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INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD

Publication EP4712289A1 Kind: A1 Mar 18, 2026

Applicants

TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventors

ENDO, Yoshihiko

Abstract

An information processing apparatus (20) includes a control unit (23) that, when connection of a charger (50) to an electricity storage body (10) has been detected, transmits predetermined information to first external equipment (30A) communicably connected to the charger (50) among one or more pieces of external equipment (30) operating in a supply area of electric power in which the electricity storage body (10) is located, after receiving charging based on the predetermined information from the charger (50), stores charging information during the charging received, the charging information being transmitted from the first external equipment (30A), and transmits request information created using the stored charging information to the first external equipment (30A) or second external equipment (30B) among the one or more pieces of external equipment.

IPC Classifications

H02J 3/32 20260101AFI20251218BHEP H02J 7/00 20260101ALI20251218BHEP B60L 53/63 20190101ALI20251218BHEP

Designated States

AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MC, ME, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR