JP2002203610A - Charging quantity accounting system, charging device, authorization server and charging quantity accounting method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable a charging quantity accounting system, a charging device, an authorization server and a charging quantity accounting method to effect levying registered users and further, to charge batteries which need various charging voltages. SOLUTION: With the charging quantity accounting system equipped with a battery charging device 20 and an authorization server 30, the charging device 20 is structured with a charger 20A, a power supply control means 27, and a charging quantity detecting means 26A and the authorization server 30 is structured with a registered user information memory means 31, a registered user authorization means 32 for giving authorization for charging admission, a control direction outputting means 33 outputting control direction to a power supply control means 27 on condition that an authorization is given for charging admission, and an accounting means 34 for calculating cost needed for charging and levying the registered users.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a charge amount charging system, a charging device, an authentication server, and a charge amount charging method for charging a battery and charging according to the amount of power used for charging. .

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, portable electric devices (hereinafter, also simply referred to as portable devices) such as portable telephones, notebook personal computers, PDAs (personal digital assistants), digital cameras, digital video cameras, and the like have rapidly spread. In such a portable device, a battery is used as a power source to ensure portability, and in particular, a rechargeable secondary battery is generally used.

[0003]

By the way, when a secondary battery is used as a power source for a portable device, the driving time of the portable device by the secondary battery is also limited. In some cases, the rechargeable battery runs out of charge and the mobile device cannot be used. Therefore, there is a strong demand that the secondary battery can be charged in various places even when going out.

[0004] However, in order to charge the secondary battery in various places, there are the following problems. In other words, in order to charge a secondary battery, a charger suitable for the secondary battery is required, but at present, there are various types of secondary batteries, and an unspecified number of such secondary batteries are required. It is practically difficult to prepare all the corresponding chargers at such a place.

In addition, when a secondary battery is charged by a charger, a cost for the electric power used for charging the secondary battery naturally occurs. However, a system for charging such a cost must be established. No. The present invention has been made in order to meet such a demand, and can charge a registered user, and can charge a battery that requires various charging voltages. It is another object of the present invention to provide a charging amount charging system, a charging device, an authentication server, and a charging amount charging method.

[0006]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a charge amount charging system for charging a battery and outputting registered user identification information and a registered user information relating to a registered user. An authentication server stored in advance, and charging the battery under the authentication condition that the registered user identification information and the registered user information correspond to each other, and power used for the charging. A charging amount charging system for charging the registered user according to an amount, wherein the charging device charges the battery, and power supply control means for controlling power supply to the charger. And charging amount detecting means for detecting an amount of power charged to the battery by the charger or a parameter correlated with the amount of power, and the authentication server The registered user information storage unit in which information is stored, the registered user identification information from the charging device side,
Registered user authentication means for performing authentication for charging permission based on the registered user information stored by the registered user information storage means; and authentication for charging permission performed by the registered user authentication means. Control command output means for outputting a control command to the power supply control means, and calculating the cost required for the charging based on the detection result of the charge amount detecting means, and charging the registered user It is characterized by being configured to include a charging means for performing the above.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the charging device outputs registered user identification information, and uses the battery as an authentication condition that the registered user identification information corresponds to the registered user information stored in the authentication server. A charger for charging the battery, power supply control means for controlling supply of power to the charger, and the battery charged by the charger. And a charging amount detecting means for detecting a power amount or a parameter correlated to the power amount, wherein the power supply control unit receives a control command for permitting charging from the authentication server based on the registered user identification information. When input, power is supplied to the charger.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a charging apparatus for charging a battery based on a possible charge amount stored in a storage medium in advance, comprising: a charger for charging the battery; Read / write means for reading / writing the possible charge amount from / to the storage medium, power supply control means for controlling supply of electric power to the charger, and the maximum possible charge amount read by the read / write means. It is characterized by comprising a control command output means for outputting a control command to the power supply control means to charge the battery.

