Patent ID: 7839262

Claim:
An information providing apparatus for transmitting desired information to information equipment loaded on a vehicle, comprising: communication means for sending and receiving desired information using radio communications; and control means for monitoring a remote control signal from an electronic key corresponding to a key-less entry system for the vehicle via said communication means, for identifying the vehicle based on vehicle identification information included in the remote control signal, for controlling operations of an information output means for storing information and sending said information to said vehicle as well as operations of the communication means, wherein said control means starts up operations of said information output means by using the remote control signal from said electronic key as a trigger to select desired information based on said vehicle identification information and transmit said selected desired information to said vehicle when a door of said vehicle is detected to be locked by said remote control signal, and for controlling, in response to the remote control signal from said electronic key triggering said information output means to transmit said selected desired information to said vehicle, operations of an information input means for transferring driving information from said vehicle and storing said driving information.