Patent ID: 7667578

Claim:
A remote operation control device comprising: an in-vehicle communication unit receiving a drive request signal which is transmitted from a center to request a remote operation of a predetermined in-vehicle apparatus; a preliminary checking request unit requesting, when the drive request signal from the center is received by the in-vehicle communication unit, an in-vehicle electronic control unit which controls operation of the in-vehicle apparatus, to perform checking of whether a precondition for carrying out the remote operation of the in-vehicle apparatus is satisfied; and a remote driving unit carrying out the remote operation of the in-vehicle apparatus when it is determined, after the drive request signal from the center is received by the in-vehicle communication unit, that the precondition is satisfied as a result of response to the request for the checking by the preliminary checking request unit, wherein the precondition includes at least a determination that a difference between a time the drive request signal from the center is received by the in-vehicle communication unit and a time a corresponding drive request signal from a portable terminal is received by the center is smaller than a predetermined time, and wherein when a remote operation request information is received from the portable terminal, the center transmits, to the in-vehicle apparatus, the remote operation request information with a center receipt time of the remote operation request information, and when the remote operation request information is received from the center, the in-vehicle apparatus acquires the center receipt time from the center.