Individual-adaptive system and information distribution device based on a cellular telephone

An individual-adaptive system comprising:

• an input/output section
• connectable to a cellular telephone and producing, for input, individual identification information unique to the cellular telephone,
• issuing an instruction for wirelessly sending the individual identification information to an information distribution device which stores individual identification information and setting information for a device corresponding to the individual identification information, and
• inputting into the individual cellular telephone setting information for the device acquired from the information distribution device;
• and
• an operation control section for controlling setting status of the device based on the setting information input.

An information distribution device comprising:

• storage means for storing individual identification information and setting information for an individual-adaptive system corresponding to the individual identification information;
• receiving means for receiving individual identification information from the individual-adaptive system that has received the individual identification information from a cellular telephone, the individual identification information being unique to the cellular telephone;
• reading means for comparing the individual identification information received with the individual identification information stored in the storage means and for reading from the storage means setting information corresponding to the individual identification information matched;
• and
• transmission means for transmitting the setting information read to the individual-adaptive system.

An individual-adaptive system comprising:

• a plurality of wireless communication means producing respective individual identification information;
• an individual identification section connectable to an individual cellular telephone for input of individual identification information, unique to the cellular telephone, from the individual cellular telephone, and determining setting status of an in-vehicle device in accordance with the individual identification information input;
• and
• an operation control section which controls the setting status of the in-vehicle device based on the setting status set by the individual identification section.