JP6888034B2 - Charge management system and program - Google Patents

Description

The present invention, charge management device that manages the charging of the electric vehicle, you and, on the program.

Conventionally, there is known a product purchasing system that enables a customer to select a destination of a product or service and receive the product or service at the selected destination (see, for example, Patent Document 1). In the product purchasing system described in Patent Document 1, by selecting a parking lot as the delivery address information, it is possible to receive the product in a parked car.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2016-151839

As a scene of receiving the service in a parked vehicle, for example, it is conceivable to receive the service while charging the electric vehicle. In such a situation, it is desirable that the service be provided at the timing when charging is completed, but there is no method for dealing with a change in the service provision time such as a delay in delivery due to traffic congestion.

The present invention has been made in view of the above background, and an object of the present invention is to ensure that a service is provided at an appropriate timing while charging an electric vehicle.

One aspect of the present invention includes a service state acquisition unit that acquires information regarding an estimated time of provision of a service provided in accordance with charging of an electric vehicle, and a charge state acquisition unit that acquires information regarding the charge state of the electric vehicle. A control unit that controls the progress of charging based on the estimated time of provision of the service and the charging state of the electric vehicle is provided, and the control unit provides the service based on the estimated time of provision of the service. determines whether provided to scheduled time, if the service is determined not to be provided to the scheduled time, wherein Rukoto delay the time of completion of charging of the electric vehicle in accordance with the offer prospective time of the service It is a charge management device.
According to another aspect of the present invention, the control unit is connected to said charging device for charging the battery mounted on the electric vehicle, in response to providing expected time of the service, the electric to the charging device Controls to adjust the time when the vehicle is fully charged.
According to another aspect of the present invention, the control unit controls the charging speed or the charging amount of the charging device.
According to another aspect of the present invention, the control unit, based on the information the service state acquisition unit has acquired, after determining that the service is provided, the charging of the electric vehicle that by the charging device to complete.
According to another aspect of the present invention, the notification unit for notifying the completion of charging of the electric vehicle is provided, and the control unit executes the notification by the notification unit after the provision of the service is completed.
According to another aspect of the present invention, the service is a service in which the provider delivers an article to the charging place of the electric vehicle, or a service provided by the provider at the charging place of the electric vehicle, and the service state. The acquisition unit acquires the position of the provider who moves to the charging place of the electric vehicle or the time when the provider is expected to arrive at the charging place of the electric vehicle as information regarding the estimated time of provision of the service. ..
According to another aspect of the present invention, the service state obtaining unit, wherein the provider is acquired information about the expected time to arrive to the charging location of the electric vehicle.
According to another aspect of the present invention, the service state acquisition section includes a path wherein Tokushi preparative provider location to go to the charging location of the electric vehicle, the position of the provider, the provider moves by comparison, the provider asked the expected time to arrive to the charging location of the electric vehicle, the time which is determined shall be the offer expected time of the service.
Another aspect of the present invention is a computer-executable program, the computer being provided with a service state acquisition unit that acquires information regarding an estimated time of provision of a service provided in accordance with charging of an electric vehicle, and the electric motor. The charging progress is controlled based on the charging state acquisition unit that acquires information on the charging state of the vehicle, the estimated time of provision of the service, and the charging state of the electric vehicle, and based on the estimated time of provision of the service. , It is determined whether or not the service is provided at the scheduled time, and when it is determined that the service is not provided at the scheduled time, the charging completion time of the electric vehicle is delayed according to the estimated time of provision of the service. It is a program characterized by functioning as a control unit.
Another aspect of the present invention includes a service state acquisition unit that acquires information on the estimated time of provision of the service provided according to the charging of the electric vehicle, and a charging state acquisition unit that acquires information on the charging state of the electric vehicle. The control unit includes a notification unit that notifies the completion of charging of the electric vehicle, and a control unit that controls the progress of charging based on the estimated time of provision of the service and the charging state of the electric vehicle. Based on the estimated time of provision of the service, it is determined whether or not the service is provided at the scheduled time, and when it is determined that the service is not provided at the scheduled time, the service is provided in accordance with the estimated time of provision of the service. It is a charge management device characterized by delaying the notification of the completion of charging of an electric vehicle.

According to the present invention, the service can be provided while the electric vehicle is being charged in response to the fluctuation of the service provision state.

The figure which shows the structure of the service providing system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. Explanatory drawing which shows the mode of service provision by a service provision system. The figure which shows the configuration example of the charge reservation information. The figure which shows the structural example of order information. The figure which shows the structure of the charging stand. The figure which shows the structure of the charge management apparatus. A flowchart showing the operation of the charge management device. A flowchart showing the operation of the charge management device. The figure which shows the example of the charge pattern to an electric vehicle. The figure which shows the example of the notification to a user.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

[1. Service provision system configuration]
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a service providing system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The service providing system 100 includes a charging system 102. The charging system 102 is a system for charging a storage battery mounted as a power source in a vehicle such as an electric vehicle. In the following description, the charging system 102 charges the storage battery 132 mounted on the vehicle 130 used by the user. The vehicle 130 corresponds to an example of an electric vehicle.
The service providing system 100 provides a service to a user who uses the charging system 102.

The service providing system 100 uses communication by the communication network 107. The communication network 107 connects various devices so as to be able to communicate with each other. The specific mode of the communication network 107 is not limited, and includes, for example, a communication network such as a dedicated line, a public line, or the Internet. Further, the communication network 107 may be a wide area network including a plurality of communication networks. Further, the communication network 107 may include various devices such as a circuit switching device and a server.
The communication network 107 includes a wireless communication line that uses the base station 109. The base station 109 is, for example, a base station installed by a mobile communication operator, and executes wireless communication with a user terminal 140 and a delivery person terminal 146, which will be described later.

The service provided by the service providing system 100 is at least one of delivering the product to a designated place according to the user's order and providing the service at the designated place according to the user's order. Including. In the following description, the service provided by the service providing system 100 means providing a product or service to a user at a designated place.

The target to which the service providing system 100 provides the service is a user who uses the vehicle 130.
The vehicle 130 is a mobile body that is temporarily or continuously managed or used by the user, may be a vehicle owned by the user, or may be provided to the user by car sharing, rental car, car leasing, or the like. .. The specific mode of the vehicle 130 is not limited, and any vehicle that uses the storage battery 132 as a power source may be used. The vehicle 130 is, for example, a four-wheeled vehicle, a motorcycle, another light vehicle, or the like, and in the present embodiment, the vehicle 130 will be described as a four-wheeled vehicle equipped with a storage battery 132. Further, the user who receives the service provided by the service providing system 100 does not have to be the driver of the vehicle 130.

There is no limit to the number of users who use the service providing system 100 and the charging system 102, or the number of vehicles 130 driven by the users. FIG. 1 illustrates two vehicles 130a and 130b as an example of the vehicle 130 used by the user. The vehicles 130a and 130b are provided with storage batteries 132a and 132b as power sources, respectively. The vehicles 130a and 130b are vehicles used by different users.

Further, as an example of the user terminal 140 used by each user, the user terminals 140a and 140b are shown. The user terminals 140a and 140b have touch screens 142a and 142b, respectively. The touch screens 142a and 142b function as input units for detecting a user's touch operation. Further, the touch screens 142a and 142b function as display units for displaying various screens.

