# US 12,118,611 B2 · Rental fee setting apparatus, rental fee setting method and rental fee setting system

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- Number: US 12,118,611 B2
- Document ID: US12118611B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 18/321,272
- Filed: 2023-05-22
- Published: 2023-09-14
- Granted: 2024-10-15
- Earliest claimed: 2017-11-21
- Assignees: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Applicants: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Inventors: Hiroshi Igata; Shin Sakurada; Kuniaki Jinnai; Motoyoshi Hatta; Shota Hirose
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12118611B2

## CPC

- G06Q 30/0645: Rental transactions; Leasing transactions
- B60L 53/11: {DC charging controlled by the charging station, e.g. mode 4}
- G07F 15/005: {dispensed for the electrical charging of vehicles (electrical charging as such, B60L50/00)}
- G07F 17/0057: {for the hiring or rent of vehicles, e.g. cars, bicycles or wheelchairs (car rental G07B15/00)}
- B60Y 2200/91: Electric vehicles
- B60Y 2300/91: Battery charging
- Y02T 10/70: Energy storage systems for electromobility, e.g. batteries
- Y02T 10/7072: Electromobility specific charging systems or methods for batteries, ultracapacitors, supercapacitors or double-layer capacitors
- Y02T 90/12: Electric charging stations
- Y02T 90/14: Plug-in electric vehicles
- Y02T 90/16: Information or communication technologies improving the operation of electric vehicles
- Y02T 90/167: Systems integrating technologies related to power network operation and communication or information technologies for supporting the interoperability of electric or hybrid vehicles, i.e. smartgrids as interface for battery charging of electric vehicles [EV] or hybrid vehicles [HEV]
- 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
- G07F: COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS (coin sorting G07D3/00; coin testing G07D5/00; {handling coins or paper currencies apart from payment activated apparatus G07D; payment architectures, schemes or protocols G06Q20/00})
- B60Y: INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO ASPECTS CROSS-CUTTING VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY
- 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 management server is configured to perform a process including: setting a basic fee of a first monthly fee when a utilization manner is battery lease; setting discount rates based on the weight, capacity, manufacturer, degree of initial deterioration, amount of power consumption, number of times of performing quick electric charging, utilization region, and utilization period of the battery; determining the first monthly fee; setting a basic fee of a second monthly fee when the utilization manner is vehicle lease; setting discount rates based on the weight of the battery, a utilization region of the vehicle, and a utilization period; determining the second monthly fee; and determining a total monthly fee.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A rental fee setting apparatus for an electric vehicle in which a power storage device is mounted, the rental fee setting apparatus comprising a central processing unit (CPU) and communicating wirelessly with the electric vehicle, wherein the CPU is programmed to:
store (i) an indication whether or not a utilization manner of the power storage device is rental and (ii) an indication whether a utilization manner of a vehicle portion of the electric vehicle other than the power storage device is rental;
set a first rental fee and a second rental fee based on at least one of (i) an initial state of the power storage device at a time of start of utilization, (ii) a driving history of the electric vehicle during the utilization, and (iii) an environment history during the utilization, the first rental fee being a rental fee for a predetermined period when the utilization manner of the power storage device is rental, and the second rental fee being a rental fee for the predetermined period when the utilization manner of the vehicle portion is rental;
cause a battery monitoring unit of the electric vehicle to detect a voltage, a current and a temperature of the power storage device, and calculate a value of state of charge (SOC) of the power storage device by using the detected voltage, current and temperature of the power storage device with the battery monitoring unit of the electric vehicle;
wherein the CPU is configured to set a different fee for at least one of the first rental fee and the second rental fee between a case where a utilization region is in a predefined region until the predetermined period passes and a case where the utilization region is outside the predefined region until the predetermined period passes, the utilization region being specified from the environment history,
wherein the CPU is configured to receive a history of position acquired for each predetermined period during using the electric vehicle from a position information acquisition unit of the electric vehicle, and determine whether or not a use area specified by the history of the received position is a predetermined area, and the predetermined area is any one of a plurality of areas set in an order in which a degree of degradation is high,
wherein the CPU is configured to set a different fee for at least one of the first rental fee and the second rental fee between a case where the predetermined period is in a predefined period and a case where the predetermined period is outside the predefined period,
wherein the CPU is configured to receive a standard radio wave, and determine whether or not a use period specified by the received standard radio wave is a predetermined period, and the predetermined period is any one of a plurality of periods set in an order in which the degree of degradation is high, and
wherein the CPU is configured to set a different fee for the first rental fee when a capacity of the power storage device at the time of start of the utilization is different.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The rental fee setting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the CPU is configured to set a different fee for the first rental fee when a manufacturer of the power storage device at the time of start of the utilization is different.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The rental fee setting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the CPU is configured to set a different fee for the first rental fee between a case where an amount of power consumption of the power storage device until the predetermined period passes exceeds a threshold value and a case where the amount of power consumption of the power storage device until the predetermined period passes does not exceed the threshold value, the amount of power consumption of the power storage device being obtained using the driving history.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The rental fee setting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the CPU is configured to set a different fee for the first rental fee between a case where the number of times of performing quick electric charging to the power storage device until the predetermined period passes exceeds a threshold value and a case where the number of times of performing quick electric charging to the power storage device until the predetermined period passes does not exceed the threshold value, the number of times of performing quick electric charging to the power storage device being obtained using the driving history.

