Vehicle control system, vehicle information providing device, and vehicle information providing method
US9751423B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 19, 2013 |
| Grant date | Sep 5, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 19, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T90/16
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A vehicle control system has a battery installed in a vehicle and capable of being charged with electricity supplied from an external power source outside the vehicle, an auxiliary device that operates by consuming the electricity supplied from the external power source or the battery, a communication unit that transmits information about the vehicle outward from the vehicle, and a control unit that directs the communication unit to transmit information about predetermined notice to a user of the vehicle when a predetermined condition for activating the auxiliary device is fulfilled and when the external power source is not available. The predetermined condition is that a request for activating the auxiliary device is made but the auxiliary device cannot start or continue operating.
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