Patent ID: 11920947
Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  B  Y | IPC B  G

Claim 0:
1. A notification controller that controls a notification apparatus that gives a notification to a driver of an electrically powered vehicle including an externally chargeable power storage, the notification controller comprising an electronic control unit that:
receives a leveling signal that requests power leveling where power leveling at least includes the electrically powered vehicle supplying power to a power grid;
obtains a position of the electrically powered vehicle;
obtains a remaining amount of power stored in the power storage;
switches, among setting modes of a participation spot, the setting modes including a first mode and a second mode;
accepts, in the first mode, input of an inputted participation spot by a user and sets the inputted participation spot;
selects, in the second mode, a selected participation spot from among a plurality of predetermined locations based on at least one of the position of the electrically powered vehicle, a direction of travel of the electrically powered vehicle, a travel route of the electrically powered vehicle, and a current time, and sets the selected participation spot;
determines, upon receiving a prescribed leveling signal, whether the electrically powered vehicle can participate in the power leveling at a prescribed participation spot, based on at least one of timing of start and timing of end of power leveling indicated by the prescribed leveling signal, the position of the electrically powered vehicle, and the remaining amount of power stored in the power storage, the prescribed participation spot being one of the inputted participation spot and the selected participation spot set in the first mode or the second mode;
causes, upon determination that the electrically powered vehicle can participate, the notification apparatus to perform first notification processing for inviting the electrically powered vehicle to go to the prescribed participation spot; and
upon determination that the electrically powered vehicle cannot participate, causes the notification apparatus to notify the driver of the electrically powered vehicle that the electrically powered vehicle cannot participate in power leveling.