Route planning device
US8838318B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 6, 2013 |
| Grant date | Sep 16, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 6, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08G1/096827
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A route planning device plans plural routes from a current location to a destination, calculates an amount of electricity consumed by a motor during driving to the destination along each planned route in each of plural drive modes, calculates an amount of electricity consumed by electric equipment during driving to the destination along each planned route for each of plural operational settings of the electric equipment, calculates an estimated amount of charge remaining in a battery on arrival at the destination, calculates, for each of the planned routes, a total comfort level score for each of the drive modes and/or each of the operational settings of the electrical equipment, selects plural operation plans each formed from a combination of the route, drive mode, and operational setting on the basis of the calculated total comfort level score, and displays the selected operation plans on a display.
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