KR20200061226A - Method and battery management server for providing battery sharing service - Google Patents

Abstract

Provided is a method for providing a battery sharing service, which comprises the steps of: providing battery supply information including a plurality of battery providers to a first user terminal; receiving a battery supplier matching request including information on a second user terminal corresponding to any one of the plurality of suppliers from the first user terminal; receiving an identifier of the first battery from the second user terminal, and receiving an identifier of a second battery from the first user terminal; and performing payment between the first user terminal and the second user terminal. For each battery used in the battery sharing service, the battery identifier, original purchaser information, and current holder information are matched and stored, and a first amount, which is a part of the paid amount, is paid to the account of the first purchaser of the second battery.

Description

METHOD AND BATTERY MANAGEMENT SERVER FOR PROVIDING BATTERY SHARING SERVICE

The present invention relates to a method for providing a battery sharing service and a battery management server.

A smartphone is a mobile terminal equipped with a mobile operating system (OS), such as a personal computer (PC), so that various applications and contents can be used. In addition to the functions of a mobile phone, a user can be provided with a data communication function such as schedule management, document creation, fax transmission/reception/internet access, web browsing, internet shopping, banking, broadcast service, etc. through a smartphone.

According to a recent survey, the average daily smartphone usage time of smartphone users accounts for more than 3 hours. As the usage time of the smartphone gradually increases, the power consumption of the smartphone increases, and accordingly, the user needs to carry a separate auxiliary battery or a charger to charge the battery.

In this regard, Korean Patent Publication No. 2017-0132634, which is a prior art, discloses a portable smartphone auxiliary battery capable of charging at a high speed.

It is intended to provide a method for providing a battery sharing service, a battery management server, and a station that allows a user to exchange another person's fully charged and discharged batteries through the battery sharing market.

The present invention is to provide a battery sharing service, a battery management server, and a station for providing a battery sharing service that allows a part of a payment amount generated through a battery sharing service to be paid to an initial purchaser of a battery.

However, the technical problems to be achieved by the present embodiment are not limited to the technical problems as described above, and other technical problems may exist.

As a means for achieving the above technical problem, an embodiment of the present invention, providing a battery supply information including a plurality of battery providers to a first user terminal, among the plurality of providers from the first user terminal Receiving a battery provider matching request including information of a second user terminal corresponding to any one, receiving an identifier of a first battery from the second user terminal, and receiving an identifier of a second battery from the first user terminal A step of receiving and performing a payment between the first user terminal and the second user terminal, the battery identifier, the original buyer information and the current holder information are matched and stored for each battery used in the battery sharing service, The first amount, which is a part of the paid amount, may provide a method of providing a battery sharing service that is paid to the account of the first buyer of the second battery.

Another embodiment of the present invention provides battery supply information including a plurality of battery providers to a first user terminal, and receives information of a second user terminal corresponding to any one of the plurality of providers from the first user terminal. A battery sharing market manager receiving a battery provider matching request, a battery manager receiving the identifier of the first battery from the second user terminal, and a battery manager receiving the identifier of the second battery from the first user terminal, the first user A payment unit for performing payment between the terminal and the second user terminal, and a settlement unit for paying a first amount, which is a part of the paid amount, to the account of the first purchaser of the second battery, wherein the battery management unit includes the battery sharing service It is possible to provide a battery management server that matches and stores the battery identifier, the original purchaser information, and the current holder information for each battery used in the battery.

The above-described problem solving means are merely exemplary and should not be construed as limiting the present invention. In addition to the exemplary embodiments described above, there may be additional embodiments described in the drawings and detailed description of the invention.

According to any one of the above-described problem solving means of the present invention, it is provided to the merchant, through a battery station having a plurality of slots for charging and storing the battery to exchange the buffer battery stored in the station and the user's discharge battery A method for providing a battery sharing service, and a battery management server and a station can be provided.

A method of providing a battery sharing service that allows a user to exchange another person's fully charged battery and one's discharged battery through a battery sharing market, and a battery management server and a station.

A method of providing a battery sharing service that allows a portion of a payment amount generated through the battery sharing service to be paid to an initial purchaser of a battery, and a battery management server and a station.

1 is a block diagram of a system for providing a battery sharing service according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a configuration diagram of a battery management server according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is an exemplary diagram for explaining a process of storing battery registration information for each user account according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4A and 4B are exemplary diagrams for explaining a process of mapping and storing tenant information for each of a plurality of slots of a station according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is an exemplary diagram for describing a process of mapping a battery identifier, initial purchaser information, and current holder information for each battery used in a battery sharing service according to an embodiment of the present invention and storing it as battery information.
6 is an exemplary diagram for describing a process in which a battery sharing service is provided through a battery station according to an embodiment of the present invention.
7A to 7C are exemplary views for explaining a process in which a battery sharing service is provided through a battery sharing market according to an embodiment of the present invention.
8A and 8B are exemplary diagrams for explaining a process in which the provision of a battery sharing service is stopped in the case of a battery failure based on a battery inspection result according to an embodiment of the present invention.
9 is a flowchart of a method for providing a battery sharing service using a battery station in a battery management server according to an embodiment of the present invention.
10 is a flowchart of a method for providing a battery sharing service in a battery management server according to another embodiment of the present invention.
11 is a block diagram of a station according to an embodiment of the present invention.
12 is a flowchart of a method for providing a battery sharing service through a plurality of slots for charging and storing a plurality of batteries in a station according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains may easily practice. However, the present invention can be implemented in many different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described herein. In addition, in order to clearly describe the present invention in the drawings, parts irrelevant to the description are omitted, and like reference numerals are assigned to similar parts throughout the specification.

Throughout the specification, when a part is "connected" to another part, this includes not only "directly connected" but also "electrically connected" with another element in between. . Also, when a part is said to "include" a certain component, it means that the component may further include other components, not exclude other components, unless specifically stated otherwise. However, it should be understood that the existence or addition possibilities of numbers, steps, actions, components, parts or combinations thereof are not excluded in advance.

In the present specification, the term “unit” includes a unit realized by hardware, a unit realized by software, and a unit realized by using both. Further, one unit may be realized by using two or more hardware, and two or more units may be realized by one hardware.

