Vehicle information communication system

Claim 2

A communication system for communicating information between a central communication terminal and a vehicle, comprising: a) a communication device having an identifier code peculiar to each communication device, the identifier code including a telephone number of the communication device; b) a communication controller disposed in said vehicle to control communication with said central communication terminal, the communication controller being connectable to said communication device; c) said communication controller having command logic that commands the communication device to transmit said identifier code to the central communication terminal in response to connection of the communication device with the communication controller; d) a communication apparatus disposed in the central communication terminal for transmitting/receiving information to/from said communication device, the communication apparatus adapted to receive the identifier code sent by the communication device; and e) a first memory disposed in the communication apparatus for storing the identifier code received by the communication apparatus, wherein the communication apparatus has paging logic that pages said communication device using the identifier code stored in said first memory and dials the telephone number corresponding to the stored identifier code.

Claim 3

The communication system according to claim 1, further comprising a connection sensor disposed in the communication controller to detect the connection of the communication device to the communication controller.

Claim 4

The communication system according to claim 1, wherein said communication device is detachable from the communication controller and operable separately from the vehicle.

Claim 5

The communication system in a central communication terminal for communicating with a vehicle, comprising: a communication apparatus for transmitting/receiving information to/from a communication device disposed in a vehicle, the communication apparatus receiving an identifier code sent by the communication device, the identifier code including a telephone number of the communication device; and a memory for storing the identifier code received by the communication apparatus, wherein the communication apparatus pages the communication device using the identifier code stored in the memory and dials the telephone number corresponding to the stored identifier code.

Claim 6

The communication system in a central communication terminal for communicating with a vehicle, comprising: a communication apparatus for transmitting/receiving information to/from a communication device disposed in a vehicle, the communication apparatus receiving an identifier code sent by the communication device, the identifier code including a telephone number of the communication device; and a memory for storing the identifier code received by the communication apparatus, wherein the communication apparatus pages the communication device using the identifier code stored in the memory and dials the telephone number corresponding to the stored identifier code.

Claim 7

A communication system according to claim 4, wherein said communication device is a portable telephone.

Claim 8

A communication system for communication information between a central communication terminal and a vehicle, comprising: a) a communication device having an identifier code peculiar to each communication device; b) a communication controller disposed in said vehicle to control communication with said central communication terminal, the communication controller being connectable to said communication device; c) said communication controller having command logic that command logic that commands the communication device to transmit said identifier code to the central communication terminal in response to connection of the communication device with the communication controller; d) a communication apparatus disposed in the central communication terminal for transmitting/receiving information to/from said communication device, the communication apparatus adapted to receive the identifier code sent by the communication device; e) a first memory disposed in the communication apparatus for storing the identifier code received by the communication apparatus; and f) a memory coupled to said central communication terminal for storing a plurality of identifier codes, each identifier code being authorized by an occupant of the vehicle, wherein the communication apparatus has paging logic that pages said communication device using the identifier code stored in said first memory, and the communication controller and the communication apparatus communicate therebetween when the identifier code of the communication device connected to the communication controller is identical to one of the identifier codes stored in the memory.

Claim 9

A communication system for communication information between a central communication terminal and a vehicle, comprising: a) a communication device having an identifier code peculiar to each communication device; b) a communication controller disposed in said vehicle to control communication with said central communication terminal, the communication controller being connectable to said communication device; c) said communication controller having command logic that command logic that commands the communication device to transmit said identifier code to the central communication terminal in response to connection of the communication device with the communication controller; d) a communication apparatus disposed in the central communication terminal for transmitting/receiving information to/from said communication device, the communication apparatus adapted to receive the identifier code sent by the communication device; e) a first memory disposed in the communication apparatus for storing the identifier code received by the communication apparatus; and f) a memory coupled to said central communication terminal for storing a plurality of identifier codes, each identifier code being authorized by an occupant of the vehicle, wherein the communication apparatus has paging logic that pages said communication device using the identifier code stored in said first memory, and the communication controller and the communication apparatus communicate therebetween when the identifier code of the communication device connected to the communication controller is identical to one of the identifier codes stored in the memory.

Claim 10

A communication system for communicating information between a central communication terminal and a vehicle, comprising: a) a communication device having an identifier code peculiar to each communication device; b) a communication controller disposed in said vehicle to control communication with said central communication terminal, the communication controller being connectable to said communication device; c) said communication controller having command logic that commands the communication device to transmit said identifier code to the central communication terminal in response to connection of the communication device with the communication controller; d) a communication apparatus disposed in the central communication terminal for transmitting/receiving information to/from said communication device, the communication apparatus adapted to receive the identifier code sent by the communication device; and e) a first memory disposed in the communication apparatus for storing the identifier code received by the communication apparatus, wherein the communication apparatus has paging logic that pages said communication device using the identifier code stored in said first memory, and the communication controller includes: a secondary memory disposed in the communication controller, for storing the identifier code of the communication device connected to the communication controller, and a first comparator for comparing the identifier code of the communication device which is connected to the communication controller and the identifier code of the communication device last connected so said communication controller.

