KR20200101705A - Method for providing alarm service with charge - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a system including an electric car charger, a management server, a DB server, and a user terminal. A method for providing a charging alarm service comprises the steps of: receiving charger identification information, which is received by a user terminal, from the user terminal by a management server; inquiring charger state information by using the charger identification information from a DB server by the management server; checking a change in the charger state information by the management server; and transmitting an alarm signal based on the charger state information to the user terminal by the management server.

Description

Method for providing alarm service with charge}

The present invention relates to a method of providing a charging notification service, and more particularly, to a method of providing a charging notification service capable of checking status information of an electric vehicle charger in real time.

According to the recent trend of strengthening global environmental regulations and reducing energy costs, the demand for environmentally friendly electric vehicles (EVs) is increasing.

In the U.S. and Europe, the supply of electric vehicles is obligated by the enactment of the Air Conservation Act, and interest and research on green cars (eco-friendly vehicles) are actively underway in Korea as a part of low-carbon green growth.

To expand the spread of electric vehicles, it is essential to establish a charging infrastructure. Including household charging facilities, many charging stations that can charge electric vehicles anytime, anywhere should be installed.

However, when charging an electric vehicle at a charging station, unlike conventional gas stations or gas charging stations, a long charging time is required, causing boredom and dissatisfaction for customers waiting at the vehicle.

(Patent Document 1) KR10-2018-0100986 A

(Patent Document 2) KR10-2018-0100973 A

The problem to be solved by the present invention is to check the notification information based on the status information of the electric vehicle charger in real time, and to effectively utilize the charging waiting time by providing additional information including tourism information and discount coupons to the user while charging. It is to provide a method of providing a charging notification service that can be used.

Another problem to be solved by the present invention is to increase the rotation rate of the electric vehicle charger as the management server retrieves the vehicle number of the charged electric vehicle scanned by the user terminal and transmits a notification message to the user of the charged electric vehicle that charging is complete. It is to provide a method of providing a charging notification service.

In a system including an electric vehicle charger, a management server, a DB server, and a user terminal, the method for providing a charging notification service for solving the above problem includes: a charger received by the user terminal from the management server. Receiving identification information, the management server querying the charger status information using the charger identification information from the DB server, the management server confirming the change of the charger status information, the management server It may include transmitting an alarm signal based on the charger status information to a user terminal.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the change of the charger status information may be that the charger status information is changed from charging to waiting for charging.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the alarm signal may be an alarm signal regarding completion of charging of the vehicle.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the charger status information may be information transmitted by the electric vehicle charger to the DB server.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the step of querying the location information of the electric vehicle charger by the management server based on the charger identification information, and the management server transmitting additional information based on the location information of the electric vehicle charger to the user terminal. It may include the step of transmitting.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the additional information may be recommended based on the charger identification information.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the charger identification information may be any one of a QR code and a unique identification number.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the electric vehicle charger and the DB server may be managed by different entities.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the electric vehicle charger may include a first electric vehicle charger and a second electric vehicle charger managed by different subjects.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the system includes a messenger server managed by a subject different from the management server, and the step of receiving the charger identification information comprises the management server identifying the charger through the messenger server. In the step of receiving information and transmitting the alarm signal, the management server may transmit the alarm signal through the messenger server.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the management server further comprises receiving a charging status inquiry from the user terminal, and the management server transmitting charging status information based on the charger status information to the user terminal. I can.

In another embodiment of the present invention, the state of charge information may include at least one of a remaining time required for the electric vehicle to complete charging and a remaining charge amount.

In another embodiment of the present invention, the step of querying the charger status information, the management server checks whether the driver of the electric vehicle requesting charging has subscribed to the charging notification service using driver identification information input from the user terminal. The step of: determining whether to allow the charging of the electric vehicle based on subscription information confirming whether the management server has subscribed to the charging notification service, and the management server manages the charging signal determined according to whether the electric vehicle is allowed to charge. Transmitting to the server and the management server may include the step of controlling the charging of the electric vehicle by transmitting the charging signal to the electric vehicle charger.

A method of providing a charging notification service according to an embodiment of the present invention checks notification information based on status information of an electric vehicle charger in real time, and provides additional information including tourism information and discount coupons to the user while charging. Accordingly, the charging waiting time can be effectively utilized.

In addition, in the method for providing a charging notification service according to an embodiment of the present invention, the management server queries the vehicle number of the charged electric vehicle scanned by the user terminal and transmits a notification message notifying that the charging is completed to the user of the charged electric vehicle. Accordingly, the turnover rate of the electric vehicle charger can be increased.