Some of the operations or functions described in this specification as being performed by a terminal or device may be performed instead on a server connected to the corresponding terminal or device. Similarly, some of the operations or functions described as being performed by the server may be performed in a terminal or device connected to the corresponding server.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram of a system for providing a battery sharing service according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1, the battery sharing service providing system 1 includes a battery management server 110, a battery station 130 having a plurality of slots 135 provided in an affiliate store 120, and a user terminal 140. can do. The battery management server 110, the battery station 130 and the user terminal 140 exemplarily show components that can be controlled by the battery sharing service providing system 1.

Each component of the battery sharing service providing system 1 of FIG. 1 is generally connected through a network. For example, as shown in FIG. 1, the battery management server 110 may be connected to the station 130 or the user terminal 140 simultaneously or at a time interval.

The network means a connection structure capable of exchanging information between nodes such as terminals and servers, and a local area network (LAN), a wide area network (WAN), and the Internet (WWW: World) Wide Web), wired and wireless data communication networks, telephone networks, and wired and wireless television communication networks. Examples of wireless data communication networks include 3G, 4G, 5G, 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP), Long Term Evolution (LTE), World Interoperability for Microwave Access (WIMAX), Wi-Fi, Bluetooth communication, infrared communication, ultrasound Communication, Visible Light Communication (VLC), LiFi, and the like are included, but are not limited thereto.

The battery management server 110 may register the battery based on the identifier of the battery.

For example, the user may purchase the battery and transmit the battery identifier of the corresponding battery to the battery management server 140 through the app of the user terminal 140. For example, the user may scan a code (QR code, barcode, etc.) attached to the battery with the app of the user terminal 140, or directly input the identifier or related code of the battery into the app of the user terminal 140. .

At this time, the battery management server 140 may receive the battery identifier from the user terminal 140 and register the battery in the user's account. At this time, the battery management server 110 may store the number of batteries registered for each user and assign a user rating based on the number of registered batteries.

For another example, the battery is inserted into the user's account by injecting an unregistered battery (ie, when the user has not registered the battery through the app of the user terminal 140) to the battery station 130 provided in the merchant. It may be registered.

For example, when a user inserts an unregistered battery into the battery station 130, the battery station 130 scans a code attached to the battery and determines that the inserted battery is an unregistered battery, and the battery station 130 The identifier of the battery may be transmitted to the battery management server 110.

The battery management server 110 may receive the identifier of the user terminal 140 and the battery identifier from the battery station 130 and register the battery to the user's account.

The battery management server 110 may store the number of batteries registered for each user account, and assign a user rating based on the number of batteries registered for each user account. Through this, among the paid amounts generated according to the use of the battery sharing service, the reserve can be paid to the user account according to the accumulation rate corresponding to the assigned user class.

The battery management server 110 may provide a battery sharing service to the user terminal 140. To this end, the battery management server 110 may match the battery identifier, the original buyer information, and the current holder information for each battery used in the battery sharing service and store it in the database.

According to an embodiment, the battery management server 110 may provide a battery sharing service through a battery station 130 provided in a plurality of affiliated stores 120.

The battery management server 110 may be requested to reserve a battery exchange from the user terminal 140 and provide a battery sharing service to the user based on the reservation details. Alternatively, the battery management server 110 may provide the battery sharing service to the user even when the user directly visits the affiliated store 120 equipped with the station 130 without reservation.

The battery management server 110 may receive the identifier of the station 130 from the user terminal 140. Here, the identifier of the station 130 may be extracted by scanning the QR code attached or output to the station 130 by the user terminal 140.

The battery management server 110 may receive the identifier of the external battery carried through any one of the plurality of slots 135 from the station 130. At this time, the battery management server 110 may further receive the inspection result for the external battery from the station 130.

When reception of the identifier of the station 130 and the identifier of the external battery is completed, the battery management server 110 may allow the internal battery stored in any one of the plurality of slots 135 to be taken out. At this time, the battery management server 110 may not allow the removal of the internal battery stored in any one of the plurality of slots 135, when the external battery is identified as bad based on the inspection result for the external battery. .

When the internal battery is taken out, the battery management server 110 may update identifier information for a plurality of batteries stored in the station 130.

The battery management server 110 may receive the identifier of the internal battery from the user terminal 140 and update current holder information about the internal battery.

The battery management server 110 may perform payment for battery exchange between an internal battery and an external battery. The battery management server 110 may provide a rental service for a plurality of slots 135 of the station 130 to the affiliate store 120 or a plurality of users. For example, when the station 130 is initially provided in the affiliate store 120, since the internal battery does not exist in the plurality of slots 135, each of the plurality of slots 135 is provided to the affiliate store 120 or the plurality of users. By renting and having a stake in the corresponding slot 135, it is possible to reduce the initial burden cost for purchasing a battery that allows the affiliate store 120 to be provided through the plurality of slots 135.

The battery management server 110 maps tenant information to each of the plurality of slots 135 of the battery station 130 when each of the plurality of slots 135 of the station 130 is rented to the affiliated store 120 or a plurality of users Can be saved. For example, the battery management server 110 may store a plurality of affiliate store information, a plurality of station information, and tenant information mapped to each of the plurality of slots in a database. Here, each of the plurality of slots may have a lease expiration period set.

The battery management server 110 may pay the first amount, which is a part of the paid amount, to the account of the affiliate store 120 where the station 130 is provided. In addition, the battery management server 110 may pay a second amount, which is another part of the paid amount, to the account of the first purchaser of the internal battery. Meanwhile, the battery management server 110 may pay a third amount, which is another part of the paid amount, to the tenant's account of each of the plurality of slots 135. Here, the third amount, which is another part of the paid amount, may be paid to each tenant's account based on the percentage of ownership of the plurality of slots 135 of the plurality of tenants of the plurality of slots 135. Here, the third amount, which is another part of the paid amount, may be changed as the rental period of each of the plurality of slots 135 passes a set period.

The battery management server 110 may provide a notification service for payment amount and accumulated amount to the terminal of the first purchaser who purchased the battery used for the battery sharing service and the terminal of the tenant mapped to each of the plurality of slots 135 have. At this time, the battery management server 110 may stop the payment of the payment amount when the battery provided to the battery sharing service ends or is lost.

According to this embodiment, the user can easily exchange his discharge battery with a fully charged battery stored in the station 130 through the station 130 provided at the offline affiliate store 120 located close to his or her location. .

According to another embodiment, the battery management server 110 may provide a battery sharing service through a battery sharing market.

