JP6229965B2 - Charge management system, information provision terminal, charge management terminal, user terminal - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates charging management system for managing the charging of the storage battery mounted on an electric vehicle, the information providing terminal, the charge control terminal, the user end end.

  In recent years, interest in electric vehicles that use electric motors as a power source has increased due to concerns over depletion of fossil fuel resources and rising prices, as well as increased environmental awareness such as the reduction of emissions of carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas. It is increasing. In particular, from the viewpoints of productivity, ease of implementation, price, and the like, electric vehicles that supply power for running from storage batteries have been put into practical use. Moreover, the number of installed charging stands tends to increase as equipment for charging storage batteries mounted on this type of electric vehicle on the go. However, at present, the number of charging stands installed is significantly smaller than the number of installed fueling facilities. On the other hand, since the charging station does not handle flammable gasoline or light oil unlike a fueling facility, it is easy to select an installation location and can be installed in a parking lot or the like.

  Therefore, in order to aim at the widespread use of charging stations, it has been proposed to give various benefits to the use of charging stations. For example, Patent Document 1 proposes issuing points in accordance with the amount of greenhouse gas reduction due to running on an electric vehicle. Further, Patent Document 2 proposes that advertisement information provided in association with charging by a charging stand is displayed on a display screen of a car navigation, and the provider of advertisement information bears at least a part of the electricity bill. Yes.

  In order to give a privilege as described in Patent Documents 1 and 2 to a user of a charging station, a charging vehicle is specified or a user of the charging station is specified when the charging station (charging facility) is used. It is necessary. Therefore, Patent Documents 1 and 2 adopt a configuration in which the charging station communicates with the management server via a communication network.

  By the way, the electric vehicle in Patent Documents 1 and 2 is mainly a hybrid vehicle using a gasoline engine and an electric motor in combination, and is mounted on an electric vehicle as compared with an electric vehicle that supplies traveling energy only from a storage battery. It is considered that the nominal capacity of the storage battery is small. That is, it is a technique employed when the time required for charging the storage battery is short compared to an electric vehicle using only the storage battery as an energy source.

  On the other hand, when only a storage battery is used as an energy source, a storage battery having a large nominal capacity is required. If the nominal capacity of the storage battery increases, the time required for charging also increases. For this reason, if waiting in or near the electric vehicle until charging is completed after charging is started, there is a problem that time cannot be used effectively. However, if you are away from the electric vehicle during charging, you cannot know how much charging has progressed.

  As a technique for solving this problem, Patent Document 3 describes a technique for displaying a power storage state of a storage battery (power storage device) on a mobile phone. That is, a configuration is adopted in which a function for detecting the storage state of the storage battery is provided on the vehicle side, and the storage state is displayed on the mobile phone when the storage state is transmitted to the mobile phone.

JP 2009-134450 A JP 2009-141991 JP 2011-91879 A

  As described above, by specifying a user or an electric vehicle that uses a charging station, a technology that can receive a privilege along with storage of the storage battery, or storage of the storage battery using a mobile phone even when away from the electric vehicle A technology that can know the state is provided. However, in any of Patent Documents 1 to 3, it is not considered to effectively use a waiting time during charging in an electric vehicle that requires a relatively long time to store a storage battery without wasting it.

The present invention relates to a charge management system, an information provision terminal, a charge management terminal, and a user that enable effective use of the time required for power storage by enjoying another service during the time during power storage of a storage battery mounted on an electric vehicle. and to provide a terminus.

The charging management system according to the present invention includes a charging device for charging a running storage battery installed in connection with a service providing facility and mounted on an electric vehicle, and a date and time when the electric vehicle uses the charging device as reservation contents. It is possible to communicate with the registered charge management terminal and the user terminal that communicates with the charge management terminal and designates the reservation content, and the service content provided at the service providing facility and the use of the service providing facility An information providing terminal in which service information in which a privilege is associated with the location of the charging device is registered, and the charging management terminal charges the storage battery mounted in the electric vehicle according to the reservation content. has a function to be performed by the apparatus, the information providing terminal, presents the service information to the user terminal based on a more specified criteria to the user terminal A function that is characterized by having a function of registering the reservation contents for the user the charging device that is part of the said selected service information by the terminal from the user terminal to the charge management terminal.

  In this charge management system, a charging monitoring device that monitors the charging state of the storage battery while charging the storage battery mounted on the electric vehicle by the charging device, and the charging state monitored by the charging monitoring device to the user terminal It is preferable to further comprise a notification device for notification.

  In this charging management system, when the user terminal acquires that the positioning function unit that measures the current position and the remaining capacity of the storage battery mounted on the electric vehicle is equal to or less than the specified value, by communicating with the information providing terminal It is preferable that an additional function unit that presents service information regarding a charging device existing within a predetermined distance range with the current position measured by the positioning function unit as a reference position is preferably provided.

  In this charge management system, the additional function unit preferably sets the predetermined distance range to a distance range in which the electric vehicle can travel with the remaining capacity of the storage battery.