In the following description, when the vehicles 130a and 130b are collectively referred to, or when any one of them is referred to, the vehicle 130 is referred to. Similarly, when the storage batteries 132a and 132b are collectively referred to, or when any one of them is referred to, the storage battery 132 is also referred to. Further, the user terminals 140a and 140b and the touch screens 142a and 142b are referred to as the user terminals 140 and the touch screen 142 in the same cases as described above. Further, the same notation method is adopted for the charging stands 114a and 114b, the sensors 116a and 116b, and the stop positions 118a and 118b, which will be described later.

At the time when the service providing system 100 provides the service, the vehicle 130 is associated with the user, and the user can be identified as the user of the vehicle 130.
Vehicle identification information is added to the vehicle 130 as information that can uniquely identify the individual vehicle 130. The vehicle identification information includes a serial number of the vehicle 130, a vehicle identification number (VIN: Vehicle Identification Number), a registration number given by the government, and the like.

In the service providing system 100, customer identification information is given to the user as information that can uniquely identify the user. The customer identification information may be a membership number given to a member who uses the service providing system 100. Further, the customer identification information may be a social security number or a taxpayer number given by the government, information given to a user by a system other than the service providing system 100, or other individual. It may be information. Further, information that can uniquely identify the user terminal 140 may be used as customer identification information. Specifically, the telephone number or serial number of the user terminal 140 may be used as customer identification information.

In the present embodiment, an example will be described in which the entity that provides the service in the service providing system 100 is a service provider that operates the store 190. The store 190 is a business establishment operated by a service provider, and may be a base for providing services at a designated place. The store 190 is not limited to a retail store, and may be a distribution base such as a warehouse, or may be another facility.

The service provider operating the store 190 moves a person to a designated place to provide the service. This person is called a delivery person, and the moving body used by the delivery person is a delivery vehicle 136. The delivery vehicle 136 is a delivery person or a moving body that moves the delivery person and the goods in order to provide a service. The specific mode of the delivery vehicle 136 is not limited, and may be, for example, a four-wheeled vehicle, a motorcycle, a light vehicle including a bicycle, or the like. In the present embodiment, the delivery person moves on the delivery vehicle 136, but the delivery person may go to the designated place on foot without using the delivery vehicle 136.

The service providing system 100 includes an order management server 108. The order management server 108 is connected to the user terminal 140 used by the user so as to be able to communicate with each other through the communication network 107. Further, the order management server 108 is communicably connected to the store terminal 192 installed in the store 190 that provides goods and services by the communication network 107.

In the configuration of FIG. 1, a store terminal 192 is installed in the store 190. The store terminal 192 is a device managed by a service provider that operates the store 190, and whether or not the service based on the store 190 can be provided by the store terminal 192 executing communication with the order management server 108, etc. Information can be acquired by the order management server 108.

In addition, the service provider has a delivery person terminal 146. The delivery person terminal 146 is owned by the delivery person or fixed to the delivery vehicle 136. The delivery person terminal 146 moves with the delivery person after the delivery person leaves the store 190 to provide the service.

The delivery person terminal 146 includes a touch screen 148. The touch screen 148 functions as a display unit for displaying various information and an input unit for input by the delivery person by a touch operation.

The delivery person terminal 146 communicates with the charge management device 112 and transmits the provision status information 125 described later. Specifically, the delivery person terminal 146 may transmit the provision status information 125 to the charge management device 112 via the communication network 107. Further, the delivery person terminal 146 may transmit the provision status information 125 to the store terminal 192, and the store terminal 192 may transmit the provision status information 125 to the charge management device 112 via the communication network 107. In this case, the delivery person terminal 146 and the store terminal 192 may perform communication via the communication network 107, or the delivery person terminal 146 and the store terminal 192 may execute proximity wireless communication. Further, as another aspect, the delivery person transmits information corresponding to the provision status information 125 to the store 190 by oral or text message by the delivery terminal 146, and this information is transmitted from the store terminal 192 as the provision status information 125 to the charge management device. It may be transmitted to 112.

The charging system 102 includes a device installed at a charging station 110, which is a charging facility used by a plurality of vehicles for charging an in-vehicle storage battery, and a charging management server 104. The charging station 110 is provided with a charging stand 114 for charging the in-vehicle storage battery and a charging management device 112 communicatively connected to the charging stand 114. In the present embodiment, as an example, the charging stand 114 and the charging management device 112 are connected by wireless communication. The charging stand 114 corresponds to an example of the charging device of the present invention.

There is no limit to the number of charging stations 114 installed in the charging station 110, and FIG. 1 shows a configuration in which two charging stations 114a and 114b are installed as an example. The charging stands 114a and 114b are installed in accordance with the stop positions 118a and 118b at which the vehicle 130 stops during charging. The charging stands 114a and 114b are provided with sensors 116a and 116b for detecting that the vehicle 130 has stopped at the stop positions 118a and 118b, respectively.

The sensors 116a and 116b can be composed of, for example, a proximity sensor, a radar sensor, a camera, or the like, and may be a weight sensor embedded in the stop position 118a. The sensors 116a and 116b are not limited to the configuration in which the sensors 116a and 116b are individually installed in the vicinity of the charging stands 114a and 114b. For example, the charging station 110 is provided with a camera that includes both the stop positions 118a and 118b in the imaging range, and the vehicle 130 is stopped at each of the stop positions 118a and 118b based on the images captured by the camera. May be configured to be able to detect. In this case, one camera functions as the sensor 116a and the sensor 116b.

The charging stands 114a and 114b have charging cables 119a and 119b connected to the vehicle 130, and supply power via the charging cables 119a and 119b.
When the charging stands 114a and 114b detect the vehicle 130 by the sensors 116a and 116b and detect that the charging cables 119a and 119b are connected to the vehicle 130, the charging stands 114a and 114b supply electric power for charging to the vehicle 130 to the storage battery 132. Perform charging.
The charging stands 114a and 114b may be configured to supply electric power for charging the storage battery 132 to the vehicle 130 in a non-contact manner without using the charging cables 119a and 119b.

Therefore, when the user who uses the vehicle 130 wants to charge the storage battery 132, he / she can charge the storage battery 132 by moving the vehicle 130 to the charging station 110 and connecting it to the charging stand 114.

The charging stand 114 is capable of communicating with the vehicle 130. For example, the charging station 114a communicates with the vehicle 130 that stops at the stop position 118a. The specific mode of communication is arbitrary, for example, the charging cable 119a is composed of a cable having a power feeding function and a communication function, and the charging stand 114a executes communication with the vehicle 130 via the charging cable 119a. It may be a configuration. Further, the charging stand 114a and the vehicle 130 may be configured to be capable of performing wireless communication. The charging stand 114b can also communicate with the vehicle 130 by the same configuration as the charging stand 114a.