In this case, the power supply control means preferably includes voltage control means for controlling the voltage to a predetermined voltage (claims 2 and 5). The authentication server according to the present invention according to claim 6, wherein the registered user identification information input from the charging device for charging the battery and the registered user information regarding the registered user correspond to the authentication condition,
An authentication server for charging the battery by the charging device and charging the registered user for the cost required for the charging, wherein the registered user information is stored in advance; The registered user identification information from the charging device and the registered user authentication means for performing authentication for charging permission based on the registered user information stored in the registered user information storage means; and Control command output means for outputting a control command to the charging device, and calculating the cost required for the charging and charging the registered user, on condition that the authentication for permitting the charging has been performed. It is characterized by comprising a billing means.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided a charge amount charging method according to the present invention, wherein the battery is charged and the charging is performed on the condition that the registered user identification information corresponds to the registered user information registered in advance. A charging amount charging method for charging a registered user according to the amount of power used in the first step of inputting the registered user identification information; the registered user identification information; A second step of performing authentication for permitting charging based on the registered user information; and a third step of charging the battery on condition that the authentication for permitting charging has been performed in the second step. And a fourth step of calculating a cost required for the charging in accordance with the amount of power used for charging the battery and charging the registered user. It is characterized.

[0011]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. First, a charge amount charging system, a charging device, an authentication server, and a charge amount charging method according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described. 1 to 3 are diagrams showing a charge amount charging system, a charging device, an authentication server, and a charge amount charging method according to the present embodiment. The first
The embodiment is a charging amount charging system, a charging device,
An example in which the authentication server and the charge amount charging method are applied to charging of a secondary battery (rechargeable battery, hereinafter simply referred to as a battery) of a mobile phone will be described.

As shown in FIG. 1, the charge amount billing system includes a charging device 20 and an authentication server 30. Hereinafter, the charging device 20 and the authentication server 30 will be described. First, the charging device 20 will be described. The charging device 20 includes a charger 20A for charging the secondary battery 10 of the mobile phone 11, and a charging control device 20B for controlling the operation of the charger 20A. .

The charger 20A includes a connector 21 and a charging terminal 22 that can be electrically connected to an external power supply 50 via a charging control device 20B. The charge control device 20B includes the mobile phone 11 and the charge control device 20.
A general interface unit (not shown, for example, a modem) capable of inputting and outputting data to and from B is built in, and the connector 21 is connected to this interface unit.

The charger 20A has its holder 2
When the mobile phone 11 is set in 3b, the charging terminal 22
The connector 21 is connected to the charging terminal 11a and the connection port 11b, which are conventionally provided in the mobile phone 11, respectively. Therefore, by setting the mobile phone 11 in the holder 23b of the charger 20A, input / output of signals between the mobile phone 11 and the charge control device 20B and control of the mobile phone 11 by the charge control device 20B become possible. The power from the external power supply 50 can be supplied to the battery 10 via the charging control device 20B.

Here, a general AC power supply is used for the external power supply 50, and the external power supply 5 is used as described later.
After the AC power supplied from 0 is converted to DC power,
The battery 10 is used for charging. Further, the main body 23 of the charger 20A is provided with a button 23a having a lock mechanism. By operating this button 23a, charging can be started / terminated. That is, if the button 23a is pressed while the button 23a is in the off position protruding from the charger main body 23, the lock mechanism is released and the button 23a is
3, the on position is output to the charging control device 20B, and charging can be started. On the other hand, when the button 23a is pressed when the button 23a is in the off position, The lock mechanism is released, and the button 23a is in the off position, so that the on command to the charging control device 20B is turned off and the charging can be terminated.

As shown in FIG. 1, the charge control device 20B includes a control means 26 and a power supply control means 27. The control means 26 is provided with the above-mentioned interface unit (not shown), and the button 23a of the charger 20A is electrically connected.
The control means 26 starts the control when the button 23a is turned on. That is, the button 23a
Is turned on, the control means 26 controls the operation of the mobile phone 11 via the interface unit and the connector 21 (not shown) to control the operation of the mobile phone 11 and the authentication server 3.
A line between 0 is established, and a message that the recite number P1 is to be input is displayed on the display 11c of the mobile phone 11.

In response to this, the operator gives the recitation number P
When the password 1 is input from the mobile phone 11 and output to the authentication server 30, the authentication server 30 registers the password P 1 input from the mobile phone 11 in advance and stores it in the authentication server 30.
If it is determined that the password matches the recitation number P0 stored in the charging device 20A, a control signal (charging permission signal) for permitting charging is output to the charging device 20A and the voltage required for charging the battery 10 is output. Is required.