  In this charge management system, it is preferable that the user terminal presents service information related to the charging device while acquiring that the remaining capacity of the storage battery mounted on the electric vehicle is equal to or less than a specified value.

In this charge management system, when the service content is reserved from the user terminal, the charge management terminal preferably registers the target value of the charge amount according to the reserved service content as the reservation content.
The information providing terminal according to the present invention includes a charging device for charging a storage battery installed in association with a service providing facility and mounted on an electric vehicle, and a date and time when the electric vehicle uses the charging device as reservation contents. It is possible to communicate with a charge management terminal that registers and charges the storage battery mounted on the electric vehicle according to the reservation contents, and a user terminal that communicates with the charge management terminal and designates the reservation contents. A charging management system comprising: an information providing terminal in which service information associated with service contents provided at the service providing facility, a privilege for using the service providing facility, and a location of the charging device is registered. provided is a function for presenting the service information to the user terminal based on a more specified criteria to the user terminal, the user terminal And having a function of registering the reservation contents from the user terminal to the charge management terminal for the charging device is Ru contained more selected the service information.
The charge management terminal according to the present invention is provided in the above-described charge management system.
A user terminal according to the present invention is provided in the above-described charge management system .

  According to the configuration of the present invention, for the service provider, it is possible to effectively use the time required for power storage by enjoying another service at the time during power storage of the storage battery mounted on the electric vehicle. There is an advantage that the effect of attracting customers can be enhanced by incorporating charging of the storage battery mounted on the electric vehicle into the service.

It is a block diagram which shows embodiment. It is a schematic block diagram which shows the usage example same as the above.

  The electric vehicle described in the following embodiment assumes an electric vehicle whose power source is only an electric motor and supplies electric power for travel by a storage battery. However, the electric vehicle may be a hybrid electric vehicle, an electric motorcycle, or the like on which an engine used for traveling or power generation is mounted in combination with an electric motor. The electric vehicle described in the present embodiment is a vehicle that uses an electric motor as a power source and is equipped with a storage battery that supplies electric power for driving the electric motor, and has a configuration for charging the storage battery during parking. Just do it.

  In the embodiment described below, a charging stand for charging a storage battery mounted on an electric vehicle is installed in a parking lot attached to a facility provided by a service provider or a parking lot contracted by a service provider. It is assumed that The service provider manages the charging station. Hereinafter, a facility where a service provider provides a service is referred to as a “service providing facility”.

  As service providing facilities, restaurants, large commercial facilities (shopping malls, large department stores, etc.), beauty salons, massage stores, sports gyms, and the like are assumed. In other words, the service providing facility means a facility where the use time of the service by the user is approximately 30 minutes or more and allows the vehicle to be parked in the parking lot when using the service providing facility. .

  In order to use a charging station installed in a parking lot managed or affiliated by a service provider, the user is required to reserve the use of the charging station. In addition, since the charging station is installed in a parking lot managed or affiliated by the service provider, the charging station is basically used during the period when the service providing facility is used. In the following, the “charging station” is installed in a parking lot managed or affiliated by the service provider (in other words, a parking lot attached to the service providing facility or provided at a short distance from the service providing facility). Means a charging stand.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the charging station 2 communicates with a charging management terminal 1 managed by a service provider through a communication network NT1. The communication network NT1 is preferably a dedicated communication network, but a VPN (Virtual Private Network) may be constructed in a public communication network such as the Internet and used in the same manner as the dedicated communication network. The charge management terminal 1 communicates with the user terminal 3 managed by the user through the communication network NT2. In addition to being configured as a dedicated device, the charge management terminal 1 can also be realized by executing a program that realizes the functions described below on a general-purpose computer.

  The user terminal 3 is assumed to be a mobile terminal having a wireless communication function such as a mobile telephone, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistants) capable of wireless communication, a car navigation device, or a so-called smartphone. Smartphones and car navigation devices have a function as a terminal of a positioning system (GPS or the like). That is, the user terminal 3 basically includes a display device 31 using a liquid crystal display, an operation device 32 using a switch or touch panel having mechanical contacts, and a positioning function unit 33 using a positioning system. A part of the services that the user can enjoy using the user terminal 3 is realized by the user carrying the user terminal 3 as described later. Therefore, it is preferable that the user terminal 3 can perform wireless communication and can be carried by the user. However, the remaining services can be enjoyed even when the user terminal 3 performs wired communication.

  When the service by the charge management terminal 1 is not provided by identifying the user terminal 3 but the service by the charge management terminal 1 is provided by identifying the user, the user terminal 3 May be distributed over a plurality of units. For example, a terminal that performs wired communication and a terminal that is carried by the user may be used together as the user terminal 3.

  In addition, in order for the charge management terminal 1 to identify a user, the attribute set for every user like a password is utilized. In addition, in order for the charge management terminal 1 to identify the user terminal 3, identification information unique to the user terminal 3 (for example, a MAC address), a communication address used by the user terminal 3, and the user terminal 3 Authentication information for performing encrypted communication is used. Hereinafter, information for identifying a user is referred to as “user information”.

