Patent ID: 11945332
Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G  H  Y | IPC B  G  H

Claim 4:
5. A method for displaying a status of a secondary battery, the method comprising:
obtaining a first indication representing a state of charge (SOC) of the secondary battery;
obtaining a second indication representing a full charge capacity of the secondary battery;
displaying an icon representing the status of the secondary battery on a display, wherein
the icon represents: (i) the first indication, which includes a plurality of segments in the icon, so that as the SOC of the secondary battery becomes lower, a fewer number of the plurality of segments are displayed in the icon, and (ii) the second indication, wherein as the full charge capacity of the rechargeable battery decreases, a size of the icon becomes smaller on the display; and
displaying an additional icon, simultaneously and separately from the icon, wherein a third indication that represents a state of health (SOH) of the secondary battery is displayed by the additional icon, and a size of the additional icon becomes smaller as the SOH decreases.