# US 12,001,983 B2 · Power storage device management system, storage device, server device, power storage device management method, program, and storage medium > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,001,983 B2 - Document ID: US12001983B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/702,845 - Filed: 2022-03-24 - Published: 2022-07-21 - Granted: 2024-06-04 - Earliest claimed: 2018-09-20 - Assignees: Honda Motor Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Honda Motor Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Kuniaki Ikui - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12001983B2 ## CPC - G06Q 10/06315: {Needs-based resource requirements planning or analysis} - B60L 53/305: {Communication interfaces} - B60L 53/65: involving identification of vehicles or their battery types - B60L 53/66: Data transfer between charging stations and vehicles - B60L 53/67: Controlling two or more charging stations - B60L 53/80: Exchanging energy storage elements, e.g. removable batteries - B60L 58/12: responding to state of charge [SoC] - B60L 58/16: responding to battery ageing, e.g. to the number of charging cycles or the state of health [SoH] - G06Q 10/087: Inventory or stock management, e.g. order filling, procurement or balancing against orders - G06Q 10/0877: {by inventory control or reporting using inventory tracking or counting} - H01M 10/425: {Structural combination with electronic components, e.g. electronic circuits integrated to the outside of the casing (printed circuits H05K1/00)} - H01M 10/44: Methods for charging or discharging (circuits for charging H02J7/00) - H01M 10/46: Accumulators structurally combined with charging apparatus (circuits for charging H02J7/00) - H01M 10/48: Accumulators combined with arrangements for measuring, testing or indicating the condition of cells, e.g. the level or density of the electrolyte (constructional details of current conducting connections for detecting conditions inside cells or batteries, e.g. details of voltage sensing terminals, H01M50/569) - H01M 50/244: Secondary casings; Racks; Suspension devices; Carrying devices; Holders characterised by their mounting method - H01M 50/258: Modular batteries; Casings provided with means for assembling - H02J 7/40: characterised by the exchange of charge or discharge related data - H02J 7/50: acting upon multiple batteries simultaneously or sequentially - B60L 2200/12: Bikes - B60L 2240/70: Interactions with external data bases, e.g. traffic centres - B60L 2250/12: by confirmation, e.g. of the input - B60L 2250/16: by display - G06Q 10/20: Administration of product repair or maintenance - H01M 2010/4278: {Systems for data transfer from batteries, e.g. transfer of battery parameters to a controller, data transferred between battery controller and main controller} - H01M 2220/20: Batteries in motive systems, e.g. vehicle, ship, plane - H02J 7/751: {concerning the insertion or the connection of the batteries} - Y02T 10/7072: Electromobility specific charging systems or methods for batteries, ultracapacitors, supercapacitors or double-layer capacitors - Y02T 10/72: Electric energy management in electromobility - Y02T 90/16: Information or communication technologies improving the operation of electric vehicles - Y04S 30/14: Details associated with the interoperability, e.g. vehicle recognition, authentication, identification or billing - G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - B60L: PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES (arrangements or mounting of electrical propulsion units or of plural diverse prime-movers for mutual or common propulsion in vehicles B60K1/00, B60K6/20; arrangements or mounting of electrical gearing in vehicles B60K17/12, B60K17/14; preventing wheel slip by reducing power in rail vehicles B61C15/08; dynamo-electric machines H02K; control or regulation of electric motors H02P); SUPPLYING ELECTRIC POWER FOR AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES (electric coupling devices combined with mechanical couplings of vehicles B60D1/64; electric heating for vehicles B60H1/00); ELECTRODYNAMIC BRAKE SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL (control or regulation of electric motors H02P); MAGNETIC SUSPENSION OR LEVITATION FOR VEHICLES; MONITORING OPERATING VARIABLES OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES; ELECTRIC SAFETY DEVICES FOR ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES - H01M: PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY - H02J: ELECTRIC POWER NETWORKS; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY - Y02T: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION - Y04S: SYSTEMS INTEGRATING TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO POWER NETWORK OPERATION, COMMUNICATION OR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES FOR IMPROVING THE ELECTRICAL POWER GENERATION, TRANSMISSION, DISTRIBUTION, MANAGEMENT OR USAGE, i.e. SMART GRIDS ## Abstract A power storage device management system includes a storage device configured to store power storage devices that are removably mounted on an electric power device using electric power and a server device communicatively connected to the storage device. The server device includes a first storage unit storing identification information of a power storage device shared by a plurality of users among the power storage devices as storage identification information. The storage device includes a second storage unit storing the storage identification information received from the server device and a determiner configured to determine whether or not reception of the power storage device is possible on the basis of the storage identification information stored in the second storage unit when the power storage device has been received from a user. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A power storage device management system comprising: a storage device configured to store a plurality of power storage devices each being removably mountable on an electric power device using electric power; and a server device communicatively connected to the storage device, wherein the storage device comprises: an acquirer configured to acquire, when a first power storage device of the plurality of power storage devices is received from a first user, first identification information of the first power storage device; and a first transmitter configured to transmit the first identification information to the server device, wherein the server device comprises: a first storage unit storing storage identification information that includes a plurality of pieces of identification information of one or more sharable power storage devices of the plurality of power storage devices, the one or more sharable power storage devices being allowed to be shared by a plurality of users; and a determiner configured to determine, based on the first identification information and the storage identification information, whether or not the first identification information is included in the storage identification information, wherein the storage identification information comprehensively includes the plurality of pieces of identification information of the one or more sharable power storage devices allowed to be shared by a plurality of users. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The power storage device management system according to claim 1, wherein the server device further comprises a second transmitter configured to transmit to the storage device, a result of the determination by the determiner, and wherein the storage device further comprises an accommodator configured to, based on the result of the determination, store the first power storage device. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The power storage device management system according to claim 1, wherein the determiner is configured to determine whether or not the first identification information is included in the storage identification information, based on the storage identification information stored in the first storage unit before the first transmitter transmits the first identification information. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The power storage device management system according to claim 1, wherein the server device further comprises a deleter configured to delete identification information of a specific power storage device from the storage identification information. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The power storage device management system according to claim 1, wherein the server device further comprises a decider configured to decide, based on the first identification information, an order in which one or more power storage devices stored in the storage device are provided to the plurality of users. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The power storage device management system according to claim 5, wherein the decider is configured to decide, in logic according to a preset rule corresponding to the storage device, the order and which power storage devices stored in the storage device are providable to the plurality of users. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) The power storage device management system according to claim 5, wherein the storage device further comprises a state acquirer configured to acquire state information of each of the plurality of power storage devices, wherein the first transmitter is configured to transmit the state information to the server device, and wherein the decider is configured to decide the order based on the state information. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The power storage device management system according to claim 7, wherein the state information includes at least one of first information indicating a number of times each of the plurality of power storage devices have been charged, second information indicating a deterioration state of each of the plurality of power storage devices, and third information indicating a charge rate of each of the plurality of power storage devices. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The power storage device management system according to claim 1, wherein the determiner is configured to determine that it is not allowed to store the first power storage device, in a first case that the first identification information is not included in the storage identification information, and wherein the determiner is configured to determine that it is allowed to store the first power storage device, in a second case that the first identification information is included in the storage identification information. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The power storage device management system according to claim 9, wherein the storage device further comprises a provider configured to, after the determiner determines that it is allowed to store the first power storage device, provide the first user with a second power storage device of the plurality of power storage devices, in exchange for the first power storage device. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The power storage device management system according to claim 9, wherein the storage device further comprises a responder configured to, in a case that the determiner determines that it is not allowed to store the first power storage device, prohibit providing the first user with a second power storage device of the plurality of power storage devices, in exchange for the first power storage device received, or notify the first user that it is not allowed to store the first power storage device. ### Claim 12 (depends on 9) The power storage device management system according to claim 9, wherein the storage device further comprises a charger configured to charge the first power storage device after the determiner determines that it is allowed to store the first power storage device. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The power storage device management system according to claim 12, wherein the charger is configured to start charging the first power storage device after a second power storage device of the plurality of power storage devices is provided to the first user. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The power storage device management system according to claim 12, wherein the charger is configured to start charging the first power storage device when a quantity of charged power storage devices becomes less than a predetermined value. ### Claim 15 (depends on 7) The power storage device management system according to claim 7, wherein the state acquirer is configured to update the state information at a predetermined time interval, wherein the first transmitter is configured to transmit the updated state information to the server device, and wherein the decider is configured to update the order when the updated state information is received. ### Claim 16 A server device communicatively connected to a storage device configured to store a plurality of power storage devices each being removably mountable on an electric power device using electric power, the server device comprising: a first storage unit storing storage identification information that includes a plurality of pieces of identification information of one or more sharable power storage devices of the plurality of power storage devices, the one or more sharable power storage devices being allowed to be shared by a plurality of users; a receiver configured to receive from the storage device, first identification information of a first power storage device of the plurality of power storage devices, the first identification information being acquired by the storage device when the first power storage device is received from a first user; and a determiner configured to determine, based on the first identification information and the storage identification information, whether or not the first identification information is included in the storage identification information, wherein the storage identification information comprehensively includes the plurality of pieces of identification information of the one or more sharable power storage devices allowed to be shared by a plurality of users. ### Claim 17 A power storage device management method comprising: when a storage device configured to store a plurality of power storage devices receives a first power storage device of the plurality of power storage devices from a first user, acquiring first identification information of the first power storage device, each of the plurality of power storage devices being removably mountable on an electric power device using electric power; and determining whether or not the first identification information is included in storage identification information that includes a plurality of pieces of identification information of one or more sharable power storage devices of the plurality of power storage devices, the one or more sharable power storage devices being allowed to be shared by a plurality of users, wherein the storage identification information comprehensively includes the plurality of pieces of identification information of the one or more sharable power storage devices allowed to be shared by a plurality of users. ### Claim 18 A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions executable by a computer to: when a storage device configured to store a plurality of power storage devices receives a first power storage device of the plurality of power storage devices from a first user, acquire first identification information of the first power storage device, each of the plurality of power storage devices being removably mountable on an electric power device using electric power; and determine whether or not the first identification information is included in storage identification information that includes a plurality of pieces of identification information of one or more sharable power storage devices of the plurality of power storage devices, the one or more sharable power storage devices being allowed to be shared by a plurality of users, wherein the storage identification information comprehensively includes the plurality of pieces of identification information of the one or more sharable power storage devices allowed to be shared by a plurality of users.