  In order to manage the use of the charging station 2, the charging management terminal 1 includes a reservation reception processing unit 11 that receives a reservation from a user, and a reservation storage unit 12 in which reservation contents of the charging station 2 are registered. The reservation acceptance processing unit 11 communicates with the user terminal 3 through the communication network NT2, and accepts the use reservation of the charging station 2 using the user terminal 3. When reserving the use of the charging station 2 from the user terminal 3, a reservation acceptance screen is displayed on the display device 31 provided in the user terminal 3.

  When the user terminal 3 is equipped with a web browser, the reservation reception processing unit 11 may provide a reservation reception screen using a web page. Alternatively, a dedicated program may be executed by a processor provided in the user terminal 3 to cause the user terminal 3 to operate as a device that interacts with the reservation reception processing unit 11. Since the user terminal 3 includes a CPU (processor) that operates according to a program and includes the display device 31 and the operation device 32 as described above, it is equivalent to a computer. Therefore, the additional function unit 34 corresponding to the reservation reception processing unit 11 can be realized by storing the program in the storage unit provided in the user terminal 3 and executing the program by the processor of the user terminal 3. .

  The reservation storage unit 12 associates the date and time when the charging station 2 is used, user information for identifying the user, and the target value of the amount of charge to be charged when using the charging station 2 with the service providing facility. Remember. Note that the target value of the charge amount is optional, and only the user information and date / time may be stored. However, in the following description, it is assumed that the target value of the charge amount is stored in the reservation storage unit 12. In a service providing facility, when a plurality of charging stations 2 can be used, a plurality of users can make a reservation at the same date and time.

  The date and time when the charging stand 2 is used includes a charging start date and time and an end date and time. The charging start date and time and end date and time are normally registered in the reservation storage unit 12 by designating the date and time (start date and time and end date and time) when the user uses the service providing facility. However, when the user specifies only the charging start date and time and the target amount of charge, the charge management terminal 1 calculates the time required for charging based on the target amount of charge and calculates from the start date and time of charging. An appropriate date after the elapsed time may be used as the end date of charging. Alternatively, it is also possible to set a time limit for the usage time of the charging stand 2 and use the date and time when the time limit has elapsed from the charging start date and time input by the user as the charging end date and time.

  It is preferable that the target value of the charge amount can be set not by the charge amount but by the travel distance of the electric vehicle. For example, if the reservation reception processing unit 11 has a function of inputting a travel distance from the service providing facility to the home at the time of reservation and a function of converting to a charge amount corresponding to the travel distance input at the time of registration, use User convenience is improved. If the amount of charge is specified by distance, for example, it becomes possible to charge the required amount according to the distance from the service providing facility to the home. In this case, an unnecessary increase in the time required for charging and the value for charging is prevented.

  When the user terminal 3 requests the use of the charging station 2, the reservation reception processing unit 11 determines whether or not to accept a reservation by checking the usage status registered in the reservation storage unit 12. That is, when a reservation request is made from the user terminal 3 to the reservation reception processing unit 11, the reservation reception processing unit 11 causes the user terminal 3 to input a date and time when the charging station 2 is desired to be used. Next, the reservation reception processing unit 11 compares the date and time input from the user terminal 3 with the reservation storage unit 12. If the input date and time is not registered in the reservation storage unit 12, the reservation reception processing unit 11 inputs from the user terminal 3. The recorded date and time is registered in the reservation storage unit 12.

  The date and time of reservation is the date and time when the charging station 2 is used, and is specified by only the start date and time and end date and time of charging, the target date and time of charging and the target amount of charge, or the starting date and time of charging. Here, when the reservation reception processing unit 11 inputs the reservation date and time on the user terminal 3, all of the three types of methods described above can be selected, or two types of methods can be selected, or Restrict to only one method.

  When the reservation date / time is input from the user terminal 3, the reservation reception processing unit 11 obtains a time zone from the start date / time to the end date / time of charging, and the obtained time zone is stored in the reservation storage unit 12. Match the date and time (time zone). When the reservation reception processing unit 11 detects an overlap of time zones, the reservation reception processing unit 11 extracts a time zone in which the charging station 2 can be used on the same day from the reservation storage unit 12 and notifies the user terminal 3 of the time zone. When the user operating the user terminal 3 determines that the time zone that the charging station 2 wants to use is not included in the time zone notified from the reservation reception processing unit 11, the user Is notified to the reservation acceptance processing unit 11 that the reservation is canceled.

  On the other hand, the reservation reception processing unit 11 registers the input date and time (time zone) in the reservation storage unit 12 unless the date and time input from the user terminal 3 overlaps with the date and time registered in the reservation storage unit 12. . The same applies to the case where the reservation reception processing unit 11 displays the time zone extracted from the reservation storage unit 12 on the user terminal 3 and the user terminal 3 selects a desired time zone.

