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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2011
Applicant:
Seiichi Furuta, Anjo, JP;
Inventor:
Seiichi Furuta, Anjo, JP;
Assignee:
DENSO CORPORATION, Kariay, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An in-vehicle communication system is disclosed. The in-vehicle communication system is configured to connect a short range wireless communication link between an in-vehicle apparatus and a portable device, and predicts a battery level threshold reach time, which is a time when a battery level of a battery of the portable device reaches below a threshold. When it is determined that the battery level threshold reach time is prior to a vehicle travel end time, the in-vehicle communication system notifies the passenger of prompt battery charge information to prompt the passenger to charge the battery of the portable device.