Patent ID: 8289188
Filing Date: 2012-10-16
Classification: G08G,H04L

Abstract:
1. An utterance type road traffic information providing device which receives alarm information from a roadside apparatus installed on or near a road with a vehicle traveling or a parking lot through wireless communication and which outputs the alarm information, the road traffic information providing device comprising: a communication unit configured to receive the alarm information from the roadside apparatus at timing at which a link is set up with the roadside apparatus; a storage unit configured to temporarily store the alarm information; an audio processing unit configured to convert the alarm information into audio information to output the audio information in utterance; an operation unit configured to control the utterance output as needed; and alarm information transfer unit configured to read out the alarm information stored in the storage unit according to a priority to transfer the alarm information to the audio processing unit when an operation of the operation unit is not performed and for transferring a received utterance output stop signal and the alarm information to the audio processing unit under a predetermined condition according to the operation content when the operation of the operation unit is performed, wherein when the utterance output stop signal is transferred by the alarm information transfer unit, an output is conducted in accordance with the priority of the alarm information or stored alarm information succeeding the alarm information whose utterance is intended to be stopped.