JP6724794B2 - Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and program - Google Patents

Description

The present disclosure relates to an information processing device, an information processing method, and a program.

For example, a technique has been developed for transmitting information indicating an advertisement or the like to a device owned by a user, such as a mobile phone or a smartphone. As a technique for distributing information indicating an advertisement corresponding to a place or time when a user who owns the device is present to the device, for example, there is a technique described in Patent Document 1 below.

JP, 2002-149686, A

For example, in the technique described in Patent Document 1, the advertisement is distributed based on the schedule set by the user and indicating the place, the staying time, and the like. Therefore, when the technique described in Patent Document 1 is used, there is a possibility that more effective advertisement distribution can be realized for a specific user who has set a schedule. However, if the schedule set by the user and the actual schedule of the user are different, it is not possible to expect more effective advertisement distribution.

Further, for example, there is a membership card/point system that uses communication through a network or the like. By using the existing membership card/point system, it becomes possible to know where a particular member used the service. However, even if the existing membership card/point system as described above is used, it is only possible to grasp the position of the member at the specific moment when the service is received. Therefore, even if the existing membership card/point system as described above is used, it is not always possible to realize more effective transmission of information (data) to the user.

The present disclosure proposes a new and improved information processing device, information processing method, and program capable of transmitting information corresponding to a user or a device that receives a service to which power is supplied by a power supply device.

According to the present disclosure, first identification information indicating a power supply device that supplies power to a power supply target device, and second identification information indicating one or both of a user who uses the power supply device and the power supply target device. Based on the above, transmission for causing the transmission control target associated with one or both of the first identification information and the second identification information to transmit the transmission information regarding the first identification information and the second identification information An information processing device including a control unit is provided.

Further, according to the present disclosure, first identification information indicating a power feeding device that feeds power to a power feeding target device, and second identification indicating one or both of a user who uses the power feeding device and the power feeding target device. Based on the information, the transmission information regarding the first identification information and the second identification information is transmitted to a transmission control target that is associated with one or both of the first identification information and the second identification information. There is provided an information processing method executed by an information processing device, the method including:

Further, according to the present disclosure, first identification information indicating a power feeding device that feeds power to a power feeding target device, and second identification indicating one or both of a user who uses the power feeding device and the power feeding target device. Based on the information, the transmission information regarding the first identification information and the second identification information is transmitted to a transmission control target that is associated with one or both of the first identification information and the second identification information. A program for causing a computer to execute the steps is provided.

According to the present disclosure, it is possible to transmit information corresponding to a user or a device that receives a service to which power is supplied by the power supply device.

Note that the above effects are not necessarily limited, and in addition to or in place of the above effects, any of the effects shown in this specification, or other effects that can be grasped from this specification. May be played.

It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the information processing system to which the information processing method which concerns on this embodiment was applied. It is explanatory drawing which shows the other example of the information processing system to which the information processing method which concerns on this embodiment was applied. It is a block diagram showing an example of composition of an information processor concerning this embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the hardware constitutions of the information processing apparatus which concerns on this embodiment.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In this specification and the drawings, constituent elements having substantially the same functional configuration are designated by the same reference numerals, and a duplicate description will be omitted.

Moreover, below, it demonstrates in the order shown below.
1. Information processing method according to the present embodiment 2. Information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment 3. Program according to the present embodiment

(Information processing method according to the present embodiment)
Before describing the configuration of the information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment, first, the information processing method according to the present embodiment will be described. Hereinafter, the information processing method according to the present embodiment will be described, taking as an example the case where the information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment performs the processing related to the information processing method according to the present embodiment.

[1] Processing Related to Information Processing Method According to Present Embodiment The information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment includes first identification information indicating a power feeding device that feeds power to a power feeding target device, and a user who uses the power feeding device. Alternatively, the transmission information is transmitted to the transmission control target, which is a target for controlling the transmission of the information, based on the second identification information indicating the power supply target device (transmission control process).

The information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment causes the transmission control target to transmit the transmission information by causing the transmission control target to transmit the transmission control information (data) for transmitting the transmission information. The information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment is, for example, a communication unit (described later) included in the information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment, or an external communication device connected to the information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment, The transmission control information is transmitted.

The transmission control information according to the present embodiment includes, for example, first identification information and second identification information.

Here, as the first identification information according to the present embodiment, for example, the ID of the power feeding device, the MAC address (Media Access Control address) of the communication device included in the power feeding device, and the like can be cited. The first identification information according to the present embodiment is not limited to the above example. For example, the first identification information according to the present embodiment is arbitrary data that can identify the power feeding device, such as position information indicating a place where the power feeding device is installed (for example, position data indicating an absolute position). It may be. Further, the first identification information according to the present embodiment may include, for example, a plurality of different data that can identify the power supply device.

When the power supply device is an external device of the information processing device according to the present embodiment, the information processing device according to the present embodiment acquires the first identification information by, for example, communication with the power supply device. When the power supply device is the self device (the information processing device according to the present embodiment), the information processing device according to the present embodiment is, for example, a first unit stored in a recording medium such as a storage unit (described later). The first identification information is obtained by reading the first identification information from the recording medium.

Examples of the power supply device according to the present embodiment include public power supply devices installed in various places such as stores and stations that can be used by unspecified users. The power supply device according to the present embodiment is not limited to the public power supply device, and may be any device capable of supplying electric power.

