Patent ID: 6917801

Claim:
A communication system for use with a vehicle, the communication system comprising: a first communication unit, located within a vehicle, the first communication unit interfacing with a vehicle computer such that bi-directional communication is enabled between the first communication unit and the vehicle computer; and a portable second communication unit; said first communication unit comprising a first memory circuit being configured to receive and store information from at least one of the vehicle computer and the second communication unit and connected with a first transceiver, and said second communication unit comprising a second memory circuit, configured to store information from at least one of the first communication unit and an external information source and connected with a second transceiver, said transceivers being arranged to establish a short-distance wireless communication link between said first and second communication units when the communication units are within a communication range from each other, thereby enabling two-way communication between said communication units, whereby an information item, stored in any one of said memory circuits is transmittable to the other one of said memory circuits, over said wireless communication link when the communication units are within said communication range from each other.