Patent ID: 11861638
Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A server apparatus of a battery stand holding a plurality of batteries to be detachably attached to a vehicle movable using electric power, the server apparatus comprising:
a processor configured to:
manage identification information of a registered vehicle registered in advance;
acquire identification information on a vehicle of a user who wants to replace the batteries from a vehicle key device;
acquire fee-related information from the vehicle key device, the fee-related information being at least one of a travel distance and a battery usage amount of the vehicle of the user;
calculate a usage fee of the batteries based on the fee-related information;
determine permission and prohibition to replace a battery;
control a lock device which enables taking-out of the batteries accommodated in the battery stand;
determine the permission and prohibition to replace the batteries based on the identification information acquired from the vehicle key device and the identification information; and
unlock the lock device when it is determined to permit replacing the batteries.