US 12,420,666 B2
Information processing method, control device, and information processing system calculating remaining life of battery
Keiji Nishihara, Kanagawa (JP); Takahiro Kudoh, Kyoto (JP); Makoto Hashimoto, Kyoto (JP); Hiroshi Takao, Osaka (JP); and Masaaki Takegata, Osaka (JP)
Assigned to PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD., Osaka (JP)
Filed by PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD., Osaka (JP)
Filed on Dec. 27, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/089,040.
Application 18/089,040 is a continuation of application No. PCT/JP2021/018902, filed on May 19, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 2020-117638 (JP), filed on Jul. 8, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0132445 A1, May 4, 2023
Int. Cl. B60L 58/16 (2019.01); B60L 58/25 (2019.01)
CPC B60L 58/16 (2019.02) [B60L 58/25 (2019.02); B60L 2260/52 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An information processing method, by a computer, comprising:
acquiring first data concerning a load applied to a body of an electric mobile apparatus having an electric motor mounted on the electric mobile apparatus and a battery mounted on the electric mobile apparatus powering a battery-powered device;
acquiring second data concerning the performance of the battery mounted on the electric mobile apparatus;
calculating a remaining lifetime of the body on the basis of the first data;
calculating a remaining lifetime of the battery on the basis of the second data;
comparing the remaining lifetime of the body with the remaining lifetime of the battery;
instructing movement of the electric mobile apparatus by controlling the electric motor and instructing activation of the battery-powered device in a first instructing operation; and
instructing, in a second instructing operation, at least one of
i) an activation of an unused function of the battery-powered device and
ii) an enhancement of a used function of the battery-powered device or the electric motor among a plurality of functions consuming the electric power of the battery of the electric mobile apparatus,
when the remaining lifetime of the body is shorter than the remaining lifetime of the battery,
wherein the second instructing operation includes
displaying on a display, selectable functions including at least one of the unused function and the enhancement of the used function,
receiving an input from a user of an instruction to activate one of the displayed selectable functions, and
activating the displayed selectable function input by the user, and
wherein the displaying of the selectable functions includes
acquiring information that identifies the electric mobile apparatus as an electric kick scooter, an electric bicycle, or an electric car,
acquiring information that identifies a use mode of the electric mobile apparatus,
acquiring information on a record of use of the electric mobile apparatus,
determining at least one candidate to be displayed as one of the selectable functions in accordance with
the acquired information that identifies the electric mobile apparatus as an electric kick scooter, an electric bicycle, or an electric car,
the acquired information on the use mode of the electric mobile apparatus, and
the acquired information on the record of use of the electric mobile apparatus, and
displaying the determined at least one candidate.