The charging stations 114a and 114b may acquire vehicle identification information from the vehicle 130 by communicating with the vehicle 130. Further, the charging stands 114a and 114b may transmit the vehicle identification information acquired from the vehicle 130 to the charge management device 112.
Further, the function of the charging stands 114a and 114b communicating with the vehicle 130 may be used as an alternative to the sensors 116a and 116b. That is, the charging stands 114a and 114b may detect the vehicle 130 capable of executing communication as a vehicle 130 stopped at the stop positions 118a and 118b. In this case, the charging stands 114a and 114b can omit the hardware for detecting the vehicle 130.

The charge management device 112 manages the charge to the storage battery 132 executed by the charging stand 114. For example, the charge management device 112 detects the progress of charging the storage battery 132 by communicating with the charging stands 114a and 114b. Further, for example, the charge management device 112 transmits control information to the charging stands 114a and 114b to adjust the electric power supplied to the vehicle 130 by the charging stands 114a and 114b.

In the charging system 102, a user who wishes to charge reserves charging by accessing the charging management server 104 using the user terminal 140. The user can use any of the charging stands 114 included in the charging system 102 by making a reservation for charging.
Further, the service providing system 100 provides the service on condition that the user makes a reservation for charging and an order for providing the service. When placing an order for providing a service, the user accesses the order management server 108 by the user terminal 140.

The user terminal 140 is provided with a communication unit that executes communication via the communication network 107, and has a function of communicating with the charge management server 104 and the order management server 108 by using this communication unit. As a specific embodiment of this function, an application program that accesses the charge management server 104 and an application program that accesses the order management server 108 may be installed and executed by the processor of the user terminal 140. Further, an integrated application program having a function of accessing both the charge management server 104 and the order management server 108 may be installed in the user terminal 140. Further, the charge management server 104 provides a web page for charge reservation, the order management server 108 provides a web page for order, and the processor of the user terminal 140 executes a web browser to make charge reservation and order. It may be a configuration to be performed.

[2. Service provision system application example]
FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a mode of service provision by the service provision system 100. FIG. 2 will be described by exemplifying a case where a user who uses the vehicle 130a receives a service.

The user operates the user terminal 140a to access the charge management server 104 and make a charge reservation (S1). In step S1, the processing executed by the user terminal 140a and the charging management server 104 determines the charging stand 114 for charging the vehicle 130a used by the user and the date and time for charging, and the charging management server 104 determines the charging reservation information. Generate 121.

FIG. 3 shows a configuration example of the charge reservation information 121. The charging reservation information 121 includes customer identification information 121a and vehicle identification information 121b. The customer identification information 121a is designated for the purpose of settling the charging fee. The vehicle identification information 121b is vehicle identification information of the vehicle 130 to be charged. Here, it is the vehicle identification information of the vehicle 130a. The customer identification information 121a and the vehicle identification information 121b are transmitted from the user terminal 140a to the charge management server 104 according to the user's input or preset setting.

The charging reservation information 121 includes charging location information 121c. The charging location information 121c is information for specifying the charging stand 114 for charging the vehicle 130a. As shown in FIG. 3, the charging location information 121c includes, for example, charging station information 121f that designates the charging station 110 and charging station information 121g that designates the charging station 114. When one charging station 114 can be identified from a plurality of charging stations 114 installed in the plurality of charging stations 110 by the charging station information 121g, the charging station information 121f can be omitted.

The charging reservation information 121 includes a charging start time 121d and a scheduled charging completion time 121e. The charging start time 121d is a time specified by the user at the time of reservation. The scheduled charge completion time 121e is a scheduled time obtained by adding the charging time for charging the vehicle 130a to the charging start time 121d. The charging time is the time specified by the user at the time of reservation, the remaining power of the storage battery 132a input by the user at the time of reservation, the standard charging time provided by the charging station 110, and the time determined by the operator operating the charging station 110. Etc. are determined.

Each information included in the charge reservation information 121 is displayed on the touch screen 142a when the charge reservation in step S1 is completed.

Subsequently, the user accesses the order management server 108 using the user terminal 140a and orders the provision of the service (S2). The service providing system 100 may be configured to start the process of step S2 by performing an operation instructing the user to access the order management server 108. Alternatively, the process of step S2 may be started by the charge management server 104 redirecting the access of the user terminal 140a to the order management server 108.

In step S2, the user specifies the type and quantity of the desired product or service. Further, the user designates the charging stand 114 reserved in step S1 as the service providing place. Based on this information, the charge management server 104 generates order information 123.

FIG. 4 shows a configuration example of the order information 123. The order information 123 includes customer identification information 123a, vehicle identification information 123b, and order content 123c. The customer identification information 123a is designated for the purpose of settling the fee related to the provision of the service. The vehicle identification information 123b is vehicle identification information of the vehicle 130 to be charged.

The order content 123c is information indicating the content ordered by the user, and includes information indicating the type, quantity, price, etc. of the product or service desired by the user.
The delivery destination information 123d is information for specifying a place where the service is provided, and in the present embodiment, is information for specifying the charging stand 114 on which the vehicle 130a is charged. As shown in FIG. 4, the delivery destination information 123d includes, for example, charging station information 123g and charging station information 123h. When one charging station 114 can be identified from a plurality of charging stations 114 installed in the plurality of charging stations 110 by the charging station information 123h, the charging station information 121f can be omitted.

The customer identification information 123a and the vehicle identification information 123b may be transmitted from the user terminal 140a to the order management server 108 based on the user's input or preset settings. Further, the user terminal 140a may transmit the customer identification information 123a, the vehicle identification information 123b, and the delivery destination information 123d to the order management server 108 based on the charge reservation information 121. Further, the charge management server 104 may provide the customer identification information 123a, the vehicle identification information 123b, and the delivery destination information 123d to the order management server 108.

The route information 123e is information indicating a route, that is, a delivery route, in which the business operator who provides the service moves from the store 190 to the place designated by the delivery destination information 123d. The route information 123e may include, for example, information indicating a road or an intersection of the delivery route, information indicating a waypoint on the delivery route, and the like. The route information 123e may be information including all of the delivery routes. Further, the route information 123e may include only information indicating a part of the delivery route. For example, the route information 123e may be information indicating the location of the store 190 from which the delivery person departs.

The scheduled time 123f is information indicating a time when the service is provided. When the user orders a service that provides the goods, the scheduled time 123f indicates the time when the goods are delivered to the place specified by the delivery destination information 123d. When the user orders a service to be executed at the place specified by the delivery destination information 123d, the scheduled time 123f indicates a time when the service is started to be provided at the place specified by the delivery destination information 123d. The scheduled time 123f is an estimated time at the time when the order information 123 is generated. For example, the scheduled time 123f is a factor such as the busy status of the store 190, the number of deliverers, the distance from the place specified by the delivery destination information 123d to the store 190, the traffic status of the delivery route, the transportation system used by the delivery person, and the like. Estimated based on.

In addition to the above, the order information 123 may include information indicating the price of the ordered goods or services. Further, the order information 123 may include information indicating the date and time when an order is placed from the user terminal 140 to the order management server 108.