1 is a diagram showing a system for implementing a method for providing a charging notification service according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing a charging notification service according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a diagram showing in detail the step of activating the location-based service by the management server of FIG. 2.
4 is a diagram showing a system for implementing a method for providing a charging notification service according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In describing the present invention, if it is determined that adding a detailed description of a technology or configuration already known in the relevant field may make the subject matter of the present invention unclear, some of these will be omitted from the detailed description. In addition, terms used in the present specification are terms used to appropriately express embodiments of the present invention, and these may vary according to related people or customs in the field. Accordingly, definitions of these terms should be made based on the contents throughout the present specification.

The terminology used herein is for reference only to specific embodiments and is not intended to limit the invention. Singular forms as used herein also include plural forms unless the phrases clearly indicate the opposite. As used in the specification, the meaning of'comprising' specifies a specific characteristic, region, integer, step, action, element and/or component, and other specific characteristic, region, integer, step, action, element, component and/or group It does not exclude the existence or addition of

1 is a diagram showing a system for implementing a method for providing a charging notification service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, a system for implementing a method for providing a charging notification service according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 1.

The electric vehicle 10 is an eco-friendly vehicle, and may include all vehicles driven by electricity and driving on a road. A user 50 carrying a user terminal 400 can ride the electric vehicle 10.

The electric vehicle 10 is a vehicle that generates driving power by supplying electric energy from a high voltage battery to an electric motor, and requires an electric vehicle charger 100 for supplying external power.

The charging station may include a plurality of electric vehicle chargers 100. The electric vehicle charger 100 may be divided into a fast charger and a slow charger according to the charging speed. In addition, the charging station may include a connector capable of supplying electricity by connecting to the electric vehicle 10, a cable through which electricity flows through the connector, and a main body providing electricity through the cable.

Additionally, an identification information unit 110 may be attached to the electric vehicle charger 100. Here, the identification information unit 110 may include charger identification information each attached to the electric vehicle charger 100 and having a unique identification power. The charger identification information may be any one of a QR code, a barcode, and a unique identification number, but is not limited thereto.

The charger management server 120 is a server operated by a charging station including a plurality of electric vehicle chargers 100 and may include charger status information transmitted from the charger 100. In addition, the charger management server 120 may transmit the received charger status information to the management server.

The management server 200 not only exchanges information while communicating with the DB server 300 in both directions, but also provides at least one of charger status information, tourism information, and discount coupon to the user terminal 400 based on the information communicated in both directions. You can request to be sent.

The DB server 300 can handle public data. The DB server 300 includes a public API 310, a travel API 320, and a tourism DB 330.

The open API 310 refers to an open API ((Open Application Programming Interface, Open API, Open API)) that anyone can use, and provides a developer with a programmatic authority to proprietary application software or web service.

For example, the public API 310 may be an API for the operation status of an electric vehicle charging station of the Korea Environment Corporation. The public API 310 may provide location information for the charger identification information and the state of charge of the electric vehicle 10 to the management server 200. Specifically, the public API 310 may be a travel API specialized for travel, and for example, may be a Korea Tourism Organization or a visit jeju site.

In addition, if necessary, the public API 310 may provide the management server 200 with at least one of a remaining time required for the electric vehicle to complete charging and a remaining charge amount. For example, the charger status information can be provided through the public API 310 of the operation status of the electric vehicle charging station of the Korea Environment Corporation, or through interlocking with the server of the charging station business (e.g. POSCO, KEPCO, KT, Gentel, etc.) I can receive it. For example, the public API 310 may transmit information on a future charging state (0% to 100%) to the management server 200 and provide it to the user terminal 400.

The tourism DB 320 may provide location information adjacent to the electric vehicle charger 100 based on the charger identification information. Here, the location information may be tourism information. For example, if the location information for which the charger identification information is inquired is Aewol-eup, Jeju-si, Jeju-do, tourist information adjacent to Aewol-eup may be provided. Tourism information may be information related to restaurants, shopping, tourist destinations, festivals, and performances.

The user terminal 400 may be, for example, a smartphone, but any electronic device capable of communication may be applied.

The user terminal 400 includes a display unit 410 capable of displaying a screen and various types of information, and an application unit 420 that can be installed on the user terminal 400. Here, the application unit 420 may be a messenger KakaoTalk, a line, a QR code application, or the like.

When the application unit 420 is executed, a notification message 430 which is additional information or alarm information based on an alarm signal is displayed on the display unit 410.

On the other hand, in addition to providing the alarm signal through the application unit 420, the alarm signal may be provided in a general character.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing a charging notification service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, a method of providing a charging notification service according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2.

