Information displaying method and information displaying device

• US 10,367,361 B2
• Filed: 06/11/2018
• Issued: 07/30/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 01/31/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd. (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd. (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: Toya, Shoichi, Funase, Kazuki
• Primary Examiner(s): Pacheco, Alexis B
• Application Number:
  US16/004,764
• Publication Number:
  US 20180294663A1
• Time in Patent Office: 414 Days
• Field of Search: 320106, 320107, 320134, 320137, 320108, 320132, 320162, 320101, 320109, 320115, 320118, 320148, 320160, 320104, 320 10, 320125, 320103, 320114, 320116
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 2010/4278 Systems for data transfer from batteries, e.g. transfer of battery parameters to a controller, data transferred between battery controller and main controller
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 13/00001 characterised by the display of information or by user interaction, e.g. supervisory control and data acquisition systems [SCADA] or graphical user interfaces [GUI]
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 13/00034 the elements or equipment being or involving an electric power substation
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/00034 Charger exchanging data with an electronic device, i.e. telephone, whose internal battery is under charge
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0045 concerning the insertion or the connection of the batteries
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0048 Detection of remaining charge capacity or state of charge [SOC]
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/10 Energy storage using batteries
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 10/40 Display of information, e.g. of data or controls

Abstract

An information displaying method is provided. A monitor of a display device is caused to display, for each of a plurality of devices, first information and second information. The first information indicates a device of the plurality of devices. The second information indicates a state of charge of a battery pack in the device. The first information and the second information are displayed in association with each other.

Claims

1. An information displaying method comprising:

causing a monitor of a display device to display, for each of a plurality of devices, first information and second information,

the first information indicating a device of the plurality of devices,

the second information indicating a state of charge of a battery pack in the device,

wherein the first information and the second information are displayed in association with each other.

2. The information displaying method according to claim 1,

wherein the state of charge includes a remaining charge.

3. The information displaying method according to claim 1, further comprising:

acquiring the first information and the second information for each of the plurality of devices before the first information and the second information are displayed in association with each other.

4. The information displaying method according to claim 1, further comprising:

receiving an input of selecting one of a plurality of battery packs by a user; and

causing the monitor to display third information indicating a device which can operate with the selected battery pack.

5. The information displaying method according to claim 1, further comprising:

receiving an input of selecting one of a plurality of battery packs by a user; and

causing the monitor to display third information indicating a device which can operate with the selected battery pack, and fourth information indicating a device which cannot operate with the selected battery pack.

6. The information displaying method according to claim 2, wherein

the first information comprises a device image indicating the device,

the second information comprises a bar graph indicating the remaining charge of the battery pack in the device, and

the association is indicated by displaying the device image and the bar graph such that at least a portion of the device image and a portion of the bar graph are aligned in a horizontal or vertical line.

7. A computing device comprising a display screen, the computing device being configured to display on the display screen first information and second information for each of a plurality of devices,

the first information indicating a device of the plurality of devices,

the second information indicating a state of charge of a battery pack in the device,

wherein the first information and the second information are displayed in association with each other.

8. The computing device according to claim 7, wherein the first information comprises an image indicating the device.

9. The computing device according to claim 7, wherein the second information comprises a bar graph indicating a remaining charge of the battery pack.

10. The computing device according to claim 7, wherein

the state of charge includes a remaining charge of the battery pack.

11. The computing device according to claim 10, wherein

the first information comprises a first image indicating the device,

the second information comprises a second image indicating the remaining charge of the battery pack in the device,

the association is indicated by displaying the first image and the second image such that at least a portion of the first image and a portion of the second image are aligned in a horizontal or vertical line.

12. The computing device according to claim 11, wherein the second image includes a bar graph indicating the remaining charge of the battery pack.

13. The computing device according to claim 7, wherein

the first information comprises a device image indicating the device,

the second information comprises a bar graph indicating the remaining charge of the battery pack in the device, and

the association is indicated by displaying, of a plurality of device images, the device image indicating the device at a position closest to the bar graph indicating the remaining charge of the battery pack in the device.

14. The computing device according to claim 7, further comprising a wireless communication interface that wirelessly receives the first information and the second information, before the first information and the second information are displayed in association with each other.

15. The computing device according to claim 7, further comprising a user interface that receives an input by a user of selecting one of a plurality of battery packs displayed on the display screen,

wherein, upon receiving the input by user, the computing device displays on the display screen a device that can operate with the selected battery pack.

16. The computing device according to claim 7, further comprising a user interface that receives an input by a user of selecting one of a plurality of battery packs displayed on the display screen,

wherein, upon receiving the input by the user, the computing device displays a device that can operate with the selected battery pack, and a device that cannot operate with the selected battery pack.

17. The computing device according to claim 11, wherein

the association is indicated by displaying at least the portion of the first image and the portion of the second image overlapping each other.