Vehicle-mounted communication device and navigation device

US8972107B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8972107-B2
Application numberUS-201214360375-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateFeb 24, 2012
Priority dateFeb 24, 2012
Publication dateMar 3, 2015
Grant dateMar 3, 2015

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A vehicle-mounted communication device includes wireless units 3 a and 3 b that switch a frequency that performs wireless communication with antennas 2 a and 2 b between a frequency for wireless communication for ITS and a frequency for wireless LAN communication, a parking determination unit 6 that determines whether or not a vehicle is parked, a parking position storage unit 6 a that stores as a parking position a position where it is determined that the vehicle is parked by the parking determination unit 6 , and a wireless control unit 4 that controls the wireless units 3 a and 3 b to perform the wireless communication for ITS with the antennas 2 a and 2 b when the vehicle is running, and switch the wireless communication for ITS or the wireless LAN communication to be performed with the antennas 2 a and 2 b on the basis of the parking position stored in the parking position storage unit 6 a when the vehicle is parked.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A vehicle-mounted communication device comprising: an antenna that corresponds to wireless communication for a vehicle using a frequency band dedicated to the vehicle, and general-purpose wireless communication; a wireless unit that switches between a frequency that performs the wireless communication with the antenna between a frequency for the wireless communication for the vehicle, and a frequency for the general-purpose wireless communication;…

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What does patent US8972107B2 cover?
A vehicle-mounted communication device includes wireless units 3 a and 3 b that switch a frequency that performs wireless communication with antennas 2 a and 2 b between a frequency for wireless communication for ITS and a frequency for wireless LAN communication, a parking determination unit 6 that determines whether or not a vehicle is parked, a parking position storage unit…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Morita Shigeki, Hamada Yuji, Mitsubishi Electric Corp
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04W72/02. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Mar 03 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).