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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2011
Yasunori Hoshihara, Tokyo, JP;
Kazuyuki Tanaka, Tokyo, JP;
Yasunori Hoshihara, Tokyo, JP;
Kazuyuki Tanaka, Tokyo, JP;
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A charge guidance apparatus includes a history creation retaining unitfor creating history information about a charging spot, charge start time and charging duration of a batteryof a vehicle; a learning processing unitfor learning a usual charging spot and charging period of time of the vehiclefrom the charging spot, charge start time and charging duration of the batteryof the vehiclewith the frequency of charges executed being not less than a prescribed number of times, which are extracted from the history information; a decision processing unitfor deciding whether to give charge guidance or not based on whether the vehicleis in the usual charging spot and charging period of time; and a charge guidance processing unitfor giving charge guidance in accordance with a decision result of the decision processing unit