In addition, as the second identification information according to the present embodiment, for example, one or both of data that can specify a user and data that can specify a device to which power is to be supplied can be given. Examples of data that can specify a user include arbitrary data that can uniquely specify a user, such as data indicating a member ID for receiving an arbitrary service such as a member service. In addition, as the data capable of specifying the power supply target device, for example, the ID of the power supply target device, the MAC address of the communication device included in the power supply target device, the waveform data of the power consumption of the power supply target device, Examples of the data include data indicating the power consumption of the device to which power is to be supplied and any data that can identify the device to which power is to be supplied.

When the power supply device is an external device of the information processing device according to the present embodiment, the information processing device according to the present embodiment acquires the second identification information by, for example, communication with the power supply device. When the power supply device is the device itself (the information processing device according to the present embodiment), the information processing device according to the present embodiment may, for example, communicate with the power supply target device or the power supply target device. The second identification information is acquired by detecting the power consumption waveform or the power consumption.

The transmission control information according to the present embodiment includes, for example, the above-described first identification information and second identification information. The information included in the transmission control information according to this embodiment is not limited to the first identification information and the second identification information.

For example, in the transmission control information according to the present embodiment, a transmission command for performing transmission processing of the transmission information, and acquisition of the first identification information and the second identification information in the information processing device according to the present embodiment are obtained. Information (data) indicating the time at which the operation was performed may be included. The time indicated by the information indicating the acquired time when the first identification information and the second identification information are obtained is, for example, the date and time or the time when the power supply device indicated by the first identification information starts providing the service to supply the power, That is, the date and time when the user used the service provided by the power supply device indicated by the first identification information.

Further, the transmission control information according to the present embodiment may include, for example, information (to be described later) regarding a service providing period of a service for supplying power by the power supply device.

The information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment includes an apparatus associated with one or both of the first identification information and the second identification information (a single apparatus or an apparatus that constitutes a system including a plurality of apparatuses). , Subject to transmission control.

The information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment is, for example, “information indicating the first identification information and the transmission control target”, “second identification information and the information indicating the transmission control target”, or “first identification information, second information”. The transmission control target is specified by referring to a table (or a database) in which the identification information and the information indicating the transmission control target are associated with each other. Here, as the information indicating the transmission control target according to the present embodiment, for example, there is data for communicating with the transmission control target such as data indicating an IP address (Internet Protocol address) of the transmission target.

The transmission control target device that has acquired the transmission control information transmitted by the information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment transmits the transmission information to the transmission information transmission target device based on the transmission control information. The transmission control target device transmits the transmission information by an arbitrary method capable of transmitting data, such as an electronic mail, a web, or an application.

The transmission control target device uses, for example, a table (or a database) in which the second identification information and the information of the transmission destination of the transmission information are associated with each other, based on the second identification information included in the transmission control information, The transmission information is transmitted to the device to be transmitted.

The transmission information according to the present embodiment is data regarding the first identification information and the second identification information. As the transmission information according to the present embodiment, for example, "a location corresponding to the power supply device indicated by the first identification information" and "a user who uses the power supply device identified based on the second identification information (or a second identification) The user estimated based on the information. The same shall apply hereinafter.) and the device to be supplied with power specified based on the second identification information (or the device to be supplied with power estimated based on the second identification information. The same shall apply.) One or both of "and data indicating contents corresponding to both.

As a specific example, as the transmission information according to the present embodiment, for example, the store (the first identification information indicates) corresponding to a specific user (a user who uses the power supply device identified based on the second identification information). Examples of the data include a store corresponding to a place corresponding to the power supply device) and data indicating advertisements and coupons related to stores around the store.

The transmission information according to the present embodiment is not limited to the above example.

For example, the transmission information according to the present embodiment can be transmitted by using the first identification information and the second identification information, such as data related to location-based marketing using the first identification information and the second identification information, It may be arbitrary data.

In addition, the transmission information according to the present embodiment may be information based on a provision period of a service in which the power supply device indicated by the first identification information supplies power.

When the transmission information according to the present embodiment is information based on the service providing period, the device (or system. The same applies hereinafter) that is the transmission control target is, for example, the information processing device according to the present embodiment. The service providing period is specified based on the information related to the service providing period for supplying the electric power by the power feeding device, which is included in the transmitted transmission control information. Then, the device that is the transmission control target transmits information indicating the content according to the specified service providing period to the transmission target device.

In addition, when the transmission information according to the present embodiment is information based on the service providing period, if the service providing period is set in the device that is the transmission control target, in the case, the device that is the transmission control target is It is also possible to set the set period as the service providing period and transmit the information indicating the content according to the service providing period to the transmission target device.

Hereinafter, an example of a service providing period according to the present embodiment will be shown. Examples of the service providing period according to the present embodiment include the periods shown in (A) to (F) below.

(A) First Example of Service Providing Period The service providing period includes a set period. The above-mentioned period may be a fixed period set in advance or may be a variable period that can be changed by an operation of the user of the information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment or the transmission control target apparatus. ..

(B) Second example of service providing period The service providing period includes a period corresponding to the first identification information.

The period corresponding to the first identification information is specified based on the table (or database) in which the first identification information and the period are associated with each other, and the first identification information, for example. The process related to the identification of the period corresponding to the first identification information may be performed in the information processing device according to the present embodiment, or an external device of the information processing device according to the present embodiment such as a device that is a transmission control target. May be performed in.

Here, for example, when the first identification information is position information, or when the installation location of the power supply device is specified based on the first identification information, the installation of the power supply device is performed during the period corresponding to the first identification information. It can be regarded as a period corresponding to the place.

