Information processing apparatus

Abstract

To provide a technique which enables the efficient recycling of a battery.SOLUTION: A control unit of an information processing apparatus acquires accident information regarding the accident conditions of an accident vehicle. The control unit of the information processing apparatus uses the acquired accident information to specify a part(s) usable for rebuilding, which is the recycling of a part or the whole of the components of a battery attached to the accident vehicle. Then, the control unit of the information processing apparatus outputs information about the specified part(s) usable for rebuilding in the battery.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present disclosure relates to an information processing apparatus.

Background Art

[0002] Patent Document 1 discloses an information processing method. In the information processing method disclosed in Patent Document 1, battery-related information regarding an in-vehicle battery is acquired from a battery DB. In the information processing method, the degree of deterioration of the diagnosed battery is recorded in a diagnosis DB using a diagnosis method for diagnosing the degree of deterioration of the battery according to the acquired battery-related information. Then, in the information processing method, the transaction price of the battery diagnosed for the degree of deterioration is presented using a calculation method for determining the relationship between the degree of deterioration of the battery and the transaction price.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

[0003]

Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0004] An object of the present disclosure is to provide a technology that enables efficient reuse of batteries.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0005] The information processing apparatus according to the present disclosure acquires accident information regarding the situation of an accident of an accident vehicle, uses the acquired accident information to identify a part or all of the parts of the battery attached to the accident vehicle that can be used for rebuilding for reuse, outputs information about the parts of the identified battery that can be used for rebuilding, and includes a control unit configured to execute the above.

Advantages of the Invention

[0006] According to the present disclosure, efficient reuse of batteries becomes possible.

Brief Description of the Drawings

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Modes for Carrying Out the Invention

[0008] Assume that a vehicle has an accident. Then, the battery attached to the vehicle that has had an accident (hereinafter sometimes referred to as an "accident vehicle") may be damaged due to the accident. Then, due to the damage, the battery may not be able to be used for rebuilding by reusing some or all of the parts. Also, using such a damaged battery for rebuilding is assumed to cause a new battery with the failed parts attached to fail. On the other hand, if all the batteries of the accident vehicle are not used for rebuilding, efficient reuse of the batteries is suppressed. The information processing apparatus according to the present disclosure solves such problems. is assumed. On the other hand, if not all of the batteries of the accident vehicle are used for rebuilding, efficient reuse of the batteries is suppressed. The information processing apparatus according to the present disclosure solves such problems.

[0009] The control unit of the information processing apparatus according to the present disclosure acquires accident information regarding the situation of an accident of an accident vehicle. The control unit of the information processing apparatus uses the acquired accident information to identify a portion that can be used for rebuilding a battery attached to the accident vehicle. Then, the control unit outputs information about the portion that can be used for rebuilding in the battery.

[0010] As described above, the accident information is used by the information processing apparatus to identify a portion that can be used for rebuilding. Thus, even for a battery attached to an accident vehicle, the portion that can be used for rebuilding is used for rebuilding. In this way, efficient reuse of the battery can be achieved.

[0011] Hereinafter, specific embodiments of the present disclosure will be described with reference to the drawings. The hardware configuration, module configuration, functional configuration, etc. described in each embodiment are not intended to limit the technical scope of the disclosure only to those unless otherwise specified.

[0012] <Embodiment> (Overview of the System) The storage system 1 in the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of the storage system 1. The storage system 1 includes a dealer terminal 100 and a server 200. In the storage system 1, the dealer terminal 100 and the server 200 are interconnected by a network N1. As the network N1, for example, a WAN (Wide Area Network), which is a worldwide public communication network such as the Internet, or a telephone communication network such as a mobile phone may be adopted.

[0013] (Dealer Terminal) The dealer terminal 100 is a terminal used by a vehicle dealer (hereinafter, may be simply referred to as a "dealer"). The dealer terminal 100 is, for example, a computer or a portable information terminal used by the dealer.

[0014] The dealer removes the battery (hereinafter, may be simply referred to as "battery") attached to the vehicle. Then, the dealer stores the removed battery. The stored battery is then recovered and undergoes a rebuild process. Here, the battery is a battery for driving a motor of a battery electric vehicle, a hybrid electric vehicle, or the like. Also, the battery may be a battery used for an auxiliary battery or the like in the vehicle.

