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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 1998
Filed:
Jun. 06, 1995
Hironao Hayashi, Gifu-ken, JP;
Ken Goto, Nagoya, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
An apparatus for transmitting information for a vehicle notifies a user of a range which can be reached by a vehicle with the present balance in a card. A vehicle-mounted device transmits a response signal upon receiving an inquiry signal from a road device. If it is determined on the basis of the signal from the road device that the vehicle is passing through an entrance gate, an exit gate which can be reached with the present balance is calculated on the basis of vehicle type information stored, balance information, and a toll table. As the name of the calculated exit gate is displayed on a display unit, a reachable range is notified to the vehicle.