  When the reservation reception processing unit 11 registers the date and time when the charging station 2 can be used in the reservation storage unit 12, the reservation reception processing unit 11 registers the service providing facility including the charging station 2 in the reservation storage unit 12 and also includes user information. To the reservation storage unit 12. Therefore, as described above, the date and time when the charging station 2 is used and the user information are registered in the reservation storage unit 12 in association with each other in the service providing facility. When the target value of the charge amount registered in the reservation storage unit 12 is not input from the user terminal 3, it is set along with the use of the service providing facility. This process will be described later.

  By the way, since the user terminal 3 is assumed to be a mobile terminal, the user terminal 3 is used even when the password issued by the reservation reception processing unit 11 is used as the user information without using the information associated with the user terminal 3. The person information is preferably stored in the user terminal 3. Moreover, it is preferable that the user terminal 3 can read the held user information with another device. Further, in consideration of safety against leakage of personal information, the user information registered in the reservation storage unit 12 is preferably a one-time password used only for one reservation.

  When using this type of user information, the user terminal 3 on which a rewritable non-contact IC card is mounted may be used to register the user information in the non-contact IC card. Alternatively, a figure that can express user information such as a barcode or a matrix type two-dimensional code may be displayed on the screen of the user terminal 3.

  When the communication network NT2 between the charge management terminal 1 and the user terminal 3 is wired, the reservation reception processing unit 11 can display and print on the display unit with respect to the user terminal 3. User information to be transmitted. In this case, a multi-digit password or multi-digit alphanumeric characters are used as user information.

  After making a reservation for using the charging station 2 using the user terminal 3, the charging station 2 can be used in the reserved time zone. In order to prevent others who have not reserved a charge from parking in the parking space using the charging stand 2, it is necessary to display "Reserved" in the corresponding parking space. Alternatively, a gate may be provided at the entrance to the parking space where the charging stand 2 is installed, and the gate may be opened only for users whose charging reservation has been confirmed by the user information.

  In addition to the charging device 21 that charges the storage battery 41 mounted on the electric vehicle 4, the charging stand 2 includes a fee payment device 22 for collecting a usage fee and a user confirmation device for confirming user information. 23 is attached. Furthermore, the charging stand 2 includes a charge monitoring device 24 that monitors the charging state of the storage battery 41 mounted on the electric vehicle 4 and a notification device 25 that notifies the charging state of the storage battery 41 detected by the charging monitoring device 24. Prepare. Since the charge management terminal 1 has a function of communicating with the user terminal 3, the notification device 25 communicates with the user terminal 3 through the notification processing unit 16 of the charge management terminal 1.

  When the user terminal 3 is compatible with a wireless LAN, the charging management terminal 1 preferably has a function of communicating with the user terminal 3 through a wireless LAN access point arranged in a service providing facility. In addition, the charging management terminal 1 has a function of communicating with the user terminal 3 through the mobile telephone network in preparation for the case where the user terminal 3 is a mobile telephone and does not have a communication function by wireless LAN. May be.

  When a car navigation device is used as the user terminal 3, a portable car navigation device such as a PND (Portable Navigation Device) is used. By the way, in general, a car navigation apparatus does not have a function of performing communication using a wireless LAN or a mobile telephone network. Therefore, an adapter that communicates via a wired or wireless communication interface provided in the car navigation apparatus is used, and a wireless LAN or a mobile telephone network is used via the adapter. When the user terminal 3 is a car navigation device, a wireless LAN or a mobile telephone network is used using an adapter when charging is reserved.

  The fee payment device 22 attached to the charging stand 2 has a function of paying the usage fee of the charging stand 2 using any of cash, prepaid card, and postpay card (including credit card). In addition, the user confirmation device 23 has a function of reading user information registered in the user terminal 3, and transmits the user information read from the user terminal 3 to the charge management terminal 1 through the communication network NT1.

  The charge management terminal 1 includes a data search unit 13 that extracts the corresponding user information from the reservation storage unit 12 using the user information received from the user confirmation device 23 of the charging station 2 as a key. The charge management terminal 1 also includes a reservation content notification unit 14 that transmits the reservation content extracted by the data search unit 13 to the charging station 2. When the user confirmation device 23 of the charging station 2 receives the details of the reservation from the reservation content notification unit 14, it compares the date and time when the charging station 2 is used with the current time, and within the reserved date and time (time zone). If so, allow charging. The current date and time is counted by a clock unit (not shown).

  When charging is permitted, the fee payment device 22 requests a fee corresponding to the amount of charge to be charged when using the charging stand 2 in accordance with the contents of the reservation. Although there is a method of paying the fee after charging, as described later, when discounting the fee according to the usage status of the service providing facility, the fee is collected in advance before charging and the usage status of the service providing facility is collected. Accordingly, it is preferable to refund the discount. It is also possible to operate the charging station 2 without requesting a fee. In this case, the function of the fee payment device 22 is stopped or the fee payment device 22 is charged from the charging station 2. May be omitted.