[0015] Here, the rebuild process is a process used for a rebuild that reuses some or all of the parts. The rebuild process is a process of disassembling the battery into parts and reusing the reusable parts as batteries for other vehicles. Here, the parts of the battery are, for example, the cells that make up the battery. Also, the parts of the battery may be, for example, modules or substrates that make up the battery. In such a case, the parts removed from the battery are reused as parts of newly manufactured batteries. Note that in the rebuild process, the battery may be used as it is by reassembling it as a battery for another vehicle without disassembling the battery. Note that for batteries that do not undergo the rebuild process, a recycling process of reusing them as resources or a disposal process is performed.

[0016] The dealer terminal 100 transmits vehicle information to the server 200 via the network N1. Here, the vehicle information is information about the vehicle to which the battery stored by the dealer was attached. The vehicle information includes information about whether there is an accident history of the vehicle to which the battery was attached. In the vehicle information, if the vehicle has an accident history, information regarding the situation of the accident of the vehicle with an accident history (hereinafter, may be referred to as "accident vehicle") is included.

[0017] In this embodiment, the vehicle information includes, as information indicating the collision condition in an accident, information about the collision speed, collision location, and collision direction of the accident vehicle at the time of the accident (hereinafter sometimes referred to as "accident information"). Further, the vehicle information includes information about the charge and discharge of the battery of the accident vehicle after the accident (hereinafter sometimes referred to as "charge and discharge information"). The charge and discharge information is, for example, information about the transition of the charge and discharge of the battery (transition of the charge amount) after the accident. Also, the charge and discharge information may be, for example, information indicating whether the battery has been charging and discharging normally after the accident.

[0018] Here, the dealer terminal 100 can be connected to the vehicle. The dealer terminal 100 acquires the presence or absence of the accident history of the vehicle, for example, by analyzing the impact sensed by the sensors mounted on the vehicle. Also, the dealer terminal 100 identifies the collision speed, for example, by acquiring the speed at the time of collision and the acceleration (impact) generated by the collision from the ECU (Electronic Control Unit) that controls the running of the accident vehicle. Further, the dealer terminal 100 may identify the collision speed by analyzing the moving image at the time of collision acquired from the camera mounted on the vehicle.

[0019] Also, the dealer terminal 100 acquires the collision location of the accident vehicle, for example, by accepting the input of the position of the collision mark confirmed by the dealer. Further, the dealer terminal 100 may identify the collision location of the accident vehicle by analyzing the moving image at the time of collision acquired from the camera mounted on the vehicle. Also, the dealer terminal 100 may identify the collision location of the accident vehicle by referring to the way the acceleration is applied (the way the impact is received) at the time of the accident of the accident vehicle.

[0020] In addition, the dealer terminal 100 calculates the collision direction of the accident vehicle, for example, from the change in acceleration at the time of collision sensed by an acceleration sensor mounted on the vehicle. Further, the dealer terminal 100 may identify the collision direction of the accident vehicle, for example, by analyzing a moving image at the time of collision obtained from a camera mounted on the vehicle. Also, the dealer terminal 100 acquires charge / discharge information from an ECU that measures the charge / discharge status of the accident vehicle.

[0021] Note that the dealer terminal 100 may transmit information such as the speed and acceleration sensed by sensors or a moving image captured by a camera as accident information to the server 200. In this case, the server 200 refers to the received information to identify the collision speed, the collision location, and the collision direction. Also, the dealer terminal 100 may transmit to the server 200 the collision speed, the collision location, and the collision direction of the accident vehicle input by the dealer to the dealer terminal 100.

[0022] (Server) The server 200 is a server device that manages the collection of batteries stored by the dealer. The server 200 receives vehicle information from the dealer terminal 100 via the network N1. Here, the battery attached to a vehicle with an accident history may be damaged due to the accident. Then, due to the damage, it may not be possible to use the battery for rebuilding in which some or all of the parts are reused. Also, if such a damaged battery is used for rebuilding, it is assumed that it will cause a new battery with a failed part to fail. On the other hand, if not all of the batteries of the accident vehicle are used for rebuilding, efficient reuse of the batteries is suppressed.

