# US 2021/0276443 A1 · Information providing device, information providing 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 2021/0276443 A1 - Document ID: US20210276443A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 17/182,263 - Filed: 2021-02-23 - Published: 2021-09-09 - Earliest claimed: 2020-03-09 - Assignees: Honda Motor Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Honda Motor Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Shigeru Namiki - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20210276443A1 ## CPC - B60L 53/62: in response to charging parameters, e.g. current, voltage or electrical charge - B60L 58/10: for monitoring or controlling batteries - B60L 58/16: responding to battery ageing, e.g. to the number of charging cycles or the state of health [SoH] - G06Q 30/0631: {Recommending goods or services} - B60L 2250/16: by display - 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 - 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 - 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 - Y02T: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION ## Abstract An information providing device according to an aspect includes a setter that sets points for a user of a vehicle on the basis of one or both of information on a battery storing an electric power for traveling of the vehicle and information on driving of the vehicle, an information provider that provides information on the point set by the setter to the user of the vehicle, an acquirer that acquires distribution information in which at least some of the points are distributed as a point for causing an anthropomorphic character associated with the battery to perform a predetermined operation, and a match manager that generates information on a match between the anthropomorphic character and another anthropomorphic character on the basis of the distribution information acquired by the acquirer and provide the generated information to the user. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An information providing device comprising: a setter configured to set points for a user of a vehicle on the basis of one or both of information on a battery storing an electric power for traveling of the vehicle and information on driving of the vehicle; an information provider configured to provide information on the points set by the setter to the user of the vehicle; an acquirer configured to acquire distribution information in which at least some of the points are distributed as points for causing an anthropomorphic character associated with the battery to perform a predetermined operation; and a match manager configured to generate information on a match between the anthropomorphic character and another anthropomorphic character on the basis of the distribution information acquired by the acquirer and provide the generated information to the user. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The information providing device according to claim 1, wherein the setter sets points that can be used by the user of the vehicle at the time of the match on the basis of one or both of a charge rate of the battery included in the information on the battery and an amount of regenerative energy or an amount of generated energy of the vehicle at a predetermined time included in the information on the driving of the vehicle. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The information providing device according to claim 1, wherein the match manager determines the other anthropomorphic character on the basis of at least one of a charge rate of the battery, a growth level of the anthropomorphic character, and a point for causing the anthropomorphic character to perform a predetermined operation. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The information providing device according to claim 1, wherein the information provider provides the user with information for increasing the point set by the setter. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The information providing device according to claim 1, wherein the setter increases the point depending on goods or services regarding the vehicle purchased by the user of the vehicle. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The information providing device according to claim 1, wherein the match manager determines victory or defeat on the basis of an order of predetermined operations set for the anthropomorphic character and the other anthropomorphic character and an amount of point for the predetermined operation. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The information providing device according to claim 1, wherein the match manager imparts a benefit to the user who wins the match. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The information providing device according to claim 7, wherein the benefit imparted to the user who wins the match includes a benefit acquired from a user who loses the match. ### Claim 9 An information providing method comprising: setting, by a computer, points for a user of a vehicle on the basis of one or both of information on a battery storing an electric power for traveling of the vehicle and information on driving of the vehicle; providing, by the computer, information on the set point to the user of the vehicle; acquiring, by the computer, distribution information in which at least some of the points are distributed as a point for causing an anthropomorphic character associated with the battery to perform a predetermined operation; generating, by the computer, information on a match between the anthropomorphic character and another anthropomorphic character on the basis of the acquired distribution information; and providing, by the computer, the generated information to the user. ### Claim 10 A computer-readable non-temporary storage medium storing a program, the program causing a computer to: set points for a user of a vehicle on the basis of one or both of information on a battery storing an electric power for traveling of the vehicle and information on driving of the vehicle; provide information on the set point to the user of the vehicle; acquire distribution information in which at least some of the points are distributed as a point for causing an anthropomorphic character associated with the battery to perform a predetermined operation; generate information on a match between the anthropomorphic character and another anthropomorphic character on the basis of the acquired distribution information; and provide the generated information to the user.