US 12,361,458 B2
Rental fee calculation device, rental fee calculation method, and rental fee calculation program
Hiroshi Moriyama, Tokyo (JP); Kentaro Sugimura, Saitama (JP); Michiyo Inoue, Tokyo (JP); and Kotaro Nakamura, Tokyo (JP)
Assigned to HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Tokyo (JP)
Appl. No. 18/278,547
Filed by HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Tokyo (JP)
PCT Filed Feb. 26, 2021, PCT No. PCT/JP2021/007521
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Aug. 23, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/180836, PCT Pub. Date Sep. 1, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0144330 A1, May 2, 2024
Int. Cl. G06Q 30/0283 (2023.01); G06Q 30/0645 (2023.01)
CPC G06Q 30/0284 (2013.01) [G06Q 30/0645 (2013.01)] 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A rental fee calculation device for calculating a rental fee for renting a battery to be rented when the battery is rented to a user via a battery storage apparatus configured to allow the battery to be attached to and detached from, the rental fee calculation device comprising:
a first fee calculation unit configured to calculate a first fee based on a rental period from when the battery is detached from the battery storage apparatus to when the battery is returned to the battery storage apparatus;
a second fee calculation unit configured to calculate a second fee based on a used power amount discharged by the battery during the rental period;
a rental fee calculation unit configured to calculate the rental fee based on the first fee calculated by the first fee calculation unit and the second fee calculated by the second fee calculation unit;
an output unit configured to output rental fee information indicating the rental fee calculated by the rental fee calculation unit; and
a third fee calculation unit configured to calculate a third fee based on at least one idle period of a first idle period from when the battery is detached from the battery storage apparatus to when the battery is first discharged to a load, and a second idle period from when the battery is last discharged to the load before the battery is returned to the battery storage apparatus to when the battery is returned to the battery storage apparatus, wherein
the output unit is configured to further output third fee information indicating the third fee calculated by the third fee calculation unit,
the rental fee calculation unit is further configured to
receive a rental request from the battery storage apparatus,
determine whether the user is an authorized user based on the received rental request, and
in response to a determination that the user is the authorized user, cause a component of the battery storage apparatus to enable the battery to be detached from the battery storage apparatus, and
the first fee calculation unit, the second fee calculation unit, the rental fee calculation unit, the output unit, and the third fee calculation unit are each implemented via at least one processor.