A method of providing a charging notification service according to an embodiment of the present invention includes receiving charger identification information (S100), inquiring charger status information (S200), checking change of charger status information (S300), and And transmitting an alarm signal based on the charger status information (S400).

Each of the above-described steps is not limited to being performed in the order listed above unless otherwise specified or causal relationship. However, hereinafter, it will be described based on what is performed in the order listed above.

Receiving the charger identification information (S100) is a step in which the management server 200 receives the charger identification information input by the user terminal 400 from the user terminal 400. Here, the charger identification information is formed on the identification information unit 110 attached to the electric vehicle charger 100, and may be any one of a QR code and a unique identification number. In addition to the electric vehicle charger 100, a plurality of electric vehicle chargers may be installed in the charging station, and a plurality of different identification information units 110 may be formed in each of the plurality of electric vehicle chargers.

More specifically, in the step of receiving the charger identification information, the management server 200 may receive the charger identification information through a messenger server. The notification providing system for this may further include a messenger server managed by a subject different from the management server 200.

The user may execute KakaoTalk on the user terminal 100, click the plus icon (+) in the Friends tab, and scan the QR code of the identification information unit 110 attached to the electric vehicle charger 100. The management server 200 receives the scanned charger identification information. In addition to the above method, a QR code can be scanned through a QR scan application or a smartphone camera.

The step of inquiring the charger status information (S200) is a step in which the management server 200 inquires the charger status information using the charger identification information in the DB server 300. Specifically, the management server 200 inquires the charger status information provided by the public API 310 of the DB server 300. In this case, the charger status information is transmitted from the electric vehicle charger 100 after the step S100, and may be stored in the charger management server 120 and then transmitted to the DB server 300.

The step of confirming the change of the charger status information (S300) is a step in which the management server 200 confirms the change of the charger status information. Here, the charger status information is information transmitted from the electric vehicle charger 100 to the management server 20.

In addition, the charger status information may be classified into communication error, charging standby, charging, operation suspension, and inspection. At this time, the management server 200 determines whether to provide alarm information from the user according to whether the status information of the charger is changed.

Particularly, in the present invention, the change of the charger status information means that the charger status information is changed from charging to charging standby. At this time, the management server 200 requests transmission of an alarm signal to the application unit 420, KakaoTalk. Accordingly, the display unit 410 of the user terminal 400 may display alarm information based on an alarm signal.

3 is a view showing in detail the step (S400) of activating the location-based service by the management server of FIG.

Hereinafter, a step (S400) of activating the location-based service by the management server will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3.

The present invention further includes a step (S400) of activating the location-based service by the management server when the charger status information is not changed in the step (S300) of confirming the change of the charger status information.

In addition, the step of activating the location-based service by the management server (S400) includes inquiring the location information of the electric vehicle charger 100 and transmitting the additional information to the user terminal 400.

The step of inquiring the location information of the electric vehicle charger 100 is a step in which the management server 200 inquires the location information of the electric vehicle charger 100 based on the charger identification information, and based on the inquired location information, the user terminal 400 ), which corresponds to the previous step to provide alarm information. At this time, the location information inquires the location information of the electric vehicle charger 100 in the tourism DB 320 based on the charger identification information. 3 shows Jeju Island as an example. The location information may vary according to a radius range from the location of the electric vehicle charger 100. For example, the radius range may be searched by dividing into 100m units, 200m units, 500m units, and 1km units. Accordingly, it can be searched in detail such as Jeju-si, Seongsan-eup, Aewol-eup, Hallim-eup, Jungmun, and Seogwipo in Jeju Island.

The transmitting of the additional information to the user terminal 400 is a step in which the management server 200 transmits additional information based on the location information of the electric vehicle charger 100 to the user terminal 400. Here, the additional information may be recommended based on the above-described charger identification information, and this additional information is a result of inquiring the location information of the electric vehicle charger 100.

In addition, the additional information may be a discount coupon provided in real time in connection with tourism information and tourism information including information related to restaurants, shopping, tourist attractions, festivals, and performances. That is, the management server 200 may determine the location information of the electric vehicle charger 100 and transmit additional information such as restaurants, shopping, tourist attractions, festivals, and performances to the user terminal 400 according to a preset radius range. The transmitted additional information may be provided to the user in the form of a notification message 430 through the application 420. Accordingly, the user can efficiently utilize the additional information provided when the vehicle is being charged without wasting time.

If the management server performs the step of activating the location-based service (S400), the user may want to check the charging state of the vehicle. To this end, after the step (S400), the management server 200 receives a charging status inquiry from the user terminal 400, and the management server 200 sends the charging status information based on the charger status information to the user terminal 400. It may further include the step of transmitting.