[0023] FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the arrangement of a battery in a vehicle. In the example shown in FIG. 2, the battery is attached to the lower part of the vehicle body. At this time, assume that the accident vehicle has an accident at a certain collision speed. Also, assume that the accident vehicle collides with the front part of the vehicle from the front. Then, it is assumed that the front part of the battery is damaged. In the present embodiment, the damage to the battery means, for example, the damage to a plurality of cells provided in the battery. That is, the front part of the battery being damaged means that the cells provided in the front part of the battery are damaged. Also, it is assumed that the range of damage varies depending on the collision speed.

[0024] Also, assume that the accident vehicle collides with the side part of the vehicle obliquely from an oblique direction. Then, it is assumed that a certain range obliquely from the collision point in the side part of the battery is damaged. Thus, depending on the collision speed, collision point, and collision direction of the accident vehicle, the parts where the battery may be damaged will be different.

[0025] On the other hand, it is assumed that the cells in the undamaged parts of the accident vehicle can be used for rebuilding. Therefore, the server 200 uses the vehicle information received from the dealer terminal 100 to identify the parts (hereinafter, may be referred to as "rebuildable parts") that can be used for rebuilding the battery attached to the accident vehicle. Then, the server 200 transmits, via the network N1, the result information indicating the identified rebuildable parts to the dealer terminal 100. Details of the method for the server 200 to identify the rebuildable parts of the battery attached to the accident vehicle will be described later.

[0026] Note that in the present embodiment, the server 200 identifies the cells that can be used for rebuilding. However, the server 200 may identify parts other than the cells of the battery as rebuildable parts. Also, the server 200 may identify the batteries that can be used for rebuilding from a plurality of batteries attached to the vehicle as rebuildable parts.

[0027] Server 200 is configured to include a computer having a processor 210, a main memory unit 220, an auxiliary storage unit 230, and a communication interface (communication I / F) 240. The processor 210 is, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit) or a DSP (Digital Signal Processor). The main memory unit 220 is, for example, a RAM (Random Access Memory). The auxiliary storage unit 230 is, for example, a ROM (Read Only Memory). Also, the auxiliary storage unit 230 is, for example, an HDD (Hard Disk Drive), or a disk recording medium such as a CD-ROM, a DVD disk, or a Blu-ray disk. Also, the auxiliary storage unit 230 may be a removable medium (portable storage medium). Here, examples of the removable medium include a USB memory or an SD card. The communication I / F 240 is, for example, a LAN (Local Area Network) interface board or a wireless communication circuit for wireless communication.

[0028] In server 200, the auxiliary storage unit 230 stores an operating system (OS), various programs, and various information tables, etc. Also, in server 200, by the processor 210 loading the program stored in the auxiliary storage unit 230 into the main memory unit 220 and executing it, various functions as described later can be realized. However, some or all of the functions in server 200 may be realized by a hardware circuit such as an ASIC or an FPGA. Note that server 200 does not necessarily have to be realized by a single physical configuration and may be configured by a plurality of computers cooperating with each other. Also, the dealer terminal 100 is configured to include a computer in the same manner as server 200.

[0029] (Functional Configuration) Next, the functional configuration of the server 200 that constitutes the storage system 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 to 5. FIG. 3 is a block diagram schematically showing an example of the functional configuration of the server 200. The server 200 includes a control unit 201, a communication unit 202, a vehicle information database 203 (vehicle information DB 203), and a correspondence information database 204 (correspondence information DB 204).

[0030] The control unit 201 has a function of performing arithmetic processing for controlling the server 200. The control unit 201 can be realized by a processor 210 in the server 200. The communication unit 202 has a function of connecting the server 200 to the network N1. The communication unit 202 can be realized by a communication I / F 240 in the server 200.

[0031] The vehicle information DB 203 has a function of storing vehicle information. The vehicle information DB 203 can be realized by an auxiliary storage unit 230 in the server 200. The control unit 201 receives vehicle information from the dealer terminal 100 via the communication unit 202. The control unit 201 stores the received vehicle information in the vehicle information DB 203.