(C) Third Example of Service Providing Period Among services for supplying electric power by the power supply device, there may be a service to which electric power is supplied when payment is normally performed. When the service that supplies power by the power supply device is a service that supplies power when the above-described settlement is normally performed, the service providing period is in the power supply device indicated by the first identification information. It may be a period corresponding to the contents of settlement regarding the provision of the service for supplying electric power.

The period corresponding to the content of the payment is specified by, for example, a table (or database) in which the content of the payment and the period are associated with each other, or a process using any calculation method for calculating the period from the content of the payment. It Even if the information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment performs the processing related to the payment and the processing related to the specification of the period corresponding to the content of the payment regarding the provision of the service for supplying the power in the power supply device indicated by the first identification information. Alternatively, it may be performed in an external device of the information processing device according to the present embodiment, such as a power supply device or a device to be transmission-controlled.

Examples of payment methods for providing a service for supplying power in the power supply device according to the present embodiment include cash payment, electronic value (money or data having a value equivalent to money), credit card payment, and the like. There are various methods by which payment can be made.

(D) Fourth Example of Service Providing Period During the service providing period, the battery included in the device to which power is to be fed, which is fed by the provision of the service that supplies the power in the power feeding device indicated by the first identification information, has a predetermined value. It may be a period corresponding to the period required to be charged to the level.

The period required for the battery to be charged to a predetermined level is estimated, for example, based on the information indicating the remaining amount of the battery acquired from the power supply target device. For example, the information indicating the remaining amount of the battery indicates x[%] (x is, for example, an integer of 0≦x≦100) for a full charge, and the predetermined level is y[%]. In some cases, the period required to charge the battery to a predetermined level is “the period required to charge the battery to a predetermined level=(y−x)×(1[%] The time required to do this)". The “period required to charge 1%” is obtained experimentally, for example.

Here, the predetermined level may be a level at which the battery is fully charged (100[%]). Note that the predetermined level is not limited to the above, and may be a level set by the user of the device to which power is supplied, or a level set based on information indicating the remaining battery level.

The process related to the specification of the period corresponding to the period required for the battery to be charged to a predetermined level may be performed in the information processing device according to the present embodiment, or may be a power supply device or a device that is a transmission control target. For example, it may be performed in an external device of the information processing device according to the present embodiment.

(E) Fifth example of service providing period The service providing period may be a period corresponding to a user who is provided with a service for supplying power in the power supply device indicated by the first identification information.

The period corresponding to the user who receives the service for supplying the power is specified based on, for example, a table (or a database) in which the second identification information is associated with the period, and the second identification information. .. The process related to the specification of the period corresponding to the user who receives the service to supply the power may be performed in the information processing device according to the present embodiment, or may be performed by the information processing device according to the present embodiment such as a device that is a transmission control target. It may be performed in an external device of the information processing device.

When the period corresponding to the user who receives the service to supply the power is the service period, the service period may change depending on the user. You can change the content of.

(F) Sixth Example of Service Providing Period The service providing period is related to the provision of the index (“first identification information”, “the above-described service for supplying power”) according to the second to fifth examples. Settlement content", "the time required for the battery to be charged to a predetermined level", and "the user who receives the service to supply the power") corresponding to two or more combinations. It may be.

The period related to the combination is specified, for example, by adjusting the reference period of the service providing period with an adjustment value for each index. Note that the method of identifying the period related to the combination is not limited to the above, and an arbitrary method of identifying the period using a plurality of indexes, such as a method of using a table, can be cited. The process related to the specification of the period related to the combination may be performed in the information processing device according to the present embodiment, or may be performed in an external device of the information processing device according to the present embodiment such as a device that is a transmission control target. May be.

The transmission information according to the present embodiment is, for example, a service in which the power supply device indicated by the first identification information supplies power, as in the first example shown in (A) to the sixth example shown in (F) above. The information may be based on the provision period of.

Here, when the transmission information according to the present embodiment is information based on the service providing period, the content of the transmission information according to the present embodiment may change depending on the service providing period. Therefore, when the transmission information according to the present embodiment is information based on the service providing period, the content according to the service providing period corresponding to the user or the device receiving the service to which the power is supplied by the power supply device is provided. The transmission information shown is transmitted to the device to which the transmission information is transmitted.

The information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment performs the above transmission control processing as the processing related to the information processing method according to the present embodiment, thereby making the transmission control target based on the first identification information and the second identification information. Transmission information regarding the first identification information and the second identification information is transmitted.

Therefore, the information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment can transmit the information corresponding to the user or the apparatus that receives the service to which the power is supplied by the power supply apparatus.

In addition, when a service for supplying power in the power supply device is used, in general, the service receiving period is longer than when a service such as purchase of a product is used, and the service is continuously provided. Done. That is, when the service for supplying power in the power supply device is used, the user of the device to which the power is supplied is likely to stay for a longer period at the place where the service for supplying power is provided.

Therefore, in the state where the user of the device to which the power is supplied stays for a longer period at the place where the service for supplying the power is provided, the transmission control process according to the present embodiment relates to the first identification information and the second identification information. By transmitting the transmission information, it becomes possible to realize more effective marketing activity using the transmission of the transmission information.

The process related to the information processing method according to the present embodiment is not limited to the transmission control process.

For example, the information processing device according to the present embodiment may perform a process related to a service in which the power supply device indicated by the first identification information supplies power (execution process).

Examples of the execution process according to the present embodiment include a process related to specification of the service providing period described above such as "process related to specification of a period corresponding to the first identification information", and a process related to settlement. ..