As a result, a display indicating that a voltage required for charging the battery 10 is input is displayed on the display 11c of the mobile phone 11, and the required voltage is input from the mobile phone 11 to the control means 26 via the connector 21. Then, the control means 2
6 receives this and outputs a control command to the power supply control means 27 as described later. On the other hand, if the recite number P1 does not match the recite number P0, the authentication server 30 outputs a control signal indicating that charging is not permitted to the control means 26. The non-charge permission is output (displayed) on the display 11c.

The control means 26 includes a charge amount detecting means 26.
A is provided. The charge amount detecting means 26A is connected to the power supply control means 27 during a period during which an ON signal is output from the control means 26 (that is, a period from when the on / off switch 27A of the power supply control means 27 is turned on until it is turned off) , Charging period) is detected as a parameter correlated with the amount of power used to charge the battery 10. The detection result of the charged amount detection means 26A is output to the authentication server 30 via the mobile phone 11, and the authentication server 30 uses the battery 1 based on the detection result.
The cost required to charge 0 is calculated.

The power supply control means 27 includes an on / off switch 27A, an AC / DC (rectifier) 27B for converting AC power supplied from the external power supply 50 to DC power, and a transformer 27C. It is configured. The on / off switch 27A is constituted by a constant off switch that is turned on on condition that a control command is received. As the on / off switch 5, for example, a switch is turned on / off by a semiconductor switching element such as a transistor or a coil. A mechanical switch such as a relay switch is used. Also, the transformer 27
C is configured by a variable resistor, and adjusts the power supplied from the AC / DC converter 27B to a predetermined voltage by appropriately changing the electric resistance.

The operation of the power supply control means 27 is controlled by the control means 26 as described above,
When the 0A button 23a is turned on and a control command is output from the control means 26, the ON / OFF switch 27A is turned on in response to this signal, and the voltage is adjusted by the transformer 27C. Thus, the power supplied from the external power supply 50 is adjusted to a predetermined voltage and then supplied to the battery 10 (the battery 10 is charged). On the other hand, when the button 23a of the charger 20A is turned off, no on signal is output from the control means 26, the on / off switch 27A is turned off, and power is not supplied to the battery 10 (the battery 10 is not charged). It has become.

Note that the line between the charging device 20 (mobile phone 11) and the authentication server 30 is disconnected once the authentication server 30 completes the authentication of the registered user for permitting charging, and the charge amount detecting means 26A Is output to the authentication server 30, and the connection is made again when the cost required for charging is received from the authentication server 30.

Before starting charging, it is necessary to first establish a line between the mobile phone 11 and the authentication server 30 to authenticate a registered user for permitting charging. When no significant power remains in the battery 10, the operation panel 28 provided in the charge control device 20B
By operating the power supply controller 27, the operation of the power supply control means 27 is controlled to supply power of a predetermined voltage to the battery 10 to operate the mobile phone 11, thereby establishing a line between the mobile phone 11 and the authentication server 30. It has become.

That is, the operation panel 28 has a switch for turning on the on / off switch 27A and the transformer 27C.
An input unit for inputting a predetermined voltage is provided to the battery 10. By operating the operation panel 28, the power adjusted to the predetermined voltage by the transformer 27C can be supplied to the battery 10, and the mobile phone 11 A line between the authentication server 30 and the authentication server 30 can be established.

By operating the operation panel 28, a small amount of power for forcibly supplying the battery 10 (ie, a small amount of power)
Electricity required to start communication with the authentication server 30) may not be charged. Next, the authentication server 30
As shown in FIG. 1, the authentication server 30 includes a registered user information memory (registered user information storage unit) 31, a registered user authentication unit 32, a control command output unit 33, a billing unit 34, And a device 35.

The registered user information memory 31 requests the registered user information such as the telephone number of the mobile phone 11, the personal identification number P0 previously declared by the registered user, and the cost of charging the registered user's bank account. Account information (account type, account number, and the like) for storing the information. When the authentication server 30 and the mobile phone 11 are connected, the telephone number of the mobile phone 11 is automatically recognized, and the personal identification number P0 and the account information are read out quickly using the telephone number as an index, and the personal identification number is read. The number P0 is output to the registered user information authentication means 32, and the account information is output to the charging means.

