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Driving-environment setup system, in-vehicle device and program thereof, portable device and program thereof, management device and program thereof

  • US 20080215209A1
  • Filed: 02/28/2008
  • Published: 09/04/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/02/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A driving-environment setup system comprising:

  • an in-vehicle device mounted on a vehicle; and

    a plurality of portable devices capable of being carried in the vehicle, wherein;

    each of the plurality of portable devices includes;

    feature information transmitting means for transmitting, to the in-vehicle device, a feature identification information item used for identifying a physical feature of an associated user of the each of the plurality of portable devices; and

    environmental information transmitting means for transmitting, to the in-vehicle device, an environment identification information item used for identifying a driving environment for the associated user; and

    the in-vehicle device includes;

    feature detection means for detecting a physical feature of a person sitting in a driver'"'"'s seat of the vehicle;

    driver identifying means for identifying one of the associated users as a driver of the vehicle when the physical feature identified based on the received feature identification information item of the one of the associated users corresponds to the physical feature detected by the feature detection means; and

    driving-environment setup means for setting a driving environment of the vehicle for the driver based on the received environment identification information item of the one of the associated users.

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