[0032] FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the table configuration of the vehicle information stored in the vehicle information DB 203. The vehicle information has a dealer ID field, a battery ID field, a vehicle ID field, an accident history field, an accident date and time field, an accident information field, and a charge and discharge information field.

[0033] In the dealer ID field, an identifier (dealer ID) for identifying the dealer storing the battery is stored. In the battery ID field, an identifier (battery ID) for identifying the battery stored by the dealer corresponding to the dealer ID is stored. In the vehicle ID field, an identifier (vehicle ID) for identifying the vehicle to which the battery is attached is stored.

[0034] In the accident history field, information indicating the presence or absence of the accident history of the vehicle corresponding to the vehicle ID field is stored. In the example shown in FIG. 4, when the vehicle has an accident history, information indicating "Yes" is stored. Also, in the example shown in FIG. 4, when the vehicle has no accident history, information indicating "No" is stored. In the accident date and time field, information indicating the date and time when the vehicle with an accident history had an accident is stored.

[0035] In the accident information field, as accident information, information indicating the collision speed, the collision location, and the collision direction when the vehicle with an accident history (the accident vehicle) had an accident is stored. In the charge and discharge information field, as charge and discharge information, information about the charge and discharge of the battery of the accident vehicle after the accident is stored. Note that when the vehicle corresponding to the vehicle ID has no accident history, no information is stored in the accident date and time field, the accident information field, and the charge and discharge information field.

[0036] The control unit 201 can determine whether the vehicle to which the battery stored in the dealer was attached is an accident vehicle by acquiring vehicle information from the vehicle information DB 203. Also, the control unit 201 can grasp accident information by acquiring vehicle information from the vehicle information DB 203. Further, the control unit 201 can grasp charge and discharge information by acquiring vehicle information from the vehicle information DB 203.

[0037] The control unit 201 refers to the accident information in the vehicle information and identifies the rebuildable part of the battery (hereinafter sometimes referred to as the "specific battery") attached to the accident vehicle. Specifically, the control unit 201 refers to the accident information and the correspondence information held in the correspondence information DB 204 and identifies the rebuildable part of the specific battery. Here, the correspondence information is information indicating the correspondence relationship between the position where the collision occurred, the direction in which the collision occurred, and the collision speed and the rebuildable part.

[0038] The correspondence information DB 204 has a function of holding correspondence information. The correspondence information DB 204 can be realized by the auxiliary storage unit 230 in the server 200. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the table configuration of the correspondence information held in the correspondence information DB 204. The correspondence information has a position field, a direction field, a speed field, and a rebuildable part field.

[0039] The position field stores position information indicating each position in the vehicle. The direction field stores direction information indicating a direction based on a predetermined direction of the vehicle. Here, the predetermined direction is, for example, the forward direction of the vehicle. In this case, the direction field stores direction information indicating a direction based on the forward direction of the vehicle. The speed field stores information indicating speed.

[0040] The rebuildable part field stores cell information indicating cells of a specific battery that can be used for rebuilding in the case where the vehicle has a collision accident at the position indicated by the position information, from the direction indicated by the direction information, at the collision speed indicated by the speed information. The cell information includes, for example, an identifier (cell ID) for specifying one or more cells that can be used for rebuilding. In the case where all cells of the specific battery are usable, cell information including the cell IDs of all cells of the specific battery is stored.

[0041] Here, the cell ID in the cell information stored in the available part field is determined, for example, by a collision simulation. In this case, the control unit 201 uses the simulation model of the vehicle to analyze the damage state of the battery when the vehicle collides at each position, from each direction, and at each speed. The control unit 201 specifies, as the rebuildable part, the cells that can be determined to be usable for rebuilding according to the analyzed damage state of the battery. Then, the control unit 201 generates the cell ID for the specified cells as cell information and stores it in the correspondence information. In this way, when the vehicle has a collision accident at the position indicated by the position information, from the direction indicated by the direction information, and at the speed indicated by the speed information, the control unit 201 can specify the cells of the specific battery that can be used for rebuilding.

