INFORMATION PROVISION APPARATUS
First Claim
1. An information provision apparatus for providing information for reaching a destination to a driver of a vehicle which includes a chargeable electricity storage unit and is driven by using electric energy supplied from the electricity storage unit, the information provision apparatus comprising:
- an arrival determination section which determines whether or not the vehicle can reach the destination from the present location in such a manner as to satisfy a predetermined condition, on the basis of present location information, which is information regarding a present location of the vehicle, destination information, which is information regarding the destination, and electric energy remaining amount information, which is information regarding a remaining amount of electric energy stored in the electricity storage unit;
a rental car information acquisition section which acquires rental car information, which is information regarding a rental car to which the driver can change from the vehicle directly or indirectly; and
an information provision section which provides the rental car information acquired by the rental car information acquisition section, when the arrival determination section determines that the vehicle cannot reach the destination from the present location.
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Abstract
A main computer includes an arrival determination section which determines, on the basis of present location information of a vehicle, destination information, and electric energy remaining amount information, whether the vehicle can reach the destination from the present location without charging an electricity storage unit of the vehicle, a rental car information acquisition section which acquires information regarding a rental car which the driver can change from the vehicle directly, and an information provision section which provides the rental car information to the driver of the vehicle, when the arrival determination section determines that the vehicle cannot reach the destination from the present location. On the basis of the rental car information, the driver of the vehicle can go to a rental car shop and rent a car. By changing from the vehicle to the rental car, the driver can quickly reach the destination by use of the rental car.
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1. An information provision apparatus for providing information for reaching a destination to a driver of a vehicle which includes a chargeable electricity storage unit and is driven by using electric energy supplied from the electricity storage unit, the information provision apparatus comprising:
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an arrival determination section which determines whether or not the vehicle can reach the destination from the present location in such a manner as to satisfy a predetermined condition, on the basis of present location information, which is information regarding a present location of the vehicle, destination information, which is information regarding the destination, and electric energy remaining amount information, which is information regarding a remaining amount of electric energy stored in the electricity storage unit; a rental car information acquisition section which acquires rental car information, which is information regarding a rental car to which the driver can change from the vehicle directly or indirectly; and an information provision section which provides the rental car information acquired by the rental car information acquisition section, when the arrival determination section determines that the vehicle cannot reach the destination from the present location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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