The order information 123 generated by the charge management server 104 is transmitted to the charge management server 104. The charge management server 104 receives the order information 123 from the order management server 108, and performs a process of associating the received order information 123 with the charge reservation information 121. Specifically, the charge management server 104 detects a combination of the customer identification information 121a and the customer identification information 123a, and the charge reservation information 121 and the order information 123 in which the vehicle identification information 121b and the vehicle identification information 123b match. The charge management server 104 associates the detected charge reservation information 121 with the order information 123 and transmits the detected charge information 121 to the charge management device 112 that manages the charging stand 114 specified by the charge location information 121c.

The charge management device 112 receives the charge reservation information 121 and the order information 123 from the charge management server 104, and executes a charge control process for controlling charging by the charging stand 114 (S4). FIG. 2 shows an example in which the vehicle 130a is charged by the charging stand 114a. That is, the case where the charging stand 114a is designated by the charging location information 121c is illustrated.

In step S4, when the charging stand 114a detects the vehicle 130a specified by the vehicle identification information 121b by the sensor 116, the charging management device 112 starts charging from the time specified by the charging start time 121d.

Further, in step S4, the charge management device 112 receives the provision status information 125 from the delivery person terminal 146 or the store terminal 192 (S5). The provision status information 125 is information indicating the provision status of the service, and specifically, is information regarding a state in which the delivery person moves to the charging stand 114 designated by the delivery destination information 123d, that is, the charging stand 114a.

The provision status information 125 includes information indicating an estimated provision time at which the service is provided, or information that can be used by the charge management device 112 to obtain an estimated provision time. Assuming that the service is provided when the delivery person arrives at the charging station 114a, the estimated delivery time is the estimated arrival time when the delivery person arrives at the charging station 114a. In this case, the provision status information 125 includes information indicating an estimated arrival time when the delivery person arrives at the charging stand 114a, or information available for the charge management device 112 to obtain the estimated arrival time.

The provision status information 125 is, for example, information indicating the current position of the delivery person terminal 146. Further, for example, the provision status information 125 may be information indicating an estimated arrival time obtained by the store terminal 192 or the delivery person terminal 146 from the current position of the delivery person terminal 146 and the delivery route. The estimated arrival time itself may be input to the delivery person terminal 146 or the store terminal 192 and transmitted as the provision status information 125. Further, for example, the provision status information 125 may be information indicating the amount of movement of the delivery person terminal 146 on the delivery route as a ratio to the entire delivery route.

Upon receiving the provision status information 125, the charge management device 112 controls the progress of charging based on the received provision status information 125.
Specifically, when the estimated service provision time is later than the scheduled charge completion time 121e, the charge management device 112 adjusts the charging by the charging stand 114a according to the estimated provision time. For example, the charge management device 112 delays the time when charging by the charging stand 114a is completed. Further, the charge management device 112 delays the timing of notifying the user that charging is completed in accordance with the estimated provision time.

When the charging of the vehicle 130a is completed, the charge management device 112 notifies the user terminal 140a of the completion of charging (S6). After charging is complete, the user moves the vehicle 130a from the stop position 118a to another location.

As described above, the service providing system 100 provides the vehicle 130 with charging by the charging stand 114 at the request of the user. Further, the service providing system 100 provides the service according to the user's order at the timing of charging the vehicle 130. The service providing system 100 controls the progress of charging by the charge management device 112 when the timing at which the service is provided is later than while the vehicle 130 is being charged.

In the service providing system 100, the time when the delivery person who provides the service arrives at the charging station 114, which is the service providing place, may be delayed from the schedule due to the traffic congestion, the busy situation of the store 190, and the unexpected trouble of the delivery vehicle 136. I have a sex.
If the vehicle 130 is fully charged before the delivery person arrives at the charging station 114, the user may leave the charging station 110 without waiting for the service to be provided. The service providing system 100 controls the progress of charging by the charging stand 114 according to the service providing state, and completes the charging after the service is provided to the user.

[3. Charging stand configuration]
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the configuration of the charging stand 114. In the present embodiment, the charging stands 114a and 114b have the components shown in FIG. 5 in common.

In addition to the sensor 116 described above, the charging stand 114 includes a processing unit 200, a storage unit 210, a communication unit 221 and a display unit 222, an input unit 223, and a charging unit 224.

The communication unit 221 is a communication module that executes communication via the charging cable 119 or wireless communication, and executes communication with the vehicle 130. Further, the communication unit 221 executes wireless communication with the charge management device 112. The communication unit 221 receives various information such as vehicle identification information from the vehicle 130 under the control of the processing unit 200, and transmits the received vehicle identification information to the charge management device 112. In addition, the communication unit 221 receives control information and the like related to charge control from the charge management device 112.

The display unit 222 is, for example, a liquid crystal display device, and displays various screens including images and texts under the control of the processing unit 200. The input unit 223 is composed of, for example, a touch panel arranged on the display screen of the display unit 222 and a card reader (both not shown). The input unit 223 receives the input from the user by the touch panel and outputs it to the processing unit 200, and also reads the data of the magnetic card or the like presented by the user by the card reader and outputs it to the processing unit 200.

The charging unit 224 supplies electric power for charging to the vehicle 130 via the charging cable 119. The charging unit 224 is connected to a commercial AC power supply and includes a circuit for converting AC power to DC power, adjusting voltage, and adjusting current. The charging unit 224 adjusts the voltage and current of the charging power supplied by the charging cable 119 according to the control of the processing unit 200. The charging cable 119 may be attached to the charging stand 114 or may be a cable provided in the vehicle 130.

The processing unit 200 is, for example, a computer including a processor such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit). A storage unit 210 is connected to the processing unit 200. The storage unit 210 stores the control program 211, which is a computer program executed by the processing unit 200, and various data processed by the processing unit 200 so that the processing unit 200 can read the data.

The hardware constituting the processing unit 200 and the storage unit 210 is not limited to a specific aspect. For example, the processing unit 200 may be composed of a single processor. Further, the processing unit 200 may be a device in which a processor, a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), and the like are integrated. The storage unit 210 may be composed of a non-volatile storage device that non-volatilely stores programs and data, and specifically, may include a magnetic storage device such as a hard disk and a semiconductor storage device such as a flash ROM. Good. Further, the storage unit 210 may include a volatile storage device that temporarily stores programs, data, and the like executed by the processing unit 200. Further, the processing unit 200 and the storage unit 210 may be one integrated device.

The processing unit 200 includes a vehicle stop detection unit 201, a vehicle identification unit 202, a charge control unit 203, and a charge status notification unit 204 as functional elements or functional units. These functional elements included in the processing unit 200 are realized by the processing unit 200, which is a computer, executing the control program 211. The control program 211 can be stored in any computer-readable storage medium. Alternatively, all or part of the functional elements included in the processing unit 200 may be configured by hardware including one or more electronic circuit components.

The stop detection unit 201 detects that the vehicle 130 is stopped at the stop position 118 by the sensor 116.

The vehicle identification unit 202 identifies the vehicle 130 by controlling the communication unit 221 and acquiring vehicle identification information from the vehicle 130 stopped at the stop position 118. When the sensor 116 is composed of a camera as described above, the vehicle identification unit 202 may identify the vehicle 130 by reading the registration number or the like of the vehicle 130 from the image captured by the camera. The vehicle identification unit 202 transmits the vehicle identification information or other information of the vehicle 130 to the charge management device 112.

