# US 12,602,957 B2 · Server, system, and method for providing energy efficiency management service > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,602,957 B2 - Document ID: US12602957B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 18/587,156 - Filed: 2024-02-26 - Published: 2025-08-28 - Granted: 2026-04-14 - Earliest claimed: 2023-12-27 - Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company; Kia Corporation - Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company; Kia Corporation - Inventors: Cheon Maeng - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12602957B2 ## CPC - B60L 3/12: Recording operating variables {; Monitoring of operating variables} - G07C 5/0825: {using optical means} - B60L 58/12: responding to state of charge [SoC] - G06Q 10/04: Forecasting or optimisation specially adapted for administrative or management purposes, e.g. linear programming or "cutting stock problem" (market predictions or forecasting for commercial activities G06Q30/0202) - G06Q 10/06398: {Performance of employee with respect to a job function} - G06Q 50/06: Energy or water supply - G06Q 50/40: Business processes related to the transportation industry (shipping G06Q10/083) - G07C 5/0808: {Diagnosing performance data (testing of vehicles G01M17/00; testing of electrical installation on vehicles G01R31/005)} - B60L 2240/70: Interactions with external data bases, e.g. traffic centres - B60L 2250/16: by display - 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 - G07C: TIME OR ATTENDANCE REGISTERS; REGISTERING OR INDICATING THE WORKING OF MACHINES; GENERATING RANDOM NUMBERS; VOTING OR LOTTERY APPARATUS; ARRANGEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS FOR CHECKING NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE - 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 ## Abstract An energy efficiency management service providing server may include a communication module configured to communicate with external devices, and a processor operatively connected to the communication module and configured to determine per-electronic component energy consumption ratios relative to battery energy consumed over a predetermined time period based on energy efficiency-related data of a vehicle, determine a driving pattern type based on the per-electronic component energy consumption ratios, and generate an energy efficiency improvement guide based on the driving pattern type. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An energy efficiency management service providing server comprising: a communication module configured to communicate with external devices; and a processor operatively connected to the communication module and configured to determine per-electronic component energy consumption ratios relative to battery energy consumed over a predetermined time period based on energy efficiency-related data of a vehicle, determine a driving pattern based on the per-electronic component energy consumption ratios, and generate an energy efficiency improvement guide based on the driving pattern, wherein the per-electronic component energy consumption ratios include a motor energy consumption ratio, an air conditioning device energy consumption ratio, a battery management device energy consumption ratio, and other electronic component energy consumption ratio, and wherein the processor is further configured determine the driving pattern based on the motor energy consumption ratio, the air conditioning device energy consumption ratio, the battery management device energy consumption ratio, the other electronic component energy consumption ratio. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The energy efficiency management service providing server of claim 1, wherein the energy efficiency-related data includes motor operation-related energy consumption data, air conditioning-related energy consumption data, battery-related energy consumption data, and other electronic component-related energy consumption data. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The energy efficiency management service providing server of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to provide at least one of the per-electronic component energy consumption ratios and the energy efficiency improvement guide to an in-vehicle information output device or a user terminal. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The energy efficiency management service providing server of claim 1, wherein the energy efficiency-related data includes driving distance data and battery energy consumption data, and the processor is further configured to determine an energy efficiency value based on the driving distance data and the battery energy consumption data. ### Claim 5 (depends on 2) The energy efficiency management service providing server of claim 2, wherein the driving pattern includes first, second, third and fourth driving patterns, and wherein the processor is further configured determine, based on the motor energy consumption ratio being greater than or equal to a first threshold, whether the motor energy consumption ratio is greater than a second threshold greater than the first threshold, determine, based on the motor energy consumption ratio being greater than the second threshold, the first driving pattern, and determine, based on the motor energy consumption ratio being less than or equal to the second threshold, the second, third and fourth driving patterns based on the air conditioning device energy consumption ratio, the other electronic component energy consumption ratio, and the battery management device energy consumption ratio. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The energy efficiency management service providing server of claim 5, wherein the processor is further configured to, based on the air conditioning energy consumption ratio being less than or equal to a sum of the other electronic component energy consumption ratio and the battery management device energy consumption ratio, determine the second driving pattern based on the other electronic component energy consumption ratio being greater than the battery management device energy consumption ratio, and determine the third driving pattern based on the other electronic component energy consumption ratio being less than or equal to the battery management device energy consumption ratio. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) The energy efficiency management service providing server of claim 5, wherein the processor is further configured to determine the fourth driving pattern based on the air conditioning device energy consumption ratio being greater than the sum of the other electronic component energy consumption ratio and the battery management device energy consumption ratio. ### Claim 8 (depends on 5) The energy efficiency management service providing server of claim 5, wherein the driving pattern includes fifth and sixth driving patterns, and wherein the processor is further configured to, based on the motor energy consumption ratio being less than the first threshold and the air conditioning device energy consumption ratio being less than or equal to a sum of the other electronic component energy consumption ratio and the battery management device energy consumption ratio, determine the fifth driving pattern based on the other electronic component energy consumption ratio being greater than the battery management device energy consumption ratio, and determine the sixth driving pattern based on the other electronic component energy consumption ratio being less than or equal to the battery management device energy consumption ratio. ### Claim 9 (depends on 5) The energy efficiency management service providing server of claim 5, wherein the driving pattern includes a seventh driving pattern, and wherein the processor is further configured to determine the seventh driving pattern based on the motor energy consumption ratio being less than the first threshold and the air conditioning device energy consumption ratio being greater than a sum of the other electronic component energy consumption ratio and the battery management device energy consumption ratio. ### Claim 10 An energy efficiency management service providing system comprising: a vehicle information providing device configured to providing energy efficiency-related data of a vehicle; and an energy efficiency management service providing server, and wherein the energy efficiency management service providing serves includes: a communication module configured to communicate with external devices; and a processor operatively connected to the communication module and configured to determine per-electronic component energy consumption ratios relative to battery energy consumed over a predetermined time period based on energy efficiency-related data of a vehicle, determine a driving pattern based on the per-electronic component energy consumption ratios, and generate an energy efficiency improvement guide based on the driving pattern, wherein the per-electronic component energy consumption ratios includes a motor energy consumption ratio, an air conditioning device energy consumption ratio, a battery management device energy consumption ratio, and other electronic component energy consumption ratio, and wherein the processor is further configured determine the driving pattern based on the motor energy consumption ratio, the air conditioning device energy consumption ratio, the battery management device energy consumption ratio, the other electronic component energy consumption ratio. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The energy efficiency management service providing system of claim 10, further including a control server configured to receive energy efficiency values from multiple energy efficiency management service providing server and determine an average energy efficiency value for vehicles and an average energy efficiency value of the vehicle. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The energy efficiency management service providing system of claim 11, wherein the control server is further configured to determine a ranking based on the average energy efficiency value of the vehicle and provide ranking information including per-rank average energy efficiency values. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The energy efficiency management service providing system of claim 11, wherein the control server is further configured to provide energy efficiency improvement guides for vehicles of which the average energy efficiency value is lower than the average energy efficiency value for the vehicles. ### Claim 14 An energy efficiency management service providing method comprising: determining, at an energy efficiency management service providing server, per-electronic component energy consumption ratios relative to battery energy consumed over a predetermined time period based on energy efficiency-related data of a vehicle; determining, at the energy efficiency management service providing server, a driving pattern based on the per-electronic component energy consumption ratios; and generating, at the energy efficiency management service providing server, an energy efficiency improvement guide based on the driving pattern, wherein the determining of the per-electronic component energy consumption ratios includes determining a motor energy consumption ratio, an air conditioning device energy consumption ratio, and a battery management device energy consumption ratio, and wherein the determining a driving pattern based on the per-electronic component energy consumption ratios includes determining the driving pattern based on the motor energy consumption ratio, the air conditioning device energy consumption ratio, the battery management device energy consumption ratio, the other electronic component energy consumption ratio. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The energy efficiency management service providing method of claim 14, wherein the driving pattern includes a first driving pattern, and wherein the determining of the driving pattern includes determining, based on the motor energy consumption ratio being greater than or equal to a first threshold, whether the motor energy consumption ratio is greater than a second threshold greater than the first threshold, determine, based on the motor energy consumption ratio being greater than the second threshold, the first driving pattern. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The energy efficiency management service providing method of claim 15, wherein the driving pattern includes second, third and fourth driving patterns, and wherein the determining of the driving pattern includes determining, based on the motor energy consumption ratio being less than or equal to the second threshold, the second, third and fourth driving patterns based on the air conditioning device energy consumption ratio, the other electronic component energy consumption ratio, and the battery management device energy consumption ratio. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The energy efficiency management service providing method of claim 16, wherein the driving pattern includes fifth and sixth driving patterns, and wherein the determining of the driving pattern includes, based on the motor energy consumption ratio being less than the first threshold and the air conditioning device energy consumption ratio being less than or equal to a sum of the other electronic component energy consumption ratio and the battery management device energy consumption ratio, determining the fifth driving pattern based on the other electronic component energy consumption ratio being greater than the battery management device energy consumption ratio, and determining the sixth driving pattern based on the other electronic component energy consumption ratio being less than or equal to the battery management device energy consumption ratio. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The energy efficiency management service providing method of claim 16, wherein the driving pattern includes a seventh driving pattern, and wherein the determining of the driving pattern includes determining the seventh driving pattern based on the air conditioning device energy consumption ratio being greater than a sum of the other electronic component energy consumption ratio and the battery management device energy consumption ratio. ### Claim 19 (depends on 14) The energy efficiency management service providing method of claim 14, further including: determining, at the energy efficiency management service providing server, an energy efficiency value based on the energy efficiency-related data; and determining, at a control server, an average energy efficiency value for vehicles and an average energy efficiency value for the vehicle based on the energy efficiency values from multiple energy efficiency management service providing servers.