  As described above, when the user information is confirmed is a reserved time zone and a fee is paid (if it is free, the reserved time zone), the charging device 21 of the charging station 2 is used. Charging of the storage battery 41 mounted on the electric vehicle 4 is started. The charge amount to the storage battery 41 is a target value of the charge amount set at the time of reservation, and when the charge monitoring device 24 detects that the charge amount of the storage battery 41 has reached the target value of the charge amount at the time of reservation. The notification device 25 notifies the user terminal 3 of the completion of charging through the charge management terminal 1.

  The notification of the charge amount to the user terminal 3 may be appropriately performed before the charge is completed. For example, the charge monitoring device 24 calculates a time at which the charge amount is predicted to reach the target charge amount value at the time of reservation, and charging is soon before a certain time (such as 10 minutes before) the calculated time. If the user terminal 3 is notified of the termination, the convenience for the user is enhanced. Alternatively, it is preferable that an operation for confirming the charge amount can be performed from the user terminal 3 to the charge monitoring device 24.

  By the way, although it depends on the reserved charge amount, the storage battery 41 mounted on the electric vehicle 4 generally requires a relatively long time from the start of charging to the completion of charging. In this embodiment, since the charging stand 2 is installed in a parking lot managed or affiliated by the service provider, the user is charging by using the service providing facility while charging the electric vehicle 4. It is possible to effectively use the waiting time.

  When charging the storage battery 41 mounted on the electric vehicle 4, it is currently necessary to connect the electric vehicle 4 to the charging stand 2 via a charging cable. However, if the electric vehicle 4 is equipped with a device that enables non-contact power feeding, the storage battery 41 can be charged without connecting the cable by simply parking the electric vehicle 4 in the parking space. When this technology is adopted, it is necessary to arrange a device that performs non-contact power feeding in the parking space corresponding to the charging stand 2.

  As described above, since the use of the service providing facility and the charging of the electric vehicle 4 by the charging stand 2 are linked, the charging stand 2 can be used for attracting customers to the service providing facility. That is, by using the service providing facility as a privilege, a discount or free use fee of the charging station 2 is given as a privilege, thereby bringing an attractive effect to the user.

  The charge management terminal 1 has a function of communicating with the provider terminal 5 installed in the service providing facility. Although it is preferable to use a dedicated communication network between the charge management terminal 1 and the provider terminal 5, it is possible to share the communication network NT1 used for communication between the charge stand 2 and the charge management terminal 1. is there.

  The provider terminal 5 is attached to a register (money register) or a settlement apparatus provided in the service providing facility. The provider terminal 5 records the paid amount and the user information from the user terminal 3. A user identification unit 52 for acquiring The user information acquired by the user identification unit 52 is transmitted to the settlement processing unit 15 of the charge management terminal 1 together with the amount acquired by the usage amount acquisition unit 51. The user identification unit 52 acquires user information using a technique similar to that of the user confirmation device 23 provided in the charging stand 2.

  The settlement processing unit 15 accumulates the usage amount for each user information using the information received from the provider terminal 5, and the accumulated amount is reserved during use of the charging station 2 that has authenticated the same user information. When the amount corresponding to the charged amount is reached, the charge for the charging stand 2 is made free. At this time, a refund instruction is given to the charge payment device 22 of the charging station 2 that has authenticated the same user information.

  When the notification device 25 notifies the corresponding user terminal 3 of the completion of charging through the charge management terminal 1, the checkout processing unit 15 also notifies that the charge is free if the charge is free. If it is not free, the remaining amount until free is also notified. Note that when the user terminal 3 reserves the use of the charging stand 2, the user terminal 3 may be notified of the payment amount necessary for making the use fee free.

  In the service providing facility, the power of the charging station 2 is reduced by using natural energy for the purpose of suppressing the decrease in profits due to the free use of the charging station 2 and fulfilling the social responsibility for a sustainable society. It is preferable to supply from the power generator used. For example, as shown in FIG. 2, a solar power generation device 71 installed in a building 70 of a service providing facility or a wind power generation device installed in a site 73 of a service providing facility is used to level the power supply. It is preferable to supply power to the charging station 2 by using the storage battery 72 together. In the illustrated example, the parking lot provided with the charging station 2 is provided on the site 73 of the service providing facility, but the parking lot may of course be provided outside the site 73.

  By the way, when the user ends the use of the charging station 2, the user confirmation device 23 reads the user information and confirms the user. Here, the charge payment device 22 repays the charge for using the charging stand 2 when an instruction to make free of charge is obtained from the charge management terminal 1 for the corresponding user information. Further, the charge payment device 22 does not receive an instruction to make free, but refunds a part of the usage fee of the charging stand 2 when a discount instruction is obtained. The above-described operation is a case where the usage fee is paid by cash or a prepaid card. When the usage fee is paid by a postpay card, the notification of the usage fee to the card company is stopped from the fee payment device 22.

