Patent ID: 8438597

Claim:
A vehicular communication system mounted in a vehicle, comprising: at least one processor configured to: receive a broadcast program list, when an ignition (IGN) switch of the vehicle is at an ON state and the vehicular communication system is at an operating state; retrieve a position of the vehicle at a time when the IGN switch of the vehicle is switched from the ON state to an OFF state; set a specified time slot in compliance with one of a plurality of broadcast time slots corresponding to one of a plurality of where covering the retrieved position of the vehicle in connection with the received broadcast program list, when the IGN switch of the vehicle is switched from the ON state to the OFF state, the plurality of areas serving as a plurality of attributes and corresponding to the plurality of broadcast time slots, respectively; switch the vehicular communication system to the operating state on a condition that a present time is contained in the specified time slot when the IGN switch of the vehicle is at the OFF state and the vehicular communication system is at a standby state; and receive a broadcast program, when the IGN switch of the vehicle is at the OFF state and the vehicular communication system is at a starting state; wherein a minimum power is supplied to the vehicular communication system in the standby state, and a greater power is supplied to the vehicular communication system in the operating state than in the standby state.