Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and storage medium

An information processing apparatus managing information for a battery component constituting an on-board battery, the information processing apparatus comprising a controller configured to execute:

• accepting registration of information about a first battery component from a first user, the first battery component being a recycled battery component;
• accepting registration of information about a second battery component from a second user, the second battery component being a new battery component;
• and
• assigning an identifier as a new product to the information about the first battery component and assigning an identifier as a recycled product to the information about the second battery component, when a transaction has been concluded between the first user and the second user.

An information processing method to be executed by an information processing apparatus, the information processing apparatus managing information for a battery component constituting an on-board battery, the information processing method comprising:

• accepting registration of information about a first battery component from a first user, the first battery component being a recycled battery component;
• accepting registration of information about a second battery component from a second user, the second battery component being a new battery component;
• and
• assigning an identifier as a new product to the information about the first battery component and assigning an identifier as a recycled product to the information about the second battery component when a transaction has been concluded between the first user and the second user.