Patent ID: 8150573

Claim:
A travel mode setting device for a hybrid vehicle provided with a plurality of travel drive sources and allowed to travel in one of a plurality of travel modes by selectively using the plurality of travel drive sources, the travel mode setting device comprising: a plurality of authentication means each for authenticating a vehicle user and generating an authentication result; and a specification means for specifying a usable travel mode from the plurality of travel modes in accordance with the authentication results of the plurality of authentication means, wherein: the hybrid vehicle has a first identification code; and the plurality of authentication means include: a first identification code verification means, which has a second identification code, for determining whether or not the first identification code and the second identification code are the same to authenticate the vehicle user; and a second identification code verification means, which has a third identification code, for determining whether or not the first identification code and the third identification code are the same to authenticate the vehicle user.