VEHICLE-TO-VEHICLE COMMUNICATION DEVICE
First Claim
1. A vehicle-to-vehicle communication device disposed in a vehicle for transmitting and receiving information from another vehicle, the vehicle-to-vehicle communication device comprising:
- a voice input unit inputting a voice message;
a voice information generation unit generating voice information, the voice information including the voice message from the voice input unit and added information regarding an output of the voice message;
a transmission unit transmitting the voice information generated by the voice information generation unit in one direction of the vehicle;
a reception unit receiving the voice information transmitted by the transmission unit of the other vehicle; and
a sound output unit outputting the voice message included in the voice information received by the reception unit based on the added information of the voice information received by the reception unit.
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Abstract
A vehicle-to-vehicle communication device generates voice information that includes a voice message and added information regarding an output of the voice message. The voice information is transmitted in one direction of a subject vehicle via a transmission unit, and voice information from another vehicle is received via a reception unit. The vehicle-to-vehicle communication device plays the voice message of the voice information received by the reception unit based on the added information of the voice information. In such manner, information regarding a travel situation is appropriately transmitted by the vehicle-to-vehicle communication device.
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7 Claims
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1. A vehicle-to-vehicle communication device disposed in a vehicle for transmitting and receiving information from another vehicle, the vehicle-to-vehicle communication device comprising:
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a voice input unit inputting a voice message; a voice information generation unit generating voice information, the voice information including the voice message from the voice input unit and added information regarding an output of the voice message; a transmission unit transmitting the voice information generated by the voice information generation unit in one direction of the vehicle; a reception unit receiving the voice information transmitted by the transmission unit of the other vehicle; and a sound output unit outputting the voice message included in the voice information received by the reception unit based on the added information of the voice information received by the reception unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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