sets the ignition key in the accessory-ON state or the state of starting the engine and if the parking brake is set in the ON state or the user requests the information through the input unit, the information is read from the mobile telephone in the radio communication and stored in the memory of the information notification apparatus, under control of the information notification apparatus. The information notification apparatus provides the user of the information stored in the memory through the display unit or the sound unit.

Claims

1. An information providing system comprising an information providing apparatus and an information notification apparatus,

the information providing apparatus comprising:

first communication means for conducting radio communication with the information notification apparatus;

storing means for storing information; and

first controlling means for controlling the first communication means such that the first communication means transmits the information stored in the storing means to the information notification apparatus,

the information notification apparatus comprising;

second communication means for conducting radio communication with the information providing apparatus to receive the information;

notification means for notifying a user of information; and

second controlling means for controlling the notification means such that the notification means notifies the user of the information received by the second communication means.

2. The information providing system according to claim 1, wherein the information providing apparatus further comprises first identification information storing means for storing identification information,

the first controlling means controls the first communication means such that the first communication means transmits the identification information stored in the first identification information storing means to the information notification apparatus before transmission of the information stored in the storing means is controlled,

the information notification apparatus further comprises second identification information storing means for storing identification information, and

if the identification information received from the information providing apparatus and the identification information stored in the second identification information storing means correspond to each other, the second controlling means controls the second communication means such that the second communication means receives the information from the information providing apparatus.

3. The information providing system according to claim 1, wherein the information notification apparatus further comprises first identification information storing means for storing identification information,

the second controlling means controls the second communication means such that the second communication means transmits the identification information stored in the first identification information storing means to the information providing apparatus before the information is received from the information providing apparatus,

the information providing apparatus further comprises second identification information storing means for storing identification information, and

if the identification information received from the information notification apparatus and the identification information stored in the second identification information storing means correspond to each other, the first controlling means controls the first communication means such that the first communication means transmits the information stored in the storing means to the information notification apparatus.

4. The information providing system according to claim 1, wherein the information notification apparatus is installed in a vehicle and further comprises stop detecting means for detecting that the vehicle is stopped, and

if the stop detecting means detects that the vehicle is stopped, the second controlling means controls the notification means such that the notification means notifies the user of the information received by the second communication means.

5. The information providing system according to claim 1, wherein the information notification apparatus further comprises:

information storing means for storing the information received by the second communication means; and

information controlling means for updating the information that the information storing means has stored with the information received by the second communication means.

6. The information providing system according to claim 1, wherein the information notification apparatus further comprises:

information storing means for storing the information received by the second communication means; and

information controlling means for storing the information received by the second communication means as well as the information that the information storing means has stored, in the information storing means.

7. The information providing system according to claim 1, wherein the information stored in the storing means includes time information,

the information notification apparatus further comprises timer means for measuring time and information storing means for storing the information received by the second communication means, and

the second controlling means compares time information included in the information stored in the information storing means with the time measured by the timer means and controls the notification means such that the notification means notifies the user of the information stored in the information storing means in accordance with a result of the comparison.

8. An information notification apparatus comprising:

communication means for conducting radio communication with an information providing apparatus to receive information therefrom;

notification means for notifying a user of the information; and

controlling means for controlling the notification means such that the notification means notifies the user of the information received by the communication means.

9. The information notification apparatus according to claim 8, further comprising identification information storing means for storing identification information,

wherein the controlling means controls the communication means such that the communication means receives identification information from the information providing apparatus before receiving the information therefrom, and also controls the communication means such that the communication means receives the information from the information providing apparatus if the identification information received from the information providing apparatus and the identification information stored in the identification information storing means correspond to each other.

10. The information notification apparatus according to claim 8, further comprising identification information storing means for storing identification information,

wherein the controlling means controls the communication means such that the communication means transmits the identification information stored in the identification information storing means to the information providing apparatus before receiving the information from the information providing apparatus.

11. The information notification apparatus according to claim 8, being installed in a vehicle and further comprising stop detecting means for detecting that the vehicle is stopped, and

if the stop detecting means detects that the vehicle is stopped, the controlling means controls the notification means such that the notification means notifies the user of the information received by the communication means.

12. The information notification apparatus according to claim 8, further comprises:

information storing means for storing the information received by the communication means; and

information controlling means for updating the information that the information storing means has stored with the information received by the communication means.

13. The information notification apparatus according to claim 8, further comprising:

information storing means for storing the information received by the communication means; and

information controlling means for storing the information received by the communication means in the information storing means, in addition to the information that the information storing means has stored.

14. The information notification apparatus according to claim 8, further comprising:

clocking means for clocking a time; and

information storing means for storing the information received by the communication means,

wherein the controlling means compares time information included in the information stored in the information storing means with the time clocked by the clocking means and controls the notification means such that the notification means notifies the user of the information stored in the information storing means in accordance with a result of the comparison.

15. An information providing apparatus comprising:

communication means for conducting radio communication with an information notification apparatus configured to notify information;

storing means for storing information; and

controlling means for controlling the communication means such that the communication means transmits the information stored in the storing means to the information notification apparatus.

16. The information providing apparatus according to claim 15, further comprising identification information storing means for storing identification information,

wherein the controlling means controls the communication means such that the communication means transmits the identification information stored in the identification information storing means to the information notification apparatus before transmission of the information stored in the storing means is controlled.

17. The information providing apparatus according to claim 15, further comprising identification information storing means for storing identification information,

wherein the controlling means controls the communication means such that the communication means receives identification information from the information notification apparatus before transmitting the information, and also controls the communication means such that the communication means transmits the information stored in the storing means to the information notification apparatus if the identification information received from the information notification apparatus and the identification information stored in the identification information storing means correspond to each other.

18. The information providing apparatus according to claim 15, further comprising base station communication means for conducting radio communication with a base station connected to a network.