In acquiring the information accumulated in the storage unit of the
information center by making the connection of the line connecting the
communication unit mounted on the vehicle mounted terminal and the center
communication unit of the information center, a process for starting the
line connection with the information center is started in advance, when
the display on the display unit mounted on the vehicle mounted terminal
transfers to the predetermined display contents, whereby the information
can be transmitted immediately via the line already connected at the time
when an actual operation for transmitting the information from the
vehicle mounted terminal to the information center is performed.