IP Library Granted Patent US 11,904,720
Granted Patent B2
US 11,904,720 · App. 17/329,199 · Granted Feb 20, 2024

Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and storage medium

Inventor: Taichiro Sato (Wako, JP)
Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
B60L53/66B60L50/66B60L53/53G01C21/3476
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Patent No.
US 11,904,720
App. No.
17/329,199
Granted
Feb 20, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

An information management apparatus acquires location information of one or more vehicles having electric power of only a first battery as a power source and a remaining level of the electric power of the first battery, acquires information of a surplus power accumulated in a second battery that is installed in each of a plurality of facilities and is capable of supplying electric power to devices installed in the facility and location information of the facility, and provides the location information of the facility to the vehicle in a case in which the remaining level of the electric power of the first battery is equal to or lower than a first threshold, the facility being in which the second battery of which the surplus power is equal to or higher than a second threshold is disposed and being present within a predetermined distance from a vehicle.

Claims (36)

1. An information management apparatus comprising:

a memory that stores instructions, and

one or more processors that execute the instructions to:

acquire location information of one or more vehicles having electric power of only a first battery as a power source and a remaining level of the electric power of the first battery at first predetermined intervals,

acquire information of a surplus power accumulated in a second battery that is installed in each of a plurality of facilities and is capable of supplying electric power to devices installed in the facility and location information of the facility at second predetermined intervals,

in response to determining the remaining level of the electric power of the first battery is equal to or lower than the first threshold,

refer to the information of a surplus power, the location information of the vehicle, the location information of the facility, and a condition designated by a manager of the second battery,

extract the facility in which the second battery of which the surplus power is equal to or higher than a second threshold is disposed, being present within a predetermined distance from the vehicle, and in which the conditions is satisfied,

wherein the condition is that a power of the second battery of the facility is equal to or higher than a threshold,

wherein the thresholds associated with each of the plurality of facilities are different; and

provide the location information of the facility extracted to the vehicle.

2. The information management apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the facilities are facilities different from charging facilities used only for supplying electric power to mobile bodies including a vehicle and are houses, stores, or factories.

3. The information management apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the devices disposed in the facilities are home electric appliances disposed in a house, facilities that are disposed in a store for operating the store, or devices used for manufacturing a product in a factory.

4. The information management apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors that are configured to execute the instructions to: assign a compensation to a manager of the second battery based on a supplied electric power in a case in which electric power accumulated in the second battery is supplied to the first battery.

5. The information management apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the surplus power is an electric power based on an index acquired by subtracting an electric power assumed to be used in the facility from the electric power accumulated in the second battery.

6. The information management apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors that are configured to execute the instructions to: acquire a state of the second battery when the second battery is supplying electric power to the first battery and detect an abnormality of the second battery on the basis of the acquired state.

7. The information management apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the electric power accumulated in the second battery includes electric power provided by a power generation device that is disposed in the facility and generates power using sunlight.

8. The information management apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the second battery is a battery mounted in the vehicle before being installed in the facility.

9. An information processing method using a computer, the information processing method comprising:

acquiring location information of one or more vehicles having electric power of only a first battery as a power source and a remaining level of the electric power of the first battery at first predetermined intervals;

acquiring information of a surplus power accumulated in a second battery that is installed in each of a plurality of facilities and is capable of supplying electric power to devices installed in the facility and location information of the facility at second predetermined intervals;

in response to determining the remaining level of the electric power of the first battery is equal to or lower than the first threshold,

referring to the information of a surplus power, the location information of the vehicle, the location information of the facility, and a condition designated by a manager of the second battery;

extracting the facility in which the second battery of which the surplus power is equal to or higher than a second threshold is disposed, being present within a predetermined distance from the vehicle, and in which the conditions is satisfied,

wherein the condition is that a power of the second battery of the facility is equal to or higher than a threshold,

wherein the thresholds associated with each of the plurality of facilities are different; and

providing the location information of the facility extracted to the vehicle.

10. A non-transitory computer storage medium storing a program causing a computer to execute instructions to:

acquire location information of one or more vehicles having electric power of only a first battery as a power source and a remaining level of the electric power of the first battery at first predetermined intervals;

acquire information of a surplus power accumulated in a second battery that is installed in each of a plurality of facilities and is capable of supplying electric power to devices installed in the facility and location information of the facility at second predetermined intervals;

in response to determining the remaining level of the electric power of the first battery is equal to or lower than the first threshold,

refer to the information of a surplus power, the location information of the vehicle, the location information of the facility, and a condition designated by a manager of the second battery;

extract the facility in which the second battery of which the surplus power is equal to or higher than a second threshold is disposed, being present within a predetermined distance from the vehicle, and in which the conditions is satisfied,

wherein the condition is that a power of the second battery of the facility is equal to or higher than a threshold,

wherein the thresholds associated with each of the plurality of facilities are different; and

provide the location information of the facility extracted to the vehicle.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 22, 2021
From: SATO, TAICHIRO
To: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 056613/0326 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2020-093085 · May 28, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20210370792A1 · Dec 2, 2021