The registered user information authenticating means 32 authenticates the registered user in order to permit charging of the charging device 20A. The registered user information authenticating means 32 stores the personal identification number P1 inputted from the mobile phone 11 and the registered user information memory 31. The authentication is performed on condition that the personal identification number P0 input from the user matches the personal identification number P0. The control command output means 33 outputs a control command to the charging device 20A side on condition that the registered user information authentication means 32 authenticates the registered user to permit charging to the charging device 20A. It has become. This control command is transmitted to the control unit 26.
Is output to the power supply control means 27 via the power supply control means 27. Upon receiving this signal, the power supply control means 27 supplies power of a predetermined voltage to the battery 10 as described above. .

After the charging is completed, the charging means 34
The cost required for charging is calculated based on the charging period detected by the charging amount detection unit 26A of 0A, and a predetermined bank system is connected to the predetermined bank system via the transceiver 35 based on the account information from the registered user information memory 31. A connection is made and the cost is charged to a predetermined bank account.

The charge amount charging system, the charging device, and the authentication server according to the first embodiment of the present invention are configured as described above, and the following procedure (the charge amount charging method according to the first embodiment of the present invention) The control is performed according to ()). That is, as shown in FIG. 2, when the user sets the mobile phone 11 in the charging device 20 (charger 20A) and turns on the button 23a (step A1).
0), the control means 26 of the charging device 20 starts the control, and the control means 26 controls the operation of the mobile phone 11 so that the line between the control means 26 and the authentication server 30 is connected (step A20). ). Then, when a line between the control means 26 and the authentication server 30 is established, the registered user authentication means 32 requests the control means 26 of the charging device 20 to input the authentication number P1 via the transceiver 35. (Step A30), and the display 1 of the mobile phone 11
A display requesting the input of the authentication number P1 is made to 1c (step A40).

When the password P1 is input from the mobile phone 11 (step A50), the password P1 is output to the authentication server 30. The registered user authentication means 32
The phone number of the mobile phone 11 is recognized, and the phone number is searched from the registered user information memory 31 (step A60). If the registered user authentication means 32 cannot detect the telephone number of the mobile phone 11 in the registered user information memory 31, or if it can detect such a telephone number, the registered user authentication means 32 transmits the personal identification number P0 associated with this telephone number to the mobile phone. If the input personal identification number P1 does not match, a signal indicating that charging is not permitted is output to the control means 26, and a display indicating that charging is not permitted is displayed on the display 11c of the mobile phone 11, and then the control means 26 performs control. The line between the means 26 and the authentication server 30 is disconnected (step A7).
0).

On the other hand, in step A60, the telephone number of the portable telephone 11 is detected in the registered user information memory 31, and the personal identification number P0 stored in association with this telephone number and the personal identification number P1 inputted from the portable telephone are compared. If they match, a charge permission signal is output from the registered user authentication means 32, and in response to this, the control command output means 33 sends the battery 1
The input of the voltage (required power information) required for charging 0 is requested to the charging device 20 (step A80).

The display 11 of the mobile phone 11
c indicates that charging is permitted, and a display requesting input of a required voltage is made (step A9).
0). When the required voltage is input to the mobile phone 11 (step A100), the required voltage is output to the control command output means 33, as shown in FIG. Switch 27
A, and outputs a control command to transformer 27C to transform the power from external power supply 50 to a required voltage (step A110).

Then, in the charging device 20, the on / off switch 27A is turned on and the electric power whose voltage has been adjusted by the transformer 27C and has been adjusted to the required voltage is supplied to the charger 20.
A, charging of the battery 10 is started, and the line between the charging device 20A and the authentication server 30 is disconnected (step A120). Then, when the button 23a of the charging device 20 is turned off by the operator (step A1).
30), the control unit 26 turns off the on / off switch 27A, connects the line between the charging device 20 and the authentication server 30, and sets the charge amount detection unit as a parameter correlated to the amount of power consumed for charging. ON period of ON / OFF switch 27A detected by ON / OFF switch 26A (ON / OFF switch 2
The period from when 7A turns on to when it turns off) is output to the authentication server 30 (step A140).

Next, in the authentication server 30, the charging means calculates the cost required for charging based on the detection result of the charged amount detecting means 26A, and outputs the cost to the charging device 20 (step A150). The cost of the display 11c of the mobile phone 11 is displayed, and the line between the charging device 20 and the authentication server 30 is disconnected (step A160). Then, based on the account information as the registered user information stored in the registered user information memory 31 in advance, the connection to the bank system is charged for a predetermined bank account (step A17).
0).

