US 7,589,621 B2
Information delivery system, vehicle and broadcasting apparatus for an information delivery system, and method of outputting related information therefor
Tsuneo Ohno, Tochigi-ken (Japan); Kenichi Mineta, Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif. (US); and Takumi Shimomura, Tochigi-ken (Japan)
Assigned to Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo (Japan)
Filed on Nov. 02, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/591,583.
Claims priority of application No. 2005-327129 (JP), filed on Nov. 11, 2005.
Prior Publication US 2007/0109105 A1, May 17, 2007
Int. Cl. B60Q 1/00 (2006.01); H04Q 5/22 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 340—457.4  [340/438; 340/439; 340/10.52; 340/426.13; 340/426.36; 701/32] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An information delivery system comprising:
a broadcasting apparatus for broadcasting an identification code and related information; and
a vehicle for acquiring information delivered by a broadcast from said broadcasting apparatus;
said vehicle comprising:
an identification code storage unit for storing a first identification code;
a second identification code acquiring unit for acquiring a second identification code and first related information delivered by a broadcast from said broadcasting apparatus;
an identification code comparator for comparing said first identification code and said second identification code with each other; and
an information output unit for outputting said first related information if said first identification code and said second identification code, which are compared with each other by said identification code comparator, agree with each other.