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Electronic device and control method for the electronic device

  • US 9,557,186 B2
  • Filed: 01/16/2013
  • Issued: 01/31/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/16/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An electronic device, comprising:

  • a user input unit configured to receive destination information;

    a memory unit configured to store a plurality of fuel tables corresponding to each of a plurality of cause information, wherein the cause information includes at least one of driving habit information of a driver and status information of a vehicle;

    a retrieval unit configured to retrieve an eco-driving route capable of minimizing the fuel consumption amount of a vehicle among driving routes for reaching a location corresponding to the destination information; and

    a controller configured to;

    select a fuel table among the plurality of fuel tables based on the at least one of the driving habit information of a driver and the status information of the vehicle;

    modify the selected fuel table based on an actually consumed fuel amount while driving the vehicle; and

    control the retrieval unit to retrieve an eco-driving route corresponding to the modified fuel table,wherein the controller monitors the actually consumed fuel amount with preset time intervals while driving the vehicle independently from retrieving the eco-driving route, and modifies the selected fuel table using the monitored result.

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