Patent ID: 8224560

Claim:
An eco-drive support device that notifies a driver of eco-friendliness of a vehicle driving operation being performed by the driver, the eco-drive support device comprising: an operating unit that calculates eco-drive support information, wherein the eco-drive support information indicates the eco-friendliness of the vehicle driving operation being performed by the driver; a notification control unit that controls a notifying unit to notify the driver of the eco-drive support information, when there is a request from an input unit for notification of the eco-drive support information, the input unit being handled by the driver; and a notification terminating unit that is operable by the driver in order to terminate notification of the eco-drive support information when the eco-drive support information is notified though there is not the request from the input unit for notification of the eco-drive support information, the notification terminating unit being different from the input unit; wherein the notification control unit controls the notifying unit to notify the driver of the eco-drive support information and a reason that the eco-drive support information providing condition is satisfied though there is not a request from the input unit for notification of the eco-drive support information, when a predetermined eco-drive support information providing condition is satisfied, and wherein after the notification terminating unit is operated and notification of the eco-drive support information is terminated, the notification control unit controls the notifying unit to notify the driver of the eco-drive support information only when there is the request from the input unit for notification of the eco-drive support information, and does not use the same eco-drive support information providing condition as used before the notification terminating unit was operated.