Further, the charging stand 114 may have a configuration in which vehicle identification information or customer identification information can be input by the input unit 223. Alternatively, the charging stand 114 may be able to acquire customer identification information and vehicle identification information from a contactless IC card, a smartphone, or the like by a communication method such as NFC (Near Field Communication). The vehicle identification unit 202 acquires the vehicle identification information or the customer identification information input by these methods and transmits the vehicle identification information to the charge management device 112.

The charge control unit 203 controls charging from the charge unit 224 to the storage battery 132. The charge control unit 203 adjusts at least one of the voltage and the current supplied from the charge unit 224 to the vehicle 130 according to the control information transmitted by the charge management device 112. Further, the charge control unit 203 transmits information such as the remaining charge of the storage battery 132, the progress of charging, and the scheduled time of completion of charging to the charge management device 112.

The charge control unit 203 controls the voltage and current values supplied from the charge unit 224 according to a specified charge pattern. The specified charging pattern is a preset pattern so that the storage battery 132 can be appropriately charged according to the rating, capacity, remaining amount, and the like.
Further, the charge control unit 203 controls charging with a predetermined charge pattern so that when the user inputs a specified charge amount by the input unit 223, the charge amount reaches the specified charge amount, that is, the designated charge amount. .. The designated charge amount is specified, for example, by the charging time or the ratio of the stored amount to the fully charged state.
The charge control unit 203 may control the voltage and current values supplied from the charge unit 224 according to the temperature of the storage battery 132 being charged, and this control can be executed as a part of a predetermined charge pattern. The temperature of the storage battery 132 can be obtained, for example, by the communication unit 221 communicating with the vehicle 130.

Further, the charge control unit 203 can change the charge pattern according to the control information transmitted by the charge management device 112. For example, when the control information transmitted by the charge management device 112 includes information forming a charge pattern, the charge control unit 203 executes the charge pattern specified by the control information. Specifically, for example, when the control information transmitted by the charge management device 112 includes information that specifies the supply voltage and current of the charge unit 224 and / or its change, the charge control unit 203 is designated by the control information. The charging unit 224 is controlled according to the voltage and current. Further, the charge control unit 203 may be configured to be able to execute a charge pattern other than the specified charge pattern. In this case, if the control information transmitted by the charge management device 112 is information instructing the switching of the charge pattern, the charge control unit 203 executes the charge pattern specified by the control information. For example, the charge control unit 203 can execute an extension charge pattern in which the time until charging is completed is longer than the specified charge pattern, and according to the control information, the specified charge pattern and the extension charge pattern can be set. It may be a switchable configuration.

The charge status notification unit 204 detects the charge status of the storage battery 132, generates information indicating the charge status, and transmits the information to the charge management device 112. For example, the information transmitted by the charging status notification unit 204 is information indicating that charging has started and information indicating that charging has ended. Further, the charging status notification unit 204 may transmit information indicating the amount of electric power supplied to the storage battery 132 and information indicating the remaining capacity of the storage battery 132 at predetermined time intervals during charging.

The charging stand 114 may have a settlement function for settling the price related to charging. For example, the charging stand 114 may execute payment by electronic money using a non-contact IC card, payment by using a barcode, payment by credit card, and the like. In this case, the processing unit 200 may include a payment processing unit that determines the charge for charging and executes the payment processing. Further, the charging stand 114 may include a non-contact type IC card reading device, a magnetic card reading device such as a credit card, a bar code scanner for reading a bar code, a camera, and the like. The payment processing unit may settle the charge related to the provision of the service ordered by the user to the order management server 108 together with the charging of the vehicle 130. Further, the charging stand 114 may be provided with a change machine for cash in and out, and may be configured to be capable of cash settlement.

[4. Battery management system configuration]
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the configuration of the charge management device 112. The charge management device 112 includes a processing unit 230, a storage unit 240, and a communication unit 251.
The communication unit 251 is a transceiver that performs wireless communication and / or wired communication, and executes communication with the charge management server 104. Further, the communication unit 251 executes wireless communication with the charging stand 114. The communication unit 251 receives various information such as vehicle identification information transmitted by the charging stand 114 under the control of the processing unit 230. Further, the communication unit 251 transmits control information and the like related to charge control to the charging stand 114 according to the control of the processing unit 230.

The processing unit 230 is, for example, a computer including a processor such as a CPU. A storage unit 240 is connected to the processing unit 230. The storage unit 240 stores the computer program executed by the processing unit 230 and various data processed by the processing unit 230 so that the processing unit 230 can read the computer program. The storage unit 240 stores the control program 241, the charge reservation information 121, the order information 123, and the service status information 244. When the processing unit 230 receives the charge reservation information 121 and the order information 123 by the communication unit 251, the processing unit 230 stores these information in the storage unit 240.

The hardware constituting the processing unit 230 and the storage unit 240 is not limited to a specific aspect. For example, the processing unit 230 may be composed of a single processor. Further, the processing unit 230 may be a device in which a processor, a ROM, a RAM, and the like are integrated. The storage unit 240 may be composed of a non-volatile storage device that non-volatilely stores programs and data, and specifically, may include a magnetic storage device such as a hard disk and a semiconductor storage device such as a flash ROM. Good. Further, the storage unit 240 may include a volatile storage device that temporarily stores programs, data, and the like executed by the processing unit 230. Further, the processing unit 230 and the storage unit 240 may be one integrated device.

The processing unit 230 includes a service state acquisition unit 231, a charge state acquisition unit 232, a charging stand control unit 233, a charge completion notification unit 234, and a payment processing unit 235 as functional elements or functional units. These functional elements included in the processing unit 230 are realized by the processing unit 230, which is a computer, executing the control program 241. The control program 241 can be stored in any computer-readable storage medium. Alternatively, all or part of the functional elements included in the processing unit 230 may be configured by hardware including one or more electronic circuit components.
The charging stand control unit 233 corresponds to an example of the control unit of the present invention. The charging completion notification unit 234 corresponds to an example of the notification unit of the present invention.

The service status acquisition unit 231 acquires the provision status information 125 as information regarding the service provision status by receiving the provision status information 125 by the communication unit 251. The service status acquisition unit 231 may obtain and acquire more detailed information on the service provision status by comparing and analyzing the provision status information 125 with the scheduled time 123f included in the order information 123.

The charging state acquisition unit 232 acquires information on the charging status of the storage battery 132 by receiving the information transmitted by the charging status notification unit 204 of the charging stand 114 by the communication unit 251.

The charging stand control unit 233 is connected to the charging stand 114 by the communication unit 251. The charging station control unit 233 controls charging by the charging station 114 by transmitting control information to the charging station 114. For example, the input unit 223 transmits control information instructing the start of charging to the charging stand 114. Further, the input unit 223 transmits an instruction to switch the charging pattern or control information including information forming the charging pattern to the charging stand 114. Further, the charging stand control unit 233 may end charging of the charging stand 114 by transmitting control information including an instruction to complete charging.

