INFORMATION DISPLAYING METHOD AND INFORMATION DISPLAYING DEVICE

• US 20150372518A1
• Filed: 08/26/2015
• Published: 12/24/2015
• 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
• Granted Patent: US 10,027,153 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• 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 includes acquiring a battery identifier to identify a battery pack associated with a display device and a device identifier to identify a device to which the battery pack has been mounted, and causing a monitor of the display device to display information indicating that the battery pack corresponding to the acquired battery identifier has been mounted to the device corresponding to the acquired device identifier.

Claims

1. An information displaying method comprising:

(a) acquiring a battery identifier to identify a battery pack associated with a display device and a device identifier to identify a device to which the battery pack has been mounted; and

(b) causing a monitor of the display device to display information indicating that the battery pack corresponding to the acquired battery identifier has been mounted to the device corresponding to the acquired device identifier.

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

(c) acquiring a battery identifier to identify the battery pack and a device identifier to identify the device to which the battery pack has been mounted, upon the battery pack being mounted to the device; and

(d) causing a monitor of a display device associated with the battery pack to display information indicating that the battery pack corresponding to the acquired battery identifier has been mounted to the device corresponding to the acquired device identifier.

3. The information displaying method according to claim 1, wherein the battery pack is connectable to a plurality of devices.

4. The information displaying method according to claim 3, wherein the plurality of devices include a plurality of devices of different types.

5. The information displaying method according to claim 1, wherein the step (a) is performed upon accepting a request to display the amounted state of the battery pack associated with the display device on the display device.

6. The information displaying method according to claim 1, wherein in step (b), a second image indicating a mounted state of the battery pack is displayed in the perimeter of a first image indicating the device to which the battery pack has been mounted.

7. The information displaying method according to claim 1, wherein in step (b), a second image indicating a mounted state of the battery pack is superimposed on a first image indicating the device to which the battery pack has been mounted.

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

(e) acquiring, when the display device accepts an input operation from a user to cause the monitor to display a mounted state of a battery pack to a certain device out of the plurality of devices, information relating to the number of battery packs mountable to the certain device and the mounted state of the battery pack; and

(f) causing the monitor of the display device to display, in an identifiable manner, based on the acquired information, the number of battery packs mountable to the certain device, and also displaying a state in which the battery pack is mounted and a state in which the battery pack is not mounted in mutually different display forms,

wherein the battery pack is connectable to a plurality of devices.

9. The information displaying method according to claim 8, wherein in step (e), battery identifiers of all battery packs mounted to the certain device and the remaining charge in the batteries of each of the battery packs are further acquired, and

in step (f), information to identify the battery packs corresponding to the acquired battery identifiers and the remaining charge of the battery packs corresponding to the acquired battery identifiers are displayed together.

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

(g) acquiring, when the display device accepts an input operation from a user to cause the monitor to display mounted states of battery packs to a plurality of devices which a certain household has, information relating to the number of battery packs mountable to all devices which the certain household has and the mounted state of each battery pack; and

(h) causing the monitor of the display device to display, in an identifiable manner, based on the acquired information, the number of battery packs mountable to all devices which the certain household has, and also to display a state in which the battery pack is mounted and a state in which the battery pack is not mounted in mutually different display forms.

11. The information displaying method according to claim 10, wherein in step (g), battery identifiers of all battery packs mounted to each of all devices which the certain household has and the remaining charge in the batteries of each of the battery packs are further acquired, and

in step (h), information to identify the battery packs corresponding to the acquired battery identifiers and the remaining charge of the battery packs corresponding to the acquired battery identifiers are displayed together.

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

(i) acquiring, upon the battery pack being mounted to the device, a battery identifier to identify the battery pack, a device identifier to identify the device to which the battery pack has been mounted, a user identifier to identify a user that has mounted the battery pack, and date-and-time information indicating the date and time that the battery pack was mounted;

(j) storing the battery identifier, the device identifier, the user identifier, and the date-and-time information, that have been acquired, as usage history;

(k) identifying, upon the battery pack being mounted to the device, a user identifier associated with a battery pack mounted at generally the same point-in-time of a day different from the day where the battery pack was mounted, based on the usage history; and

(l) causing a monitor of a display device associated with the battery pack to display, in a case where the acquired user identifier and the identified user identifier are different, information indicating that the battery pack corresponding to the acquired battery identifier has been mounted to the device corresponding to the acquired device identifier.

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

(i) acquiring, upon the battery pack being mounted to the device, a battery identifier to identify the battery pack, a device identifier to identify the device to which the battery pack has been mounted, a user identifier to identify a user that has mounted the battery pack, and date-and-time information indicating the date and time that the battery pack was mounted;

(j) storing the battery identifier, the device identifier, the user identifier, and the date-and-time information, that have been acquired, as usage history;

(m) identifying the user using the battery pack, and identifying a timing at which to charge the battery pack, based on the usage history; and

(n) causing a monitor of a display device associated with the battery pack to display the timing at which to charge the battery pack.

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

(o) storing a table in which is correlated beforehand the battery pack, at least one device to which the battery pack is mounted, and a user using the battery pack;

(p) referencing the table, upon the battery pack being mounted to one of the plurality of devices, and determining whether or not the device to which the battery pack has been mounted is a device correlated with the user of the battery pack beforehand; and

(q) causing a monitor of a display device associated with the battery pack to display, in a case where the device to which the battery pack has been mounted is not a device correlated with the user of the battery pack beforehand, information that the battery pack has not been mounted to a device that has been correlated with the battery pack beforehand,

wherein the battery pack is connectable to a plurality of devices,

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

(r) acquiring position information indicating a current position of the battery pack; and

(s) causing the monitor to display the acquired position information.

16. An information displaying device comprising:

an acquirer that acquires a battery identifier to identify a battery pack associated with a display device and a device identifier to identify a device to which the battery pack has been mounted; and

a controller that causes a monitor of the display device to display information indicating that the battery pack corresponding to the acquired battery identifier has been mounted to the device corresponding to the acquired device identifier.