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

  • US 10,600,116 B2
  • Filed: 11/02/2016
  • Issued: 03/24/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/17/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A reservation management device configured to manage reservations for exchange of batteries in a charging device configured to charge a plurality of batteries, the reservation management device comprising a processor configured to perform operations comprising operation as:

  • a reservation number acquisition component that acquires a number of batteries to be reserved at the charging device;

    a return number acquisition component that acquires a number of batteries to be returned to the charging device; and

    a reservation possibility determination component that determines whether or not it is possible to reserve the exchange of the batteries at the charging device based on a number of reservations acquired by the reservation number acquisition component and a number of returns acquired by the returned number acquisition component, whereinthe charging device comprises a plurality of battery disposition components in which the batteries are capable of being disposed, andthe processor configured to perform operations such that operation as the reservation possibility determination component comprises operation as the reservation possibility determination component that determines that it is possible to reserve the exchange of the batteries by;

    determining whether or not a number of empty battery disposition components is greater than or equal to the number of returns;

    in response determining that the number of empty battery disposition components is greater than or equal to the number of returns, determining whether or not the number of charged battery packs is greater than or equal to the number of reservations; and

    in response to determining that the number of charged battery packs is greater than or equal to the number of reservations, determining that the number of reservations can be reserved.

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