If the button 23a is turned off during the above control, the on / off switch 27A is turned off to forcibly terminate the charging of the battery 10 by a step (not shown), and the charging device 20 and the authentication server 3
The line to 0 is disconnected and the cost is charged to a predetermined bank account. As described above, according to the charging amount charging system, the charging device, the authentication server, and the charging amount charging method of the first embodiment, it is possible to stably charge the registered user according to the amount of power consumed for charging. There are advantages.

The power from the external power supply 50 is
Since the power is converted into the power required for the battery 10 by the 7C, there is an advantage that various types of batteries can be stably charged. Next, a charging device according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the charging device of the present embodiment. In the second embodiment, an example in which the charging device of the present invention is applied to a secondary battery (a rechargeable battery, hereinafter, also simply referred to as a battery) of a mobile phone will be described. The components already described in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted.

As shown in FIG. 4, the charging device 20 'of this embodiment includes a charger 20A' and a charging control device 20B 'for controlling the operation of the charger 20A'. The charger 20A 'includes a charging terminal 22 that can be electrically connected to an external power supply 50 via a charging control device 20B'.
And a button 23a for starting / ending charging.

The charge control device 20B 'includes a power supply control means 27 having an on / off switch 27A, an AC / DC converter 27B and a transformer (voltage control means) 27C, a charge amount detection means 26A and a control command output means. A control means 26 having a control unit 26B, a control panel 28 'for inputting a predetermined voltage (required voltage) used for charging the battery 10 to the control means 26, and a magnetic card (storage medium) 40 The operation panel 28 'is provided with an input device and an operation for inputting a predetermined voltage used for charging the battery 10 to the control unit 26. There is a display on which necessary information is announced.

The magnetic card 40 records in advance the amount of power that can be charged.
When the card is inserted into the card slot 29a of the
Thus, the chargeable electric energy W0 recorded in the magnetic card 40 in advance is read. The chargeable power amount W0 is output to the control means 26 via the read / write means 29, and the control means 26
The charge amount W is calculated based on the ON period of the on / off switch 27A detected by the 6A (parameter correlated to the charged power amount (charge amount)), and the charge amount W is compared with the chargeable power amount W0. Thus, the battery 10 is charged via the control command output means 26B with the chargeable power amount W0 as an upper limit.

That is, the control means 26 controls the operation of the power supply control control means 27 to charge the battery 10 when the charge amount W is smaller than the chargeable power amount W0. The battery 10 is not charged when the available electric energy W0 is equal to or more than 1. The chargeable electric energy W0 is set to the upper limit by sequentially comparing the charged electric power W and the chargeable electric energy W0 during the charging. Thus, the battery 10 is charged.

After completion of charging, the control means 26 outputs to the read / write means 29 a value W0 '(W0' = W0-W) obtained by subtracting the charge amount W from the chargeable power amount W0 before the start of charging. The read / write means 29 receives the value W0 '
Is written to the magnetic card 40 as a new chargeable power amount W0. Note that the user of the mobile phone 11 (battery 10) needs to purchase the magnetic card 40 in advance (or obtain it on the spot) before charging the battery. 4
In the case of purchasing 0, the user is charged for a predetermined charge amount in advance.

The charging device according to the second embodiment of the present invention is configured as described above, and is controlled as shown in the flowchart of FIG. That is, after the mobile phone 11 is set in the charging device 20 '(charger 20A') and the magnetic card 40 is inserted into the reading / writing means 29 (that is, after the state shown in FIG. 4), the button 23a is turned on. Then, predetermined voltage V0 required for charging is input from operation panel 28 '(step B10).

Then, the control means 26 starts the control. First, the chargeable power amount W0 is read from the magnetic card 40 by the read / write means 29 (step B20). Then, the control means 26 calculates the charge amount W based on the detection value of the charge amount detection means 26A, compares the charge amount W with the chargeable power amount W0 (step B30), and
Is greater than or equal to the chargeable electric energy W0 (W ≧ W0), no control signal is output from the control means 26 to the on / off switch 27A, and the on / off switch 27A is maintained in the off state (that is, charging is not performed), and , Operation panel 2
The display of 8 'indicates that charging is not permitted, and the value obtained by subtracting the charging amount W from the chargeable power amount W0 (in this case,
(Zero) is written to the magnetic disk 40 by the read / write means 29 as the latest chargeable electric energy, and the control ends (step B40).