The charging completion notification unit 234 notifies the user associated with the charged vehicle 130 that the charging of the storage battery 132 is completed. For example, the charging completion notification unit 234 notifies the user by referring to the customer identification information associated with the vehicle identification information of the vehicle 130a in the charging reservation information 121 when the charging of the storage battery 132a is completed. Examples of the notification method executed by the charging completion notification unit 234 include a method of transmitting a notification to the user terminal 140a by messaging via the communication network 107. Further, when the communication unit 251 can directly communicate with the user terminal 140a, the notification may be directly transmitted to the user terminal 140a.

The payment processing unit 235 setstles the price related to charging. The payment processing unit 235 determines the billing destination of the charge based on the customer identification information 121a and the vehicle identification information 121b of the charge reservation information 121. When the settlement processing unit 235 determines that the charging is completed based on the information acquired by the charging state acquisition unit 232, the payment processing unit 235 calculates the charge related to the charging. The payment processing unit 235 makes a payment to the user who is the billing destination of the charge. Further, the payment processing unit 235 setstle the charge related to the provision of the service ordered by the user to the order management server 108 together with the charging of the vehicle 130 based on the order information 123.

The payment method used by the payment processing unit 235 is arbitrary, and payment by electronic money using a non-contact IC card, payment using a barcode, payment by credit card, and the like can be used. For example, the charging stand 114 or the charge management device 112 is provided with a non-contact IC card reading device, a magnetic card reading device such as a credit card, a barcode scanner for reading barcodes, a camera, and the like, and these are used as a payment processing unit. It may be operated by the control of 235 to make a payment. In addition, cash settlement may be made using a change machine that deposits and withdraws cash.

[5. Processing in the service providing system]
FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the processing in the service providing system 100, and shows the operation of the charge management device 112. The charge management device 112 can perform the same processing on any of the plurality of charging stands 114 of the charging station 110. Hereinafter, it will be described assuming that any one of the charging stands 114 is used as an example.

When a plurality of charging stands 114 are used, the charge management device 112 identifies each charging stand 114. The charge management device 112 identifies using, for example, a network address or the like assigned to each charging stand 114 according to the prior art.

The process shown in FIG. 7 is executed by the processing unit 230 included in the charge management device 112. Specifically, steps S101, S111-S115, and S123 are executed by the service state acquisition unit 231, and steps S103-S109, S117, S121, and S125 are executed by the charging stand control unit 233. Further, steps S119 and S127 are executed by the charging completion notification unit 234.

The processing unit 230 acquires the charge reservation information 121 and the order information 123 from the charge management server 104 by the communication unit 251 (S101).
The processing unit 230 determines whether or not the charging stand 114 has detected the stop of the vehicle 130 by the sensor 116 (S103), and if it has not detected the stop of the vehicle 130 (S103; NO), it stands by. When the stop of the vehicle 130 is detected (S103; YES), the processing unit 230 acquires the vehicle identification information or the customer identification information acquired by the charging stand 114 from the detected vehicle 130 by the communication unit 251 (S105).

The processing unit 230 identifies the charging reservation information 121 and the order information 123 corresponding to the vehicle identification information or the customer identification information acquired in step S105 (S107). By transmitting control information to the charging stand 114, the processing unit 230 starts charging the storage battery 132 based on the charging reservation information 121 specified in step S107 (S109). As a result, the charging stand 114 starts charging the storage battery 132 in a predetermined charging pattern.

The processing unit 230 acquires the provision status information 125 by the communication unit 251 (S111). The processing unit 230 determines whether or not the service is provided as scheduled based on the provision status information 125 acquired in step S111 (S113).
As described above, the provision status information 125 includes information indicating the estimated provision time when the service is provided, or information that can be used by the charge management device 112 to obtain the estimated provision time. In step S113, when the provision status information 125 includes the provision estimated time, the processing unit 230 uses this provision estimated time for determination. If the provision status information 125 does not include the estimated provision time and includes information that can be used to obtain the estimated provision time, the process of obtaining the estimated provision time is performed based on the provision status information 125. The processing unit 230 compares the estimated provision time with the scheduled time 123f specified in step S107.

When the estimated provision time is later than the scheduled time 123f and the magnitude of the delay exceeds the preset allowable time, the processing unit 230 determines that the provision is not performed as scheduled (S113; NO). Further, the processing unit 230 determines that the scheduled provision time is provided as scheduled when the estimated provision time is before the scheduled time 123f and when the delay from the scheduled provision time 123f is within the allowable time (S113; YES).

When it is determined that the service is not provided as scheduled (S113; NO), the processing unit 230 acquires the state of charging by the charging stand 114 (S115). In step S115, the charging status of the storage battery 132 is acquired by a notification or the like from the charging status notification unit 204 of the charging stand 114. Specifically, it is whether or not charging of the storage battery 132 has started, the remaining capacity of the storage battery 132, the scheduled time when charging is completed, and the like. The processing unit 230 changes the charging pattern to be executed by the charging stand 114 based on the estimated provision time used for the determination in step S113 and the charging state (S117).

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the operation of the charge management device 112, and shows in detail an example of the process in step S117 of FIG.

The processing unit 230 determines whether or not the time when the service is provided can be determined (S201). In step S201, the processing unit 230 determines that the time when the service is provided can be determined when the accuracy of the estimated provision time acquired in step S111 is higher than the threshold value (S201; YES), and the accuracy of the estimated provision time. Is lower than the threshold value, it is determined that the time when the service is provided cannot be determined (S201; NO).

The provision status information 125 may be configured to include information indicating the accuracy of the estimated provision time. In this case, the delivery person terminal 146 or the store terminal 192 that transmits the provision status information 125 generates and transmits the provision status information 125 including the accuracy of the estimated provision time. Further, the processing unit 230 may calculate the accuracy of the estimated provision time. In this case, the processing unit 230 determines the accuracy of the estimated provision time based on, for example, the distance between the position indicated by the position information included in the provision status information 125 and the charging stand 114, or the difference between the estimated provision time and the current time. You may. In this example, the smaller the distance or time difference, the higher the accuracy.

When it is determined that the time when the service is provided can be determined (S201; YES), the processing unit 230 determines the charging pattern according to the estimated time of provision (S203). In step S203, the processing unit 230 creates or selects a charging pattern in which the completion of charging the storage battery 132 is later than the estimated provision time, based on the charging state acquired in step S115. For example, it is assumed that the amount of electric power charged in the storage battery 132 is 50% of the amount of electric power charged from the start of charging to the completion of charging. In this case, the processing unit 230 obtains the charging voltage and the current so as to charge the remaining 50% of the electric power to be charged by the estimated time of provision or later, and determines the charging pattern. The processing unit 230 performs a process of changing the charging pattern to be executed by the charging stand 114 to the charging pattern determined in step S203 (S205).

On the other hand, when it is determined that the time when the service is provided cannot be determined (S201; NO), the processing unit 230 chooses to use the provisional charging pattern (S207). In this case, the processing unit 230 performs a process of changing the charging pattern to be executed by the charging stand 114 to the provisional charging pattern determined in step S207 (S205).

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of a charging pattern for the vehicle 130, and in particular, shows an example of a provisional charging pattern.
The horizontal axis of FIG. 9 indicates the time, and the vertical axis indicates the charging speed. The charging speed is represented by, for example, the amount of electric power charged per unit time.