  As described above, a user who uses the service providing facility is given the privilege of reducing the consideration associated with the use of the charging station 2 according to the degree of use of the service providing facility. Therefore, since the user tries to reduce the price for using the charging station 2 by using the service providing facility, the use of the service providing facility is promoted, and the service provider can expect an effect of attracting customers to the service providing facility. .

  In the operation example described above, the accumulated amount paid at the service providing facility is compared with the amount commensurate with the reserved charge amount. When the charge for each service at the service providing facility is fixed, the charging stand When reserving the use of 2, the target value of the charge amount may be set according to the reserved service content. That is, the reservation acceptance processing unit 11 may reserve the service content to be provided when reserving the charging station 2 and register the target value of the charge amount corresponding to the service content in the reservation storage unit 12. For example, when the service providing facility is a restaurant, a target amount of charge is set according to the amount of meal ordered.

  Further, when the electric vehicle 4 continues to be parked even after the end date / time reserved by the user is reached, other users cannot use the charging station 2 corresponding to the parking space occupied by the electric vehicle 4. . In this case, if a time limit is set for parking and a parking fee is added and collected for a user who has parked beyond the time limit, it may be possible to suppress parking for an unnecessarily long time. However, collecting the additional parking fee is a psychology for the user that he paid a fee commensurate with the parking time, and since there is no guilt, the effect of suppressing parking for a long time is rare. It is.

  Accordingly, the charging station 2 that is normally reduced with the use of the service providing facility with respect to the user terminal 3 of the user who has continued to park for a prescribed time or more after reaching the reserved end date and time. Notify that the usage charge will be reduced. When the user receives a notification indicating that the privilege is reduced, it becomes a psychology that a loss occurs, which is a strong motivation for many users to stop occupying the parking space where the charging station 2 is installed.

  The operation | movement mentioned above assumes the scene which charges the storage battery 41 mounted in the electric vehicle 4 in connection with a user using a service provision facility. That is, the use of the service providing facility is a main purpose, and charging of the storage battery 41 is a purpose associated with the use of the service providing facility. On the other hand, when the remaining capacity of the storage battery 41 is reduced while the vehicle is running on the electric vehicle 4 and the user wishes to charge the storage battery 41, the charging stand 2 of the parking lot managed or affiliated by the service provider is provided. Use scenes are also assumed. In this case, the main purpose is to charge the storage battery 41, and the use of the service providing facility is a purpose associated with the charging.

  In such a case, the service provider not only presents the user that the charging station 2 can be used, but also draws the user's interest in the original service provided by the service provider. If so, it is thought that the ability to attract customers will improve. Hereinafter, the original service provided by the service provider is referred to as “original service”.

  An information providing terminal 6 that communicates with the user terminal 3 through the communication network NT3 is provided in order to associate the service with the charging station 2 and present it to the user terminal 3. The information providing terminal 6 combines the place where the charging station 2 can be used (the position of the charging station 2) and the service content provided at the service providing facility corresponding to the charging station 2 as a user terminal as service information. 3 is provided.

  The information providing terminal 6 includes a service storage unit 61 in which service information in which the location of the charging station 2 is associated with the service content provided at the service providing facility is registered. Further, the information providing terminal 6 includes an information registration unit 62 that registers service information in the service storage unit 61 and an information reading unit 63 that reads service information from the service storage unit 61.

  The information registration unit 62 registers service information provided by the service provider using the provider terminal 5 in the service storage unit 61, or provided by the user who has enjoyed the service provided by the service provider using the user terminal 3. Service information to be registered is registered in the service storage unit 61. Therefore, the information providing terminal 6 communicates not only with the user terminal 3 but also with the provider terminal 5 through the communication network NT3.

  On the other hand, the information reading unit 63 extracts service information from the service storage unit 61 according to the conditions specified by the user terminal 3 and presents the extracted service information to the user terminal 3. Normally, when a condition is specified from the user terminal 3, a plurality of pieces of service information are extracted from the service storage unit 61. Therefore, the user terminal 3 has a function of selecting desired service information from the plurality of pieces of service information. Prepare.

  In addition, the information providing terminal 6 includes a cooperation function unit 64 for cooperation with the charge management terminal 1. When the service information is selected in the user terminal 3, the cooperation function unit 64 performs routing to the corresponding charge management terminal 1 so as to enable reservation of the charging station 2 included in the selected service information. . Therefore, the information providing terminal 6 can communicate with the charge management terminal 1 through the communication network NT4. Further, since the information providing terminal 6 performs routing between the user terminal 3 and the charge management terminal 1, communication is also possible between the user terminal 3 and the charge management terminal 1. Therefore, as described above, by operating the user terminal 3, the charging management terminal 1 can make a reservation for using the charging station 2.

  By the way, the information registration unit 62 of the information providing terminal 6 has a function of registering the service information input from the user terminal 3 or the provider terminal 5 in the service storage unit 61 as described above. The service information input from the user terminal 3 is so-called word-of-mouth information, and is registered by another user who uses the service providing facility. In the word-of-mouth information from the user terminal 3, the position measured by the positioning function unit 33 of the user terminal 3 when using the service providing facility is used as the location of the charging station 2 included in the service information.

