Patent ID: 8954223
Filing Date: 2015-02-10
Classification: B60L,G01C,Y02T

Abstract:
1. A charge guidance apparatus comprising: one or more processors that perform the function of: a history creation unit for creating history information about a charging spot, charge start time and charging duration of a driving battery of a vehicle; a learning processing unit for extracting the charging spot, charge start time and charging duration of the driving battery of the vehicle with frequency of charges executed being not less than a prescribed number of times from the history information created by the history creation unit, and for learning a usual charging spot and charging period of time of the vehicle from the charging spot, charge start time and charging duration extracted; a decision processing unit for deciding whether to give charge guidance or not based on whether the vehicle is in the usual charging spot and charging period of time learned by the learning processing unit; and a charge guidance processing unit for giving charge guidance in accordance with a decision result of the decision processing unit, the charge guidance being provided in one or both visual or vocal format.