Electric vehicle management device and electric vehicle management system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12427878-B2
Application number	US-202218086772-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 22, 2022
Priority date	Feb 22, 2022
Publication date	Sep 30, 2025
Grant date	Sep 30, 2025

Abstract

A server (electric vehicle management device) includes a communication unit (second communication unit) that communicates with a DCM (first communication unit) of a user of an electric vehicle and a processor (control unit) that controls the communication unit. The processor controls the communication unit such that viewable content C is transmitted to the DCM of the user when a predetermined condition regarding electric power control at an EVSE (electric power station) is satisfied.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electric vehicle management device that manages an electric vehicle configured to perform electric power control including at least one of supplying electric power to an electric power system and charging from the electric power system, the electric vehicle management device comprising:
a server that includes:
a second communication unit configured to communicate with a first communication unit of a user of the electric vehicle, the first communication unit comprising a data communication module of the electric vehicle; and
a processor
configured to:
control the second communication unit such that viewable content is transmitted to the first communication unit of the user on condition that the electric power control has been performed for a time equal to or greater than a predetermined amount of time that is set by the user and when a predetermined condition regarding the electric power control at an electric power station is satisfied; and
adjust a length of a viewable period of the content based on a degree of contribution of the electric power control reaching a predetermined value, the degree of contribution being determined based on a charging/discharging time, a charging/discharging amount, a state of charge of the electric vehicle due to external charging, and an absolute amount of the electric power exchanged.

2. The electric vehicle management device according to claim 1 , wherein the content includes at least one of a video, music, and an online conversation.

3. The electric vehicle management device according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to perform control for adjusting the content transmitted to the first communication unit based on the degree of contribution of the electric power control to an electric power supply-and-demand adjustment request from the electric power system.

4. The electric vehicle management device according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to control the second communication unit such that the content is transmitted to the first communication unit mounted on the electric vehicle.

5. The electric vehicle management device according to claim 1 , wherein the content includes at least one prepared piece of content selected by the user from among a plurality of prepared pieces of content prepared in advance.

6. The electric vehicle management device according to claim 1 , wherein the predetermined condition includes a condition that the user responds to an electric power supply-and-demand adjustment request from the electric power system and a condition that the electric vehicle is electrically connected to the electric power station.

7. The electric vehicle management device according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to manage registered information on a plurality of vehicles, registered information on a plurality of users of each of the plurality of vehicles, and registered information on the electric vehicle supply equipment, and that are each distinguished by respective identification information stored in a memory.

8. An electric vehicle management system comprising:
an electric power station; and
an electric vehicle management device configured to manage an electric vehicle configured to perform electric power control including at least one of supplying electric power to an electric power system and charging from the electric power system, wherein:
the electric vehicle management device includes a server that includes a second communication unit configured to communicate with a first communication unit of a user of the electric vehicle, and a processor, the first communication unit comprising a data communication module of the electric vehicle; and
the processor is configured to control the second communication unit such that viewable content is transmitted to the first communication unit of the user on condition that the electric power control has been performed for a time equal to or greater than a predetermined amount of time that is set by the user and when a predetermined condition regarding the electric power control at the electric power station is satisfied; and
adjust a length of a viewable period of the content based on a degree of contribution of the electric power control reaching a predetermined value, the degree of contribution being determined based on a charging/discharging time, a charging/discharging amount, a state of charge of the electric vehicle due to external charging, and an absolute amount of the electric power exchanged.

Assignees

• Toyota Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Okubo Atsushi
• Yoshida Kiyonori
• Asano kotomi
• Ozawa Tamaki
• Saigo Yusuke

Classifications

• G06Q30/0208 Primary

  Trade or exchange of goods or services in exchange for incentives or rewards · CPC title

• B60L53/305

  Communication interfaces · CPC title

• G05B15/02

  electric · CPC title

• B60L53/66

  Data transfer between charging stations and vehicles · CPC title

• B60L53/64

  Optimising energy costs, e.g. responding to electricity rates · CPC title