Further, the information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment records, for example, history information (so-called log data) indicating a service history of a service for supplying the power provided by the power supply apparatus indicated by the first identification information on a recording medium. May be performed as the execution process according to the present embodiment. The recording medium on which the history information is recorded includes a storage unit (described later) included in the information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment, an external recording medium connected to the information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment, and the present embodiment. A recording medium included in an external device of the information processing apparatus according to the present invention may be used.

When the information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment records the history information on the recording medium, for example, “when, where, who received how much power, how long the power was supplied” (or a part thereof). ) Is recorded on the recording medium. Therefore, various measures using the service history of the service for supplying electric power are possible.

The execution process according to the present embodiment is not limited to the above-described process, and the information processing device according to the present embodiment performs various processes related to the service of supplying power as the execution process according to the present embodiment. It is possible.

The "transmission control process" and the "transmission control process and the execution process" are, for convenience, separated from the process related to the information processing method according to the present embodiment. Therefore, in the process related to the information processing method according to the present embodiment, for example, the “transmission control process” can be regarded as two or more processes (by an arbitrary division method). Further, the process related to the information processing method according to the present embodiment can be regarded as one process, for example, the “transmission control process and the execution process”, and the “transmission control process and the execution process”. It is also possible to regard “” as two or more processes (by arbitrary division).

[2] Application Example of Information Processing Method According to Present Embodiment Next, an application example of the information processing method according to the present embodiment described above will be described. Hereinafter, an application example of the information processing method according to the present embodiment will be described by taking an information processing system to which the above-described information processing method according to the present embodiment is applied as an example.

[2-1] First example of information processing system to which information processing method according to this embodiment is applied FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of information processing system to which the information processing method according to this embodiment is applied. Is.

The information processing system 1000 illustrated in FIG. 1 includes, for example, an information processing device 100, a power supply device 200, and processing devices 300, 400 and 500.

The information processing apparatus 100 illustrated in FIG. 1 is an example of an apparatus that performs a process related to the information processing method according to the present embodiment, and FIG. 1 illustrates a server provided in a store or the like. In addition, the power supply device 200 illustrated in FIG. 1 is an example of a device that serves to provide a service for supplying power, and FIG. 1 illustrates a public power supply device installed in a store or the like. The processing device 300 illustrated in FIG. 1 is an example of a power supply target device to which the power supply device 200 supplies power, and in FIG. 1, a portable PC (Personal Computer) is illustrated. The processing device 400 illustrated in FIG. 1 is an example of a transmission control target in the information processing device 100, and FIG. 1 illustrates a server that manages member services and the like. Further, the processing device 500 illustrated in FIG. 1 is an example of a device that is a target of transmission of transmission information in the processing device 400, and in FIG. 1, a communication device such as a smartphone owned by a user of the processing device 300 is illustrated.

Needless to say, each device that constitutes the information processing system 1000 is not limited to the example shown in FIG. Further, the information processing system to which the information processing method according to the present embodiment is applied may have a plurality of power supply devices, and may have a plurality of devices to be subjected to transmission control.

The user of the processing apparatus 300 connects the AC (Alternating Current) adapter of the processing apparatus 300 to the outlet of the power supply apparatus 200, and performs an operation for receiving a service for supplying power to the power supply apparatus 200. As an operation for receiving a service for supplying power to the power supply apparatus 200, an operation of a button included in the power supply apparatus 200, an operation related to authentication for receiving a predetermined service such as a membership service, or a service for supplying power is received. Therefore, an operation related to settlement is included.

Here, for the authentication and the settlement, for example, the power supply device 200 and an external device of the power supply device 200 such as a device recording information indicating an ID for receiving a member service or a device recording information indicating electronic value. The communication is performed by any communication such as NFC (Near Field Communication).

By performing the operation for receiving the service for supplying power as described above on the power supply apparatus 200, in the power supply apparatus 200, for example, data that can specify the user (an example of the second identification information) is generated. To be acquired. In addition, by performing the above-described operation for receiving the service for supplying power to the power supply apparatus 200, the information processing system 1000 makes a payment for receiving the service for supplying power.

Further, the power supply device 200 and the processing device 300 are, for example, communication via a power line using a technique described in “International Publication No. 2012/026353” filed by the applicant of the present application, IEEE802.15.1, or the like. Communication is performed using any communication method capable of realizing communication, such as wireless communication using.

As the power supply apparatus 200 and the processing apparatus 300 communicate with each other as described above, the power supply apparatus 200 acquires data (an example of the second identification information) that can identify the apparatus to be supplied with power. In addition, for example, when the power supply apparatus 200 includes a measurement circuit that measures the power consumption waveform and the power consumption of the processing apparatus 300 (an example of the apparatus to which power is supplied), the power supply apparatus 200 is It is also possible to acquire the waveform data of the power consumption of the processing device 300 indicating the measurement result and the data of the power consumption as the data capable of specifying the device to which the power is supplied.

Here, by measuring the power consumption as described above, the information processing system 1000 can be, for example, an infrastructure system when the liberalization of electricity retail is realized. Needless to say, the method of acquiring the data related to the power consumption of the processing device 300 is not limited to the above example.

The power supply device 200 is, for example, first identification information corresponding to the device itself (power supply device 200), acquired data that can specify the user, data that can specify the device to which the power is to be supplied, and the like. The second identification information of No. is transmitted to the information processing device 100 (S100). The power supply apparatus 200 and the information processing apparatus 100 communicate with each other, for example, wirelessly or directly via a network (or directly).

