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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 08, 2009
Applicants:
Kazunao Yamada, Toyota, JP;
Yusuke Mizuno, Anjo, JP;
Tadashi Sakai, Obu, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Denso Corporation, Kariya, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/34 (2006.01); G08G 1/0696 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A planning apparatus for use in a hybrid vehicle specifies a plan section for the purpose of creating a travel plan, and stores the plan section in a durable storage medium. The medium-stored plan section is then presented for an occupant of the vehicle, for the purpose of confirmation. The stored plan section may be modified according to an intention of the occupant, thereby enabling the occupant's intention to be reflected to the plan section. Then, the plan section reflecting the occupant's intention is used to create a travel plan of the hybrid vehicle.