Object management apparatus
First Claim
1. An object management apparatus comprising:
- a destination-oriented object-list storage section for storing therein a list of necessary objects depending on a destination;
a destination setting section for setting the destination for travel of a vehicle;
an object detector for detecting objects carried by the vehicle;
a missing-object determination section for comparing the objects detected by said object detector with the list of necessary objects corresponding to the destination set by said destination setting section to determine whether any object included in the list is missing or not; and
a missing-object notification section for providing a notice when an object is determined to be missing by said missing-object determination section.
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Abstract
An object management apparatus is provided which can reliably and easily perform a confirmation operation of necessary objects depending on a destination when a vehicle travels. The object management apparatus comprises an object database for storing therein a list of necessary objects depending on the destination, a navigation device for setting a destination for travel of the vehicle, an object detector for detecting objects present in the vehicle, a missing-object determination section for comparing the actually detected objects with the list of the necessary objects corresponding to the destination to determine whether any object included in the list is missing or not, and a notification section for providing a notice when an object is missing.
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21 Claims
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1. An object management apparatus comprising:
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a destination-oriented object-list storage section for storing therein a list of necessary objects depending on a destination;
a destination setting section for setting the destination for travel of a vehicle;
an object detector for detecting objects carried by the vehicle;
a missing-object determination section for comparing the objects detected by said object detector with the list of necessary objects corresponding to the destination set by said destination setting section to determine whether any object included in the list is missing or not; and
a missing-object notification section for providing a notice when an object is determined to be missing by said missing-object determination section. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An object management apparatus comprising:
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a destination-oriented object-list storage section for storing therein a list of necessary objects depending on a destination, where a wireless tag containing object information is attached to an object;
a destination setting section for setting the destination for travel of a vehicle;
an object detector for detecting objects carried by the vehicle;
a wireless tag reading section for reading the object information contained on the wireless tag in a wireless mode, said object detector being operable to detect the object based on the object information read by said wireless tag reading section;
a missing-object determination section for comparing the objects detected by said object detector with the list of necessary objects corresponding to the destination set by said destination setting section to determine whether any object included in the list is missing or not; and
a missing-object notification section for providing a notice when an object is determined to be missing by said missing-object determination section. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of managing objects for the travel of a vehicle comprising:
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storing a list of necessary objects depending on a destination;
setting the destination for travel of the vehicle;
detecting objects carried by the vehicle;
comparing the detected objects with the list of necessary objects corresponding to the set destination to determine whether any object included in the list is missing or not; and
providing a notice when an object is determined to be missing. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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