As the network according to the present embodiment, for example, a wired network such as LAN or WAN (Wide Area Network), a wireless network such as wireless LAN (WLAN: Wireless Local Area Network), or TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet) Internet) using communication protocols such as.

When the first identification information and the second identification information transmitted in step S100 are acquired, the information processing apparatus 100 transmits, for example, a control signal including a command to start feeding of power to the power feeding apparatus 200 to feed power. The power supply to the device 200 is started (S102). Here, the process of step S102 corresponds to an example of the execution process.

Further, the information processing apparatus 100, which has acquired the first identification information and the second identification information transmitted in step S100, performs the above transmission control processing and transmits the transmission control information to the processing apparatus 400 that is the transmission control target. Then, the processor 400 is caused to transmit the transmission information (S104). The information processing apparatus 100 and the processing apparatus 400 communicate with each other, for example, wirelessly or by wire via a network (or directly).

The processing device 400 that has acquired the transmission control information transmitted in step S104 transmits the transmission information regarding the first identification information and the second identification information to the processing device 500 that is the transmission target device based on the transmission control information. And transmits (S106).

In the information processing system 1000, the above processing is performed in each device.

Here, in the information processing system 1000, the power supply device 200 supplies power to provide a continuous service of supplying power. Therefore, in the information processing system 1000, the service of supplying power to the user of the processing device 300, which is a device to which power is supplied, is provided around the place where the power supply device 200, which is a service providing place for supplying power, is installed. It is possible to stay for a predetermined period provided.

Further, in the information processing system 1000, the information processing apparatus 100 causes the processing apparatus 400, which is the transmission control target, to transmit the transmission information by performing the transmission control processing according to the information processing method according to the present embodiment. Therefore, in the information processing system 1000, effective marketing activities are realized by, for example, distributing advertisements in a store or in surrounding stores to a specific person such as a user of the processing device 300 that is a power supply target device.

[2-2] Second example of information processing system to which information processing method according to this embodiment is applied FIG. 2 shows another example of information processing system to which information processing method according to this embodiment is applied. FIG.

The information processing system 2000 illustrated in FIG. 2 includes, for example, an information processing device 100, a power feeding device 200, and processing devices 300, 400, 500 and 600.

Here, the information processing system 2000 illustrated in FIG. 2 is a system that further includes a processing device 600 in addition to the configuration of the information processing system 1000 illustrated in FIG. That is, the functions of the information processing device 100, the power supply device 200, and the processing devices 300, 400, and 500 shown in FIG. 2 are the same as those of the information processing device 100, the power supply device 200, and the processing devices 300, 400, and 500 shown in FIG. Is the same as. In addition, the processing device 600 illustrated in FIG. 2 is an example of a device that analyzes the waveform data of power consumption and the data of power consumption and estimates the device that consumed power, for example.

Needless to say, each device that constitutes the information processing system 2000 is not limited to the example shown in FIG. Further, as described above, the information processing system to which the information processing method according to the present embodiment is applied may have a plurality of power supply devices, and may have a plurality of devices to be transmission-controlled. Good.

As in the case where the information processing system 1000 shown in FIG. 1 is used, the user of the processing device 300 connects the AC adapter of the processing device 300 to the outlet of the power feeding device 200 and performs an operation for receiving a service for supplying power. This is performed for the power supply device 200. Therefore, in the power supply apparatus 200, for example, data that can specify a user (an example of second identification information) and data that can specify a device that is a power supply target (an example of second identification information) are acquired. It In addition, by performing the above-described operation for receiving the service for supplying power to the power supply apparatus 200, the information processing system 1000 makes a payment for receiving the service for supplying power.

The power supply apparatus 200 transmits the first identification information and the second identification information corresponding to its own apparatus (power supply apparatus 200) to the information processing apparatus 100, as in step S100 shown in FIG. 1 (S200).

When the first identification information and the second identification information transmitted in step S200 are acquired, the information processing apparatus 100 causes the power supply apparatus 200 to start supplying power, as in step S102 illustrated in FIG. 1 (S202).

When the first identification information and the second identification information transmitted in step S200 are acquired, the information processing apparatus 100 sends the power consumption waveform data and the power consumption data (an example of the first identification information) to the processing device 600. It is transmitted (S204). The information processing device 100 and the processing device 600 perform wireless or wired communication via a network (or directly), for example.

The processing device 600 that has acquired the power consumption waveform data and the power consumption data transmitted in step S204 estimates the device that consumed power based on the acquired power consumption waveform data and power consumption data, and the estimation result Is transmitted to the information processing device 100 (S206). Here, the information indicating the estimation result indicates the processing device 300 that is the power supply target of the power supply device 200, and thus corresponds to an example of the first identification information.

The processing device 600 uses, for example, a method that uses pattern matching, or any method capable of estimating a device that has consumed power from waveform data of power consumption or data of power consumption, and the device that consumes power. To estimate. In addition, as the information indicating the above estimation result, for example, there is data such as the model number and the device name of the device, which can identify what kind of device consumes the power.

Further, the information processing apparatus 100, which has acquired the first identification information and the second identification information transmitted in step S200 and has acquired the first identification information transmitted in step S206, is similar to step S104 shown in FIG. The transmission control process is performed, the transmission control information is transmitted to the processing device 400 that is the transmission control target, and the processing device 400 is caused to transmit the transmission information (S208).

The processing device 400 that has acquired the transmission control information transmitted in step S208 transmits the transmission information regarding the first identification information and the second identification information based on the transmission control information, as in step S106 shown in FIG. The data is transmitted to the processing device 500 that is the target device (S210).

