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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 2000
Filed:
Aug. 20, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Tomoyasu Harada, Susono, JP;
Assignee:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Aichi-ken, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B / ; G06F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
701207 ; 701 36 ; 701208 ; 340988 ;
Abstract
An information center provides a control program which is usable by a vehicle within its effective area. The control program may be transmitted to a vehicle in conjunction with the effective area through a broadcast antenna. According to the detected result of the current location, a control apparatus on a vehicle applies a control program to device control when the current location sites within the effective area. The vehicle can take possession of a control program fits to a region at any places to which it moves and can utilize those. It is possible to substitute an effective period for the effective area.