摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide information as to whether a charger can be used more suitably. <P>SOLUTION: The information providing device includes: charger information acquiring means for acquiring charger information being information about a charger including at least the position and use state of the charger; vehicle information acquiring means for acquiring vehicle information from a plurality of vehicles; use completion time predicting means for specifying a charger used by a vehicle on the basis of the charger information, and predicting a use completion time being a time when the time of the specified charger is completed; use start time predicting means for specifying a vehicle having the possibility of using the charger on the basis of the charger information and the vehicle information, and predicting a use start time being a time when the specified vehicle starts to use the charger; and providing means for generating usable information about the use of the charger on the basis of the use completion time and the use start time, and providing the vehicle with the generated usable information. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2012,JPO&INPIT |