Vehicle on-board unit
First Claim
1. A vehicle on-board unit comprising:
- a short range wireless communication section configured to communicate with a roadside unit located within a prescribed communication region using a short range wireless communication, the roadside unit being linked to at least one voicemail account of a user;
a voice message download section configured to download voice messages stored in the at least one voicemail account through the short range wireless communication section;
a voice message storing section configured to store the voice messages downloaded by the voice message download section;
a notification timing setting section configured to set a notification timing for notifying the user that the voice messages were downloaded and stored according to operational conditions of a host vehicle equipped with the vehicle on-board unit; and
a notification section configured to notify the user that the voice messages were downloaded and stored at the notification timing set in the notification timing setting section.
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Abstract
A vehicle on-board unit basically comprises a short range wireless communication section, a voice message download section, a voice message storing section, a notification timing setting section and a notification section. The short range wireless communication section is configured to communicate with a roadside unit located within a prescribed communication region using a short range wireless communication with the roadside unit being linked to a voicemail account of a user. The voice message download section is configured to download voice messages stored in the voicemail account through the short range wireless communication section. The notification timing setting section is configured to set a notification timing for notifying the user that the voice messages were downloaded according to operational conditions of a host vehicle. The notification section is configured to notify the user that the voice messages were downloaded at the notification timing set in the notification timing setting section.
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20 Claims
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1. A vehicle on-board unit comprising:
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a short range wireless communication section configured to communicate with a roadside unit located within a prescribed communication region using a short range wireless communication, the roadside unit being linked to at least one voicemail account of a user;
a voice message download section configured to download voice messages stored in the at least one voicemail account through the short range wireless communication section;
a voice message storing section configured to store the voice messages downloaded by the voice message download section;
a notification timing setting section configured to set a notification timing for notifying the user that the voice messages were downloaded and stored according to operational conditions of a host vehicle equipped with the vehicle on-board unit; and
a notification section configured to notify the user that the voice messages were downloaded and stored at the notification timing set in the notification timing setting section. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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