Claims
- 1. A navigation apparatus comprising:a position detector for determining a geographical position using a GPS system; a communication apparatus for receiving failure information from a peripheral apparatus; a controller connected to said position detector and said communication apparatus; a memory connected to said controller for storing data; an operating portion connected to said controller for inputting an instruction to said controller; an indicator connected to said controller; and a wireless interface connected to said controller, being capable of communicating with a response center, wherein said controller manages a condition of said peripheral apparatus and uses said indicator to notify a driver to pull over and stop when failure information from said peripheral apparatus is received through said communication apparatus, and wherein said controller transmits position information determined by said position detector through said wireless interface.
- 2. A navigation apparatus, according to claim 1, wherein said controller communicates with a cellular phone through said wireless interface and transmits said position information through said cellular phone.
- 3. A navigation apparatus, according to claim 2, wherein said memory stores ID information, said cellular phone transmits said ID information with said failure information and position information, and said ID information is the telephone number of said cellular phone.
- 4. A navigation apparatus, according to claim 2, wherein:said cellular phone communicates through a wireless connection with said controller when a predetermined operation is performed; and said controller sends said failure information to said cellular phone in response to a command from said cellular phone.
- 5. A navigation apparatus comprising:a position detector for determining a geographical position using a GPS system; a communication apparatus for receiving failure information from a peripheral apparatus; an indicator for notifying a driver; a transmitter for transmitting said failure information to a response center; and a controller connected to said position detector, said communication apparatus, said indicator and said transmitter; wherein said controller manages a condition of said peripheral apparatus and uses said indicator to notify the driver to pull over and stop when failure information from said peripheral apparatus is received by said communication apparatus, and wherein said controller controls said transmitter to transmit position information determined by said position detector.
- 6. A navigation apparatus, according to claim 5, wherein:said navigation apparatus comprises a memory connected to said controller for storing ID information, and said controller controls said transmitter to transmit said ID information with said failure information and position information.
- 7. A navigation apparatus, according to claim 5, wherein:said indicator comprises a display, and said controller controls said display to display the contents of an agreement confirmation when said navigation apparatus receives confirmation of agreement to repair from said response center.
- 8. A response center receiving information relating to a car failure from an onboard main controller installed on a vehicle through wireless communication and having a controller for managing the operating situation of the car; wherein:said response center comprises a process controller, a repair-reception database storing data on failure based on failure information received from said onboard main controller, a customer database storing data on failure remedies; said process controller is configured to acquire information regarding a particular failure remedy from a second remedy database for storing data on remedies distributed by a vehicle manufacture based on said failure information; and said response center transmits a confirmation of agreement to a repair to said onboard main controller.
- 9. A response center, according to claim 8, wherein said information relating to a car failure includes.
Priority Claims (1)
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Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 10/214,609 filed Aug. 9, 2002 U.S. Pat. No. 6,549,833 which is a continuation of Ser. No. 09/974,832 filed Oct. 12, 2001, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,438,471.
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