The battery management server 110 may receive battery supply information by receiving at least one of a remaining amount and a desired price of a battery to be supplied from each terminal of a plurality of suppliers.

The battery management server 110 provides battery supply information including a plurality of battery providers to the first user terminal 141, and a second user terminal corresponding to any one of the plurality of suppliers from the first user terminal 141 A battery supplier matching request including information of 142 may be received.

The battery management server 110 may receive the identifier of the first battery from the second user terminal 142 and may receive the identifier of the second battery from the first user terminal 141. Here, the first battery may be a discharged battery, and the second battery may be a fully charged battery.

The battery management server 110 may perform a corresponding battery failure determination on the first battery and the second battery based on the received identifiers of the first battery and the second battery. At this time, when either the first battery or the second battery is defective, a transaction cancellation notification according to a bad battery state may be transmitted to the first user terminal 141 and the second user terminal 142.

The battery management server 110 may perform payment between the first user terminal 141 and the second user terminal 142. The battery management server 110 may pay the first amount, which is a part of the paid amount, to the account of the first purchaser of the second battery. The battery management server 110 may pay the second amount, which is another part of the paid amount, to the user account of the second user terminal 142.

The battery management server 110 may update current holder information for the first battery and the second battery. For example, the battery management server 110 updates the current holder information of the first battery from the first user terminal 141 to the second user terminal 142 by payment, and the current holder of the second battery by payment Information may be updated from the second user terminal 142 to the first user terminal 141.

The battery management server 110 may receive a battery provider matching request including information of the first user terminal 141 among the plurality of suppliers from the third user terminal 143. Thereafter, the battery management server 110 receives the identifier of the second battery from the third user terminal 143, receives the identifier of the third battery from the first user terminal 141, and the first user terminal 141 And a payment between the third user terminal 143. At this time, the battery management server 110 pays the first amount, which is a part of the paid amount, to the account of the first purchaser of the second battery, and accounts for the second amount, which is another part of the paid amount, of the first user terminal 141 Can be paid by

The battery management server 110 may provide a notification service for payment amount and accumulated amount paid to the terminal of the first purchaser who purchased the battery used for the battery sharing service for the first time, and each user terminal that supplied the battery. The battery management server 110 may stop the payment of the payment amount when the battery provided to the battery sharing service ends or is lost.

According to this embodiment, the user may exchange the user's battery with the supplier's full battery by selecting the supplier based on the location of the supplier, the unit price for supplying the battery, and the remaining state through the battery sharing market. In addition, as the number of sharing is accumulated through the sharing service of the battery, some amount of the amount paid to the initial purchaser of the battery is continuously paid, thereby enhancing the effect on the battery sharing service.

The plurality of stations 130 means a battery charging device that stores a plurality of batteries and simultaneously charges the plurality of batteries.

The plurality of stations 130 has a plurality of slots 135 for charging and storing a plurality of batteries, and may be provided in the plurality of affiliated stores 120. Here, one of the plurality of slots 135 may be empty to carry an external battery. Alternatively, the plurality of stations 130 may further have other slots for carrying an external battery in addition to the plurality of slots 135.

The plurality of stations 130 may receive a reservation history of battery exchange through any one of the plurality of slots 135 reserved by the user terminal 140 from the battery management server 110.

When the external battery is carried through any one of the plurality of slots, the plurality of stations 130 may recognize the identifier of the imported external battery. For example, the plurality of stations 130 may recognize the identifier of the external battery by scanning the QR code attached to the external battery. The plurality of stations 130 may transmit the identifier of the external battery to the battery management server 110.

The plurality of stations 130 may determine whether the external battery carried through any one of the plurality of slots is defective. At this time, the plurality of stations 130 may transmit the determination result of whether the external battery is defective to the battery management server 110.

The plurality of stations 130 may receive an authorization message from the battery management server 110 to allow the battery stored in any one of the plurality of slots 135 to be taken out.

The plurality of stations 130 may take out the internal battery stored in any one slot based on the received permission message.

The plurality of stations 130 pays a first amount, which is a part of the amount paid for the exchange, to the account of the affiliate store 120 equipped with the station 130, and the second amount, which is a different part of the amount, is the first time of the internal battery. A third amount, which is another part of the amount paid, may be paid to the purchaser's account to the tenant's account in each of the plurality of slots. The user terminal 140 may initialize the purchased battery after purchasing the battery through the on/offline affiliate store 120 or various routes. For example, the user terminal 140 may scan the image code of the purchased battery, extract the battery identifier based on the scanned image code, and transmit it to the battery management server 110. By performing the initialization process by the user terminal 140, the user's account of the user terminal 140 may be registered as the first purchaser of the battery.

When the user terminal 140 exchanges the battery purchased by the user with the battery of another user through the battery sharing service, the user terminal 140 is a part of the payment amount generated through the battery sharing service from the battery management server 110 You can get paid. That is, some of the above-described amounts may be paid through the user's account of the user terminal 140.

At this time, the user terminal 140 may be provided with a notification service for the payment amount and the accumulated amount from the battery management server 110 for the battery purchased by the user.

 Through this process, the initial purchaser of the battery can be set, and by paying a portion of the payment amount generated when the battery is shared with the initial purchaser, users can stimulate the desire to purchase the battery.

The user terminal 140 may be provided with a battery sharing service through various methods.

According to one embodiment, when the user terminal 140 is discharged its own battery, the battery stored in the station 130 and the discharged battery stored in the station 130 through the station 130 provided in the affiliated store 120 Can be.

For example, the user terminal 140 selects the station 130 provided in the'A merchant', and reserves battery replacement reservation through any one of the plurality of slots 135 included in the station 130. The management server 110 may request. Thereafter, when the user visits the'A merchant' within a predetermined time, his discharged battery can be exchanged with the buffered battery stored in the station 130. At this time, payment for exchange between the discharged battery and the charged battery may be performed.

Specifically, the user terminal 140 may scan the QR code attached to the station 130 and transmit the identifier of the station 130 to the battery management server 110. At this time, the user terminal 140 transmits the identifier of the station 130 to the battery management server 110, thereby entering a provisional state, and then the battery management server 110 receives a plurality of slots from the station 130 ( 135) Upon receiving the identifier of the external battery carried through any one of the above, payment for battery replacement may be completed.

Through this process, the user can exchange the discharged battery held by the internal battery stored in the station 130 with the user.

