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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 20, 2009
Naoki Miura, Toyokawa, JP;
Yoshio Yamatani, Okazaki, JP;
Hiroaki Sekiyama, Tokyo, JP;
Shojiro Takeuchi, Tokyo, JP;
Nobutaka Tauchi, Toyoake, JP;
Satoshi Harumoto, Kobe, JP;
Koei Kiyo, Kobe, JP;
Naoki Miura, Toyokawa, JP;
Yoshio Yamatani, Okazaki, JP;
Hiroaki Sekiyama, Tokyo, JP;
Shojiro Takeuchi, Tokyo, JP;
Nobutaka Tauchi, Toyoake, JP;
Satoshi Harumoto, Kobe, JP;
Koei Kiyo, Kobe, JP;
Abstract
A travel route evaluation system is provided which is capable of enhancing the driver's consciousness of traveling on the a recommended route, in order to improve a degree of attainment of purposes, such as suppression of a fuel consumption and shortening of a required time, that would be obtained by presenting the recommended route. The system includes: a route setting unit for setting a recommended route from a departure point to a destination, based on traveling environment information associated with a traveling environment of a vehicle and map data, a ratio calculation unit for calculating a recommended route travel ratio which is a proportion of the recommended route in a traveled route on which the vehicle traveled; and an evaluation information acquisition unit for acquiring evaluation information based on the recommended route travel ratio.