In the example of FIG. 9, charging is performed in a predetermined charging pattern during the period T1 from the start of charging at time t0 to the scheduled time t1 for providing the initial service indicated by the scheduled time 123f. In the specified charging pattern, the charging speed is gradually increased according to the remaining capacity of the storage battery 132 from the start of charging.

In the example of FIG. 9, at the scheduled provision time t1, it is determined that the provision is not provided as scheduled based on the provision status information 125, and the charging pattern is switched to the provisional charging pattern. During the period T2 after the scheduled provision time t1, the charging speed is maintained at a speed that does not exceed the charging speed W1 at the scheduled provision time t1. After that, when the provision time is fixed at time t2, the charging pattern is changed according to the fixed provision time. In the period T3 after the time t2, the charging speed is increased according to the provision time, and the charging is completed at the time t3.

FIG. 9 is merely an example, and the provisional charging pattern may be a pattern in which a charging speed lower than the specified charging pattern is maintained until the provision time is determined. The specific charging speed and its change can be variously changed depending on the type and specifications of the storage battery 132, the remaining capacity of the storage battery 132, and the specifications and ratings of the charging stand 114.

Returning to FIG. 7, the processing unit 230 performs a process of notifying the user terminal 140 of the user that the charging pattern has been changed (S119). After that, the processing unit 230 transmits control information for changing the charging pattern to the charging stand 114 (S121), and returns to step S111.

When it is determined that the service is provided as scheduled (S113; YES), the processing unit 230 determines whether or not the provision of the service is completed (S123).

In the service providing system 100, when the service is provided at the charging stand 114, the charge management device 112 is notified that the service has been provided.
The notification of the provision of the service can be performed by using the provision status information 125 transmitted from the delivery person terminal 146 or the store terminal 192 to the charge management device 112. That is, the provision status information 125 indicating that the provision of the service is completed is transmitted to the charge management device 112. Further, when the input unit 223 of the charging stand 114 inputs that the service has been provided, the charging stand 114 may notify the charge management device 112 of the completion of the service provision. ..
Further, when it is input that the service provision is completed in the user terminal 140 used by the user, the information indicating that the service provision is completed is transmitted from the user terminal 140 to the charge management device 112. There may be.

If it is determined that the service provision is not completed (S123; NO), the processing unit 230 returns to step S111.
When it is determined that the provision of the service is completed (S123; YES), the processing unit 230 transmits control information to the charging stand 114 to perform a process of completing the charging (S125). After that, the processing unit 230 notifies the user terminal 140 used by the user that charging is completed (S127), and ends this processing.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of notification to the user, and shows an example in which the notification message is displayed on the user terminal 140a. In the example of FIG. 10, the touch screen 142a displays a message notifying the user that the time when the product arrives at the charging stand 114a is changed and that the charging completion time is changed according to the arrival time. ing.

[6. Modification example]
The present invention is not limited to the configuration of the above embodiment, and can be implemented in various aspects without departing from the gist thereof.

For example, in the present embodiment, when the charge management device 112 acquires the provision status information 125, a configuration for determining whether or not the service is provided as scheduled based on the provision status information 125 has been described. The present invention is not limited to this. For example, the configuration may be such that it is essential that the provision status information 125 is periodically transmitted to the charge management device 112. In this case, the processing unit 230 attempts to receive the provided state information 125 after starting charging by the charging stand 114. The processing unit 230 may determine that the service is not provided as scheduled when the time during which the provision status information 125 is not received exceeds the threshold value, and cause the charging stand 114 to execute a provisional charging pattern.

Further, in the present embodiment, the processing unit 230 describes a configuration in which the charging stand 114 controls the electric power supplied to the storage battery 132, such as executing a provisional charging pattern when it is determined that the service is not provided as scheduled. did. In this example, the time at which charging of the storage battery 132 is substantially completed can be adjusted to the changed provision time. The present invention is not limited to this. For example, even if the processing unit 230 determines that the service is not provided as scheduled, the charging stand 114 may execute charging in a predetermined charging pattern. In this case, the processing unit 230 waits without performing an operation of notifying the user that charging is completed. During this standby, the processing unit 230 limits notifications by the charging stand 114, the communication unit 251 and other means. Then, when the service provision time obtained from the provision status information 125 has arrived, or when it is determined that the service provision has been completed, the processing unit 230 notifies the completion of charging. In this example, since the user is not notified of the completion of charging until the provision of the service is completed, the user does not leave the charging station 110 even after the charging of the storage battery 132 is completed. Also, the charging stand 114 does not have to support various charging patterns.

Further, a part of the functional elements of the charge management device 112 shown in the present embodiment may be provided in the charging stand 114. Further, a part of the functional elements included in the charging stand 114 may be provided in the charging management device 112. For example, the charging stand 114 may have a function of a processing unit 230 that controls charging based on the charging reservation information 121 and the order information 123. In this case, the storage unit 210 of the charging stand 114 stores the charging reservation information 121 and the order information 123, and the processing unit 200 stores the service state acquisition unit 231 and the charging state acquisition unit 232, the charging stand control unit 233, and the charging completion notification. It may be configured to have the function of the unit 234.

[7. Summary]
As described above, the charge management device 112 of the present embodiment receives information on the charge status of the vehicle 130 and the service status acquisition unit 231 that acquires information on the provision status of the service provided according to the charge of the vehicle 130. It includes a charging state acquisition unit 232 to be acquired, and a charging stand control unit 233 that controls the progress of charging based on the service provision state and the charging state of the vehicle 130.

Further, the charge management method executed by the charge management device 112 includes a step of acquiring information on the provision status of the service provided according to the charge of the vehicle 130, a step of acquiring information on the charge status of the vehicle 130, and a service. Includes a step of controlling the progress of charging based on the provision state of the vehicle and the charging state of the vehicle 130. Each of these steps corresponds to steps S111, S115, and S117-S121 shown in FIG.

Further, the function of the charge management device 112 is realized as a control program 241 which is a program that can be executed by a computer. The control program 241 uses the processing unit 230, which is a computer, to acquire the service state acquisition unit 231 for acquiring information on the provision status of the service provided in accordance with the charging of the vehicle 130, and the information on the charge status of the vehicle 130. The charging state acquisition unit 232 functions as a charging stand control unit 233 that controls the progress of charging based on the service provision state and the charging state of the vehicle 130.

According to the configuration of the charge management device 112, the service can be provided during the charging of the vehicle 130 by controlling the progress of charging in response to the fluctuation of the service provision state.

Further, the charging stand control unit 233 is connected to the charging stand 114 for charging the storage battery mounted on the vehicle 130, and controls to adjust the time when the charging to the vehicle 130 is completed according to the service provision state. .. According to this configuration, the time when the charging of the vehicle 130 is completed can be adjusted to the provision state such as the timing when the service is provided, so that the service is not provided in time for the time when the charging is completed. You can prevent the situation. Therefore, the service can be reliably provided to the user who charges the vehicle 130.

Further, the charging stand control unit 233 controls the charging speed or the charging amount of the charging stand 114. According to this configuration, the progress of charging the storage battery 132 can be adjusted according to the service provision state. For example, the time at which charging of the vehicle 130 is completed can be matched with the timing at which the service is provided. As a result, charging is not completed before the service is provided, and the service can be provided while the vehicle 130 is being charged.

