Patent ID: 8452349
Filing Date: 2013-05-28
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
1. An in-vehicle apparatus in a vehicle, the apparatus comprising: an in-vehicle phone to perform a voice call via a communication network; a communication portion to perform a communication with a portable phone different than the in-vehicle phone, which is brought to the vehicle; a handsfree portion to perform (i) a first handsfree phone call using the portable phone via the communication portion and (ii) a second handsfree phone call using the in-vehicle phone; a first phonebook storage portion to store first phonebook data used in the first handsfree phone call using the portable phone; a second phonebook storage portion to store second phonebook data used in the second handsfree phone call using the in-vehicle phone; a first phonebook management section to a manipulation reception portion to receive a predetermined manipulation of a user; and a second phonebook management section to store copied first phonebook data in the second phonebook storage portion as the second phonebook data used in the second handsfree call using the in-vehicle phone when a use permission manipulation of permitting use of the first phonebook data is received by the manipulation reception portion,