Patent ID: 9035791
Filing Date: 2015-05-19
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A data collection method of collecting information of a battery indicating a status of a battery mounted on a vehicle from the vehicle after shipment from a factory, the vehicle is equipped with a battery pack including the battery and a battery monitoring control unit that is configured to monitor the battery, comprising: acquiring and storing the information of the battery mounted on the vehicle in a computer of the vehicle; periodically transmitting the information of the battery stored in the computer from the vehicle to a battery information collection server wirelessly, when the information of the battery is transmitted, identification information, with which it is possible to identify the vehicle as an individual vehicle, and the information of the battery are transmitted to the battery information collection server, the identification information is stored in the battery monitoring control unit; storing, in the battery information collection server, the information of the battery in association with the vehicle using the identification information; referring to the identification information, the information of the battery corresponding to the identification information, replacement history of the battery monitoring control unit, and replacement history of the battery incorporated into the battery pack, to extract the information of the battery corresponding to the battery monitoring control unit; and processing and displaying the extracted information, wherein when the information of the battery is transmitted from the computer in the vehicle to the battery information collection server, the identification information and battery information, in which variation in the status of the battery during a specified period is recorded, are read from the battery monitoring control unit and transmitted to the battery information collection server.