[0042] Alternatively, the cell information may be generated, for example, by aggregating the correspondence relationship between the situations of a plurality of past collision accidents (collision speed, collision location, and collision direction) and the cells of the battery that were actually usable for rebuilding the battery after the plurality of collision accidents.

[0043] The control unit 201 refers to the correspondence information and specifies the record in which the speed information, position information, and direction information that match the collision speed, collision location, and collision direction in the accident information are stored. Note that when there is no speed information, position information, or direction information that matches the collision speed, collision location, or collision direction in the accident information, the control unit 201 specifies the record having an approximate value. The control unit 201 acquires the cell information stored in the available part field included in the specified record. Then, the control unit 201 specifies, as the rebuildable part, the cells of one or a plurality of cell IDs included in the cell information.

[0044] Also, when a specific battery is charging and discharging normally, it is assumed that the specific battery is not damaged. In this case, it is assumed that all of the specific battery can be used for rebuilding. That is, if the transition of charging and discharging of the battery after the occurrence of the accident indicated by the charge-discharge information (the transition of the charge amount) is normal, it is assumed that the specific battery may be used for rebuilding by reassembling it. Also, if the charge-discharge information includes information indicating that the specific battery has been charging and discharging normally after the occurrence of the accident, it is assumed that the specific battery may be used for rebuilding by reassembling it. is assumed.

[0045] Therefore, the control unit 201 determines whether to execute a process of referring to the charge-discharge information in the vehicle information held in the vehicle information DB 203 and specifying a portion that can be used for rebuilding the specific battery. As a result, all of the specific batteries that are charging and discharging normally become rebuildable portions, and it is possible to suppress a situation where at least a part (a part of the cells) of the specific battery cannot be used for rebuilding.

[0046] The control unit 201 generates result information via the communication unit 202 and outputs (transmits) it to the dealer terminal 100. Here, the result information includes information indicating the rebuildable portion. That is, the result information includes information indicating the cell ID that is the rebuildable portion. Also, in the result information, when all cells of the specific battery are usable, the result information may include information indicating that the specific battery may be used as it is. By the server 200 outputting the result information to the dealer terminal 100, the dealer can grasp the portion of the specific battery that can be used for rebuilding.

[0047] (Flowchart) Next, the processing executed by the control unit 201 in the server 200 will be described with reference to FIG. 6. FIG. 6 is a flowchart of the processing executed by the control unit 201. This processing is to identify the rebuildable parts of a specific battery. This processing starts at a predetermined timing. The predetermined timing is, for example, the timing when the dealer uses the dealer terminal 100 to instruct the server 200 to execute this processing. Also, the predetermined timing may be a regular timing.

[0048] In the processing shown in FIG. 6, first, in S101, vehicle information is acquired from the vehicle information DB 203. Next, in S102, the vehicle information is referred to and the accident vehicle is identified. Specifically, the control unit 201 identifies, as the accident vehicle, the vehicle with the vehicle ID whose accident history is "yes" in the accident history field in the vehicle information. Next, in S103, the charge and discharge information about the identified accident vehicle is acquired from the charge information field of the vehicle information. Next, in S104, it is determined whether the specific battery has been charging and discharging normally after the accident occurred.

[0049] If an affirmative determination is made in S104, it is assumed that the specific battery can be directly used for rebuilding. Therefore, in S107, result information indicating that the specific battery may be used for rebuilding by reassembling it into another vehicle is generated and output to the dealer terminal 100. Then, the processing shown in FIG. 6 ends.

[0050] On the other hand, if a negative determination is made in S104, in S105, accident information is acquired from the vehicle information. Also, in S106, correspondence information is acquired from the correspondence information DB 204. Next, in S107, the accident information and the correspondence information are referred to and the rebuildable parts are identified. Next, in S108, result information indicating the identified rebuildable parts is generated and output to the dealer terminal 100. Then, the processing shown in FIG. 6 ends.

[0051] As described above, the rebuildable parts are identified by the storage system 1. As a result, even for a specific battery attached to the accident vehicle, the parts that can be used for rebuilding are used for rebuilding. In this way, efficient reuse of the battery can be achieved.

