Patent ID: 8710797
Filing Date: 2014-04-29
Classification: B60L,G01C,Y02E,Y02T,Y04S

Abstract:
1. A driving support device comprising: a vehicle position information acquisition unit that acquires information indicating the position of the vehicle; a registered position information acquisition unit that acquires information indicating a registered position that has been previously registered; a charging facility information acquisition unit that acquires information indicating a position and a charging capacity of a charging facility that exists within a predetermined distance from a position of a vehicle; a remaining electric power amount inform acquisition unit that acquires information indicating the remaining electric power amount of a battery installed in the vehicle, at the position of the vehicle; and a guidance unit that shows, by using arrows, a route if the vehicle travels directly from the position of the vehicle to the registered position located in the rear of the vehicle and a route if the vehicle travels beyond an intersection ahead of the vehicle from the position of the vehicle and arrives at the registered position located in the rear of the vehicle by way of the charging facility; and provides, beside each arrow, information indicating a charging time period at the charging facility based on the position of the vehicle, the registered position, the position and the charging capacity of the charging facility, and the remaining electric power amount of the battery, the charging time period being required for traveling the route indicated by the arrow with electric power of the battery, the information being indicated on states in which the charging time period is zero, more than zero but less than or equal to a predetermined time period, and more than the predetermined time period, as different stages.