# US 10,119,832 B2 · Charging station guide apparatus and method of the same

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- Number: US 10,119,832 B2
- Document ID: US10119832B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 15/363,755
- Filed: 2016-11-29
- Published: 2017-10-19
- Granted: 2018-11-06
- Earliest claimed: 2016-04-19
- Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company
- Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company
- Inventors: Hye Jin Choi; Sang Yeon Lim; Jake Gin; Yeonji Kim; Yongho Lee; Jeong Won Lee; Hyun Seung Yang; Sungtae Cho
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10119832B2

## CPC

- G01C 21/3682: {output of POI information on a road map (G01C21/3614, G01C21/3685 take precedence)}
- B60L 50/00: Electric propulsion with power supplied within the vehicle (with power supply from force of nature, e.g. sun or wind, B60L8/00; for monorail vehicles, suspension vehicles or rack railways B60L13/00)
- G01C 21/3469: {Fuel consumption; Energy use; Emission aspects}
- B60L 2240/622: by satellite navigation
- B60L 2240/72: Charging station selection relying on external data
- B60L 2250/16: by display
- G01S 19/14: specially adapted for specific applications
- G01S 19/51: Relative positioning
- Y02T 10/72: Electric energy management in electromobility
- Y02T 90/16: Information or communication technologies improving the operation of electric vehicles
- G01C: MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; GYROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS; PHOTOGRAMMETRY OR VIDEOGRAMMETRY (measuring liquid level G01F; radio navigation, determining distance or velocity by use of propagation effects, e.g. Doppler effects, propagation time, of radio waves, analogous arrangements using other waves G01S)
- B60L: PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES (arrangements or mounting of electrical propulsion units or of plural diverse prime-movers for mutual or common propulsion in vehicles B60K1/00, B60K6/20; arrangements or mounting of electrical gearing in vehicles B60K17/12, B60K17/14; preventing wheel slip by reducing power in rail vehicles B61C15/08; dynamo-electric machines H02K; control or regulation of electric motors H02P); SUPPLYING ELECTRIC POWER FOR AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES (electric coupling devices combined with mechanical couplings of vehicles B60D1/64; electric heating for vehicles B60H1/00); ELECTRODYNAMIC BRAKE SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL (control or regulation of electric motors H02P); MAGNETIC SUSPENSION OR LEVITATION FOR VEHICLES; MONITORING OPERATING VARIABLES OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES; ELECTRIC SAFETY DEVICES FOR ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES
- G01S: RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
- Y02T: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION

## Abstract

The present disclosure provides charging station guide apparatus and method. The charging station guide apparatus includes: a global positioning system (GPS) receiving a GPS signal transmitted from a GPS satellite; a storage unit storing charging station information including map information and charging station position information; a control unit generating a first display window including a vehicle object representing vehicle position information and a charging station position object representing charging station position information based on the GPS signal, the map information, and the charging station information, generating a second display window including a charging station distance object representing charging station distance information, and also generating an image so that the second display window overlaps with one end of the first display window; and a display unit displaying an image generated from the control unit.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A charging station guide apparatus, comprising:
a global positioning system (GPS) configured to receive a GPS signal transmitted from a GPS satellite;
a storage unit configured to store charging station information including map information and charging station position information;
a control unit configured to generate a first display window including vehicle position information, the charging station position information, and a driving display region within a set angle range with respect to a driving direction of a vehicle, and configured to generate a second display window including charging station distance information and charging station altitude information, the control unit configured to generate an image so that the second display window overlaps with one end of the first display window; and
a display unit configured to display the image generated from the control unit,
wherein the control unit is configured to cause the second display window to render the charging station distance information on a distance display window when a charging station distance object is selected, and configured to cause the second display window to render the charging station altitude information on an altitude display window when a charging station altitude object is selected.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The charging station guide apparatus of claim 1, wherein the control unit is configured to determine the driving direction of the vehicle based on the vehicle position information, and the charging station position information includes a first position object representing a charging station positioned in the driving direction, and a second position object representing a charging station positioned out of the driving direction,
wherein the altitude display window includes an eco way indication based on altitude information.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The charging station guide apparatus of claim 2, wherein at least one of sizes, colors, or forms of the first position object and the second position object are different from each other.

### Claim 4 (depends on 2)

The charging station guide apparatus of claim 2, wherein the second display window includes a change object for switching between the distance display window and the altitude display window.

### Claim 5 (depends on 2)

The charging station guide apparatus of claim 2, wherein when the second position object is selected, the control unit is configured to reset the driving display region to include the second position object.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The charging station guide apparatus of claim 1, wherein the control unit is configured to calculate a driving range using fuel amount information and average fuel efficiency, and the first display window further includes a driving display region representing the driving range.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The charging station guide apparatus of claim 1, wherein when a change request is input by a driver, the second display window is changed to the distance display window or the altitude display window.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The charging station guide apparatus of claim 1, wherein the distance display window further includes a selection object for selecting a charging station distance object among a plurality of charging station distance objects displayed on the distance display window.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The charging station guide apparatus of claim 1, wherein fuel of the vehicle is electricity or hydrogen, and the vehicle is driven by a driving motor using electric energy.

### Claim 10

A method for guiding, by a charging station guide apparatus, a charging station, the method comprising:
generating, by a control unit, a first display window including vehicle position information, charging station position information based on a GPS signal, map information, and charging station information, the first display window further including a driving display region within a set angle range with respect to a driving direction of a vehicle;
generating, by the control unit, a second display window including charging station distance information and charging station altitude information;
generating, by the control unit, an image including the first display window and the second display window;
displaying, by a display unit, the image;
causing, by the control unit, the second display window to render the charging station distance information on a distance display window when a charging station distance object is selected; and
causing, by the control unit, the second display window to render the charging station altitude information on an altitude display window when a charging station altitude object is selected.

### Claim 11 (depends on 10)

The method of claim 10, wherein the generating the first display window includes:
determining, by the control unit, the driving direction based on the vehicle position information, and
the charging station position information includes a first position object representing a charging station positioned in the driving direction and a second position object representing a charging station positioned out of the driving direction, and
wherein the altitude display window includes an eco way indication based on altitude information.

### Claim 12 (depends on 10)

The method of claim 10, wherein the second display window further includes a change object for switching between the distance display window and the altitude display window, and
the method further comprises adjusting a scale of the first display window, when a charging station is selected on the first display window, to display a whole route from a current position of the vehicle to the selected charging station position.

### Claim 13 (depends on 12)

The method of claim 12, further comprising resetting the driving display region to include the second position object, when the second position object is selected.

### Claim 14 (depends on 10)

The method of claim 10, wherein the generating the first display window includes:
calculating a driving range using fuel amount information and average fuel efficiency, and
the first display window further includes a driving display region representing the driving range.

### Claim 15 (depends on 14)

The method of claim 14, wherein a scale of the distance information of the second display window is changed depending on charging station setting number information or the driving range.

### Claim 16 (depends on 10)

The method of claim 10, wherein the distance display window further includes a selection object for selecting a charging station distance object among a plurality of charging station distance objects displayed on the distance display window.

### Claim 17 (depends on 10)

The method of claim 10, wherein when a change request is input by a driver, the second display window is changed to the distance display window or the altitude display window.

### Claim 18 (depends on 10)

The method of claim 10, wherein in the generated image, the second display window overlaps with one end of the first display window.