In-vehicle apparatus, cellular phone device, and method for controlling communication therebetween

1. An in-vehicle apparatus having a handsfree function, the in-vehicle apparatus comprising:

a communication unit configured to communicate with a cellular phone device simultaneously using a handsfree communication protocol for handsfree communication and a data transfer protocol for data transfer, the cellular phone device being selectively in one of:

i) a handsfree communication state where outgoing voice inputted via a voice input unit of the in-vehicle apparatus is transmitted to a counterpart and incoming voice transmitted from a counterpart is outputted via a voice output unit of the in-vehicle apparatus when opening a voice path with the in-vehicle apparatus and when communicating with the in-vehicle apparatus using a handsfree communication protocol; and

ii) a handset communication state where outgoing voice inputted via a voice input unit of the cellular phone device is transmitted to a counterpart, and incoming voice transmitted from a counterpart is outputted via a voice output unit of the cellular phone device when closing the voice path with the in-vehicle apparatus;

a request determination unit configured to determine whether the cellular phone device, which communicates with the communication unit using the data transfer protocol, makes a data transfer request;

a condition determination unit configured to determine whether the cellular phone device, which communicates with the communication unit using the handsfree communication protocol, is in one of the handsfree communication state, the handset communication state, and a stand-by state where the cellular phone device waits incoming call; and

a control unit configured to

i) permit the data transfer request from the cellular phone device in a condition where:

the request determination unit determines that the cellular phone device, which communicates with the communication unit using the data transfer protocol, makes a data transfer request; and

the condition determination unit determines that the cellular phone device is in the handset communication state,

ii) refuse the data transfer request from the cellular phone device in a condition where:

the condition determination unit determines that the cellular phone device is in the handsfree communication state, and

iii) permit the data transfer request from the cellular phone device in a condition where:

the condition determination unit determines that the cellular phone device is changed from the handsfree communication state to the stand-by state, subsequent to a condition where:

the request determination unit determines that the cellular phone device is in the handsfree communication state.

2. The in-vehicle apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the control unit is configured to permit the data transfer request in a condition where:

the condition determination unit determines that the cellular phone device is changed from the handsfree communication state to the handset communication state, subsequent to a condition where:

the request determination unit determines that the cellular phone device, which communicates with the communication unit using the data transfer protocol, makes the data transfer request; and

the condition determination unit determines that the cellular phone device is in the handsfree communication state.

3. The in-vehicle apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a current position acquisition unit configured to obtain a current position of a vehicle;

a route guide unit configured to perform route guidance from the current position obtained using the current position acquisition unit to a destination; and

a position data reception unit configured to receive position data transmitted from an outside,

wherein the control unit is configured to cause the position data reception unit to receive the position data transmitted from the cellular phone device and provide a user with a destination set unit to enable the user to determine whether to set a point specified by the received position data to the destination, in response to permission of the data transfer request from the cellular phone device.

4. The in-vehicle apparatus according to claim according to claim 3 ,

wherein the control unit is configured to refuse the data transfer request in a condition where:

the request determination unit determines that the cellular phone device, which communicates with the communication unit using the data transfer protocol, makes the data transfer request; and

the condition determination unit determines that the cellular phone device is in the handsfree communication state, and

the control unit is configured to cause a pop-up indication of a destination set refusal notice screen on an under handsfree communication notice screen, the destination set refusal notice screen indicating a state where setting of the destination by receiving position data from the cellular phone device is refused in the handsfree communication state.