Apparatus and method for advice provision and driving condition diagnosis
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1. An advice provision apparatus comprising:
- a vehicle information acquisition unit for acquiring vehicle information that represents a condition of a vehicle;
a diagnosis unit for diagnosing a driving condition of the vehicle for a travel section based on the vehicle information acquired by the vehicle information acquisition unit and for providing a diagnosis result for the travel section, the travel section being a unit of travel by the vehicle having a predetermined travel distance;
an advice generation unit for generating advice to be provided for a driver of the vehicle based on the diagnosis result provided by the diagnosis unit; and
an advice notification unit for notifying the driver of the advice generated by the advice generation unit, whereinthe diagnosis unit provides the diagnosis result for each travel section that satisfies the predetermined travel distance, and compares the diagnosis result of a subject travel section during a travel event with the diagnosis result of a previous travel section that was diagnosed before the subject travel section and occurred within the same travel event as the subject travel section, andthe advice generation unit generates the advice in regards to the diagnosis result of the subject vehicle when the diagnosis unit determines that the diagnosis result of the subject travel section is worse than the diagnosis result of the previous travel section,wherein the travel event starts when an accessories (ACC) switch is turned on and ends when the ACC switch is turned off.
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Abstract
An advice provision apparatus calculates the driving condition of the vehicle for every predetermined travel section, for the purpose of comparison with the driving condition in the previous travel section. The driving condition of the current section is evaluated in a relative manner based on the comparison of at least two travel sections, even when the absolute assessment of the driving condition is difficult. Thus, the advice provision apparatus can accurately and precisely diagnose the driving condition of the driver.
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1. An advice provision apparatus comprising:
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a vehicle information acquisition unit for acquiring vehicle information that represents a condition of a vehicle; a diagnosis unit for diagnosing a driving condition of the vehicle for a travel section based on the vehicle information acquired by the vehicle information acquisition unit and for providing a diagnosis result for the travel section, the travel section being a unit of travel by the vehicle having a predetermined travel distance; an advice generation unit for generating advice to be provided for a driver of the vehicle based on the diagnosis result provided by the diagnosis unit; and an advice notification unit for notifying the driver of the advice generated by the advice generation unit, wherein the diagnosis unit provides the diagnosis result for each travel section that satisfies the predetermined travel distance, and compares the diagnosis result of a subject travel section during a travel event with the diagnosis result of a previous travel section that was diagnosed before the subject travel section and occurred within the same travel event as the subject travel section, and the advice generation unit generates the advice in regards to the diagnosis result of the subject vehicle when the diagnosis unit determines that the diagnosis result of the subject travel section is worse than the diagnosis result of the previous travel section, wherein the travel event starts when an accessories (ACC) switch is turned on and ends when the ACC switch is turned off. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A driving condition diagnosis apparatus comprising:
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a vehicle information acquisition unit for acquiring vehicle information that represents a condition of a vehicle; and a diagnosis unit for diagnosing a driving condition of the vehicle for a travel section based on the vehicle information acquired by the vehicle information acquisition unit, and for providing a diagnosis result for the travel section, the travel section being a unit of travel by the vehicle having a predetermined travel distance, wherein the diagnosis unit provides the diagnosis result for each travel section that satisfies the predetermined travel distance, and compares the diagnosis result of a subject travel section during a travel event with the diagnosis result of a previous travel section that was diagnosed before the subject travel section and occurred within the same travel event as the subject travel section, to enable advice regarding the diagnosis result of the subject vehicle to be generated when the diagnosis unit determines that the diagnosis result of the subject travel section is worse than the diagnosis result of the previous travel section, wherein the travel event starts when an accessories (ACC) switch is turned on and ends when the ACC switch is turned off.
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9. A method for advice position, the method comprising:
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acquiring vehicle information that represents a condition of a vehicle diagnosing a driving condition of the vehicle for a travel section based on the vehicle information acquired by an act of acquiring the vehicle information, and providing a diagnosis result for the travel section, the travel section being a unit of travel by the vehicle having a predetermined travel distance; generating advice to be provided for a driver of the vehicle based on the diagnosis result; and notifying the driver of the advice generated by an act of generating the advice, wherein the act of diagnosing a driving condition further comprises providing a diagnosis result for each travel section that satisfies the predetermined travel distance, and comparing the diagnosis result of a subject travel section during a travel event with the diagnosis result of a previous travel section that was diagnosed before the subject travel section and occurred within the same travel event as the subject travel section, and the act of generating advice further comprises generating the advice based on the diagnosis result of the subject vehicle when the diagnosis result of the subject travel section is worse than the diagnosis result of the previous travel section, wherein the travel event starts when an accessories (ACC) switch is turned on and ends when the ACC switch is turned off.
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10. A method for diagnosing a driving condition comprising:
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acquiring vehicle information that represents a condition of a vehicle; and diagnosing a driving condition of the vehicle for a travel section based on the vehicle information acquired by an act of acquiring the vehicle information, and providing a diagnosis result for the travel section, the travel section being a unit of travel by the vehicle having a predetermined travel distance, wherein the act of diagnosing a driving condition further comprises providing a diagnosis result for each travel section that satisfies the predetermined travel distance, and comparing the diagnosis result of a subject travel section during a travel event with the diagnosis result of a previous travel section that was diagnosed before the subject travel section and occurred within the same travel event as the subject travel section, to enable advice regarding the diagnosis result of the subject vehicle to be generated when the diagnosis result of the subject travel section is worse than the diagnosis result of the previous travel section, wherein the travel event starts when an accessories (ACC) switch is turned on and ends when the ACC switch is turned off.
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