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Timer reminder device and in-vehicle device

  • US 9,964,927 B2
  • Filed: 02/04/2014
  • Issued: 05/08/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/20/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A timer reminder device for a vehicle that is driven by electric power stored in a rechargeable battery disposed in the vehicle, the rechargeable battery being configured to be charged by an external power source in a state where the rechargeable battery is connected to the external power source, the timer reminder device comprising:

  • an acquiring portion that acquires a timer setting information from a managing portion disposed in the vehicle and managing a timer for automatically charging the rechargeable battery in a charging time zone set by a user, the timer setting information including a charging time zone information and a timer execution information, the charging time zone information being indicative of the charging time zone, the timer execution information being indicative of whether the timer is active in the charging time zone, the managing portion allowing the rechargeable battery to be automatically charged in the charging time zone when the timer is set and active in the charging time zone, and the managing portion disallowing the rechargeable battery to be charged in a time zone other than the charging time zone when the timer is set and active in the charging time zone;

    a determination portion that determines whether a predetermined display condition for displaying the timer setting information is satisfied or not;

    a notification portion that displays the charging time zone information and the timer execution information acquired by the acquiring portion on a display portion when the determination portion determines that the display condition is satisfied so as to remind the user that the timer is set and active in the charging time zone;

    an operation receiving portion that receives a user'"'"'s operation; and

    an information changing portion that changes the timer setting information according to the user'"'"'s operation received by the operation receiving portion, whereinthe predetermined display condition includes that a current time is outside of the charging time zone and the user is getting off the vehicle, andthe notification portion displays the charging time zone information and the timer execution information on the display portion for a fixed period when the determination portion determines that the current time is outside of the charging time zone and the user is getting off the vehicle.

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