Charging device and charging method that notify a user about the state of charge of a vehicle storage battery

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PATENT NO 9000730
APP PUB NO 20120293122A1
SERIAL NO

13513037

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A user inputs a travel distance after last charging of a storage battery of a vehicle into an input field. A capacity of the storage battery at a current charge starting point in time is estimated from a capacity of the storage battery at a last charge ending point in time stored at the last charging and the input travel distance. The estimated capacity of the storage battery is displayed in a display field. During charging of the storage battery, detecting charge current and voltage to estimate a current capacity of the storage battery during charging, a remaining charging period of time and a distance-to-empty by the current capacity and displaying the estimated current capacity, remaining charging period of time and distance-to-empty in display fields are repeated.

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TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA1 TOYOTA-CHO TOYOTA-SHI AICHI 4718571 ?4718571
TOYOTA HOUSING CORPORATION23-22 IZUMI 1-CHOME HIGASHI-KU NAGOYA AICHI 461-0001

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Murawaka, Katsutoshi Kasugai, JP 6 70

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