NAVIGATION SYSTEM FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE AND NAVIGATION SERVICE METHOD THEREOF
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1. A navigation system for an electric vehicle comprising:
- a data communication unit configured to communicate with a navigation terminal;
a database configured to store map information, transportation information, charging station information, and electric vehicle inaccessible road information; and
a path search unit wherein, upon receiving a navigation request signal from the data communication unit, the path search unit searches for at least one traveling path composed of only roads where traveling of the electric vehicle is possible using the information stored in the database, and transmitting information about the found traveling path to the navigation terminal.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a navigation system for an electric vehicle and a navigation method for the same. The navigation system searches for the location of a charging station and paths where traveling of an electric vehicle is possible; provides the charging station location information and information of the searched paths to a navigation terminal, thereby improving usability and traveling stability of an electric vehicle, resulting in increased road efficiency.
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1. A navigation system for an electric vehicle comprising:
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a data communication unit configured to communicate with a navigation terminal; a database configured to store map information, transportation information, charging station information, and electric vehicle inaccessible road information; and a path search unit wherein, upon receiving a navigation request signal from the data communication unit, the path search unit searches for at least one traveling path composed of only roads where traveling of the electric vehicle is possible using the information stored in the database, and transmitting information about the found traveling path to the navigation terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A navigation method for an electric vehicle, the method comprising:
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configuring one or more traveling paths composed of only roads where traveling of the electric vehicle is possible, from among roads contained in a navigation-requested section using map information and electric vehicle inaccessible road information; selecting a traveling path by which the electric vehicle takes the shortest time to arrive at a destination from among the traveling paths using transportation information; and transmitting information about the selected traveling path to a navigation terminal. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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