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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 17, 2000
Manabu Nohara, Tsurugashima, JP;
Yasuteru Kodama, Tsurugashima, JP;
Masami Suzuki, Tsurugashima, JP;
Masahiro Okamura, Tsurugashima, JP;
Takayuki Akimoto, Tsurugashima, JP;
Osamu Yamazaki, Tsurugashima, JP;
Takehiko Shioda, Tsurugashima, JP;
Pioneer Corporation, Tokyo-To, JP;
Abstract
A communication apparatus for communicating with one base station among a plurality of base stations is provided with a present position detecting device for detecting a present position of the communication apparatus and outputting present position information indicative of the detected present position. The communication apparatus is also provided with an identification information obtaining device for obtaining identification information of respective one of the base stations on the basis of the present position information outputted by the present position detecting device. The communication apparatus is further provided with a specifying device for specifying said one base station on the basis of the identification information obtained by the identification information obtaining device.