# US 2019/0244284 A1 · Management system, bicycle, control method, 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 2019/0244284 A1 - Document ID: US20190244284A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/344,486 - Filed: 2017-10-25 - Published: 2019-08-08 - Earliest claimed: 2016-10-26 - Assignees: KYOCERA Corporation - Applicants: KYOCERA Corporation - Inventors: Tomoaki MIWA; Atsuhiko KANDA - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190244284A1 ## CPC - G06Q 30/0645: Rental transactions; Leasing transactions - B62H 3/00: Separate supports or holders for parking or storing cycles (cycle supports used during maintenance B25H; building aspects E04H) - B62H 5/20: indicating unauthorised use, e.g. acting on signalling devices {(alarm locks in general E05B45/00, e.g. alarm cable or chain lock E05B45/005)} - B62K 21/12: Handlebars; Handlebar stems - G06Q 30/0284: {Time or distance, e.g. usage of parking meters or taximeters} - G06Q 30/06: Buying, selling or leasing transactions - G06Q 50/10: Services - G06Q 50/40: Business processes related to the transportation industry (shipping G06Q10/083) - G07F 15/005: {dispensed for the electrical charging of vehicles (electrical charging as such, B60L50/00)} - G07F 17/00: Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services - G07F 17/0057: {for the hiring or rent of vehicles, e.g. cars, bicycles or wheelchairs (car rental G07B15/00)} - B62H 2003/005: {Supports or holders associated with means for bike rental} - B62J 43/13: on rider-propelled cycles with additional electric propulsion - Y02T 90/12: Electric charging stations - Y04S 50/10: Energy trading, including energy flowing from end-user application to grid - Y04S 50/14: Marketing, i.e. market research and analysis, surveying, promotions, advertising, buyer profiling, customer management or rewards - 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 - B62H: CYCLE STANDS; SUPPORTS OR HOLDERS FOR PARKING OR STORING CYCLES; APPLIANCES PREVENTING OR INDICATING UNAUTHORIZED USE OR THEFT OF CYCLES; LOCKS INTEGRAL WITH CYCLES; DEVICES FOR LEARNING TO RIDE CYCLES - B62K: CYCLES; CYCLE FRAMES; CYCLE STEERING DEVICES; RIDER-OPERATED TERMINAL CONTROLS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR CYCLES; CYCLE AXLE SUSPENSIONS; CYCLE SIDECARS, FORECARS, OR THE LIKE - 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}) - B62J: CYCLE SADDLES OR SEATS; AUXILIARY DEVICES OR ACCESSORIES SPECIALLY ADAPTED TO CYCLES AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, e.g. ARTICLE CARRIERS OR CYCLE PROTECTORS - 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 system used in a bicycle rental service includes a power transmission interface that transmits power to a battery included in the bicycle, and an acquisition interface that acquires remaining battery level information related to the remaining level of the battery that receives power transmission from the power transmission interface. The management system further includes an input interface that receives input of destination information, a controller that identifies a bicycle based on the destination information and the remaining battery level information, and a presentation interface that presents information of the bicycle identified by the controller. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A management system used in a bicycle rental service, the management system comprising: an acquisition interface configured to acquire remaining battery level information for a bicycle; a controller configured to identify a bicycle to rent based on the remaining battery level information; and a presentation interface configured to present information of the bicycle identified by the controller. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The management system of claim 1, further comprising: an input interface configured to receive input of destination information; wherein the controller is further configured to identify a bicycle to rent based additionally on the destination information. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The management system of claim 2, wherein the input interface is configured to receive input of stopover information; and wherein the controller is configured to identify a bicycle to rent based additionally on the stopover information. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The management system of claim 2, wherein the controller is further configured to determine whether a destination corresponding to the destination information is a location where power supply by radio waves can be received, and identify a bicycle based on a distance to the destination in response to the controller determining that the destination is a location where power supply by radio waves can be received. ### Claim 5 (depends on 2) The management system of claim 2, wherein in response to the controller determining that no bicycle at a first bicycle parking facility can be rented based on the destination information and the remaining battery level information, the acquisition interface is configured to further acquire remaining battery level information of a bicycle parked at a second bicycle parking facility; the controller is configured to identify a bicycle having a necessary remaining battery level to reach a destination from the second bicycle parking facility based on the acquired remaining battery level information; and the presentation interface is configured to display an instruction to travel to the second bicycle parking facility using a bicycle parked at the first bicycle parking facility and having a necessary remaining battery level to reach the second bicycle parking facility from the first bicycle parking facility. ### Claim 6 (depends on 2) The management system of claim 2, wherein in response to the controller determining that no bicycle at a first bicycle parking facility can be rented based on the destination information and the remaining battery level information, the presentation interface is configured to display an instruction to wait. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The management system of claim 1, further comprising a power transmission interface, in a power transmission facility, configured to transmit power by radio waves to a battery of the bicycle. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The management system of claim 7, wherein the controller is configured to determine whether a user of the bicycle is authorized to have the bicycle receive power transmission; and wherein the power transmission interface is configured to transmit power by radio waves to the bicycle in response to the controller determining that the user of the bicycle is authorized to have the bicycle receive power transmission. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The management system of claim 7, further comprising: a second controller configured to determine whether a user of the bicycle is authorized to have the bicycle receive power transmission; wherein the power transmission interface is configured to transmit power by radio waves to the bicycle in response to the second controller determining that the user of the bicycle is authorized to have the bicycle receive power transmission. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The management system of claim 9, wherein the second controller is configured to measure power consumed by the power transmission interface for power transmission. ### Claim 11 (depends on 7) The management system of claim 7, further comprising a third controller configured to measure power consumed by the power transmission interface for power transmission. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The management system of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to transmit power by radio waves to a communication terminal including a battery having a remaining battery level less than a threshold and to communicate by radio waves with the communication terminal; and to communicate by radio waves with a communication terminal including a battery having a remaining battery level equal to or greater than the threshold. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The management system of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to identify a plurality of bicycles having a remaining battery level equal to or greater than a threshold; and the presentation interface is configured to present each of the plurality of bicycles in descending order of the remaining battery level. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The management system of claim 13, wherein the acquisition interface is configured to acquire information related to the plurality of bicycles; and wherein the presentation interface is configured to present the acquired information related to the plurality of bicycles. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The management system of claim 14, wherein the information related to the plurality of bicycles includes at least one of the following for each of the plurality of bicycles: an exterior image, an identification number, a number of years in operation, a distance traveled, a date of maintenance, a color, a type, a remaining battery level, a travel range calculated based on the remaining battery level, an estimated operating time calculated based on the remaining battery level, and a number of charge/discharge cycles of the battery. ### Claim 16 A bicycle comprising: a battery; and a controller configured to notify a management apparatus of a remaining level of the battery while the bicycle is parked at a bicycle parking facility. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The bicycle of claim 16, further comprising: an input interface configured to receive a change of destination; wherein the controller is further configured to determine whether a remaining level of the battery is sufficient based on a current location and destination information after the change. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The bicycle of claim 17, further comprising: a communication interface capable of communicating with an external communication device; wherein in response to determination that the remaining level of the battery is not sufficient, the communication interface is configured to transmit predetermined information to the external communication device, the predetermined information including at least information related to a facility where a supply of power to the battery can be received. ### Claim 19 A control method of a management system used in a bicycle rental service, the control method comprising: acquiring remaining battery level information of a bicycle; identifying a bicycle to rent based on the remaining battery level information; and presenting information of the identified bicycle. ### Claim 20 A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program for causing a management system used in a bicycle rental service to execute the steps of: acquiring remaining battery level information of a bicycle; identifying a bicycle to rent based on the remaining battery level information; and presenting information of the identified bicycle.