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Warning apparatus, warning server, warning system, and automobileWarning apparatus, warning server, warning system, and automobile description/claimsThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20080122593, Warning apparatus, warning server, warning system, and automobile. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a warning apparatus, a warning server, a warning system, and an automobile, and more particularly to a warning apparatus to be installed into an automobile, and decide whether or not to immobilize an automobile on the basis of driver's information and insurance information. 2. Description of the Related Art Up until now, there have been provided a wide variety of warning apparatus available in the process of preventing an automobile from being started and driven by an unqualified driver. The conventional warning apparatus of this type is disclosed in, for example, Japanese Patent Laying-Open Publication No. 08-96042. The conventional warning apparatus comprises a communications unit for communicating with an electronic driver's license having license information on driver's license and automobile insurance information on the expiration date of insurance and the telephone number of insurance company, and a determining unit for determining whether or not to update the insurance on the basis of the automobile insurance information on the expiration date of the insurance received from the electronic driver's license. The conventional warning apparatus constructed as previously mentioned, however, encounters such a problem that the automobile tends to be started and operated by the unqualified driver who is not conformable to age restriction, family rider, and other requirement for being insurant. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONIt is, therefore, an object of the present invention to provide a warning apparatus, a warning server, and a warning system can prevent the automobile from being started and operated by the unqualified driver. According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a warning apparatus for an automobile, comprising: a receiving unit for receiving a driver's information from a memory device memorizing the driver's information; a memorizing unit for memorizing an automobile insurance information; a determining unit for determining whether or not the driver is an insurant on the basis of the driver's information and the automobile insurance information; and a warning unit for warning the driver not to drive when the determining unit has determined that the driver is not the insurant. The warning apparatus may further comprise a permission signal producing unit for producing a permission signal to permit the driver to operate the automobile when the determining unit has determined that the driver is the insurant. The warning apparatus may further comprise a prevention signal producing unit for producing a prevention signal to prevent the driver from operating the automobile when the determining unit has determined that the driver is not the insurant. The receiving unit may be operative to receive the driver's information from the memory device by performing wireless communications with the memory device. The memorizing unit may be constituted of a detachable memory device having memorized the automobile insurance information. The warning apparatus may further comprise a communications unit for obtaining an automobile insurance information from the server memorizing the automobile insurance information. The memorizing unit may be operative to memorize the automobile insurance information obtained by the communications unit. The determining unit may be operative to determine whether or not the driver is an insurant on the basis of the automobile insurance information memorized in the memorizing unit when the determining unit has determined that the driver is not the insurant. According to the second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a warning system, comprising: a server having automobile insurance information; and a warning apparatus for an automobile, the warning apparatus, including: a receiving unit for receiving the driver's information; a communications unit for obtaining the automobile insurance information from the server by performing communications with the server; a memorizing unit for memorizing the automobile insurance information obtained by the communications unit; a determining unit for determining whether or not the driver is an insurant by comparing the driver's information received by the receiving unit with the automobile insurance information obtained by the communications unit; and a warning unit for warning the driver not to drive when the determining unit of the warning apparatus has determined that the driver is not the insurant. The warning apparatus may further include a permission signal producing unit for producing a permission signal to permit the driver to operate the automobile when the determining unit of the warning apparatus has determined that the driver is the insurant. The warning apparatus may further include a prevention signal producing unit for producing a prevention signal to prevent the driver from operating the automobile when the determining unit of the warning apparatus has determined that the driver is not the insurant. The receiving unit of the warning apparatus may be operative to receive the driver's information by performing wireless communications. The determining unit of the warning apparatus may be operative to determine whether or not the driver is an insurant on the basis of the driver's information received by the receiving unit of the warning apparatus and the automobile insurance information memorized in the memorizing unit of the warning apparatus when the automobile insurance information is not obtained from the server by the communications unit of the warning apparatus within a predetermined time period. The warning system may further comprise a memory device having driver's information. The receiving unit of the warning apparatus may be operative to receive the driver's information from the memory device. The memory device may be constituted of an electronic key to the automobile. Continue reading about Warning apparatus, warning server, warning system, and automobile... 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