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VEHICULAR TRAVEL GUIDANCE DEVICE, VEHICULAR TRAVEL GUIDANCE METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM

  • US 20110241905A1
  • Filed: 01/31/2011
  • Published: 10/06/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A vehicular travel guidance device comprising:

  • a map image display unit that displays a map image on a display device;

    a maximum energy amount acquisition unit that acquires a maximum charging energy amount of an in-vehicle battery of a vehicle that has a drive motor as a drive source, the drive motor being driven by energy stored in the in-vehicle battery;

    a charging facility information acquisition unit that acquires information regarding a charging facility capable of charging the in-vehicle battery;

    a travelable area acquisition unit that, based on the maximum charging energy amount acquired by the maximum energy amount acquisition unit and the information regarding the charging facility acquired by the charging facility information acquisition unit, acquires a travelable area, within which the vehicle is able to travel from the charging facility by consuming an energy amount corresponding to a predetermined percentage of the maximum charging energy amount; and

    a display mode change unit that varies a display mode of the map image based on the acquired travelable area.

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