Further, the charging stand control unit 233 causes the charging stand 114 to complete charging of the vehicle 130 after determining that the service has been provided based on the information acquired by the service state acquisition unit 231. With this configuration, charging is not completed before the service is provided. This ensures that, for example, the user does not leave the charging station 110 before the service is provided. Therefore, the service can be reliably provided while the vehicle 130 is being charged.

Further, the charge management device 112 includes a charge completion notification unit 234 that notifies the completion of charging of the vehicle 130, and causes the notification by the charge completion notification unit 234 to be executed after the service provision is completed. According to this configuration, the user is not notified of the completion of charging of the vehicle 130 until the service is provided, so that, for example, the user does not leave the charging station 110 before the service is provided. Therefore, the service can be reliably provided while the vehicle 130 is being charged.

Further, the service is a service in which the provider delivers the goods to the charging place of the vehicle 130, or a service provided by the provider at the charging place of the vehicle 130, and the service status acquisition unit 231 is in the charging place of the vehicle 130. Acquire the moving state of the delivery person as the moving provider as the service providing state. According to this configuration, the progress of charging is controlled according to the moving state of the delivery person, so that the progress of charging can be surely adjusted to the state in which the service is provided.

In addition, the service status acquisition unit 231 acquires information regarding the time when the delivery person is expected to arrive at the charging station 114, which is the charging location of the vehicle 130, as the service provision status. According to this configuration, the progress of charging by the charging stand 114 can be adjusted to the time when the service is expected to be provided.

Further, the service status acquisition unit 231 acquires the position of the delivery person moving to the charging stand 114 as the service provision state, and collates the position of the delivery person with the route to which the delivery person moves, so that the delivery person can use the vehicle. The configuration may be such that the time expected to arrive at the charging location of 130 is obtained. In this case, the delivery person terminal 146 can control the progress of charging according to the estimated time when the delivery person reaches the charging stand 114 by transmitting the provision status information 125 including the position information of the delivery person.

100 ... Service providing system, 102 ... Charging system, 104 ... Charging management server, 107 ... Communication network, 108 ... Order management server, 109 ... Base station, 110 ... Charging station, 112 ... Charging management device, 114, 114a, 114b ... Charging stand (charging device), 116, 116a, 116b ... Sensor, 118, 118a, 118b ... Stop position, 119, 119a, 119b ... Charging cable, 121 ... Charging reservation information, 121a ... Customer identification information, 121b ... Vehicle identification information , 121c ... Charging location information, 121d ... Charging start time, 121e ... Charging completion scheduled time, 121f ... Charging station information, 121g ... Charging station information, 123 ... Order information, 123a ... Customer identification information, 123b ... Vehicle identification information, 123c ... Order details, 123d ... Delivery destination information, 123e ... Route information, 123f ... Scheduled time, 123g ... Charging station information, 123h ... Charging station information, 125 ... Provision status information, 130, 130a, 130b ... Vehicle (electric vehicle), 132, 132a, 132b ... Storage battery, 136 ... Delivery vehicle, 140, 140a, 140b ... User terminal, 142, 142a, 142b ... Touch screen, 146 ... Delivery terminal, 148 ... Touch screen, 190 ... Store, 192 ... Store terminal , 200 ... Processing unit, 201 ... Stop detection unit, 202 ... Vehicle identification unit, 203 ... Charging control unit, 204 ... Charging status notification unit, 210 ... Storage unit, 211 ... Control program, 221 ... Communication unit, 223 ... Input Unit, 224 ... Charging unit, 230 ... Processing unit, 231 ... Service status acquisition unit, 232 ... Charging status acquisition unit, 233 ... Charging stand control unit (control unit), 234 ... Charging completion notification unit (notification unit), 235 ... Payment processing unit, 240 ... storage unit, 241 ... control program, 244 ... service status information, 251 ... communication unit.

Claims (10)

The service status acquisition unit that acquires information on the estimated time of provision of the service provided according to the charging of the electric vehicle,
A charge state acquisition unit that acquires information on the charge state of the electric vehicle, and a charge state acquisition unit.
A control unit that controls the progress of charging based on the estimated time of provision of the service and the charging state of the electric vehicle is provided.
The control unit determines whether or not the service is provided at the scheduled time based on the estimated time when the service is provided, and when it is determined that the service is not provided at the scheduled time, the service is expected to be provided. charge management apparatus according to claim Rukoto time to fit delaying time of completion of charging of the electric vehicle. The control unit is connected to a charging device that charges a storage battery mounted on the electric vehicle, and sets a time when the charging device is charged to the electric vehicle in accordance with an estimated time when the service is provided. The charge management device according to claim 1, wherein the control for adjusting is performed.
The charge management device according to claim 2, wherein the control unit controls the charging speed or the charge amount of the charging device. Wherein, based on the information the service state acquisition unit has acquired, claims the service after it is determined that the provided, characterized in that to complete the charging of the charging device that by the said electric vehicle Item 2. The charge management device according to item 2 or 3. A notification unit for notifying the completion of charging of the electric vehicle is provided.
The charge management device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the control unit executes a notification by the notification unit after the provision of the service is completed. The service is a service in which the provider delivers an article to the charging place of the electric vehicle, or a service provided by the provider at the charging place of the electric vehicle.
The service state acquisition unit determines the position of the provider who moves to the charging place of the electric vehicle , or the time when the provider is expected to arrive at the charging place of the electric vehicle, and information on the estimated time of provision of the service. The charge management device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the charge management device is obtained. The service state obtaining unit, the provider charging management apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the get the information about the expected time to arrive to the charging location of the electric vehicle. The service state obtaining unit, Tokushi taken the position of the provider to move to the charging location of the electric vehicle,
By collating the position of the provider with the route to which the provider travels , the time when the provider is expected to arrive at the charging place of the electric vehicle is obtained, and the obtained time is set as the estimated time for providing the service. charging management apparatus according to claim 6, wherein to Rukoto. A computer-executable program
The computer
The service status acquisition unit that acquires information on the estimated time of provision of the service provided according to the charging of the electric vehicle,
A charge state acquisition unit that acquires information on the charge state of the electric vehicle, and a charge state acquisition unit.
Based on the state of charge of the electric vehicle and providing expected time of the service, to control the course of the charging, based on the offer prospective time of the service, determining whether the service is provided to the scheduled time and, if the service is determined not to be provided to the scheduled time, a program for causing to function as a delay that controller the time of completion of charging of the electric vehicle in accordance with the offer prospective time of the service. The service status acquisition unit that acquires information on the estimated time of provision of the service provided according to the charging of the electric vehicle,
A charging state acquisition unit that acquires information on the charging state of the electric vehicle,
A notification unit that notifies the completion of charging of the electric vehicle, and
A control unit that controls the progress of charging based on the estimated time of provision of the service and the charging state of the electric vehicle.
With
The control unit determines whether or not the service is provided at the scheduled time based on the estimated time when the service is provided, and when it is determined that the service is not provided at the scheduled time, the service is expected to be provided. A charge management device characterized in that the notification of the completion of charging of the electric vehicle is delayed according to the time.

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