[0052] (Modification Example 1) In this embodiment, the server 200 identifies the rebuildable parts of the specific battery using the collision speed, collision location, and collision direction in the vehicle information (accident information). However, the server 200 may identify the rebuildable parts of the specific battery by referring to at least one of the collision speed and the collision location. Also, the server 200 may identify the rebuildable parts of the specific battery by referring to the collision location and the collision direction. The server 200 may identify the rebuildable parts according to the collision speed. In this case, for example, when the collision speed is equal to or lower than a predetermined speed, the server 200 may identify the entire specific battery as the rebuildable part.

[0053] The server 200 may also identify the rebuildable parts according to the collision location. In this case, for example, when the right side of the vehicle is the collision location, the server 200 determines that the cells within a predetermined range are damaged from the right side, and identifies the cells outside the predetermined range as the rebuildable parts. Here, the predetermined range is predefined as the range in which the cells are assumed to be damaged when a collision occurs at the collision location. Also, the server may identify the rebuildable parts according to the collision speed and the collision location. In this case, the predetermined range is predefined according to the collision speed. Then, the server 200 identifies the outside of the predetermined range predefined according to the collision speed from the collision location as the rebuildable part.

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[0055] ​In addition, the server 200 may identify a rebuildable portion according to the collision location and the collision direction. In this case, the outside of a predetermined range in the collision direction from the collision location is identified as the rebuildable portion. Here, the predetermined range is predefined as a range in which it is assumed that cells are damaged when a collision in the collision direction occurs at the collision location. Even if the rebuildable portion is identified in this way, efficient reuse of the battery becomes possible.

[0056] (Modification 2) In the present embodiment, the accident vehicle is a vehicle that has been in a collision accident. On the other hand, when a vehicle is submerged, the battery may be damaged by immersion in water. Then, it may be damaged by the influence of immersion. Therefore, in this modification, the server 200 identifies the rebuildable portion with the vehicle that has been in a submersion accident as the accident vehicle.

[0057] Here, it is assumed that the submerged location is different depending on the water level at the time of submersion. Therefore, it is assumed that the rebuildable portion is different depending on the water level at the time of submersion. Therefore, in this modification, the server 200 acquires information indicating the water level when the accident vehicle was submerged as accident information. The accident information is generated when the dealer inputs the water level at the time of submersion into the dealer terminal 100. Also, the accident information may be generated by the dealer terminal 100 acquiring the water level at the time of submersion from a sensor that detects the submersion of the vehicle.

[0058] The server 200 acquires information indicating the correspondence between the water level at the time of submersion and the rebuildable portion as correspondence information. Here, the correspondence information is generated by performing simulation analysis on the submerged locations at each water level. Also, the correspondence information may be generated by tabulating the correspondence between the water levels of a plurality of past submersion accidents that have occurred and the cells of the battery that could actually be used for rebuilding after the plurality of submersion accidents.

[0059] Then, the server 200 refers to the water level at the time of submersion in the accident information and the correspondence information, and identifies the rebuildable portion. Even in this way, efficient reuse of the battery becomes possible.

[0060] Further, the server 200 may acquire, as accident information, information on the collision speed, the collision location, the collision direction, and the water level at the time of submersion, and identify the rebuildable parts. In this case, the server 200 determines the common part between the rebuildable parts in the response information regarding the collision speed, the collision location, and the collision direction and the rebuildable parts in the response information regarding the water level at the time of submersion as the rebuildable parts. to identify.

[0061] (Modification 3) In the present embodiment, the accident vehicle is the vehicle that has been in a collision accident. On the other hand, assume a case where a vehicle has an accident in which it burns due to a fire or the like (hereinafter sometimes referred to as a "fire accident"). In this case, the battery may be damaged by the influence of the fire. Then, due to the fire during the fire, there may be parts that cannot be used for rebuilding. Therefore, in this modification, the server 200 identifies the rebuildable parts with the vehicle that has had a fire accident as the accident vehicle.

