Reservation management device, reservation management system, and reservation management method

US10600116B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• OMRON CORPORATION · JP

Inventors

• Hiromasa Takatsuka · Tokyo, JP
• Junichi Wada · Yokohama, JP
• Kazuki Kasai · Tokyo, JP

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 2, 2016
• Grant date: Mar 24, 2020
• Expiry date: Nov 2, 2036

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y02T90/16
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A reservation management device (50) is a reservation management device configured to manage reservations for the exchange of battery packs (10) at a charging device (30) where battery packs (10) are exchanged, said reservation management device (50) comprising a reservation number acquisition component (53), a return number acquisition component (54), and a reservation possibility determination component (55). The reservation number acquisition component (53) is configured to acquire number of battery packs (10) to be reserved at the charging device (30). The return number acquisition component (54) is configured to acquire number of battery packs (10) to be returned to the charging device (30). The reservation possibility determination component (55) is configured to determine whether or not the exchange of the battery packs (10) can be reserved at the charging device (30) on the basis of reservation number acquired by the reservation number acquisition component (53) and return number acquired by the return number acquisition component (54).