US 11,870,927 B2
In-vehicle hands-free apparatus, in-vehicle hands-free system, and data transfer method
Akito Sakamoto, Kanagawa Ken (JP); and Tomoaki Katada, Kanagawa Ken (JP)
Assigned to PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD., Osaka (JP)
Filed by Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd., Osaka (JP)
Filed on Jun. 14, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/840,187.
Claims priority of application No. 2021-100499 (JP), filed on Jun. 16, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0407953 A1, Dec. 22, 2022
Int. Cl. H04M 1/00 (2006.01); H04M 1/60 (2006.01)
CPC H04M 1/6075 (2013.01) 7 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An in-vehicle hands-free apparatus that enables a hands-free call by being wirelessly connected to a mobile phone that stores
first incoming call history data representing a source of an incoming call received by first communication of voice using a phone application dedicated to an operating system of the mobile phone, first outgoing call history data representing a destination of an outgoing call made by the first communication, and phone book data in which a call destination and a registered name are registered in association with each other, the call destination including the source of the incoming call received by the first communication and the destination of the outgoing call made by the first communication,
second incoming call history data representing a source of an incoming call received by second communication of voice using a communication application, second outgoing call history data representing a destination of an outgoing call made by the second communication, and registration data in which a call destination and a registered name are registered in association with each other, the call destination including the source of the incoming call received by the second communication and the destination of the outgoing call made by the second communication,
the in-vehicle hands-free apparatus comprising:
a memory; and
a hardware processor coupled to the memory,
the hardware processor being configured to:
perform control relating to data transfer using a transfer protocol to achieve transfer of the first incoming call history data, the first outgoing call history data, the phone book data, the second incoming call history data, the second outgoing call history data, and the registration data, stored in the mobile phone, when the mobile phone exists in a wireless connection area;
receive the first incoming call history data, the first outgoing call history data, the phone book data, the second incoming call history data, the second outgoing call history data, and the registration data from the mobile phone by communication using the transfer protocol; and
store the received first incoming call history data, first outgoing call history data, phone book data, second incoming call history data, second outgoing call history data, and registration data.