  Also, service information input from the provider terminal 5 is transmitted by the service provider, and this type of service information is mainly information that enhances the effect of attracting customers originally related to the service. Examples of such service information include, for example, a time service that discounts by dividing time zones, sales of freshly prepared foods, and sales of products with limited quantities. Since the installation location of the provider terminal 5 is often fixed, the location of the charging station 2 included in the service information may be registered in the provider terminal 5 in advance. However, if the positioning function unit similar to the user terminal 3 is provided in the provider terminal 5, the location measured by the positioning function unit may be used as the location of the charging stand 2.

  The service information may be provided by using a social network service that is increasing in number recently by users. As social network services, services that are classified as miniblogs or microblogs and services that form a community by making participants public are widely known. Above all, the former service is characterized in that information is instantly shared among users by posting short sentences. Even in the latter service, information can be shared within the community. In any service, so-called word-of-mouth information can be immediately shared among users.

  Therefore, service information equivalent to the service information registered in the service storage unit 61 may be registered in the social network service. In this case, the information providing terminal 6 does not require functions other than the cooperation function unit 64. In this type of social network service, since information is transmitted instantaneously, it is possible to transmit information according to the availability of the charging station 2 or information suitable for attracting customers generated at the service providing facility in a timely manner. Is possible.

  By the way, when a user searches for the location of the charging station 2, if many charging stations 2 are detected unnecessarily, there is a problem that it takes time to select. Therefore, it is preferable to limit the range of the charging station 2 to be extracted in the additional function unit 34 of the user terminal 3. That is, the additional function unit 34 has a function of limiting the number of places of the charging station 2 to be extracted, or a charging station existing within a predetermined distance (for example, 5 km) with respect to a reference position designated from the user terminal 3. It is preferable to have a function of extracting only two. The reference position may be designated by the user or the current position of the user. In the former case, the user designates a desired position as the reference position, and in the latter case, the current position measured by the positioning function unit 33 of the user terminal 3 is automatically set as the reference position.

  By providing the information providing terminal 6, if the user terminal 3 is operated to access the information providing terminal 6, service information is presented on the display device 31 of the user terminal 3. The additional function unit 34 of the user terminal 3 prepares at least one of a list format and a map format as a format for presenting service information on the display device 31.

  In the list format, service contents are listed in the service information. That is, the word-of-mouth information related to the service providing facility and the information transmitted by the service provider are displayed on the screen of the display device 31 side by side in a plurality of stages. Information displayed in a list format can be displayed one after another by a screen scroll operation. If a desired item is selected, detailed contents regarding the corresponding item are shown, and the location of the charging station 2 is shown.

  On the other hand, in the map format, a map of a predetermined distance (for example, 5 km) range centered on the current position of the user (position measured by the positioning function unit 33) is displayed on the screen of the display device 31 in the user terminal 3. The position of the charging station 2 displayed and extracted from the service information is displayed on the map. In this case, a mark indicating a place is displayed on the map, and when a desired mark is selected, word-of-mouth information and information transmitted by the service provider are displayed in a pop-up on the screen of the display device 31.

  The additional function unit 34 may realize only one of the list format and the map format, but it is preferable to enable selection to switch between the list format and the map format. For example, it is preferable that information related to the position of the mark can be viewed in the list format by switching to the list format after selecting the mark in the map format. Further, when desired service information is selected from the list format and switched to the map format, convenience is improved if the position of the charging station 2 corresponding to the selected service information is indicated on the map.

  In the above example, the user terminal 3 is operated to access the information providing terminal 6. However, when the user approaches the predetermined distance range from the charging station 2, service information related to the charging station 2 is used. A function that is automatically presented to the person terminal 3 may be provided in the additional function unit 34. That is, when the distance between the current position of the user terminal 3 measured by the positioning function unit 33 and the location of the charging station 2 included in the service information is within a predetermined value, the service information is automatically displayed on the display device 31. May be displayed.

  Alternatively, in the user terminal 3, the remaining capacity of the storage battery 41 mounted on the electric vehicle 4 can be monitored, and when the remaining capacity of the storage battery 41 falls below a specified value, a function for presenting service information on the display device 31 is added. The function unit 34 may be provided. That is, the user terminal 3 presents service information related to the charging station 2 while acquiring that the remaining capacity of the storage battery 41 mounted on the electric vehicle 4 is equal to or less than a specified value. However, when this function is used, the user terminal 3 needs to acquire information on the remaining capacity of the storage battery 41 from the battery management means mounted on the electric vehicle 4 in order to monitor the state of the storage battery 41. Therefore, the battery management means needs to include a device that communicates with the user terminal 3 wirelessly or by wire. Further, the additional function unit 34 gives the user terminal 3 a function of accessing the information providing terminal 6 with the remaining capacity of the storage battery 41 being equal to or less than a specified value as a trigger. In response to this trigger, service information related to the charging station 2 existing within the distance range in which the electric vehicle 4 can travel with the remaining capacity of the storage battery 41 is presented on the display device 31.

