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Communication system using non-directional short range radio communications between user terminal device and road related facility
   
Document Number
US Patent 6788252
Issued Date
September 7, 2004
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A communication system is formed by a location information providing unit configured to provide a location information indicating a location of each road related facility arranged along a road, and a communication unit installed on each road related facility, configured to transmit the location information of each road related facility to a terminal device of a user on the road by using weak radio signals, such that the terminal device that can receive the weak radio signals can detect a location of the terminal device according to the location information.
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Published
September 7, 2004
Application Number
10/107,432
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March 28, 2002
US Classification
342/385   340/905
Int'l Classification
G08G   1/0962   (20060101)   G08G   1/0967   (20060101)   G01S   5/02   (20060101)  
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Mar 28, 2001 [JP] 2001-093353
USPTO Field of Search
342/385   340/904   340/905  
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