[0062] The server 200 acquires, as accident information, information indicating the parts affected by the fire in the accident vehicle. Here, the accident information is generated by the dealer inputting the parts of the accident vehicle that have been exposed to the fire (for example, the parts with burn marks) into the dealer terminal 100. Here, for example, the dealer checks the inside of the vehicle or the battery and inputs the parts exposed to the fire into the dealer terminal 100 as the parts affected by the fire. Further, the dealer may input the parts of the vehicle surface that have been exposed to the fire into the dealer terminal 100 as the parts affected by the fire.

[0063] Then, the server 200 acquires, as correspondence information, information indicating the correspondence between the parts affected by the fire and the rebuildable parts. Here, the correspondence information is generated by aggregating the correspondence between the parts affected by the fire in a plurality of past fire accidents and the battery cells that could actually be used for rebuilding after the plurality of fire accidents. Then, the server 200 refers to the parts affected by the fire in the accident information and the correspondence information to identify the rebuildable parts. Note that the server 200 may identify, as the rebuildable parts, the parts outside a predetermined range from the parts affected by the fire. Here, the predetermined range is, for example, the range assumed to be affected by the fire from the location where the fire was received on the surface of the vehicle. Even in this way, efficient reuse of the battery becomes possible.

[0064] <Other Embodiments> The above-described embodiments are merely examples, and the present disclosure can be implemented with appropriate modifications without departing from the gist thereof. Also, the processes and means described in the present disclosure can be freely combined and implemented as long as no technical contradiction occurs.

[0065] Also, the processes described as being performed by one device may be shared and executed by a plurality of devices. Alternatively, the processes described as being performed by different devices may be executed by one device. In a computer system, it is possible to flexibly change how each function is realized by what hardware configuration (server configuration).

[0066] The present disclosure can also be realized by supplying a computer program that implements the functions described in the above embodiments to a computer and causing one or more processors included in the computer to read and execute the program. Such a computer program may be provided to the computer by a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium connectable to the system bus of the computer, or may be provided to the computer via a network. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium includes any type of disk such as a magnetic disk (e.g., a floppy (registered trademark) disk or a hard disk drive (HDD)), an optical disk (e.g., a CD-ROM, a DVD disk, or a Blu-ray disk), any type of medium suitable for storing electronic instructions, such as a read-only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM), an EPROM, an EEPROM, a magnetic card, a flash memory, or an optical card.

Explanation of Signs

[0067] 1 ··· Storage system 100 ··· Dealer terminal 200 ··· Server 201 ··· Control unit 202 ··· Communication unit 203 ··· Vehicle information DB 204 ··· Corresponding information DB

Claims

1. Obtaining accident information regarding the situation of an accident of an accident vehicle, Using the obtained accident information to identify a part or all of the parts of the battery attached to the accident vehicle that can be used for rebuilding for reuse, Outputting information about the parts of the battery that can be used for rebuilding identified above, An information processing apparatus comprising a control unit configured to execute the above, Information processing apparatus.

2. The accident vehicle is a vehicle that has been in a collision accident, The accident information includes information indicating the degree of collision of the accident vehicle at the time of the accident, Identifying the parts of the battery that can be used for rebuilding includes identifying the parts of the battery that can be used for rebuilding according to the degree of collision, The information processing apparatus according to claim 1.

3. The accident vehicle is a vehicle that has been in a flooding accident, The accident information includes information indicating the water level at the time of flooding of the accident vehicle at the time of the accident, Identifying the parts of the battery that can be used for rebuilding includes identifying the parts of the battery that can be used for rebuilding according to the water level, The information processing apparatus according to claim 1.

4. The accident vehicle is a vehicle that has been in a fire accident, The accident information includes information indicating the parts of the accident vehicle affected by the fire, Identifying the parts of the battery that can be used for rebuilding includes identifying the parts of the battery that can be used for rebuilding according to the parts of the accident vehicle affected by the fire, The information processing apparatus according to claim 1.

5. The control unit, Obtaining charge and discharge information regarding the charge and discharge of the battery after the accident of the accident vehicle, Determining whether to execute a process of identifying parts of the battery that can be used for rebuilding using the charge and discharge information, Is further configured to execute the above, The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4.

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