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APPROPRIATE BATTERY EXCHANGE

  • US 20080157722A1
  • Filed: 11/30/2007
  • Published: 07/03/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/30/2006
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A battery exchange system comprises:

  • a user device belonging to a user, said user device being supplied with power from a battery having a characteristic serial number;

    a charging device for charging said battery; and

    a control device for managing the state of said battery charge;

    wherein;

    said user device has characteristic identification information, reads said serial number from said battery when said battery is installed, and places said identification information and said serial number in correspondence with each other and transmits as correspondence information to said control device;

    said charging device reads said serial number from said battery when charging of said battery has been completed and transmits this serial number to said control device; and

    said control device receives and stores correspondence information that has been transmitted from said user device, receives a serial number that has been transmitted from said charging device, calculates a scheduled charging time that is next scheduled for the battery having said serial number based on the time of reception of correspondence information that has been transmitted from said user device places in correspondence with each other the serial number that has been transmitted from said charging device and said scheduled charging time and stores this as charging information, and, before the scheduled charging time that has been stored, displays said identification information that is stored in correspondence with the serial number of that battery to carry out notification prompting battery exchange.

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