VEHICLE-MOUNTED MALFUNCTION NOTIFICATION APPARATUS AND VEHICLE-MOUNTED MALFUNCTION NOTIFICATION METHOD
First Claim
1. A vehicle-mounted malfunction notification apparatus that includes a communication malfunction notification unit to inform a vehicle operator of a communications malfunction when the communications malfunction is detected to persist for a specified period of time, the apparatus comprising:
- a maintenance operation checking unit that determines whether a maintenance operation for the communications device or related parts of the communications device is being performed; and
a maintenance operation processing unit that performs a process for informing the vehicle operator that the maintenance operation is being performed when the maintenance operation checking unit determines that the maintenance operation is being performed.
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Abstract
A vehicle-mounted malfunction notification apparatus having a communication malfunction notification unit that notifies a vehicle operator of a communications malfunction when a malfunction occurring in a communications device persists for a specified period of time, includes a maintenance operation checking unit and a maintenance operation processing unit. The maintenance operation checking unit determines whether a maintenance operation for the communications device is being performed. The maintenance operation processing unit notifies the vehicle operator that the maintenance operation is being performed when the maintenance operation checking unit determines that the maintenance operation is being performed.
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12 Claims
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1. A vehicle-mounted malfunction notification apparatus that includes a communication malfunction notification unit to inform a vehicle operator of a communications malfunction when the communications malfunction is detected to persist for a specified period of time, the apparatus comprising:
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a maintenance operation checking unit that determines whether a maintenance operation for the communications device or related parts of the communications device is being performed; and a maintenance operation processing unit that performs a process for informing the vehicle operator that the maintenance operation is being performed when the maintenance operation checking unit determines that the maintenance operation is being performed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A vehicle-mounted malfunction notification method that informs a vehicle operator of a communications malfunction when the communications malfunction of a communications device persists for a specified period of time, the method comprising:
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determining whether a maintenance operation for the communications device, or related parts of the communications device, is being performed; and performing a process, when it is determined that the maintenance operation is being performed, to notify the vehicle operator that the maintenance operation is being performed. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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