  By providing the above function in the additional function section 34, service information is presented only when the remaining capacity of the storage battery 41 is reduced, and troublesomeness caused by presenting service information to the user terminal 3 when it is not necessary. Is avoided.

  The charge management terminal 1 is preferably operated by a third party different from the service provider, rather than being managed for each service provider. In this case, the charging stations 2 managed or affiliated by a plurality of service providers can be centrally managed. When the management of the charging station 2 is unified, it is easy to divert the charging station 2 in another service providing facility when there is no space in the parking space corresponding to the charging station 2 in one service providing facility. Become. In addition, if a third party other than the service provider manages the charging station 2 together with the charging management terminal 1, the service provider uses the parking lot of the service providing facility to manage the operation of the charging station 2. It becomes possible to leave it to a third party.

  Furthermore, in the above configuration example, the charge management terminal 1 is described separately from the information providing terminal 6, but the charge management terminal 1 and the information providing terminal 6 may be integrated. Further, the user terminal 3 needs to download a program in advance in order to realize various functions by the additional function unit 34. That is, the above-described functions are realized in the user terminal 3 by executing the program downloaded to the user terminal 3 on the user terminal 3.

  Moreover, although the example which provided the charging device 21 in the charging stand 2 with the charge payment apparatus 22 and the user confirmation apparatus 23 was shown, the charging stand 2 is not necessarily required, for example, the charging device 21 is arrange | positioned on the wall of a building, etc. May be. The fee payment device 22 and the user confirmation device 23 may be housed in a separate housing from the charging device 21. Further, a plurality of charging devices 21 and charging monitoring devices 24 may be provided, and the charge payment device 22, the user confirmation device 23, and the notification device 25 may be shared by the plurality of charging devices 21 and the charging monitoring device 24. .

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Charge management terminal 3 User terminal 4 Electric vehicle 6 Information provision terminal 21 Charging apparatus 24 Charge monitoring apparatus 25 Notification apparatus 33 Positioning function part 34 Additional function part 41 Storage battery

Claims (9)

A charging device for charging a running storage battery installed in an electric vehicle installed in connection with a service providing facility;
A charge management terminal in which the date and time when the electric vehicle uses the charging device is registered as reservation content;
It is possible to communicate with a user terminal that communicates with the charge management terminal and designates the reservation content, the service content provided at the service providing facility, the benefits for using the service providing facility, and the location of the charging device And an information providing terminal for registering service information in association with
The charge management terminal has a function of causing the charging device to charge the storage battery mounted on the electric vehicle according to the reservation content,
Said information providing terminal has a function of presenting the service information to the user terminal based on a more specified criteria to the user terminal, the charging that is part of the service information selected by the user terminal A charge management system having a function of causing the charge management terminal to register the reservation content of the apparatus from the user terminal.   A charging monitoring device that monitors a charging state of the storage battery while charging the storage battery mounted on the electric vehicle by the charging device, and a charging state that is monitored by the charging monitoring device to the user terminal The charge management system according to claim 1, further comprising a notification device for notification.   When the user terminal obtains a positioning function unit that measures the current position and that the remaining capacity of the storage battery mounted on the electric vehicle is equal to or less than a specified value, by communicating with the information providing terminal, the user terminal The charge management according to claim 1, further comprising: an additional function unit that presents the service information related to the charging device existing within a predetermined distance range with the current position measured by the positioning function unit as a reference position. system.   The charge management system according to claim 3, wherein the additional function unit sets the predetermined distance range as a distance range in which the electric vehicle can travel with the remaining capacity of the storage battery.   The said user terminal presents the said service information regarding the said charging device, while acquiring that the remaining capacity of the said storage battery mounted in the said electric vehicle is below a regulation value. The charge management system according to any one of 1 to 4.   The charge management terminal, when service content is reserved from the user terminal, registers a target amount of charge corresponding to the reserved service content as the reservation content. The charge management system according to any one of the above. A charging device that is installed in association with a service providing facility and charges a running storage battery mounted on an electric vehicle, and a date and time when the electric vehicle uses the charging device are registered as reservation contents, and the electric motor is operated according to the reservation contents. A charge management terminal that causes the charging device to charge the storage battery mounted on a vehicle, and a user terminal that communicates with the charge management terminal and designates the reservation content, and are provided at the service providing facility Provided in a charge management system comprising an information providing terminal for registering service information in which service content, a privilege for using the service providing facility, and a location of the charging device are associated with each other,
A function for presenting the service information to the user terminal based on a more specified criteria to the user terminal, the reservation contents for the charging device that is part of the service information selected by the user terminal An information providing terminal having a function of registering from the user terminal to the charge management terminal.   A charge management terminal provided in the charge management system according to claim 1.   A user terminal provided in the charge management system according to claim 1.

Images