In the information processing system 2000, the above processing is performed in each device.

Here, the information processing system 2000 is the same as the information processing system 1000 shown in FIG. 1 except that it further includes a processing device 600, and a continuous service called a power supply service is provided. The transmission control process according to the information processing method according to the present embodiment is performed.

Therefore, the information processing system 2000 has the same effect as the information processing system 1000 shown in FIG.

[2-3] Another example of information processing system to which information processing method according to this embodiment is applied The information processing system to which the information processing method according to this embodiment is applied is the information processing system shown in FIG. The information processing system is not limited to 1000 or the information processing system 2000 shown in FIG.

For example, in the information processing system according to the present embodiment, the control device according to the present embodiment and the power supply device according to the present embodiment may be an integrated device.

Further, in the information processing system according to the present embodiment, the control device according to the present embodiment may be a transmission control target in the transmission control process according to the information processing method according to the present embodiment. When the control device according to the present embodiment is a transmission control target, the control device according to the present embodiment performs a process of transmitting transmission information, for example, as the execution process.

Even if the information processing system according to the present embodiment is an information processing system according to another example as described above, the information processing system according to the present embodiment provides a continuous service of supplying power. The information processing apparatus 100 performs the transmission control process according to the information processing method according to the present embodiment. Therefore, even if the information processing system according to the present embodiment is an information processing system according to another example as described above, the same effect as the information processing system 1000 shown in FIG. 1 or the information processing system 2000 shown in FIG. Is played.

(Information processing apparatus according to this embodiment)
Next, an example of the configuration of the information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment that can perform the processing related to the information processing method according to the above-described embodiment will be described. Hereinafter, as a process related to the information processing method according to the present embodiment, an example of a configuration of the information processing device according to the present embodiment that performs the transmission control process and the execution process will be described.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the information processing apparatus 100 according to this embodiment. The information processing device 100 includes, for example, a communication unit 102 and a control unit 104.

In addition, the information processing apparatus 100 includes, for example, a ROM (Read Only Memory, not shown), a RAM (Random Access Memory, not shown), a storage unit (not shown), and a user-operable operation unit (see FIG. (Not shown), a display unit (not shown) for displaying various screens on the display screen, and the like may be provided. The information processing apparatus 100 connects each of the above-described components by, for example, a bus as a data transmission path.

The ROM (not shown) stores control data such as programs and calculation parameters used by the control unit 104. The RAM (not shown) temporarily stores a program executed by the control unit 104 and the like.

The storage unit (not shown) is a storage unit included in the information processing apparatus 100, and includes, for example, “information indicating the first identification information and the transmission control target”, “information indicating the second identification information and the transmission control target”, Alternatively, data relating to the information processing method according to the present embodiment, such as a table (or database) associated with “first identification information, second identification information, and information indicating a transmission control target”, and various types Stores various data such as applications. Here, examples of the storage unit (not shown) include a magnetic recording medium such as a hard disk and a non-volatile memory such as a flash memory. The storage unit (not shown) may be detachable from the information processing device 100.

The operation unit (not shown) may be an operation input device described later. The display unit (not shown) may be a display device described later.

[Example of Hardware Configuration of Information Processing Device 100]
FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the information processing apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment. The information processing apparatus 100 includes, for example, an MPU 150, a ROM 152, a RAM 154, a recording medium 156, an input/output interface 158, an operation input device 160, a display device 162, and a communication interface 164. In addition, the information processing apparatus 100 connects the respective constituent elements by, for example, a bus 166 as a data transmission path.

The MPU 150 is composed of, for example, one or more processors configured of an arithmetic circuit such as an MPU (Micro Processing Unit) and various processing circuits, and functions as the control unit 104 that controls the entire information processing apparatus 100. .. Further, the MPU 150 plays a role of, for example, a transmission control unit 110 and a processing unit 112, which will be described later, in the information processing device 100. Note that one or both of the transmission control unit 110 and the processing unit 112 may be configured by a dedicated (or general-purpose) circuit capable of realizing the processing of each unit.

The ROM 152 stores programs used by the MPU 150, control data such as calculation parameters, and the like. The RAM 154 temporarily stores, for example, a program executed by the MPU 150.

The recording medium 156 functions as a storage unit (not shown), and, for example, a table (or a database) in which “first identification information, second identification information, and information indicating a transmission control target” are associated with each other. Various data such as data related to the information processing method according to the present embodiment and various applications are stored. Here, examples of the recording medium 156 include a magnetic recording medium such as a hard disk and a non-volatile memory such as a flash memory. The recording medium 156 may be removable from the information processing device 100.

The input/output interface 158 connects, for example, the operation input device 160 and the display device 162. The operation input device 160 functions as an operation unit (not shown), and the display device 162 functions as a display unit (not shown). Here, examples of the input/output interface 158 include a USB (Universal Serial Bus) terminal, a DVI (Digital Visual Interface) terminal, an HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) (registered trademark) terminal, and various processing circuits. ..

The operation input device 160 is provided on the information processing apparatus 100, for example, and is connected to the input/output interface 158 inside the information processing apparatus 100. The operation input device 160 may be, for example, a button, a direction key, a rotary selector such as a jog dial, or a combination thereof.

The display device 162 is provided on the information processing apparatus 100, for example, and is connected to the input/output interface 158 inside the information processing apparatus 100. Examples of the display device 162 include a liquid crystal display (Liquid Crystal Display), an organic EL display (Organic Electro-Luminescence Display., or OLED display (Organic Light Emitting Diode Display)).

