Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Fuel-saving driving diagnostic device, fuel-saving driving diagnostic system, travel control device, fuel-saving driving rating device, and fuel-saving driving diagnostic method
- Patent Title (中): 节油驾驶诊断装置,节油驾驶诊断系统,行驶控制装置,节油驾驶评价装置以及节油驾驶诊断方法
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Application No.: US13056896Application Date: 2009-07-30
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Publication No.: US08548670B2Publication Date: 2013-10-01
- Inventor: Satoshi Harumoto , Kouei Kiyo , Shojiro Takeuchi , Naoki Miura , Masaki Nakamura , Hiroaki Sugiura , Yoshio Yamatani , Junichi Nonomura
- Applicant: Satoshi Harumoto , Kouei Kiyo , Shojiro Takeuchi , Naoki Miura , Masaki Nakamura , Hiroaki Sugiura , Yoshio Yamatani , Junichi Nonomura
- Applicant Address: JP Kobe-shi JP Toyota JP Anjo
- Assignee: Fujitsu Ten Limited,Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha,Aisin AW Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Fujitsu Ten Limited,Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha,Aisin AW Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Kobe-shi JP Toyota JP Anjo
- Agency: Oliff & Berridge, PLC
- Priority: JP2008-198386 20080731
- International Application: PCT/JP2009/063601 WO 20090730
- International Announcement: WO2010/013787 WO 20100204
- Main IPC: G06F7/00
- IPC: G06F7/00 ; G01M17/00

Abstract:
A shift lever position determining unit determines whether a shift lever position of a vehicle satisfies predetermined conditions. If the shift lever position is determined to satisfy the predetermined conditions, a travel distance adding-up unit adds up an optimum shift lever position travel distance. If the shift lever position is determined not to satisfy the predetermined conditions, the travel distance adding-up unit adds up an inappropriate shift lever position travel distance. A fuel-saving driving rating unit rates driving by a driver based on each added-up value added up by the travel distance adding-up unit. A fuel-saving driving advice generating unit notifies the driver of fuel-saving driving advice together with a rating result in accordance with the rating result. Therefore, it is possible to encourage the driver to select an optimum shift lever position with high fuel efficiency and thereby to improve the driver's knowledge and awareness of the fuel-saving driving.
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