On-board short-range communication apparatus

摘要

A method and apparatus for performing data communication between an on-board short-range communication apparatus (1), which is able to comply with a plurality of applications, and an on-road device (2) located in the vicinity of a road on which a vehicle travels, is disclosed. A data analyzing and controlling unit (3) is operative to permit an information providing unit (10) to provide information of entire one of or a portion of the applications installed in the on-board short-range communication apparatus in response to turning-on of an electric power supply (5) of the apparatus and to provide information of entire one of or a portion of the applications prepared in an IC card (12) responsive to insertion of the IC card to an IC card read out unit(6).