### Claim 5

A method for setting a rental fee of an electric vehicle in which a power storage device is mounted wherein the method is implemented by a rental fee setting apparatus for the electric vehicle and the rental fee setting apparatus comprises a central processing unit (CPU) and communicates wirelessly with the electric vehicle, the method comprising:
storing, by the CPU, (i) an indication whether or not a utilization manner of the power storage device is rental and (ii) an indication whether a utilization manner of a vehicle portion of the electric vehicle other than the power storage device is rental; and
setting, by the CPU, a first rental fee and a second rental fee based on at least one of (i) an initial state of the power storage device at a time of start of utilization, (ii) a driving history of the electric vehicle during the utilization, and (iii) an environment history during the utilization, the first rental fee being a rental fee for a predetermined period when the utilization manner of the power storage device is rental, the second rental fee being a rental fee for the predetermined period when the utilization manner of the vehicle portion is rental;
causing, by the CPU, a battery monitoring unit of the electric vehicle to detect a voltage, a current and a temperature of the power storage device, and to calculate a value of state of charge (SOC) of the power storage device by using the detected voltage, current and temperature of the power storage device with the battery monitoring unit of the electric vehicle;
setting, by the CPU, a different fee for at least one of the first rental fee and the second rental fee between a case where a utilization region is in a predefined region until the predetermined period passes and a case where the utilization region is outside the predefined region until the predetermined period passes, the utilization region being specified from the environment history,
receiving, by the CPU, a history of position acquired for each predetermined period during using the electric vehicle from a position information acquisition unit of the electric vehicle, and determine whether or not a use area specified by the history of the received position is a predetermined area, and the predetermined area is any one of a plurality of areas set in an order in which a degree of degradation is high,
setting, by the CPU, a different fee for at least one of the first rental fee and the second rental fee between a case where the predetermined period is in a predefined period and a case where the predetermined period is outside the predefined period,
receiving, by the CPU, a standard radio wave, and determine whether or not the use period specified by the received standard radio wave is a predetermined period, and the predetermined period is any one of a plurality of periods set in an order in which the degree of degradation is high, and
setting a different fee for the first rental fee when a capacity of the power storage device at the time of start of the utilization is different.

### Claim 6

A rental fee setting system comprising:
an electric vehicle in which a power storage device is mounted; and
a server comprising a central processing unit (CPU) and communicating wirelessly with the electric vehicle, and configured to set a rental fee of the electric vehicle,
the server being configured to
store (i) an indication whether or not a utilization manner of the power storage device is rental and (ii) an indication whether a utilization manner of a vehicle portion of the electric vehicle other than the power storage device is rental,
set a first rental fee and a second rental fee based on at least one of (i) an initial state of the power storage device at a time of start of utilization, (ii) a driving history of the electric vehicle during the utilization, and (iii) an environment history during the utilization, the first rental fee being a rental fee for a predetermined period when the utilization manner of the power storage device is rental, the second rental fee being a rental fee for the predetermined period when the utilization manner of the vehicle portion is rental,
cause a battery monitoring unit of the electric vehicle to detect a voltage, a current and a temperature of the power storage device, and calculate a value of state of charge (SOC) of the power storage device by using the detected voltage, current and temperature of the power storage device with the battery monitoring unit of the electric vehicle,
set a different fee for at least one of the first rental fee and the second rental fee between a case where a utilization region is in a predefined region until the predetermined period passes and a case where the utilization region is outside the predefined region until the predetermined period passes, the utilization region being specified from the environment history,
receive a history of position acquired for each predetermined period during using the electric vehicle from a position information acquisition unit of the electric vehicle, and determine whether or not a use area specified by the history of the received position is a predetermined area, and the predetermined area is any one of a plurality of areas set in an order in which a degree of degradation is high,
set a different fee for at least one of the first rental fee and the second rental fee between a case where the predetermined period is in a predefined period and a case where the predetermined period is outside the predefined period,
receive a standard radio wave, and determine whether or not use period specified by the received standard radio wave is a predetermined period, and the predetermined period is any one of a plurality of periods set in an order in which the degree of degradation is high, and
set a different fee for the first rental fee when a capacity of the power storage device at the time of start of the utilization is different.