Claim 11

A communication system for communicating information between a central communication terminal and a vehicle, comprising: a) a communication device having an identifier code peculiar to each communication device; b) a communication controller disposed in said vehicle to control communication with said central communication terminal, the communication controller being connectable to said communication device; c) said communication controller having command logic that commands the communication device to transmit said identifier code to the central communication terminal in response to connection of the communication device with the communication controller; d) a communication apparatus disposed in the central communication terminal for transmitting/receiving information to/from said communication device, the communication apparatus adapted to receive the identifier code sent by the communication device; and e) a first memory disposed in the communication apparatus for storing the identifier code received by the communication apparatus, wherein the communication apparatus has paging logic that pages said communication device using the identifier code stored in said first memory, and the communication controller includes: a secondary memory disposed in the communication controller, for storing the identifier code of the communication device connected to the communication controller, and a first comparator for comparing the identifier code of the communication device which is connected to the communication controller and the identifier code of the communication device last connected so said communication controller.

Claim 12

The communication system according to claim 7, wherein the communication controller includes logic that commands a communication device to transmit the identifier code of the communication device currently connected to the communication controller when the first comparator detects that the identifier codes are not identical to each other.

Claim 13

The communication system according to claim 7, further comprising: a group memory disposed in the communication apparatus of the central communication terminal for storing a plurality of identifier codes, each identifier code being authorized by an occupant of the vehicle; and a second comparator for comparing the identifier code received by the communication apparatus and the identifier codes stored in the first memory, wherein the first memory updates the identifier code to the latest identifier code received.

Claim 14

The communication system according to claim 7, further comprising: a first vehicle memory disposed in the vehicle for storing an identification number to identify the vehicle; the communication controller including transmit command logic that commands the communication device to transmit the identification number in response to a request signal from the communication apparatus of the central communication terminal; a second vehicle memory disposed in the communication apparatus, for storing the identification number of the vehicle; and a third comparator disposed in the communication controller for comparing the identification number sent from the communication device and the identification number stored in the second vehicle memory, wherein the communication apparatus transmits the request signal for the identification number when the identifier code is transmitted from the vehicle, and the first memory updates the identifier code to the latest received identifier code when both identification number compared by the third comparator are identical.

Claim 15

The communication system according to claim 7, further comprising: a group memory disposed in the vehicle for storing a plurality of identifier codes, each identifier code being authorized by an occupant of the vehicle; and a fourth comparator for comparing the stored identifier codes and the identifier code of the communication device which is currently connected to the communication controller, wherein the second memory renews the identifier code to the identifier code of the currently connected communication device when the fourth comparator detects that the identifier code of the connected communication device is identical to one of the stored identifier codes.

Claim 16

The communication system according to claim 11, wherein the communication apparatus in the central communication terminal further comprises: a fifth comparator for comparing the identifier code stored in the first memory and the identifier code transmitted from the communication device which is currently connected to the communication controller, and wherein the first memory renews the identifier code to the code from the current connected communication device when the fifth comparator judges that the two identifier codes are not identical to each other.

Claim 17

The communication system according to claim 11, further comprising: an input device disposed in a vehicle to be operated by an occupant of the vehicle inputting the identifier code to the group memory.

Claim 18

The communication system according to claim 11, further comprising; a vehicle status sensor for detecting that an accident has occurred; wherein the communication controller includes logic that commands the communication device to report the accident to the central communication terminal.

Claim 19

The communication system according to claim 11, wherein the communication device comprises a cellular telephone having a telephone number as the identifier code.

Claim 20

The communication system according to claim 11, further comprising means to delete identifier codes from memory.

Claim 21

The communication system according to claim 11, further comprising a memory disposed in the vehicle having said identifier codes stored therein.

Claim 22

A communication system for communicating information between a central communication terminal and a vehicle, comprising: a) a communication device having an identifier code peculiar to each communication device; b) a communication controller disposed in said vehicle to control communication with said central communication terminal, the communication controller being connectable to said communication device; c) said communication controller having command logic that commands the communication device to transmit said identifier code to the central communication terminal in response to connection of the communication device with the communication controller; d) a communication apparatus disposed in the central communication terminal for transmitting/receiving information to/from said communication device, the communication apparatus adapted to receive the identifier code sent by the communication device; e) a first memory disposed in the communication apparatus for storing the identifier code received by the communication apparatus; and f) a memory having stored therein a plurality of identifier codes, each identifier code being authorized by an occupant of the vehicles, wherein the communication apparatus has paging logic that pages said communication device using the identifier code stored in said first memory, and the communication controller and the communication apparatus communicate therebetween when the identifier code of the communication device connected to the communication controller is identical to one of the identifier codes stored in the memory.

Claim 23

A communication system for communicating information between a central communication terminal and a vehicle, comprising: a) a communication device having an identifier code peculiar to each communication device; b) a communication controller disposed in said vehicle to control communication with said central communication terminal, the communication controller being connectable to said communication device; c) said communication controller having command logic that commands the communication device to transmit said identifier code to the central communication terminal in response to connection of the communication device with the communication controller; d) a communication apparatus disposed in the central communication terminal for transmitting/receiving information to/from said communication device, the communication apparatus adapted to receive the identifier code sent by the communication device; e) a first memory disposed in the communication apparatus for storing the identifier code received by the communication apparatus; and f) a memory having stored therein a plurality of identifier codes, each identifier code being authorized by an occupant of the vehicles, wherein the communication apparatus has paging logic that pages said communication device using the identifier code stored in said first memory, and the communication controller and the communication apparatus communicate therebetween when the identifier code of the communication device connected to the communication controller is identical to one of the identifier codes stored in the memory.