On the other hand, if the charge amount W is smaller than the chargeable power amount W0 in step B30 (W <W0), a display of charge permission is displayed on the display of the operation panel 28 ', and the control means 26 supplies the current supply control means. A control command is output to 27. Thereby, the electric power transformed to the predetermined voltage V0 by the transformer 27C is supplied to the charger 20A 'via the on-off switch 27A in the on state, and the battery 1
0 is charged (step B50). Then, the process returns to step B30, and the above-described control is repeated.

If the button 23a is turned off during the above control, the on / off switch 27A is turned off and the charging of the battery 10 is forcibly terminated by a step (not shown). The value obtained by subtracting the charge amount W from the possible power amount W0 is written to the magnetic disk 40 as the latest chargeable power amount, and the control ends.

As described above, according to the charging device of the second embodiment, it is necessary to obtain the magnetic card 40 in order to perform charging. For example, by selling the magnetic card 40, the mobile phone 11 (battery 10 There is an advantage that the user can be surely charged for the predetermined charging amount in advance. Further, similarly to the first embodiment, the external power supply 5
Since the power from 0 is transformed into the power required for the battery 10 by the transformer 27C, there is an advantage that various types of batteries can be stably charged.

The charge amount charging system, the charging device, the authentication server, and the charge amount charging method according to the embodiment of the present invention are not limited to those of the above-described embodiments, but may be variously modified without departing from the spirit of the invention. Deformations can be made.
For example, in each of the above embodiments, the on / off switch 27A is turned on / off by operating the button 23a to start / end charging. However, when the battery 10 is fully charged, the charging is automatically started. ON / OFF switch 27A
May be turned off to terminate charging. Battery 10
Since the power state (current value, voltage value, etc.) input to the battery 10 changes according to the state of charge of the battery, the state of the power input to the battery 10 (output from the power supply control unit 27) is monitored. This makes it possible to detect the fully charged state of the battery 10. Therefore, a monitoring means for monitoring the power state is provided, and the battery 10 is controlled based on the output information of the monitoring means.
The ON / OFF switch 27A may be configured to be turned off by detecting the fully charged state.

In each of the above embodiments, the required power information of the battery 10 is manually input to the charging device. However, the battery 10 has a built-in memory for storing the required power information. Alternatively, a configuration may be adopted in which required power information is automatically output from the memory to the charging device. Further, in the above-described embodiment, the variable resistor as the voltage control means is provided on the downstream side of the AC / DC converter. However, for example, by switching taps, a predetermined coil is selected from a plurality of coils having different numbers of turns. Select a transformer of the type that adjusts to the voltage corresponding to the coil by AC /
A configuration may be provided downstream of the DC converter.
In this case, the voltage is changed stepwise. Further, when the battery to be charged is limited (for example, when the battery having the highest penetration rate is limited), a configuration without a transformer is also possible.

In each of the above embodiments, the present invention has been described for charging a secondary battery of a portable telephone. However, the present invention can be applied to charging of a secondary battery of another electric device. In each of the above embodiments, transmission and reception of data between the charging device and the authentication server,
The input of a password and the like to the charging device and the output of a work instruction are performed using a mobile phone to be charged. In this case, the present invention is applied to charging of a secondary battery of an electric device other than the mobile phone. In such a case, it is necessary to provide a wireless or wired transceiver for performing such transmission and reception, and an input / output device for inputting the password and outputting the work instruction on the charging device side. Note that examples of the input / output device include a display and a sound generator. Further, in the above-described embodiment, the personal identification number P0 stored in advance and the personal identification number P1 input from the mobile telephone are associated with each other using the telephone number of the mobile telephone as an index. For example, an ID number needs to be input together with the password P1 instead of the number.

[0050]

As described in detail above, the charging amount charging system (Claim 1), the charging device (Claim 3), the authentication server (Claim 6) and the charging amount charging method (Claim 7) of the present invention. According to the method, the authentication for charging permission is performed based on the registered user identification information input from the charging device side and the registered user information stored in the authentication server side, and the authentication for charging permission is performed. Since the control command is output to the power supply control means and the battery is charged on condition that the registered user is registered, there is an advantage that the registered user can be specified and the registered user can be charged.

