Patent ID: 7228137

Claim:
A mobile body information system for use in distributing information by a plurality of wireless base stations covering a plurality of communication areas, comprising: a mobile terminal adapted to be mounted on a vehicle for receiving the information including a wireless communication section configured and arranged to communicate with at least one of the wireless base stations, and a communication format determination section configured and arranged to present a recommended communication format to a user of the mobile terminal based on a density of the communication areas of the wireless base stations along a travel route of the vehicle, the communication format determination section being further configured and arranged to select a divided download format when the density of the communication areas is determined to be high in which the information is distributed to the mobile terminal through at least two of the wireless base stations within corresponding communication areas of the at least two of the wireless base stations while the vehicle is traveling, and the communication format determination section being further configured and arranged to select a batch download format when the density of the communication areas is determined to be low in which the information is distributed to the mobile terminal through one of the wireless base stations within a corresponding communication area of the one of the wireless base stations.