APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING CHARGING EQUIPMENT INFORMATION TO VEHICLE
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1. A method for providing charging station information to a vehicle, comprising:
- collecting a battery charging state, a driving distance and a charging history from a plurality of vehicles;
calculating a latent utilization rate regarding at least one charging station based on at least one of the battery charging state, the driving distance and the charging history; and
determining charging availability information regarding the at least one charging station based on the latent utilization rate to provide the charging availability information to at least one vehicle included in the plurality of vehicles.
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Abstract
A method for providing charging station information to a vehicle includes collecting a battery charging state, a driving distance and a charging history from a plurality of vehicles, calculating a latent utilization rate regarding at least one charging station based on at least one of the battery charging state, the driving distance and the charging history information, and determining a charging availability information regarding the at least one charging station based on the latent utilization rate to provide the charging availability information to at least one vehicle included in the plurality of vehicles.
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19 Claims
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1. A method for providing charging station information to a vehicle, comprising:
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collecting a battery charging state, a driving distance and a charging history from a plurality of vehicles; calculating a latent utilization rate regarding at least one charging station based on at least one of the battery charging state, the driving distance and the charging history; and determining charging availability information regarding the at least one charging station based on the latent utilization rate to provide the charging availability information to at least one vehicle included in the plurality of vehicles. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10)
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8. The method according to claim 8, wherein the predetermined distance is 0.5 to 1.0 times the threshold value or 0.5 to 1.0 times the maximum driving distance according to the predetermined level.
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11. An apparatus for providing a charging station information to a vehicle, comprising:
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an information collecting unit configured to collect and store a battery charging state, a driving distance and a charging history from a plurality of vehicles through a wireless network; a calculation unit configured to calculate a latent utilization rate regarding at least one charging station based on at least one of the battery charging state, the driving distance and the charging history; and an information providing unit configured to provide the latent utilization rate to at least one vehicle included in the plurality of vehicles. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An in-vehicle apparatus for showing charging station information, comprising:
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an information transmission unit configured to transmit a battery charging state, a driving distance and a charging history through the wireless network; a determination unit configured to determine charging availability information regarding the at least one charging station based on at least one of a latent utilization rate and the number of charging times delivered through the wireless network; and a display unit configured to display the charging availability information in a predetermined form. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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