It goes without saying that the input/output interface 158 can also be connected to an external device such as an external operation input device (for example, a keyboard or a mouse) as an external device of the information processing apparatus 100 or an external display device. Yes. Further, the display device 162 may be a device capable of display and user operation, such as a touch panel.

The communication interface 164 is a communication unit included in the information processing device 100, and for performing wireless or wired communication with an external device such as a power supply device or a device to be transmission-controlled via a network (or directly). Function as the communication unit 102 of the. Here, examples of the communication interface 164 include a communication antenna and an RF (Radio Frequency) circuit (wireless communication), an IEEE802.15.1 port and a transmission/reception circuit (wireless communication), an IEEE802.11 port and a transmission/reception circuit (wireless communication). ), or a LAN (Local Area Network) terminal and a transmission/reception circuit (wired communication).

The information processing apparatus 100 has the configuration illustrated in FIG. 4, for example, and performs the process related to the information processing method according to the present embodiment. The hardware configuration of the information processing device 100 according to the present embodiment is not limited to the configuration shown in FIG.

For example, the information processing apparatus 100 may not include the communication interface 164 when communicating with an external device or the like via the connected external communication device.

Further, the information processing apparatus 100 can be configured without the recording medium 156, the operation input device 160, and the display device 162, for example.

Further, for example, the configuration shown in FIG. 4 (or the configuration according to the modified example) may be realized by one or two or more ICs (Integrated Circuits).

An example of the configuration of the information processing device 100 will be described with reference to FIG. 3 again. The communication unit 102 is a communication unit included in the information processing apparatus 100, and wirelessly or wiredly communicates with an external device such as a power feeding device or a device to be transmission-controlled via a network (or directly). The communication of the communication unit 102 is controlled by, for example, the control unit 104.

Here, the communication unit 102 includes, for example, a communication antenna and an RF circuit, a LAN terminal and a transmission/reception circuit, but the configuration of the communication unit 102 is not limited to the above. For example, the communication unit 102 can have a configuration corresponding to an arbitrary standard capable of performing communication such as a USB terminal and a transmission/reception circuit, or an arbitrary configuration capable of communicating with an external device via a network. Further, the communication unit 102 may be configured to be able to communicate with one or more external devices by a plurality of communication methods.

The control unit 104 is composed of, for example, an MPU and plays a role of controlling the entire information processing apparatus 100. In addition, the control unit 104 includes, for example, a transmission control unit 110 and a processing unit 112, and plays a leading role in performing processing related to the information processing method according to the present embodiment.

The transmission control unit 110 plays a leading role in performing the above-mentioned transmission control processing, and based on the first identification information and the second identification information, sets the transmission control target according to the present embodiment to the transmission information according to the present embodiment. To send. The transmission control unit 110 causes the device that is the transmission control target to transmit the transmission information by causing the device that is the transmission control target to transmit the transmission control information.

The processing unit 112 plays a role of leading the above-described execution process, and performs one or two or more processes related to a service in which the power supply device indicated by the first identification information supplies power.

The control unit 104, for example, by including the transmission control unit 110 and the processing unit 112, leads the process related to the information processing method according to the present embodiment.

The information processing apparatus 100 performs the process related to the information processing method according to the present embodiment (for example, the transmission control process and the execution process) with the configuration illustrated in FIG. 3, for example.

Therefore, the information processing apparatus 100 can transmit the information corresponding to the user or the apparatus receiving the service to which the power is supplied by the power supply apparatus, for example, by the configuration shown in FIG.

Further, for example, with the configuration illustrated in FIG. 3, the information processing apparatus 100 can achieve the effect achieved by performing the processing related to the information processing method according to the present embodiment as described above.

The configuration of the information processing device according to the present embodiment is not limited to the configuration shown in FIG.

For example, the information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment includes one or both of the transmission control unit 110 and the processing unit 112 illustrated in FIG. 3 separately from the control unit 104 (for example, realized by another processing circuit. )be able to.

Further, as described above, the “transmission control process and execution process” is a process obtained by dividing the process related to the information processing method according to the present embodiment for convenience. Therefore, the configuration for realizing the process related to the information processing method according to the present embodiment is not limited to the transmission control unit 110 and the processing unit 112 illustrated in FIG. It is possible to adopt a configuration according to how to divide.

Further, for example, when communicating with an external device via an external communication device having the same function and configuration as the communication unit 102, the information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment does not include the communication unit 102. Good.

Moreover, the information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment can also be configured without the processing unit 112 shown in FIG. Even if the processing unit 112 is not provided, the information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment can perform the transmission control processing, and thus a user who receives a service to which power is supplied by the power supply apparatus. Or information corresponding to the device can be transmitted. Even when the processing unit 112 is not included, the information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment can achieve the effects achieved by performing the transmission control processing.

The information processing apparatus has been described above as the present embodiment, but the present embodiment is not limited to this mode. The present embodiment relates to an information processing method according to the present embodiment, such as a computer such as a PC or a server, a power supply device capable of supplying electric power, a communication device such as a mobile phone or a smartphone, or a tablet device. It can be applied to various devices capable of performing such processing. Further, the present embodiment can also be applied to, for example, a processing IC that can be incorporated in the above device.

Further, the information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment is applied to a system including one or two or more apparatuses, such as cloud computing, which is premised on connection to a network (or communication between each apparatus). May be. That is, the above-described information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment can also be realized, for example, as an information processing system that performs processing related to the information processing method according to the present embodiment by a plurality of devices.

