[TASK] To provide a technique of defining sections usable in a plurality of types of hybrid vehicles. [MEANS OF SOLVING THE PROBLEM] A scheduled travel route of a vehicle driven by at least one of an internal combustion engine or a motor is acquired. The scheduled travel route that is in a range of a predetermined distance from a current location is divided into a plurality of sections such that a difference in traffic congestion degree is distinguished. The scheduled travel route that is not in the range of the predetermined distance from the current location is divided into a plurality of sections such that a difference in travel load is distinguished.