Patent ID: 11893517
Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  B  H  Y | IPC B  G  H

Claim 6:
7. An information processing apparatus, comprising:
an arrangement information acquisition unit that uses a computer to acquire arrangement information indicating a position where a charging device for charging one or more storage batteries is arranged;
a user position acquisition unit that uses the computer to acquire user position information indicating a position of the user;
a charge state acquisition unit that uses the computer to acquire information indicating a charge state of at least one of the one or more storage batteries at specific time;
a state information generation unit that uses the computer to generate information in which (i) a charge state at the specific time and (ii) a charge state at an estimated time of arrival of the user at the charging device are associated for at least one of the one or more storage batteries, in accordance with (i) the arrangement information acquired by the arrangement information acquisition unit and (ii) the user position information acquired by the user position acquisition unit; and
a charge management unit that uses the computer to manage charging of the one or more storage batteries, wherein
the charge management unit includes
a deterioration information acquisition unit that uses the computer to acquire deterioration information indicating a deterioration state of each of the one or more storage batteries,
a temperature condition determination unit that uses the computer to determine a temperature condition allowable at a start of charging or during charging for each of the one or more storage batteries in accordance with the deterioration information acquired by the deterioration information acquisition unit,
a temperature information acquisition unit that uses the computer to acquire temperature information indicating the temperature of each of the one or more storage batteries,
a charge target extraction unit that uses the computer to extract a storage battery to be charged from the storage batteries among the one or more storage batteries in which the temperature indicated by the temperature information acquired by the temperature information acquisition unit satisfies the temperature condition determined by the temperature condition determination unit, and
a demand acquisition unit that uses the computer to acquire demand information regarding the demand for the storage batteries,
the demand information includes information on time or a period, information indicating a number of storage batteries required at the time or during the period, and information indicating a conditions regarding a charge state of each storage battery
the charge target extraction unit uses the computer to
extract the storage battery to be charged when the one or more storage batteries do not satisfy the demand indicated by the demand information acquired by the demand acquisition unit, and
extract no storage battery to be charged when the one or more storage batteries satisfy the demand indicated by the demand information acquired by the demand acquisition unit.