In-vehicle communication device and communication control method

A communication control method for a hands-free device that automatically answers a caller device that sends a call when a telephone device located in a vehicle receives the call, the communication control method including:

• a detecting step for detecting a vehicle condition;
• and
• a control step for controlling the telephone device via the communication interface,
• wherein in the control step, the vehicle condition which is detected in the detecting step is acquired, whether a driver's answering the call is dangerous or not is judged based on the acquired vehicle condition when the call to the telephone device is detected, an answer message including vehicle information that depends upon a running condition of the vehicle at the time when the driver's answering the call is judged to be dangerous is prepared, and the prepared answer message is sent to the caller device.

A program for controlling communication for a hands-free device that automatically answers a caller device that sends a call when a telephone device located in a vehicle receives the call, the program including:

• a detecting step for detecting a vehicle condition;
• and
• a control step for controlling the telephone device via the communication interface,
• wherein in the control step, the vehicle condition which is detected in the detecting step is acquired, whether the driver's answering the call is dangerous or not is judged based on the acquired vehicle condition when the call to the telephone device is detected, an answer message including vehicle information that depends upon a running condition of the vehicle at the time when the driver's answering the call is judged to be dangerous is prepared, and the prepared answer message is sent to the caller device.