Information processing system for electric two-wheeled vehicle, electric two-wheeled vehicle, electric equipment unit, and key for electric two-wheeled vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9947146-B2
Application number	US-201615209446-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 13, 2016
Priority date	Jan 21, 2014
Publication date	Apr 17, 2018
Grant date	Apr 17, 2018

Abstract

The present disclosure makes it possible to perform a failure diagnosis of an electric two-wheeled vehicle easily, conveniently, and immediately. The electric two-wheeled vehicle includes an electric equipment unit having an IC tag and a host unit. The host unit is capable of communicating with the IC tag, and obtains failure information of the electric equipment unit while electric power is supplied from the battery to the electric equipment unit. The information communication terminal obtains the failure information by communicating with the electric two-wheeled vehicle in a non-contact manner, and transmits the failure information to the server via the network. The server performs a failure diagnosis on the electric two-wheeled vehicle based on the failure information.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An information processing system for an electric two-wheeled vehicle, comprising:
an electric two-wheeled vehicle;
an information communication terminal configured to communicate with the electric two-wheeled vehicle in a non-contact manner; and
a server configured to communicate with the information communication terminal via a network,
the electric two-wheeled vehicle including:
an electric equipment unit; and
a battery configured to supply electric power to the electric equipment unit,
the electric equipment unit including:
an IC tag; and
a host controller,
the IC tag including:
an antenna;
a non-contact communication unit;
a contact communication unit; and
a non-volatile storage unit,
the IC tag being configured to receive supply of electric power by causing the non-contact communication unit to receive, via the antenna, an electric wave transmitted from outside of the electric two-wheeled vehicle,
the host controller being configured to:
communicate with the IC tag via the contact communication unit;
obtain predetermined information regarding the electric two-wheeled vehicle; and
store the predetermined information into the non-volatile storage unit,
the information communication terminal being configured to:
obtain the predetermined information irrespective of whether or not there is supply of electric power from the battery by communicating with the electric two-wheeled vehicle in a non-contact manner: and
transmit the predetermined information to the server via the network, and
the server performing predetermined processing based on the predetermined information.

2. The information processing system for an electric two-wheeled vehicle, according to claim 1 ,
wherein the server transmits a result of the predetermined processing to the information communication terminal, and
the information communication terminal displays information based on the result of the predetermined processing.

3. The information processing system for an electric two-wheeled vehicle, according to claim 2 ,
wherein the information based on the result of the predetermined processing includes information regarding at least one of: a replacement timing for the battery; travel distance; rescue call necessity; travel history; analysis for a travel pattern; a failure portion in the electric two-wheeled vehicle; details of the failure; a cause of the failure; a repairing method; and the electric two-wheeled vehicle.

4. The information processing system for an electric two-wheeled vehicle, according to claim 1 ,
wherein the non-volatile storage unit stores at least one of vehicle body identification for identifying the electric two-wheeled vehicle and unit identification for identifying the electric equipment unit,
the information communication terminal is configured to:
obtain at least one of the vehicle body identification and the unit identification by communicating with the electric two-wheeled vehicle in a non-contact manner; and
transmit the at least one of the vehicle body identification and the unit identification to the server via the network, and
the server stores the predetermined information in the server itself, in association with the at least one of the vehicle body identification and the unit identification.

5. The information processing system for an electric two-wheeled vehicle, according to claim 1 ,
wherein the information communication terminal is configured to transmit user identification for identifying a user of the information communication terminal to the server via the network, and
the server stores the predetermined information in the server itself, in association with the user identification.

6. The information processing system for an electric two-wheeled vehicle, according to claim 1 ,
wherein the information communication terminal is configured to transmit user identification for identifying a user of the information communication terminal to the server via the network, and
the server transmits the user identification with the result of the predetermined processing to an other information communication terminal associated with the user identification via the network.

7. The information processing system for an electric two-wheeled vehicle, according to claim 1 ,
wherein the information communication terminal is configured to transmit user identification and position information to the server via the network, the user identification being for identifying a user of the information communication terminal, the position information being for identifying a position of the information communication terminal, and
the server transmits the user identification with the result of the predetermined processing to an other information communication terminal associated with the position identification via the network.

8. The information processing system for an electric two-wheeled vehicle, according to claim 1 , further comprising
an other information communication terminal configured to communicate with the server via the network,
wherein the other information communication terminal is configured to transmit, to the server via the network, service information regarding a service provided by a user of the other information communication terminal, and
the server transmits the service information to the information communication terminal according to the predetermined processing.

9. The information processing system for an electric two-wheeled vehicle, according to claim 1 ,
wherein the battery is included in the electric equipment unit.

10. The information processing system for an electric two-wheeled vehicle, according to claim 1 ,
wherein the electric two-wheeled vehicle further includes a second electric equipment unit which receives electric power supplied from the battery,
the second electric equipment unit includes a second host controller configured to communicate with the host controller,
the second host controller is configured to:
obtain second predetermined information regarding the second electric equipment unit while electric power is supplied from the battery to the second electric equipment unit; and
store the second predetermined information into the non-volatile storage unit via the host controller,
the information communication terminal is configured to:
obtain the second predetermined information; and
transmit the second predetermined information to the server via the network by communicating with the electric two-wheeled vehicle in a non-contact manner, and
the server performs predetermined processing for the electric two-wheeled vehicle based on the second predetermined information.

11. The information processing system for an electric two-wheeled vehicle, according to claim 1 ,
wherein the predetermined information is information regarding a failure, the predetermined processing is failure diagnosis processing, and the information processing system is a failure diagnosis system.

12. The information processing system for an electric two-wheeled vehicle, according to claim 1 ,
wherein the predetermined information is information regarding a failure, the predetermined processing is failure diagnosis processing, and the information processing system is a failure diagnosis system,
the server transmits a software program identified according to a result of the failure diagnosis processing to the information communication terminal, and
the information communication terminal repairs a failure which has occurred in the electric two-wheeled vehicle through a non-contact communication.

13. The information processing system for an electric two-wheeled

Assignees

• Panasonic Ip Man Co Ltd

Inventors

• Maeda Tomoko
• Kudou Kaoru
• Fujioka Masayuki
• Sakai Keita
• Ishimura Takashi
• Fukushima Susumu
• Mutoh Nobuhiko
• Takahashi Kazunari

Classifications

• G07C5/006

  Indicating maintenance · CPC title

• G06Q50/30

  Physics · mapped topic

• H04B5/0056

  Electricity · mapped topic

• G07C5/008 Primary

  communicating information to a remotely located station (transmission systems for measured values G08C) · CPC title

• B62M6/45

  Control or actuating devices therefor · CPC title