Information and telecommunications system, vehicular device, center device, and method for controlling the system
First Claim
1. An information and telecommunications system comprising:
- a vehicular device includinga vehicle-side communication unit,a vehicle-side storage unit configured toassociate an already-traveled route with a power consumption when a self vehicle has traveled the already-traveled route andstore the associated already-traveled route and the power consumption, as traveling history data, anda vehicle-side control unit configured to transmit the traveling history data; and
a center device includinga center-side communication unit configured to implement communications with the vehicle-side communication unit,a center-side storage unit configured to store the traveling history data transmitted from a plurality of vehicles each equipped with the vehicular device,a center-side first determination unit configured to determine whether a first route, which is not overlapping with the already-traveled route of the self vehicle, is included in a guide route, which is to be traveled by the self vehicle,a center-side second determination unit configured to determine, when the center-side first determination unit determines that the first route is included in the guide route, whether traveling history data of an other vehicle including the first route is stored in the center-side storage unit,a center-side search unit configured to search, when the center-side second determination unit determines that the traveling history data of an other vehicle including the first route is stored in the center-side storage unit, the traveling history data including the first route from the traveling history data of the other vehicle, anda center-side control unit configured tocalculate, when the center-side second determination unit determines that the traveling history data of the other vehicle including the first route is stored in the center-side storage unit, a necessary electric power quantity for traveling the first route based on the traveling history data of the other vehicle including the first route searched by the center-side search unit, andcalculate, when the center-side first determination unit determines that the first route is not included in the guide route, a necessary electric power quantity for traveling based on an electric power consumption of the self vehicle.
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Abstract
A vehicle-side storage unit of a vehicular device associates and stores an already-traveled route and power consumption when a self vehicle has traveled the already-traveled route, as traveling history data. A vehicle-side control unit of the vehicular device transmits the traveling history data to a center device. A center-side storage unit of the center device stores the traveling history data transmitted from multiple vehicles. A center-side control unit of the center device calculates a necessary electric power for traveling a first route in a guide route, based on the traveling history data of an other vehicle stored in the center-side storage unit, the first route being not overlapping with the already-traveled route of the self vehicle stored in the center-side storage unit.
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28 Claims
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1. An information and telecommunications system comprising:
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a vehicular device including a vehicle-side communication unit, a vehicle-side storage unit configured to associate an already-traveled route with a power consumption when a self vehicle has traveled the already-traveled route and store the associated already-traveled route and the power consumption, as traveling history data, and a vehicle-side control unit configured to transmit the traveling history data; and a center device including a center-side communication unit configured to implement communications with the vehicle-side communication unit, a center-side storage unit configured to store the traveling history data transmitted from a plurality of vehicles each equipped with the vehicular device, a center-side first determination unit configured to determine whether a first route, which is not overlapping with the already-traveled route of the self vehicle, is included in a guide route, which is to be traveled by the self vehicle, a center-side second determination unit configured to determine, when the center-side first determination unit determines that the first route is included in the guide route, whether traveling history data of an other vehicle including the first route is stored in the center-side storage unit, a center-side search unit configured to search, when the center-side second determination unit determines that the traveling history data of an other vehicle including the first route is stored in the center-side storage unit, the traveling history data including the first route from the traveling history data of the other vehicle, and a center-side control unit configured to calculate, when the center-side second determination unit determines that the traveling history data of the other vehicle including the first route is stored in the center-side storage unit, a necessary electric power quantity for traveling the first route based on the traveling history data of the other vehicle including the first route searched by the center-side search unit, and calculate, when the center-side first determination unit determines that the first route is not included in the guide route, a necessary electric power quantity for traveling based on an electric power consumption of the self vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A center device comprising:
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a center-side receiving unit configured to receive, from a plurality of vehicles, traveling history data including an already-traveled route, which is traveled by a vehicle, associated with power consumption when the vehicle has traveled the already-traveled route; a center-side storage unit configured to store the traveling history data received by using the center-side receiving unit; a center-side first determination unit configured to determine whether a first route, which is not overlapping with the already-traveled route of a predetermined vehicle, is included in a guide route, which is to be traveled by the predetermined vehicle, a center-side second determination unit configured to determine, when the center-side first determination unit determines that the first route is included in the guide route, whether traveling history data of an other vehicle including the first route is stored in the center-side storage unit, a center-side search unit configured to search, when the center-side second determination unit determines that the traveling history data of an other vehicle including the first route is stored in the center-side storage unit, the traveling history data including the first route from the traveling history data of the other vehicle, and a center-side control unit configured to calculate, when the center-side second determination unit determines that the traveling history data of the other vehicle including the first route is stored in the center-side storage unit, a necessary electric power quantity for traveling the first route based on the traveling history data of the other vehicle including the first route searched by the center-side search unit, and calculate, when the center-side first determination unit determines that the first route is not included in the guide route, a necessary electric power quantity for traveling based on an electric power consumption of the predetermined vehicle.
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27. A method for controlling an information and telecommunications system including a vehicular device and a center device respectively equipped with communication units for communicating with each other, the method comprising:
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causing a vehicle-side storage unit of the vehicular device to associate an already-traveled route with a power consumption when a self vehicle has traveled the already-traveled route and to store the associated already-traveled route and the power consumption, as traveling history data; causing a vehicle-side control unit of the vehicular device to transmit the traveling history data; causing a center-side storage unit of the center device to store the traveling history data transmitted from a plurality of vehicles each equipped with the vehicular device; and causing a center-side control unit of the center device to; determine whether a first route, which is not overlapping with the already-traveled route of the self vehicle, is included in a guide route, which is to be traveled by the self vehicle, determine, on determination that the first route is included in the guide route, whether traveling history data of an other vehicle including the first route is stored in the center-side storage unit; search, on determination that the traveling history data of an other vehicle including the first route is stored in the center-side storage unit, the traveling history data including the first route from the traveling history data of an other vehicle; calculate, on determination that the traveling history data of an other vehicle including the first route is stored in the center-side storage unit, a necessary electric power quantity for traveling the first route based on the traveling history data of an other vehicle including the first route searched by the center-side search unit; and calculate, on determination that the first route is not included in the guide route, a necessary electric power quantity for traveling based on an electric power consumption of the self vehicle.
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28. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions executed by a computer, the instructions including the method for controlling an information and telecommunications system including a vehicular device and a center device respectively equipped with communication units for communicating with each other, the instructions for:
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causing a vehicle-side storage unit of the vehicular device to associate an already-traveled route with a power consumption when a self vehicle has traveled the already-traveled route and to store the associated already-traveled route and the power consumption, as traveling history data; causing a vehicle-side control unit of the vehicular device to transmit the traveling history data; causing a center-side storage unit of the center device to store the traveling history data transmitted from a plurality of vehicles each equipped with the vehicular device; and causing a center-side control unit of the center device to; determine whether a first route, which is not overlapping with the already-traveled route of the self vehicle, is included in a guide route, which is to be traveled by the self vehicle, determine, on determination that the first route is included in the guide route, whether traveling history data of an other vehicle including the first route is stored in the center-side storage unit; search, on determination that the traveling history data of an other vehicle including the first route is stored in the center-side storage unit, the traveling history data including the first route from the traveling history data of an other vehicle; calculate, on determination that the traveling history data of an other vehicle including the first route is stored in the center-side storage unit, a necessary electric power quantity for traveling the first route based on the traveling history data of an other vehicle including the first route searched by the center-side search unit; and calculate, on determination that the first route is not included in the guide route, a necessary electric power quantity for traveling based on an electric power consumption of the self vehicle.
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