Patent ID: 8839366

Claim:
A vehicular communication system comprising: a distribution center that distributes a content; a mobile communication terminal including a content acquisition section to acquire the content distributed from the distribution center and a terminal-side application to execute the content; and a vehicular apparatus that is enabled to be communicably connected with the mobile communication terminal and includes a vehicle-side application to execute a content, wherein: when the mobile communication terminal and the vehicular apparatus are not connected, the terminal-side application of the mobile communication terminal executes the content acquired by the content acquisition section, when the mobile communication terminal and the vehicular apparatus are connected, the terminal-side application and the vehicle-side application cooperate with each other and the vehicle-side application of the vehicular apparatus executes the content acquired by the content acquisition section of the mobile communication terminal, the vehicular apparatus further includes a distribution request section to request a content that is distributed to the vehicular apparatus, the mobile communication terminal further includes an analysis section to determine whether a connection with the distribution center is necessary in order to acquire the content requested by the distribution request section for distribution, the analysis section determines that the connection with the distribution center is necessary when the content requested by the distribution request section is not contained in the mobile communication terminal, the analysis section determines that the connection with the distribution center is unnecessary when the content requested by the distribution request section is contained in the mobile communication terminal, when the analysis section determines that the connection with the distribution center is necessary, the content acquisition section establishes a connection with the distribution center, and acquires, from the distribution center, the content requested, and when the analysis section determines that the connection with the distribution center is unnecessary, the content acquisition section acquires, as the content requested, the content contained in the mobile communication terminal.