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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 22, 2009
Takashi Naito, Anjo, JP;
Daisuke Muko, Anjo, JP;
Takashi Hayashi, Anjo, JP;
Aisin AW Co., Ltd., Anjo-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Abstract
A travel guidance system for a vehicle having a plurality of on-board batteries includes: a travel start location obtaining unit; a destination obtaining unit; a charging facility candidate location obtaining unit for obtaining location information for charging facility candidates; a remaining amount calculating unit for calculating, for each charging facility candidate, the amount of energy which will remain in the on-board batteries upon arrival at the charging facility candidate; a charging facility selecting unit for selecting a charging facility suitable for leaving the on-board batteries based on the travel start location, the destination, the location information for charging facility candidates, and the amounts of the remaining energy in the on-board batteries calculated for each charging facility candidate; and a charging facility notification unit for communicating the location information for the selected charging facility.