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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2015
Applicant:
Fujitsu Ten Limited, Kobe-shi, Hyogo, JP;
Inventors:
Yusuke Iguchi, Kobe, JP;
Yoshihiro Nakao, Kobe, JP;
Assignee:
FUJITSU TEN LIMITED, Kobe-shi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 50/14 (2012.01); G07C 5/08 (2006.01); G07C 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 50/14 (2013.01); G07C 5/0808 (2013.01); B60W 2050/146 (2013.01); B60W 2550/40 (2013.01); B60W 2550/402 (2013.01); G07C 5/008 (2013.01); G07C 5/0816 (2013.01);
Abstract
In an information providing apparatus, a controller is configured to: (i) acquire traveling environment information indicating a traveling environment of the vehicle; (ii) acquire, from a predetermined server via a network, a determination condition that is used to determine whether or not use of a vehicle function included in the vehicle is suitable; and (iii) provide, to a user of the vehicle, a message suggesting use of the vehicle function in a case where the traveling environment indicated by the acquired traveling environment information satisfies the acquired determination condition.