According to another embodiment, when the user's terminal 140 is discharged, the user's battery 140 may exchange the battery provider's fully charged battery and its discharged battery through the battery sharing market. For example, when the user terminal 140 requests battery supply information including a plurality of battery providers through the battery sharing market to the battery management server 110, the user terminal 140 may supply the battery supply information (for example, It is possible to select any one battery provider among a plurality of battery suppliers based on price, location, battery level, and the like. At this time, the user terminal 140 may transmit a battery provider matching request including information on the selected battery provider to the battery management server 110.

Thereafter, when the user and the supplier meet directly offline to exchange batteries with each other, the user terminal 140 may transmit the battery identifier to the battery management server 110 by scanning the image code of the charged battery exchanged from the supplier. Through this, the user can be registered as the current holder of the buffer battery.

2 is a configuration diagram of a battery management server according to an embodiment of the present invention. 2, the battery management server 110 includes a battery registration unit 210, a station management unit 220, a battery management unit 230, a reservation management unit 240, a battery sharing market management unit 250, a battery exchange management unit 260 ), a payment unit 270, a settlement unit 280, and a notification unit 290.

The battery registration unit 210 may register the battery based on the identifier of the battery. According to an embodiment, the user may purchase the battery and transmit the battery identifier of the corresponding battery to the battery management server 140 through the app of the user terminal 140. For example, the user may scan a code (QR code, barcode, etc.) attached to the battery with the app of the user terminal 140, or directly input the identifier or related code of the battery into the app of the user terminal 140. .

At this time, the battery registration unit 210 may receive the battery identifier from the user terminal 140 and register the battery to the user's account. At this time, the battery registration unit 210 may store the number of batteries registered for each user and assign a user rating based on the number of registered batteries.

For a while, it will be described with reference to FIG. 3 that the battery registration unit 210 gives a user rating based on the number of batteries registered for each user.

Referring to FIG. 3, the battery registration unit 210 may store battery registration information including the user account 310, the number of retained batteries 320, the user level 330, and the accumulation rate 340. For example, if the number of batteries registered for each user account 310 is 1 to 5, the battery register 210 grants a 3rd grade, and if the number of purchased batteries is 6 to 10, a 2nd grade is given, and the purchase If the number of batteries is 11 or more, a 1st grade may be assigned. That is, some amount of the payment amount generated through the battery sharing service according to the accumulation rate corresponding to the user's rating 330 (for example, 1st grade-6%, 2nd grade-4%, 3rd grade-2%, etc.) This is to ensure that payment is made to this user account.

For example, in the case of'Tom' 311, the number of retained batteries (registered batteries) 320 may be '11', and the user class 330 may be assigned as'Class 1'. At this time, since the user level is'class 1', an amount corresponding to the accumulation rate 340 of 6% of the payment amount may be paid as a reserve amount.

Returning to FIG. 2 again, according to another embodiment, the user inputs an unregistered battery (ie, when the user does not register the battery through the app of the user terminal 140) to the battery station 130 provided at the merchant. , The battery may be registered in the user's account.

For example, when a user inserts an unregistered battery into the battery station 130, the battery station 130 scans a code attached to the battery and determines that the inserted battery is an unregistered battery, and the battery station 130 The identifier of the battery may be transmitted to the battery management server 110.

The battery registration unit 210 may receive the identifier of the user terminal 140 and the battery identifier from the battery station 130 and register the battery in the user's account.

The battery registration unit 210 may store the number of batteries registered for each user account and assign a user rating based on the number of batteries registered for each user account. Through this, among the paid amounts generated according to the use of the battery sharing service, the reserve can be paid to the user account according to the accumulation rate corresponding to the assigned user class.

The station manager 220 may map and store tenant information for each of the plurality of slots 135.

For a while, it will be described with reference to FIGS. 4A and 4B that the station manager maps and stores tenant information for each of the plurality of slots.

Referring to FIG. 4A, a station 130 provided at an affiliated store may be configured to include a plurality of slots 135 for charging and storing a plurality of batteries.

Each of the plurality of slots 135 included in the station 130 may be rented by an affiliate store or a plurality of tenants. For example, among the plurality of slots 135 included in one station 130, the first to fifth slots 400 are leased by an affiliated store equipped with the station 130, and the sixth and seventh slots ( 410) may be rented by'Tom', and the eighth slot 420 may be rented by'Elly'. At this time, each of the plurality of slots 135 may have a lease expiration period.

Referring to FIG. 4B, the station management unit 220 may store station information including an affiliate store name 430, a station ID 440 and slot information 450. For example, referring to reference numeral 431, the station management unit 220 has a station ID provided in'Affiliate 1'is'AA_0001', slots 1 to 5 of the corresponding station are leased, and slots 6 to 7 are Tom rents, and slot 8 stores information that Elly is renting.

The station management unit 220 may store an identifier of an internal battery being charged and stored in each of the plurality of slots 135 (not shown in FIG. 4B ).

The station manager 220 may receive the identifier of the station 130 from the user terminal 140. For example, the station management unit 220 may receive the identifier of the station 130 through the scanning of the QR code attached or output from the user terminal 140 to the station 130.

The station manager 220 may receive an identifier and an inspection result of the external battery carried through any one of the plurality of slots 135 from the station 130. For example, if the external battery is carried through any one of the plurality of slots 135, the station 130 may perform an inspection on the external battery and transmit the inspection result to the battery management server 110. At this time, the battery management unit 230 may update the corresponding battery state by storing the inspection result of the battery carried through the station 130.

Here, the inspection result may include, for example, whether the external battery is defective, whether it is a battery of another type, or the like. This can prevent the internal battery from being taken out when a bad or other type of battery is carried through the slot, and allows the internal battery to be taken out only when normal and homogeneous batteries are brought in, so that the battery sharing service can be smoothly performed. have.

The station management unit 220 may determine the permission to take out the stored internal battery through the plurality of slots 135 based on the inspection result. This may occur when the internal battery is first taken out before or without the inspection process of the external battery, the internal battery is stolen (i.e., the user goes without carrying the external battery), or a defective external battery is brought in. Because it can.

Therefore, in the present invention, such problems can be prevented by allowing the internal battery to be taken out after the external battery is brought in and inspected. Thereafter, when the internal battery is taken out, the station management unit 220 may update the identifier information for the plurality of batteries stored in the station 130.