In this case, by providing the power supply control means with voltage control means for controlling the voltage to a predetermined voltage,
It becomes possible to charge batteries requiring various charging voltages (claims 2 and 5). According to the charging device of the present invention (claim 4), the battery is charged with the available charge amount previously stored in the storage medium as an upper limit, so that the storage medium is required to charge the battery, There is an advantage that charging for charging can be performed in advance by selling the storage medium.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration of a charge amount charging system, a charging device, and an authentication server as a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic operation flowchart for explaining a charged amount charging method as a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic operation flowchart for explaining a charge amount charging method according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram illustrating a configuration of a charge amount charging system, a charging device, and an authentication server according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a schematic operation flowchart for explaining a charge amount charging method according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Battery 11 Cell phone 11a Terminal 11b Connection port 11c Display 20 Charging device 20A, 20A 'Charger 20B, 20B' Charging control device 21 Modem 22 Terminal 23 Charger main body 23a Button 23b Holder 24 Casing 26 Control means 26A Power charging Amount detection means 26B Control command output means 27 Power supply control means 27A Switch 27B AC / DC converter 27C Transformer 28, 28 'Input panel 29 Read / write device (read / write means) 30 Authentication server 31 Registered user information storage means 32 Registered user authentication means 33 control command output means 34 billing means 35 transceiver 40 magnetic disk (storage medium) 50 external power supply

Claims (7)

[Claims] A charging device capable of charging a battery and outputting registered user identification information; and an authentication server in which registered user information concerning a registered user is stored in advance. A charge amount charging system for charging the battery as an authentication condition that the user information corresponds to the battery and charging the registered user in accordance with the amount of power used for the charging, A charger configured to charge the battery; a power supply control unit configured to control supply of power to the charger; and a power amount or a power amount charged to the battery by the charger. The authentication server comprises: a registered user information storage unit in which the registered user information is stored; and a registered user information storage unit in which the registered user information is stored. Registered user authentication means for performing authentication for charging permission based on registered user identification information and the registered user information stored by the registered user information storage means; and authentication for charging permission by the registered user authentication means. Control command output means for outputting a control command to the power supply control means, and calculating the cost required for the charge based on the detection result of the charge amount detection means, on condition that the power supply control means is registered. A charge amount billing system comprising a billing means for billing a user. 2. The charging system according to claim 1, wherein said power supply control means includes voltage control means for controlling a voltage to a predetermined voltage. 3. A charging device for outputting registered user identification information and charging a battery under an authentication condition that the registered user identification information corresponds to registered user information stored in an authentication server. A battery charger for charging the battery; power supply control means for controlling supply of power to the battery charger; and an amount of power charged to the battery by the charger or a parameter correlated to the amount of power. The power supply control means, when a control command to permit charging is input from the authentication server based on the registered user identification information, the power supply control means A charging device, characterized by supplying: 4. A charging device for charging a battery based on a possible charge amount stored in a storage medium in advance, comprising: a charger for charging the battery; and a possible charge amount for the storage medium. Reading / writing means for reading / writing data, power supply control means for controlling supply of power to the charger, and outputting a control command to the power supply control means with the available charge amount read by the read / write means as an upper limit. And a control command output means for charging the battery. 5. The charging device according to claim 3, wherein said power supply control means includes voltage control means for controlling a voltage to a predetermined voltage. 6. The battery is charged by the charging device under the condition that the registered user identification information input from the charging device for charging the battery and the registered user information on the registered user correspond to each other. An authentication server for charging the registered user for the cost required for the charging, the registered user information storing means in which the registered user information is stored in advance, and the registered user identification from the charging device side Registered user authentication means for performing authentication for charging permission based on the information and the registered user information stored by the registered user information storage means; and authentication for charging permission is performed by the registered user authentication means. Control command output means for outputting a control command to the charging device; and calculating a cost required for the charging and providing the registered user with Characterized in that it includes a charging means for gold are configured, the authentication server. 7. Charging a battery as an authentication condition that correspondence between registered user identification information and registered user information registered in advance is performed, and the registered user is notified in accordance with the amount of power used for the charging. A charging amount charging method for charging a user, comprising: a first step of inputting the registered user identification information; and authentication for charging permission based on the registered user identification information and the registered user information registered in advance. A third step of charging the battery, provided that the authentication for permitting the charging has been performed in the second step; and a power amount used for charging the battery. And calculating a cost required for the charging in accordance with the fourth step and charging the registered user.