US 7,454,274 B2 · In-vehicle device

Abstract

An in-vehicle device having a plurality of output units. The device includes content provision units for individually outputting, to each of users, a piece of content arbitrarily chosen by the user from a plurality of pieces of content, using one of the plurality of output units. The device includes a user recognition unit for individually recognizing the user who receives the piece of content through the one of the plurality of output units. The device includes a storage unit for individually storing the piece of content provided to the user. The device further includes a control unit for, when the user recognition means recognizes that a user to receive the piece of content through the one of the plurality of output units is changed to another user, outputting a piece of content corresponding to the another user by controlling the content provision unit.

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Dependent claims

An in-vehicle device having a plurality of output means, comprising:

content provision means for individually outputting, to each of users, a piece of content arbitrarily chosen by the user from a plurality of pieces of content, using one of the plurality of output means;
user recognition means for individually recognizing the user who receives the piece of content through the one of the plurality of output means;
storage means for individually storing the piece of content provided to the user;
and
control means for, when said user recognition means recognizes that a user to receive the piece of content through the one of the plurality of output means is changed to another user, outputting a piece of content corresponding to said another user by controlling said content provision means.

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