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US 12,220,993 · App. 17/270,467 · Granted Feb 11, 2025

Vehicle, server device, display control method, and program

Inventors: Naoki Maruno (Wako, JP); Minoru Noguchi (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
B60L50/66B60K35/00B60L58/16G06F3/14H01M10/48H02J7/0047H04L67/12B60K35/28B60K2360/169H01M2220/20
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Patent No.
US 12,220,993
App. No.
17/270,467
Granted
Feb 11, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A vehicle includes: a secondary battery configured to supply electric power for travel driving; a first communication unit configured to communicate with a server device and uploads information on the state of the secondary battery to the server device; a display unit configured to display images; and a display control unit configured to cause the display unit to display an image in which a deterioration degree of the secondary battery with respect to a mileage or the number of years run with respect to the vehicle can be compared with the result of statistically processing the deterioration degree of the secondary batteries with respect to a mileage or the number of years run with respect to other vehicles on the basis of the information that the first communication unit has received from the server device.

Claims (26)

1. A vehicle comprising:

a secondary battery configured to supply electric power for travel driving;

a communication device configured to communicate with a server device and upload information on the state of the secondary battery to the server device, the communication device comprising a wireless module capable of connecting to a wireless network;

a display unit configured to display images; and

a display control unit configured to cause the display unit to display an image in which a deterioration degree of the secondary battery with respect to a mileage or the number of years run with respect to the vehicle can be compared with the result of statistically processing the deterioration degree of the secondary batteries with respect to a mileage or the number of years run with respect to other vehicles on the basis of the information that the communication device has received, via the wireless module, from the server device, wherein

the display control unit controls the communication device to transmit a signal, which requests transmitting information for minimizing deterioration of the secondary battery, to the server device when the deterioration degree of the secondary battery with respect to a mileage or a number of the number of years run with respect to the vehicle is worse than a reference in a comparison using results of statistically processing the deterioration degree of secondary batteries with respect to a mileage or a number of the number of years run with respect to the other vehicles.

2. A server device comprising:

a second communication device configured to communicate with a vehicle having a secondary battery that supplies electric power for travel driving, a first communication device that uploads information on the state of the secondary battery to the server device, and a display unit that displays images, the first communication device comprises a first wireless module capable of connecting to a wireless network and the second communication device comprise a second wireless module capable of connecting to the wireless network; and

a processing unit configured to generate information to be displayed as an image on the display unit, the image being an image in which a deterioration degree of the secondary battery with respect to a mileage or the number of years run with respect to a target vehicle can be compared with the result of statistically processing the deterioration degree of secondary batteries with respect to a mileage or the number of years run with respect to other vehicles on the basis of the information that the second communication device has received, via the second wireless module, from a plurality of vehicles and control the second communication device to transmit, via the second wireless module, the generated information to the target vehicle, wherein

the processing unit determines whether the deterioration degree of the secondary battery with respect to the mileage or the number of years run with respect to the target vehicle is worse than a reference as compared to the result of statistically processing the deterioration degree of the secondary batteries with respect to the mileage or the number of years run with respect to the other vehicles and control the second communication device to transmit information for minimizing deterioration of the secondary battery to the target vehicle when the deterioration degree is worse than a reference.

3. A display control method executed using a computer mounted on a vehicle including a secondary battery configured to supply electric power for travel driving, a first communication device comprising a wireless module, the first communication device being configured to communicate with a server device and upload information on the state of the secondary battery to the server device, and a display unit configured to display images, comprising:

generating an image in which a deterioration degree of the secondary battery with respect to a mileage or the number of years run with respect to the vehicle can be compared with the result of statistically processing the deterioration degree of the secondary batteries with respect to a mileage or the number of years run with respect to other vehicles on the basis of the information that the first communication device has received from the server device via the wireless module;

displaying the generated image on the display unit, and

controlling the communication device to transmit a signal, which requests transmitting information for minimizing deterioration of the secondary battery, to the server device when the deterioration degree of the secondary battery with respect to a mileage or a number of the number of years run with respect to the vehicle is worse than a reference in a comparison using results of statistically processing the deterioration degree of secondary batteries with respect to a mileage or a number of the number of years run with respect to the other vehicles.

4. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing a program for causing a computer mounted on a vehicle including a secondary battery configured to supply electric power for travel driving, a first communication device comprising a wireless module, the first communication device being configured to communicate with a server device and upload information on the state of the secondary battery to the server device, and a display unit configured to display images to execute:

generating an image in which a deterioration degree of the secondary battery with respect to a mileage or the number of years run with respect to the vehicle can be compared with the result of statistically processing the deterioration degree of the secondary batteries with respect to a mileage or the number of years run with respect to other vehicles on the basis of the information that the first communication device has received from the server device via the wireless module;

displaying the generated image on the display unit; and

controlling the communication device to transmit a signal, which requests transmitting information for minimizing deterioration of the secondary battery, to the server device when the deterioration degree of the secondary battery with respect to a mileage or a number of the number of years run with respect to the vehicle is worse than a reference in a comparison using results of statistically processing the deterioration degree of secondary batteries with respect to a mileage or a number of the number of years run with respect to the other vehicles.

5. A display control method executed using a computer mounted on a server device including a second communication device configured to communicate with a vehicle having a secondary battery that supplies electric power for travel driving, a first communication device that uploads information on the state of the secondary battery to the server device, the first communication device and the second communication device comprising respective wireless modules, and a display unit that displays images, comprising:

generating information to be displayed as an image on the display unit, the image being an image in which a deterioration degree of the secondary battery with respect to a mileage or the number of years run with respect to a target vehicle can be compared with the result of statistically processing the deterioration degree of secondary batteries with respect to a mileage or the number of years run with respect to other vehicles on the basis of the information that the second communication device has received from a plurality of vehicles;

controlling the second communication device to transmit the generated information to the target vehicle, wherein the controlling comprises facilitating a transmission of the generated information via the respective wireless module of the second communication device; and

determining whether the deterioration degree of the secondary battery with respect to the mileage or the number of years run with respect to the target vehicle is worse than a reference as compared to the result of statistically processing the deterioration degree of the secondary batteries with respect to the mileage or the number of years run with respect to the other vehicles and controlling the second communication device to transmit information for minimizing deterioration of the secondary battery to the target vehicle when the deterioration degree is worse than a reference.

6. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing a program for causing a computer mounted on a server device including a second communication device configured to communicate with a vehicle having a secondary battery that supplies electric power for travel driving, a first communication device comprises a first wireless module and the second communication device comprises a second wireless module, the first communication device uploads information on the state of the secondary battery to the server device, and a display unit that displays images to execute:

generating information to be displayed as an image on the display unit, the image being an image in which a deterioration degree of the secondary battery with respect to a mileage or a number of years run with respect to a target vehicle can be compared with the result of statistically processing the deterioration degree of secondary batteries with respect to a mileage or the number of years run with respect to other vehicles on the basis of the information that the second communication device has received from a plurality of vehicles;

controlling the second communication device to transmit the generated information to the target vehicle, wherein the controlling comprises facilitating a transmission of the generated information via the second wireless module; and

determining whether the deterioration degree of the secondary battery with respect to the mileage or the number of years run with respect to the target vehicle is worse than a reference as compared to the result of statistically processing the deterioration degree of the secondary batteries with respect to the mileage or the number of years run with respect to the other vehicles and controlling the second communication device to transmit information for minimizing deterioration of the secondary battery to the target vehicle when the deterioration degree is worse than a reference.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 2, 2021
From: MARUNO, NAOKI; NOGUCHI, MINORU
To: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 057368/0092 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2018-160289 · Aug 29, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20210323419A1 · Oct 21, 2021
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