The battery manager 230 may match and store the battery identifier, the original purchaser information, and the current holder information for each battery used in the battery sharing service.

For a while, it will be described with reference to FIG. 5 that the battery manager matches and stores the battery identifier, the original purchaser information, and the current holder information for each battery used in the battery sharing service.

Referring to FIG. 5, when a battery is purchased by an initial purchaser, the battery management unit 230 may store battery information based on an image code (QR code) identified through the initial purchaser terminal.

The battery manager 230 may store battery information including the battery identifier 500, the battery manufacturing date 510, the initial purchaser account 520, the current holder account 530, and the number of sharing 540. For example, referring to reference numeral 501, the battery manager 230 may store information indicating that the battery identifier:'B1243' was manufactured on August 15, 2018, and was first purchased by John. In addition, the battery management unit 230 stores that Sam currently has the battery, and the number of times the battery is shared. Thereafter, when the corresponding battery (identifier: B1243) is exchanged with another battery through a station or a battery sharing market, the number of sharing may be increased.

When the internal battery stored in at least one slot is taken out, the battery manager 230 may receive the identifier of the internal battery from the user terminal 140 and update current holder information about the internal battery. For example, when the previous holder of the battery exchanged through the slot is'Tom', the battery manager 230 may update the current holder information of the battery to'Tom->John'.

Although not illustrated, the battery manager 230 may additionally store each battery state 822 of FIG. 8. The reservation manager 240 may store any one of the plurality of slots 135 from the user terminal 140. You can be asked to reserve a battery exchange through. At this time, the reservation management unit 240 may transmit the reservation details to the station 130.

When the payment is completed, the battery exchange management unit 260 may allow the exchange between a battery stored in at least one slot and an external battery. For example, when an external battery is carried in any one of the plurality of slots 135 of the station 130, the station management unit 220 receives the identifier and the inspection result of the external battery from the station 130, and the external battery If it is determined whether to permit replacement with the internal battery based on the inspection result, the battery exchange management unit 260 may permit replacement between the internal battery and the external battery.

The payment unit 270 may perform payment for battery exchange between the internal battery and the external battery. For example, when the station management unit 220 receives the identifier of the station 130 from the user terminal 140, the user terminal 140 may be in a provisional state. Subsequently, when the battery management unit 230 receives an identifier of an external battery carried through any one of the plurality of slots 135 from the station 130 and is allowed to take out the stored battery among the plurality of slots, the payment unit 270 ) May complete payment for battery replacement.

The settlement unit 280 pays the first amount, which is a part of the paid amount, to the account of the merchant 120 equipped with the station 130, and the account of the first buyer of the battery that exchanges the second amount, which is another part of the paid amount, Can be paid by In addition, the settlement unit 280 may pay a third amount, which is another part of the paid amount, to the tenant's account of each of the plurality of slots 135. Here, the third amount, which is another part of the paid amount, may be paid to each tenant's account based on the percentage of ownership of the plurality of slots 135 of the plurality of tenants of the plurality of slots 135.

For example, suppose the payment amount for the battery sharing service is 2 yuan.

The settlement unit 280 may pay 0.2 yuan (first amount) of the 2 yuan to the account of the affiliate store 120 where the station 130 is provided. In this way, the second amount of money is paid to the account of the affiliated store 120, so that the affiliated store 120 can pay for electricity and management expenses incurred by operating the station 130.

The settlement unit 280 may pay 0.2 yuan (second amount) of the 2 yuan to the account of the original purchaser of the battery exchanged through the station 130.

The settlement unit 280 may pay 1.6 yuan (third amount) of the 2 yuan to a plurality of tenants based on the stake in the plurality of slots 135 of the plurality of tenants. For example, if 5 of the 8 slots of a station are leased from an affiliate store,'Tom' is leased 2 slots, and'Elly' is leased 1 slot, 1 yuan (1.6*5) /8), 0.4 yuan (1.6*2/8) for'Tom' account, and 0.2 yuan (1.6*1/8) for'Elly' account.

The settlement unit 280 may pay a third amount, which is a part of the paid amount, as the rental period of each of the plurality of slots 135 is set as a set period. For example, the third amount may be calculated as 50% of the payment amount in the first period of the tenant's tenancy period, and the third amount may be calculated as 20% of the payment amount in the second period of the tenant period. Here, the first cycle and the second cycle may be classified based on the break-even point at which the purchase price of the battery purchased by the tenant and the amount of money paid from the payment generated through the battery sharing service are equal. As such, by setting the ratio of the third amount high before the break-even point, the tenant can recover the investment amount according to the purchase amount of the battery in a relatively quick time, thereby inducing many tenants to rent the slot. . In addition, as the number of tenants renting a slot increases, the battery sharing service may operate more smoothly.

The notification unit 290 is a terminal of the first purchaser who purchases a battery used for a battery sharing service, and a terminal of a tenant who rents each of a plurality of slots to provide a notification service for payment amount and accumulated amount through the battery sharing service Can be.

According to another embodiment, the battery sharing market manager 250 may provide a battery sharing service through the battery sharing market.

The battery sharing market manager 250 may register battery supply information by receiving at least one of a remaining battery quantity and a desired price from a plurality of suppliers, each terminal.

The battery sharing market manager 250 provides battery supply information including a plurality of battery providers to the first user terminal 141, and a second user corresponding to any one of the plurality of suppliers from the first user terminal 141 A battery supplier matching request including information of the terminal 142 may be received. At this time, the battery sharing market management unit 250 may provide battery supply information of a plurality of battery providers in the order located close to the location of the first user terminal 141.

The payment unit 270 may perform payment between the first user terminal 141 and the second user terminal 142.

The settlement unit 280 may pay the first amount, which is a part of the paid amount, to the account of the first purchaser of the second battery. The settlement unit 280 may pay the second amount, which is another part of the paid amount, to the user account of the second user terminal 142.

The settlement unit 280 may stop the payment of the payment amount when the battery provided to the battery sharing service ends or is lost.

The notification unit 290 may provide a notification service for payment amount and accumulated amount paid to the terminal of the first purchaser who purchased the battery used for the battery sharing service, and each user terminal that supplied the battery.

At this time, the battery management unit 230 receives the identifier of the first battery from the supplier's second user terminal 142 when the discharged battery and the supplier's fully charged battery are exchanged through the battery sharing market, and the user's first user The identifier of the second battery may be received from the terminal 141. Here, the first battery may be a discharged battery, and the second battery may be a fully charged battery.

