Hands-free apparatus, method of data transfer, and computer-readable medium

1. A hands-free apparatus on a vehicle, the hands-free apparatus comprising:

a memory; and

a hardware processor coupled to the memory, the memory storing a program that, when executed by the hardware processor, causes the hands-free device to:

connect to a mobile phone to enable a hands-free telephone conversation by using a hands-free communication protocol for making a hands-free call;

establish a connection with the mobile phone using a data transfer protocol, the data transfer protocol being based on Phone Book Access Profile (PBAP) and for transferring phone data about a phone to receive the phone data transferred from the mobile phone, and to receive at least one data of outgoing call history data, incoming call history data, missed call history data, and phonebook data stored in the mobile phone;

execute synchronization permission checking processing to check whether transfer of the at least one data from the mobile phone to an other device is permitted in the mobile phone before receiving the at least one data from the mobile phone;

when the transfer of the at least one data is permitted in the mobile phone, receive the at least one data from the mobile phone by using the data transfer protocol; and

when the transfer of the at least one data is not permitted in the mobile phone, execute first processing, the first processing including reporting to a user on the vehicle, that the transfer of the at least one data is not permitted.

2. The hands-free apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the program, when executed by the hardware processor, causes the hands-free device to cause a display to display that there is a possibility that the synchronization processing to transfer the at least one data is not permitted in the mobile phone, to execute the reporting.

3. The hands-free apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the first processing includes reporting that an operation to manually transfer the at least one data by a user is unreceivable, and

the program, when executed by the hardware processor, causes the hands-free device to change a display mode of an operating button for receiving the operation of manual transfer by the user or hide the operating button to execute the reporting.

4. The hands-free apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the program, when executed by the hardware processor, causes the hands-free device to execute second processing when the synchronization processing to transfer the at least one data has been permitted in the mobile phone after executing the first processing.

5. The hands-free apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the program, when executed by the hardware processor, causes the hands-free device to execute second processing when the synchronization processing to transfer the at least one data has been permitted in the mobile phone after executing the first processing.

6. The hands-free apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein

the second processing includes reporting that the synchronization processing has been permitted, and

the program, when executed by the hardware processor, causes the hands-free device to display, on a display, that the synchronization processing has been permitted or that data transfer has become enabled.

7. The hands-free apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein

the second processing includes reporting that the synchronization processing has been permitted, and

the program, when executed by the hardware processor, causes the hands-free device to display, on a display, that the synchronization processing has been permitted or that data transfer has become enabled.

8. The hands-free apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein

the second processing includes displaying to allow a user to select whether to start the synchronization processing, and

the program, when executed by the hardware processor, causes the hands-free device to display, on the display, a selection screen allowing the user to select whether to start the synchronization processing.

9. The hands-free apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein

the second processing includes displaying to allow the user to select whether to start the synchronization processing, and

the program, when executed by the hardware processor, causes the hands-free device to display, on a display, a selection screen allowing the user to select whether to start the synchronization processing.

10. The hands-free apparatus according to 4 , wherein

the second processing includes reporting that the operation to manually transfer the at least one data by the user has become receivable, and

the program, when executed by the hardware processor to change a display mode of a operating button for receiving an operation of manual transfer by the user or changes the operating button from a hidden state to a displayed state to execute the reporting.

11. The hands-free apparatus according to 5 , wherein

the second processing includes reporting that the operation to manually transfer the at least one data by the user has become receivable, and

the program, when executed by the hardware processor, causes the hands-free device to change the display mode of the operating button for receiving the operation of manual transfer by the user or changes the operating button from a hidden state to a displayed state to execute the reporting.

12. The hands-free apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the first processing includes disconnecting connection with the mobile phone.

13. The hands-free apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the program, when executed by the hardware processor, causes the hands-free device to maintain hands-free telephone conversation-enabled connection with the mobile phone even when synchronization processing to transfer the at least one data from the mobile phone has not succeeded.

14. A method for transferring data, the method being executed by a computer on a vehicle, the method comprising:

connecting to a mobile phone to enable a hands-free telephone conversation by using a hands-free communication protocol for making a hands-free call;

establishing a connection with the mobile phone using a data transfer protocol, the data transfer protocol being based on Phone Book Access Profile (PBAP), for transferring phone data about a phone to receive the phone data transferred from the mobile phone, and for receiving at least one data of outgoing call history data, incoming call history data, missed call history data, and phonebook data stored in the mobile phone;

executing synchronization permission checking processing to check whether transfer of the at least one data from the mobile phone to an other device is permitted in the mobile phone before receiving the at least one data from the mobile phone;

when the transfer of the at least one data is permitted in the mobile phone, receiving the at least one data from the mobile phone by using the data transfer protocol; and

when the transfer of the at least one data is not permitted in the mobile phone, executing first processing, the first processing including reporting to a user on the vehicle, that the transfer of the at least one data is not permitted.

15. A non-transitory computer readable medium including programmed instructions that cause a computer on a vehicle to perform:

connecting to a mobile phone to enable a hands-free telephone conversation by using a hands-free communication protocol for making a hands-free call;

establishing a connection with the mobile phone using a data transfer protocol, being based on PBAP (Phone Book Access Profile), for transferring phone data about a phone to receive the phone data transferred from the mobile phone, and for receiving at least one data of outgoing call history data, incoming call history data, missed call history data, and phonebook data stored in the mobile phone;

executing synchronization permission checking processing to check whether transfer of the at least one data from the mobile phone to an other device is permitted in the mobile phone before receiving the at least one data from the mobile phone;

when the transfer of the at least one data is permitted in the mobile phone, receiving the at least one data from the mobile phone by using the data transfer protocol; and

when the transfer of the at least one data is not permitted in the mobile phone, executing first processing, the first processing including reporting to a user on the vehicle, that the transfer of the at least one data is not permitted.