(Program according to this embodiment)
A program for causing a computer to function as the information processing device according to the present embodiment (for example, the “transmission control process”, the “transmission control process, and the execution process”) is provided in the information processing method according to the present embodiment. A program capable of executing such processing) is executed by a processor or the like in a computer, so that information corresponding to a user or a device that receives a service to which power is supplied by the power supply device can be transmitted.

In addition, the program for causing the computer to function as the information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment is executed by the processor or the like in the computer, and thus the effect obtained by the processing according to the information processing method according to the present embodiment described above is achieved. Can be played.

Although the preferred embodiments of the present disclosure have been described above in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, the technical scope of the present disclosure is not limited to such examples. It is obvious that a person having ordinary knowledge in the technical field of the present disclosure can come up with various changes or modifications within the scope of the technical idea described in the claims. Of course, it is understood that the invention also belongs to the technical scope of the present disclosure.

For example, in the above description, it is shown that a program (computer program) for causing a computer to function as the information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment is provided. Media may also be provided.

The above-described configuration shows an example of the present embodiment and, of course, belongs to the technical scope of the present disclosure.

Further, the effects described in the present specification are merely illustrative or exemplary, and are not limitative. That is, the technique according to the present disclosure may have other effects that are apparent to those skilled in the art from the description of the present specification, in addition to or instead of the above effects.

The following configurations also belong to the technical scope of the present disclosure.
(1)
The first identification information indicating the power supply device that supplies power to the power supply target device, and the second identification information indicating one or both of the user who uses the power supply device and the power supply target device. Information including a transmission control unit that transmits transmission information relating to the first identification information and the second identification information to a transmission control target associated with one or both of the first identification information and the second identification information Processing equipment.
(2)
The information processing apparatus according to (1), wherein the transmission information is information based on a provision period of a service in which the power supply apparatus indicated by the first identification information supplies power.
(3)
The information processing apparatus according to (2), wherein the service providing period is a set period.
(4)
The information processing apparatus according to (2), wherein the service providing period is a period corresponding to the first identification information.
(5)
The information processing device according to (2) or (3), wherein the service providing period is a period corresponding to the content of the payment related to the service providing in the power supply device indicated by the first identification information.
(6)
The service providing period is a period corresponding to a period required until the battery included in the device to be supplied with power by the provision of the service in the power supply device indicated by the first identification information is charged to a predetermined level. The information processing device according to any one of (2) to (5).
(7)
The information processing device according to any one of (2) to (6), wherein the service providing period is a period corresponding to a user who is provided with the service in the power supply device indicated by the first identification information. ..
(8)
The information processing device according to any one of (1) to (7), further including a processing unit that performs a process related to a service in which the power supply device indicated by the first identification information supplies power.
(9)
The first identification information indicating the power supply device that supplies power to the power supply target device, and the second identification information indicating one or both of the user who uses the power supply device and the power supply target device. An information processing apparatus including a step of causing a transmission control target associated with one or both of the first identification information and the second identification information to transmit the transmission information regarding the first identification information and the second identification information. Information processing method executed by.
(10)
The first identification information indicating the power supply device that supplies power to the power supply target device, and the second identification information indicating one or both of the user who uses the power supply device and the power supply target device. To cause a computer to execute the step of causing the transmission control target associated with one or both of the first identification information and the second identification information to transmit the transmission information regarding the first identification information and the second identification information Program of.

100 Information Processing Device 102 Communication Unit 104 Control Unit 110 Transmission Control Unit 112 Processing Unit 200 Power Supply Device 300, 400, 500, 600 Processing Device 1000, 2000 Information Processing System

Claims (7)

The first identification information indicating the power supply device that supplies power to the power supply target device, and the second identification information indicating one or both of the user who uses the power supply device and the power supply target device. A transmission control unit that transmits transmission information relating to the first identification information and the second identification information to a transmission control target associated with one or both of the first identification information and the second identification information ,
The transmission information is information based on a provision period of a service in which the power supply device indicated by the first identification information supplies power,
The information processing device , wherein the service providing period is a period set corresponding to the installation location of the power supply device. The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the service providing period is a period corresponding to a content of a payment related to the service providing in the power supply device indicated by the first identification information. The service providing period is a period corresponding to a period required for a battery included in a device to which power is supplied by the provision of the service in the power supply device indicated by the first identification information, to be charged to a predetermined level. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the information processing apparatus is. Providing period of the service, the a period corresponding to the user to be provided in the first said service in said power supply device identification information indicates information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3. Wherein the processing unit first identification information indicates the feeding device performs processing related to the service supplying power, further comprising, an information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1-4. The first identification information indicating the power supply device that supplies power to the power supply target device, and the second identification information indicating one or both of the user who uses the power supply device and the power supply target device. the transmission control object 1 identification information associated with the one or both of the second identification information, have a step of transmitting transmission information relating to the first identification information and second identification information,
The transmission information is information based on a provision period of a service in which the power supply device indicated by the first identification information supplies power,
An information processing method executed by an information processing device , wherein the service providing period is a period set corresponding to the installation location of the power supply device . The first identification information indicating the power supply device that supplies power to the power supply target device, and the second identification information indicating one or both of the user who uses the power supply device and the power supply target device. Causing the computer to execute the step of causing the transmission control target associated with one or both of the first identification information and the second identification information to transmit the transmission information regarding the first identification information and the second identification information ;
The transmission information is information based on a provision period of a service in which the power supply device indicated by the first identification information supplies power,
The program , wherein the service providing period is a period set corresponding to the installation location of the power supply device .

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