The battery manager 230 may update current holder information about the first battery and the second battery. For example, the battery manager 230 updates the current holder information of the first battery from the user's account of the first user terminal 141 to the user's account of the second user terminal 142, and the current of the second battery The holder information may be updated from the user account of the second user terminal 142 to the user account of the first user terminal 141.

6 is an exemplary diagram for describing a process in which a battery sharing service is provided through a battery station according to an embodiment of the present invention. 1 and 6, the user terminal 140 searches for the affiliate store 120 through an app that provides a battery sharing service (610), and based on the distance from its location to the affiliate store 120, the affiliate store The station 130 provided in the 120 or any one of the plurality of slots included in the station 130 may be reserved (620). Alternatively, the user may directly visit the offline affiliate store 120 without a separate reservation and receive a direct battery sharing service according to the charging status of the internal battery stored in the plurality of slots 135.

The user terminal 140 may transmit the identifier of the station 130 to the battery management server 110 through the image code (QR code) of the station 130 (630 ). At this time, it may become a prepaid state.

Subsequently, when the user brings in his discharged external battery 641 through any one of the plurality of slots 135 of the station 130, the station 130 manages the identifier and inspection result of the imported external battery in the battery It can be transmitted to the server 110.

When reception of the identifier of the station 130 and the identifier of the external battery 641 in the battery management server 110 is completed, the battery management server 110 stores the battery 131 stored in any one of the plurality of slots 135 ) Is allowed to be carried out, and payment for battery exchange between the internal battery 131 and the external battery 641 may be performed (640 ).

When the exchange is completed, the user terminal 140 may scan the image code of the fully charged internal battery 131 exchanged through the station 130 and transmit the battery identifier to the battery management server 110 (650).

Through this process, the user can use the fully charged battery exchanged through the station 130, and can be registered in the battery management server 110 as the current holder of the battery (660).

7A to 7C are exemplary views for explaining a process in which a battery sharing service is provided through a battery sharing market according to an embodiment of the present invention.

7A is an exemplary diagram for explaining a process in which a battery provider according to an embodiment of the present invention registers battery supply information through a battery sharing market. Referring to FIG. 7A, a battery provider may scan an image code of a battery to be registered in the battery sharing market using its terminal (700 ). For example, when a battery provider has a plurality of batteries, the battery provider may scan an image code of the selected battery by selecting any one of the plurality of batteries using its own terminal.

Thereafter, the battery provider may set a battery remaining amount and a desired price of the battery to be registered in the battery sharing market through its terminal, and register battery supply information including the remaining amount and the desired price in the battery sharing market (710).

7B is an exemplary diagram for explaining a process in which a battery of a first user and a battery of a second user are exchanged through a battery sharing market according to an embodiment of the present invention. 1 and 7B, the first user terminal 141 may request the battery management server 110 to supply battery information based on a distance, a desired price, a remaining battery amount, and a quantity of a battery provider through a battery sharing market. Yes (720).

The battery management server 110 may provide battery supply information including a battery provider to the first user terminal 141 according to the request for battery supply information from the first user terminal 141 (730 ). At this time, the battery supply information may be provided in the order of the battery provider located close to the location of the first user terminal 141.

When the first user terminal 141 selects the second user terminal 142 as a battery provider, the first user terminal 141 requests a battery provider matching request including information of the second user terminal 142 from the battery management server. 110. Thereafter, the first user and the second user can meet directly offline to exchange batteries. At this time, the first user and the second user may directly meet by setting an appointment time and place through SNS, SMS, or a call (740 ).

The first user may deliver his/her discharge battery to the second user, and receive a fully charged battery from the second user. At this time, the first user terminal 141 may scan the QR code of the charged battery and transmit the identifier of the charged battery to the battery management server 110 (750).

The second user may deliver his or her fully charged battery to the first user and receive a discharge battery from the first user. At this time, the second user terminal 142 may scan the QR code of the discharge battery and transmit the identifier of the discharge battery to the battery management server 110 (760).

Thereafter, payment between the first user terminal 141 and the second user terminal 142 may proceed (770 ).

Through this process, the first user can use the fully charged battery exchanged through the battery sharing market, and can be registered in the battery management server 110 as the current holder of the battery (780). The second user may also be registered in the battery management server 110 as the current holder of the provided discharged battery.

7C is an exemplary diagram for explaining a process in which rewards are paid through a battery sharing service according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 7C, it is assumed that'John' 790 purchased'a battery' 791. The'John' 790 may be registered with the battery management server 110 as the first buyer and current holder of the'a battery' 791 through the process of initializing the battery.

Thereafter,'John' (790) can be exchanged with other users' batteries through the battery sharing market to use the battery sharing service.

For example, if'John' (790) wants to exchange the battery with'Sam' (792) through the battery sharing market as a supplier,'John' (790) will replace his'a battery' (791) with ' It can be delivered to Sam' 792 and the'b battery' 793 discharged from'Sam' 792 can be delivered. At this time, payment for a battery sharing service between'John' 790 and'Sam' 792 may be performed.

The payment amount can be divided between the provider'John' and the battery sharing service provider. At this time, since'John' is the supplier of the battery and the first purchaser, the dividend as the'master (master)' of the battery may not be paid.

Thereafter, when'Sam' 792 wants to exchange the battery with'David' 794 through the battery sharing market in order to receive the battery sharing service,'Sam' 792 is a discharged'a battery' (791 ) To the'David' 794 and the'c battery' 795 that is fully charged from the'David' 794. At this time, payment for a battery sharing service between'Sam' 792 and'David' 794 may be performed. At this time, the payment amount may be paid by the supplier'David' 794, the battery sharing service provider, and the first buyer of the'c battery' 795.

Thereafter, when'David' 794 wants to exchange the battery with'Tom' 796 through the battery sharing market as a supplier,'David' 794 replaces his discharged'a battery' 791 ' It can be delivered to Tom' 796, and a'd battery' 797 that is fully charged from'Tom' 796 can be delivered. At this time, payment for a battery sharing service between'David' 794 and'Tom' 796 may be performed. At this time, the payment amount may be paid by'Daivd' 794, a supplier, a battery sharing service provider, and'John' 791, the first purchaser of'a battery' 791.

