Patent ID: 7876200
Filing Date: 2011-01-25
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. An in-vehicle call apparatus for a vehicle, the apparatus comprising: a plurality of wireless sections individually having mutually different wireless communication areas, the wireless sections being operated by electric power supplied from an in-vehicle battery; a call state determination portion for determining whether a call state has occurred; a control section that controls a electric power supply from the in-vehicle battery to each of the wireless sections, and maintains the electric power supply to at least one of the wireless sections to transmit a call signal when the call state is determined to have occurred; and a stopped state determination portion for determining whether the vehicle is in a stopped state or in a non-stopped state, wherein: when the vehicle is determined to be in the non-stopped state, the control section maintains the electric power supply from the in-vehicle battery to at least two wireless sections among the plurality of wireless sections; and when the vehicle is determined to be in the stopped state while the electric power supply is maintained to the at least two wireless sections, the control section maintains the electric power supply to at least one of the at least two wireless sections while interrupting the electric power supply to at least one of the at least two wireless sections.