US 12,291,122 B2
Charging assistance system, method, and computer program
Hiroyuki Tsuda, Tokyo (JP); Hiroshi Maeda, Tokyo (JP); Tomoyuki Kitada, Tokyo (JP); Nana Aitani, Osaka (JP); and Shinichi Okano, Osaka (JP)
Assigned to SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., Osaka (JP)
Appl. No. 17/283,207
Filed by SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., Osaka (JP)
PCT Filed Nov. 16, 2018, PCT No. PCT/JP2018/042483
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Apr. 6, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/100288, PCT Pub. Date May 22, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2021/0380012 A1, Dec. 9, 2021
Int. Cl. B60L 53/64 (2019.01); B60L 53/66 (2019.01)
CPC B60L 53/64 (2019.02) [B60L 53/66 (2019.02); B60L 2240/62 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A charging assistance system comprising a processor configured to:
determine a future traveling schedule of a vehicle based on a past traveling history, the traveling schedule including an origin and a destination, and
generate charging plan data for a vehicle on the basis of: predicted power consumption of the vehicle calculated on the basis of the traveling schedule of the vehicle,
a charging condition at each predicted stop place based on the traveling schedule, and a priority condition,
wherein the charging plan data is generated to optimize the priority condition,
an optimization of the priority condition includes a prioritization of charging time minimizing a number of times of charging to the vehicle or minimizing a total charging time and a prioritization of charging price minimizing a charging price of the vehicle,
the processor is configured to output a display enabled to accept a selection, by a user, of priority conditions, and
the generating the charging plan data includes generating the charging plan data based on the selection received through the display.