As described above, since one battery is shared among multiple users, a part of the payment amount of the battery sharing service is paid to the supplier and the original purchaser, thereby enabling the battery sharing service.

8A and 8B are exemplary diagrams for explaining a process in which the provision of a battery sharing service is stopped in the case of a battery failure based on a battery inspection result according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 8A, when a user wants to receive a battery sharing service through the station 130 provided at the affiliate store 120, the user can input his discharge battery 801 into the station 130 ( 800).

The station 130 may scan the code attached to the input battery 801 to extract the battery identifier, and determine whether the battery 801 is defective (810). For example, when the charged battery 801 is in a bad state, the station 130 may transmit the battery determination result (bad state) to the battery management server 110 together with the battery identifier for the corresponding battery 801. At this time, the station 130 does not provide the user with a fully charged battery, provides the discharged battery to the user again, notifies that the corresponding battery 801 is defective, and can guide A/S.

The battery management server 110 may update and store the battery identifier 821 and the battery status 822 received from the station 130 (820 ). Referring to FIG. 8B, when the user is provided with a battery sharing service through a battery provider (830), an exchange between the user's discharged battery and the battery provider's fully charged battery may be made (840).

Thereafter, the battery provider may scan the code attached to the discharged battery exchanged from the user using the terminal, extract the battery identifier, and transmit it to the battery management server 110. In addition, the user may scan the code attached to the fully charged battery exchanged from the battery provider using the user terminal 140, extract the battery identifier and transmit it to the battery management server 110.

The battery management server 110 may determine whether each battery is defective based on the received battery identifier. For example, when the full battery 841 provided by the user from the battery provider is defective, the battery management server 110 transmits the battery determination result (bad state) to the user terminal 140, thereby providing a battery sharing service. A transaction can be canceled (850).

9 is a flowchart of a method for providing a battery sharing service using a battery station in a battery management server according to an embodiment of the present invention. A battery sharing service using a battery station 130 provided in a plurality of affiliated stores 120 in a battery management server 110 shown in FIG. 9 and having a plurality of slots 135 for charging and storing a plurality of batteries The method provided includes steps that are processed in time series according to the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 8B. Therefore, even if omitted, the battery management server 110 according to the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 8B is provided to a plurality of affiliated stores 120, and a plurality of slots for charging and storing a plurality of batteries ( It also applies to a method of providing a battery sharing service using the battery station 130 having 135).

In step S910, the battery management server 110 may receive the identifier of the station 130 from the user terminal 140.

In step S920, the battery management server 110 may receive the identifier of the external battery carried through any one of the plurality of slots 135 from the station 130.

In step S930, when the reception of the identifier of the station 130 and the identifier of the external battery is completed, the battery management server 110 may permit the removal of the internal battery stored in any one of the plurality of slots 135.

In step S940, the battery management server 110 may perform payment for battery exchange between the internal battery and the external battery.

In the above description, steps S910 to S940 may be further divided into additional steps or combined into fewer steps, according to an embodiment of the present invention. In addition, some steps may be omitted if necessary, and the order between the steps may be switched.

10 is a flowchart of a method for providing a battery sharing service in a battery management server according to another embodiment of the present invention. The method for providing the battery sharing service in the battery management server 110 shown in FIG. 10 includes steps that are processed in time series according to the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 9. Therefore, even if it is omitted below, it is also applied to a method of providing a battery sharing service in the battery management server 110 according to the embodiments illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 9.

In step S1010, the battery management server 110 may provide battery supply information including a plurality of battery providers to the first user terminal 141. Here, for each battery used in the battery sharing service, the battery identifier, the original purchaser information, and the current holder information may be matched and stored in the database of the battery management server 110.

In operation S1020, the battery management server 110 may receive a battery supplier matching request including information of the second user terminal 142 corresponding to any one of a plurality of suppliers from the first user terminal 141.

In operation S1030, the battery management server 110 may receive the identifier of the first battery 141 from the second user terminal 142, and receive the identifier of the second battery from the first user terminal 141.

In step S1040, the battery management server 110 may perform payment between the first user terminal 141 and the second user terminal 142. Here, the first amount, which is a part of the paid amount, may be paid to the account of the first purchaser of the second battery.

In the above description, steps S1010 to S1040 may be further divided into additional steps or combined into fewer steps, according to an embodiment of the present invention. In addition, some steps may be omitted if necessary, and the order between the steps may be switched.

11 is a block diagram of a station according to an embodiment of the present invention. 1 and 11, the station 130 is configured to provide a battery sharing service through a plurality of slots 135 for charging and storing a plurality of batteries, and the station 130 is a reservation management unit 1110 , It may include a recognition unit 1120, a defect determination unit 1130, a transmission unit 1140, a permission message receiving unit 1150 and the exchange unit 1160.

The reservation management unit 1110 may receive a reservation history of battery exchange through any one of the plurality of slots 135 reserved by the user terminal 140 from the battery management server 110.

The recognition unit 1120 may recognize the identifier of the external battery carried through any one of the plurality of slots 135.

The defect determining unit 1130 may determine whether the external battery carried through any one of the plurality of slots 135 is defective.

The transmitting unit 1140 may transmit the identifier of the external battery to the battery management server 110. Through this, the battery management server 110 allows the internal battery stored through the slot of the station 130 to be updated, so that the identifier of the battery stored in the station 130 can be managed in real time.

The transmission unit 1140 may transmit the determination result of whether the external battery is defective to the battery management server 110. Through this, the state of each battery used for the battery sharing service in the battery management server 110 may be stored and managed.

The permission message receiving unit 1150 may receive a permission message from the battery management server 110 to allow the battery stored in any one of the plurality of slots 135 to be taken out. At this time, when the permission message receiving unit 1150 receives a message from the battery management server 110 that does not allow the battery stored in any one of the plurality of slots 135, A/S guidance notification of the external battery It can be output through a display or speaker.

The exchange unit 1160 may provide a battery stored in any one slot based on the received permission message. At this time, a part of the amount paid for the exchange may be paid to the tenant's account of each of the plurality of slots 135.

12 is a flowchart of a method for providing a battery sharing service through a plurality of slots for charging and storing a plurality of batteries in a station according to an embodiment of the present invention. A method of providing a battery sharing service through a plurality of slots 135 for charging and storing a plurality of batteries in the station 130 shown in FIG. 12 is time-series according to the embodiments shown in FIGS. 1 to 11 Includes steps to be processed. Accordingly, even if omitted, the method for providing a battery sharing service through a plurality of slots 135 for charging and storing a plurality of batteries in the station 130 according to the embodiment illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 11 is also described below. Applies.

