APPARATUS FOR PROMOTING IMPROVEMENT OF DRIVING SKILL TO IMPROVE FUEL EFFICIENCY
First Claim
1. An apparatus for performing a display indicating a state of fuel efficiency of a vehicle according to a driving operation, comprising control unit configured to:
- detect an operating state of the vehicle according to a driving operation performed by a driver of the vehicle;
determine a score that represents a state of fuel efficiency of the vehicle according to the driving operation, the score being allocated to correspond to the operating state of the vehicle; and
perform a display indicating the score as the display indicating the state of fuel efficiency,wherein the control unit determines an integrated value or an average value of the score every one driving cycle of the vehicle and determines a lifetime score by accumulating the integrated value or the average value,wherein the allocation of the score to the operating state of the vehicle is changed such that the score becomes lower as the value of the lifetime score is higher,wherein the control unit displays the integrated value or the average value of the score with the number of predetermined graphics while changing the shape of the graphics according to the value of the lifetime score.
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Abstract
An apparatus for performing a display indicating a state of fuel efficiency of a vehicle according to a driving operation, detects an operating state of the vehicle according to a driving operation performed by a driver of the vehicle. A score for representing the state of fuel efficiency of the vehicle according to the driving operation is determined. Here, the score is allocated to correspond to the operating state. A display indicating the score is performed as the display indicating the state of fuel efficiency. The allocation of the score to the operating state of the vehicle is changed according to a value obtained by accumulating the score. For example, the allocation of the score to the operating state is changed such that the score is lower as the value obtained by accumulating the score is higher. Thus, a degree of strictness with which the score is marked is higher as the level of the driving skill represented by the accumulated value is higher.
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5 Claims
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1. An apparatus for performing a display indicating a state of fuel efficiency of a vehicle according to a driving operation, comprising control unit configured to:
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detect an operating state of the vehicle according to a driving operation performed by a driver of the vehicle; determine a score that represents a state of fuel efficiency of the vehicle according to the driving operation, the score being allocated to correspond to the operating state of the vehicle; and perform a display indicating the score as the display indicating the state of fuel efficiency, wherein the control unit determines an integrated value or an average value of the score every one driving cycle of the vehicle and determines a lifetime score by accumulating the integrated value or the average value, wherein the allocation of the score to the operating state of the vehicle is changed such that the score becomes lower as the value of the lifetime score is higher, wherein the control unit displays the integrated value or the average value of the score with the number of predetermined graphics while changing the shape of the graphics according to the value of the lifetime score. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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