Control method of information terminal

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11379899-B2
Application number	US-201615063439-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 7, 2016
Priority date	Mar 27, 2015
Publication date	Jul 5, 2022
Grant date	Jul 5, 2022

Abstract

A control method of an information terminal includes acquiring, by a server device via a network, information relating to a device which leases battery packs and exists in an area set by a user, and displaying the acquired information relating to the device on a display screen provided with the information terminal.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A battery pack leasing system for managing battery pack leasing reservations, the battery pack leasing system comprising:
a battery leasing device configured to:
store and manage a plurality of battery packs;
electrically charge one or more of the stored plurality of battery packs;
acquire charge information relating to a remaining charge of each of the plurality of battery packs stored in the battery leasing device;
acquire deterioration level information indicating a deterioration level of each of the plurality of battery packs stored in the battery leasing device, the deterioration level being different from the remaining charge of a battery pack; and
determine battery class information for each of the plurality of battery packs based on the deterioration level information;
a server device configured to store information related to the battery leasing device,

wherein the battery pack leasing system allows a user to reserve a target battery pack stored at the battery leasing device, by an information terminal which is connected to the server device via a network,
wherein the information terminal specifies battery class information of a battery pack associated with the user,
wherein the battery leasing device transmits the battery class information including the deterioration level information indicating the deterioration level of each of the plurality of battery packs stored in the battery leasing device, to the server device,
wherein the server device receives, from each of a plurality of battery leasing devices, battery class information including the deterioration level information indicating deterioration levels of the plurality of battery packs,
wherein the server device stores battery management information including the battery class information that includes the deterioration levels of the plurality of battery packs,
wherein the battery pack leasing system is configured to perform:
identifying, among the plurality of battery packs, a candidate battery pack available for leasing to the information terminal when battery class information of the candidate battery pack matches with the battery class information of the battery pack associated with the user,
displaying, on a display screen of the information terminal and only for the candidate battery pack matching the battery class information of the battery pack associated with the user, a deterioration level of the candidate battery pack available for leasing,
transmitting candidate information that identifies the candidate battery pack available for leasing with corresponding deterioration level information to the information terminal of the user, the candidate information further including information which identifies a candidate battery leasing device that has the candidate battery pack, and
displaying, on the display device of the information terminal of the user, information of the candidate battery leasing device, and
receiving, via the network and from the information terminal, a reservation request for the target battery pack stored in the candidate battery leasing device, and the target battery pack being the candidate battery pack and having battery class information matching the battery class information of the battery pack associated with the user,

wherein the information terminal of the user transmits the reservation request, requesting reservation for the candidate battery pack, to the server device.

2. The battery pack leasing system according to claim 1 ,
wherein the candidate battery leasing device is a battery leasing device which location is in an area set by the user,
wherein, in the displaying of the information of the candidate battery leasing device,
the candidate information includes information which indicates a location of the candidate battery leasing device, and
the location of the candidate battery leasing device is displayed on the display screen of the information terminal.

3. The battery pack leasing system according to claim 2 ,
wherein the area is an area including at least part of a route from a certain location to a destination that the user has set.

4. The battery pack leasing system according to claim 2 ,
wherein the area is an area within a range that the user has set from a certain location.

5. The battery pack leasing system according to claim 2 ,
wherein the area is an area reachable within from a certain location within a time that the user has set.

6. The battery pack leasing system according to claim 2 ,
wherein the area is an area including at least part of a route that the user has set.

7. The battery pack leasing system according to claim 1 ,
wherein the battery pack leasing system is configured to perform
extracting a plurality of candidate battery packs, which are available battery packs for battery pack leasing stored across the plurality of battery leasing devices based on the the battery management information including the battery class information, wherein deterioration levels of the plurality of candidate battery packs correspond to the battery class information,

wherein, in the transmitting of the candidate information,
the candidate information includes information which identifies a plurality of candidate battery leasing devices, each of the plurality of candidate battery leasing devices manages at least one of the plurality of candidate battery packs,

wherein, in the displaying of the information of the candidate battery leasing device, the battery pack leasing system is configured to perform:
displaying the plurality of candidate battery leasing devices to be selected, by the user, for reservation,
receiving an input, by the user, selecting a battery leasing device out of the plurality of candidate battery leasing devices,

wherein the reservation request is transmitted based on the selection of the battery leasing device.

8. The battery pack leasing system according to claim 1 ,
wherein, in the transmitting of the candidate information,
the candidate information includes candidate battery class information which indicates the deterioration level of the candidate battery pack,

wherein, in the displaying of the information of the candidate battery leasing device, the battery pack leasing system is configured to perform:
displaying information indicating a deterioration level of the candidate battery pack on the display screen of the information terminal based on the candidate battery class information.

9. The battery pack leasing system according to claim 8 ,
wherein the battery pack leasing system is configured to perform
updating the candidate battery class information of a battery pack based on at least one of date of manufacture, learning capacity and history of full charge of the battery pack.

10. A control method of an information terminal for reserving a battery pack leasing on a battery pack leasing system, the method comprising:
acquiring, from a server device of the battery pack leasing system via a network, battery pack inventory information and corresponding battery class information including deterioration level information of battery packs managed by a plurality of battery leasing devices, the deterioration level information indicating a deterioration level of each of the plurality of battery packs stored in the battery leasing device, the deterioration level being different from a remaining charge of a battery pack;
acquiring, from the information terminal, battery class information of a battery pack associated with the user;
identifying, among the battery packs managed by the plurality of battery leasing devices, a candidate battery pack available for leasing to the information terminal when ba

Assignees

• Panasonic Ip Man Co Ltd

Inventors

• Toya Shoichi

Classifications

• G06F16/9537

  Spatial or temporal dependent retrieval, e.g. spatiotemporal queries · CPC title

• Y02T90/14

  Plug-in electric vehicles · CPC title

• B60L58/10

  for monitoring or controlling batteries · CPC title

• G06Q30/0643

  graphically representing goods, e.g. 3D product representation · CPC title

• G01C21/3679

  Retrieval, searching and output of POI information, e.g. hotels, restaurants, shops, filling stations, parking facilities (G01C21/3611 takes precedence) · CPC title