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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 11, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2006
Applicants:
Katsuhiko Yamaguchi, Nisshin, JP;
Osamu Harada, Toyota, JP;
Inventors:
Katsuhiko Yamaguchi, Nisshin, JP;
Osamu Harada, Toyota, JP;
Assignee:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 6/00 (2007.10);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A hybrid ECU executes a program including the steps of: calculating an SOC of a battery when turn-on of pre-air-conditioning is requested; prohibiting pre-air-conditioning when the SOC does not satisfy a condition that the SOC is greater than an SOC (Y %) necessary for warm-up and running; and notifying a driver of prohibition of pre-air-conditioning.