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US 12,227,107 · App. 18/377,517 · Granted Feb 18, 2025

Control method, server, in-vehicle device, and recording medium

Inventors: Junichiro Soeda (Nara, JP); Kohsuke Yoshioka (Osaka, JP)
Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA
B60L58/16B60L50/60B60L58/12G06N20/00G06Q20/29G07C5/0825B60L2240/545B60Y2200/91
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Patent No.
US 12,227,107
App. No.
18/377,517
Granted
Feb 18, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a control method which includes: obtaining battery information which is information regarding a battery; calculating a present residual value of the battery based on the battery information obtained; calculating a first residual value using a first model which has been trained, the first residual value being a residual value of the battery in a case where a user uses the battery with a tendency identical to a tendency of a plurality of other users; and issuing a token to the user according to an evaluation value calculated based on the present residual value and the first residual value calculated.

Claims (29)

1. A control method comprising:

obtaining battery information which is information regarding a battery; and

calculating a residual value of the battery based on the battery information obtained, the residual value of the battery indicating a degradation state of the battery, wherein

in the calculating, a residual value of the battery at a time when a user has started using the battery and a residual value of the battery at a time when the user has finished using the battery are calculated,

the control method further comprising:

recording, on blockchain, the residual value of the battery at the time when the user has started using the battery and the residual value of the battery at the time when the user has finished using the battery.

2. The control method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

calculating a first residual value using a first model which has been trained, the first residual value being a residual value of the battery indicating a degradation state of the battery in a case where the user uses the battery with a tendency identical to a tendency of a plurality of other users;

calculating a second residual value using a second model which has been trained, the second residual value being a residual value of the battery in a case where the battery is used in an optimal manner to minimize degradation of the battery; and

recording the first residual value and the second residual value on the blockchain.

3. The control method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

recording the battery information on the blockchain.

4. The control method according to claim 2 , further comprising:

issuing a token to the user according to an evaluation value calculated based on the residual value, the first residual value, and the second residual value calculated.

5. A server that:

obtains a residual value of a battery at a time when a user has started using the battery, the residual value of the battery indicating a degradation state of the battery and being calculated based on battery information which is information regarding the battery;

obtains a residual value of the battery at a time when the user has finished using the battery, the residual value of the battery indicating a present degradation state of the battery and being calculated based on the battery information; and

records, on blockchain, the residual value of the battery at the time when the user has started using the battery and the residual value of the battery at the time when the user has finished using the battery.

6. An in-vehicle device connectable with a server via a network, the in-vehicle device comprising:

an obtainer that obtains battery information which is information regarding a battery; and

a present residual value calculator that calculates a residual value of the battery based on the battery information obtained by the obtainer, the residual value of the battery indicating a degradation state of the battery, wherein

the present residual value calculator calculates a residual value of the battery at a time when a user has started using the battery and a residual value of the battery at a time when the user has finished using the battery, and

the residual value of the battery at the time when the user has started using the battery and the residual value of the battery at the time when the user has finished using the battery are recorded on blockchain.

7. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium for use in a computer, the recording medium having a program recorded thereon for causing the computer to execute a control method including:

obtaining battery information which is information regarding a battery; and

calculating a residual value of the battery based on the battery information obtained, the residual value of the battery indicating a degradation state of the battery, wherein

in the calculating, a residual value of the battery at a time when a user has started using the battery and a residual value of the battery at a time when the user has finished using the battery are calculated,

the control method further including:

recording, on blockchain, the residual value of the battery at the time when the user has started using the battery and the residual value of the battery at the time when the user has finished using the battery.

Priority Claims (1)
JP 2019-039734 · Mar 5, 2019 · national
Continuity (4)
Continuation 17474460 · Sep 14, 2021
Continuation 16391820 · Apr 23, 2019
Provisional Application 62663407 · Apr 27, 2018
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