In step S1210, the station 130 may recognize the identifier of the external battery carried through any one of the plurality of slots 135.

In step S1220, the station 130 may transmit the identifier of the external battery to the battery management server 110.

In step S1230, the station 130 may receive a permission message permitting the removal of the battery stored in any one of the plurality of slots 135 from the battery management server 110.

In step S1240, the station 130 may provide the internal battery stored in any one slot based on the received permission message.

In the above description, steps S1210 to S1240 may be further divided into additional steps or combined into fewer steps, according to an embodiment of the present invention. In addition, some steps may be omitted if necessary, and the order between the steps may be switched.

The method for providing battery service in the battery management server and the station through FIGS. 1 to 12 may also be implemented in the form of a computer program stored in a medium executed by a computer or a recording medium including instructions executable by the computer. . In addition, the method of providing the battery service in the battery management server and the station through FIGS. 1 to 12 may also be implemented in the form of a computer program stored in a medium executed by a computer.

Computer readable media can be any available media that can be accessed by a computer and includes both volatile and nonvolatile media, removable and non-removable media. In addition, computer readable media may include computer storage media. Computer storage media includes both volatile and nonvolatile, removable and non-removable media implemented in any method or technology for storage of information such as computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules or other data.

The above description of the present invention is for illustration only, and a person having ordinary knowledge in the technical field to which the present invention pertains can understand that it can be easily modified to other specific forms without changing the technical spirit or essential features of the present invention. will be. Therefore, it should be understood that the embodiments described above are illustrative in all respects and not restrictive. For example, each component described as a single type may be implemented in a distributed manner, and similarly, components described as distributed may be implemented in a combined form.

The scope of the present invention is indicated by the following claims rather than the above detailed description, and it should be interpreted that all changes or modified forms derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and equivalent concepts thereof are included in the scope of the present invention. do.

110: battery management server
120: Merchant
130: station
135: multiple slots
140: a plurality of user terminals
210: battery register
220: station management department
230: battery management
240: reservation management department
250: Battery Sharing Market Management Department
260: battery replacement management unit
270: payment unit
280: Settlement
290: Notification
1110: reservation management department
1120: recognition unit
1130: defect determination unit
1140: transmission unit
1150: permission message receiver
1160: exchange

Claims (17)

In the method of providing a battery sharing service,
Providing battery supply information including a plurality of battery providers to a first user terminal;
Receiving a battery supplier matching request including information on a second user terminal corresponding to any one of the plurality of suppliers from the first user terminal;
Receiving an identifier of a first battery from the second user terminal, and receiving an identifier of a second battery from the first user terminal; And
Performing payment between the first user terminal and the second user terminal
Including,
For each battery used in the battery sharing service, a battery identifier, initial buyer information, and current holder information are matched and stored,
A method of providing a battery sharing service, wherein a first amount, which is a part of the paid amount, is paid to the account of the first buyer of the second battery.
According to claim 1,
A method of providing a battery sharing service, wherein a second amount, which is another part of the paid amount, is paid to the user account of the second user terminal.
According to claim 1,
And updating the current holder information for the first battery and the second battery.
The method of claim 3,
A method of providing a battery sharing service, wherein the first battery is a discharged battery and the second battery is a fully charged battery.
According to claim 1,
The battery supply information includes at least one of the remaining amount and a desired price of a battery to be supplied to each of the plurality of battery providers.
According to claim 1,
Receiving a battery supplier matching request including information of the first user terminal among the plurality of suppliers from a third user terminal;
Receiving an identifier of the second battery from the third user terminal, and receiving an identifier of a third battery from the first user terminal; And
And performing payment between the first user terminal and the third user terminal.
The method of claim 6,
The first amount, which is a part of the paid amount, is paid to the account of the first buyer of the second battery,
A method of providing a battery sharing service, wherein a second amount, which is another part of the paid amount, is paid to the user account of the first user terminal.
The method of claim 4,
By the payment, the current holder information of the first battery is updated from the first user terminal to the second user terminal,
A method of providing a battery sharing service, wherein the current holder information of the second battery is updated from the second user terminal to the first user terminal by the payment.
In the battery management server providing a battery sharing service,
Provide battery supply information including a plurality of battery providers to a first user terminal, and receive a battery supplier matching request including information of a second user terminal corresponding to any one of the plurality of suppliers from the first user terminal Battery sharing market management department;
A battery management unit receiving an identifier of a first battery from the second user terminal and receiving an identifier of a second battery from the first user terminal;
A payment unit that performs payment between the first user terminal and the second user terminal; And
Including a settlement unit for paying the first amount of the portion of the payment amount to the account of the first purchaser of the second battery,
The battery management unit is to store and match the battery identifier, initial purchaser information and current holder information for each battery used in the battery sharing service.
The method of claim 9,
The settlement unit is to pay a second amount that is another part of the paid amount to the user account of the second user terminal, the battery management server.
The method of claim 9,
The battery management unit receives the identifier of the battery from the third user terminal that purchased the battery for the first time,
Initialize the battery based on the identifier of the battery,
Battery management server that matches and stores the identifier of the battery and the information of the third user terminal.
The method of claim 9,
The battery management unit is to update the current holder information for the first battery and the second battery, a battery management server.
The method of claim 12,
A method of providing a battery sharing service, wherein the first battery is a discharged battery and the second battery is a fully charged battery.
The method of claim 9,
The battery sharing market management unit registers the battery supply information by receiving at least one of a remaining price and a desired price of a battery to be supplied from each terminal of the plurality of suppliers.
The method of claim 9,
A battery management server further comprising a notification unit providing a notification service for a terminal of the first purchaser who purchased a battery used for the battery sharing service, and a payment amount and an accumulated amount paid to each user terminal that supplied the battery. .
The method of claim 15,
The settlement unit stops the payment of the payment amount when the battery provided to the battery sharing service ends or is lost, the battery management server.
The method of claim 13,
By the payment, the current holder information of the first battery is updated from the first user terminal to the second user terminal,
Battery management server, the current holder information of the second battery is updated from the second user terminal to the first user terminal by the payment.

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