Information processing device, information processing method, and information processing program product

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2020003571-A1
Application number	US-201916568680-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Sep 12, 2019
Priority date	Oct 24, 2017
Publication date	Jan 2, 2020
Grant date	—

Abstract

According to one embodiment, an information processing device reserves power stations to charge a battery of an electric vehicle. The device includes: a reception section configured to receive first information, second information, and third information; a first search section configured to search for a recommended route to the destination; a second search section configured to search for the power stations; a first determination section configured to determine whether or not the battery needs to be charged; and a reservation section configured to reserve a power station without waiting for a command from a user.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An information processing device which makes a reservation of a power station to charge a battery of an electric vehicle, the device comprising:
a reception section configured to receive first information indicating a remaining battery charge of the electric vehicle, second information indicating a destination, and third information indicating a route to the destination; a first search section configured to search for a recommended route to the destination, based at least on the second information and the third information; a second search section configured to search for a power station located on a way to the destination; a first determination section configured to determine whether or not the battery needs to be charged before arriving at the destination, based on the first information and the recommended route that has been found; and a reservation section configured to, when the first determination section determines that the battery needs to be charged, reserve a power station found by the second search section, without waiting for a command from a user.

2 . The device according to claim 1 , further comprising a second determination section configured to determine whether or not an arrival at the power station will be on time as reserved, based on the third information,
wherein, when the second determination section determines that the arrival at the power station will not be on time as reserved, the reservation section cancels the reservation and makes another reservation for a power station which is next recommended, without waiting for a command from the user.

3 . The device according to claim 1 , wherein the third information is current traffic information and/or expected traffic information relating to a plurality of routes to the destination.

4 . The device according to claim 1 , wherein the reservation made by the reservation section without waiting for a command from the user is a temporary reservation, and
after making the temporary reservation, the reservation section switches the temporary reservation to a finalized reservation when receiving an approval from the user.

5 . An information processing device which makes a reservation of a power station to charge a battery of an electric vehicle, the device comprising:
an entry section configured to enter first information indicating a first ride scheduled duration of a first ride reservation for the electric vehicle, and second information indicating a remaining battery charge at a time of riding; a first determination section configured to determine whether or not the battery needs to be charged within the first ride scheduled duration, based on the second information; and a reservation section configured to make a reservation of a power station when the first determination section determines that the battery needs to be charged, without waiting for a command from a user.

6 . The device according to claim 5 , wherein the entry section enters third information indicating a destination of the first ride reservation,
the information processing device further comprising:
a first search section configured to search for a recommended route to the destination; and
a second search section configured to search for the power station located on a way to the destination, and
wherein, when the first determination section determines that the battery needs to be charged when traveling along the recommended route, the reservation section reserves the power station found by the second search section, without waiting for a command from the user.

7 . The device according to claim 5 , wherein the entry section enters a second ride reservation for a time earlier than the first ride reservation, and
when the first determination section determines that the battery needs to be charged within a second ride scheduled duration of the second ride reservation and that the battery does not need to be charged within the first ride scheduled duration, the reservation section cancels the reservation of the power station for the first ride reservation.

8 . The device according to claim 5 , wherein the reservation made by the reservation section without waiting for a command from the user is a temporary reservation, and
after making the temporary reservation, the reservation section switches the temporary reservation to a finalized reservation when receiving an approval from the user.

9 . An information processing device which makes a reservation of a power station to charge a battery of an electric vehicle, the device comprising:
a control section configured to search for a route to a destination and to make a reservation for a power station located on the route; and a display section configured to display the route, wherein the display section is further configured:
to display a plurality of power stations on the found route to the destination as candidate power stations, and a first recommended power station of the power stations;
to display a temporary reservation having been made for the first recommended power station, and a prompt for an approval of switching the temporary reservation to a finalized reservation; and
to display, when receiving the approval, the route with the first recommended power station for which the temporary reservation has been switched to a finalized reservation.

10 . The device according to claim 9 , wherein when the control section determines that the electric vehicle will not arrive at the first recommended power station as reserved, and
the display section displays a temporary reservation having been made for a second recommended power station different from the first recommended power station, and a prompt for an approval of switching the temporary reservation to a finalized reservation.

11 . The device according to claim 9 , wherein the display section is further configured to display a second recommended power station that is different from the first recommended power station, and
when receiving a denial of the first recommended power station and selection of the second recommended power station, the display section displays a route to the destination via the second recommended power station.

12 . The device according to claims 9 , wherein the display section is further configured to display the first recommended power station and an available time slot for the first recommended power station.

13 . An information processing method to make a reservation of power stations charging a battery of an electric vehicle, the method comprising:
receiving first information indicating a remaining battery charge of the electric vehicle, second information indicating a destination, and third information indicating a route to the destination; searching for a recommended route to the destination, based at least on the second information and the third information; searching for a power station located on a way to the destination; determining whether or not the battery needs to be charged before arriving at the destination, based on the first information and the recommended route; and reserving the power station when it is determined that the battery needs to be charged, without waiting for a command from a user.

14 . An information processing program product to make a reservation of a power station charging a battery of an electric vehicle, the program product, when being executed by a processor, causing the processor to:
receive first information indicating a remaining battery charge of the electric vehicle, second information indicating a destination, and third information indicating a route to t

Assignees

• Toshiba Memory Corp

Inventors

• Shirakawa Masanobu
• Kuronaga Marie

Classifications

• G06Q10/02

  Reservations, e.g. for tickets, services or events · CPC title

• G01C21/3492 Primary

  employing speed data or traffic data, e.g. real-time or historical (traffic control systems for road vehicles involving transmission of navigation instructions to the vehicle G08G1/0968) · CPC title

• G08G1/0968

  Systems involving transmission of navigation instructions to the vehicle · CPC title

• G06Q50/10

  Services · CPC title

• G08G1/09

  Arrangements for giving variable traffic instructions ({railroad crossing signals B61L; reflectors E01F, G08B}; indicating arrangements for variable information by selection or combination of individual elements G09F9/00) · CPC title