Vehicular communication apparatus
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1. A vehicular communication apparatus comprising:
- a narrow area communication channel establishing unit for establishing a narrow area communication channel to a communication device brought into a vehicle compartment of a vehicle;
a wide area communication channel establishing unit for establishing a wide area communication channel to an access point outside of the vehicle;
a stop detection unit for detecting a stop condition of the vehicle, anda narrow area communication channel disconnection unit for disconnecting the narrow area communication channel having been established by the narrow area communication channel establishing unit, whereinwhen the stop detection unit detects the stop condition of the vehicle, the narrow area communication channel disconnection unit disconnects the narrow area communication channel and the wide area communication channel establishing unit establishes a wide area communication channel to the access point outside of the vehicle.
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Abstract
A vehicular communication apparatus establishes, by a narrow area communication channel establishment unit, a narrow area communication channel to a cellular phone that is brought into a vehicle compartment, and establishes a wide area communication channel to an access point outside of a vehicle. Upon detecting a stop condition of the vehicle by using a stop detection unit, the vehicular communication apparatus disconnects the narrow area communication channel by using a narrow area communication channel disconnection unit.
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1. A vehicular communication apparatus comprising:
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a narrow area communication channel establishing unit for establishing a narrow area communication channel to a communication device brought into a vehicle compartment of a vehicle; a wide area communication channel establishing unit for establishing a wide area communication channel to an access point outside of the vehicle; a stop detection unit for detecting a stop condition of the vehicle, and a narrow area communication channel disconnection unit for disconnecting the narrow area communication channel having been established by the narrow area communication channel establishing unit, wherein when the stop detection unit detects the stop condition of the vehicle, the narrow area communication channel disconnection unit disconnects the narrow area communication channel and the wide area communication channel establishing unit establishes a wide area communication channel to the access point outside of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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