According to this step, even if the user does not receive alarm information based on the charger status information even after a certain period of time has elapsed while the vehicle is being charged, the electric vehicle charger charging the user's vehicle to the management server 200 through the application ( You can also check the alarm information based on the charger status information by requesting the charger status information of 100).

In this case, the state of charge information may include at least one of a remaining time required for the electric vehicle to complete charging and a remaining charge amount (0 to 100%). Accordingly, the driver who has the user terminal 400 can operate the state of the electric vehicle 50 according to the remaining time or the amount of remaining charge.

Transmitting the alarm signal based on the charger status information (S500) is a step in which the management server 200 transmits an alarm signal based on the charger status information to the user terminal, and the change of the charger status information is performed in the step (S300). This is the case when confirmed. Here, the alarm signal may be an alarm signal regarding completion of charging of the vehicle. More specifically, the charger status information may be inquired from the public API 310 as described above, and may be classified into communication error, charging standby, charging, operation suspension, and inspection. Accordingly, the status information of the charger is displayed as charging from when the electric vehicle charger 100 starts charging electricity to the vehicle until immediately before charging is completed. The management server 200 determines that the charging of the vehicle is completed when it is confirmed that the charging status information is changed from charging to charging standby in the charging state.

In addition, in the step of transmitting the alarm signal (S500), the management server 200 transmits a notification signal through a messenger server.

Meanwhile, the electric vehicle charger 100 and the DB server 300 described above may be managed by different subjects. To this end, the electric vehicle charger 100 may include a first electric vehicle charger and a second electric vehicle charger managed by different subjects.

In addition, when the user 50 arrives at the charging station to charge the vehicle, the status information of the charger among a number of electric vehicle chargers is in a state of waiting for charging (i.e., when the vehicle has been charged), and the following is the case: The same follow-up is possible. In the above situation, when the user scans the vehicle number of the vehicle that has been charged with the user terminal 400 and transmits it to the management server 200, the management server 200 indicates that the charging is completed with the user terminal of the vehicle that has been charged. A notification message 430 to inform may be transmitted.

4 is a diagram showing a system for implementing a method for providing a charging notification service according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, a method of providing a charging notification service according to another embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 4, but technical features different from the above-described embodiment will be described in detail.

The step of querying the charger status information (S200) includes checking whether the driver has subscribed to the charging notification service, determining whether to allow charging of the electric vehicle, transmitting a charging signal to the charger management server, and It may include controlling the charging.

The step of checking whether the driver has subscribed to the charging notification service is a step in which the management server 200 checks whether the driver of the electric vehicle requesting charging has subscribed to the charging notification service using driver identification information input from the user terminal. . In this case, the driver identification information may include any one of a vehicle number or a mobile number of a driver of the electric vehicle requesting charging, and an ID of a charging notification service. The management server 200 may store IDs, vehicle numbers, mobile numbers, and the like of a plurality of drivers who have subscribed to the charging alarm service.

Accordingly, when the management server 200 confirms that there is driver identification information related to the driver of the electric vehicle requesting charging, it determines that it has subscribed to the charging notification service and transmits a signal allowing the electric vehicle charger 100 to charge.

The step of determining whether to allow charging of the electric vehicle is a step of determining whether to allow charging of the electric vehicle based on the subscription information confirming whether the management server has subscribed to the charging notification service.

When it is confirmed that the subscription information is present, the management server 200 transmits a signal allowing charging to the electric vehicle charger 100 to perform electric charging.

On the other hand, when it is confirmed that there is no subscription information, the management server 200 transmits a signal disallowing charging to the electric vehicle charger 100 to prevent electric charging.

Transmitting the charging signal to the charger management server is a step in which the management server 200 transmits a charging signal determined according to whether charging of the electric vehicle is permitted to the charger management server. Here, the charging signal may include a signal permitting charging and a signal disallowing charging.

Controlling the charging of the electric vehicle is a step in which the management server 200 transmits a charging signal to the electric vehicle charger 100 to control charging of the electric vehicle.

That is, in the step of querying the charger status information (S200), the charger status information is inquired using the charger identification information. If a driver of an electric vehicle not subscribed to the service according to the present invention performs charging through the electric vehicle charger 100 If attempted, charging may not be permitted as the management server 200 determines that the vehicle is not subscribed to the service after querying the charger identification information. At this time, the management server 200 may transmit a signal notifying that charging to the electric vehicle charger 100 is impossible through the charger management server 120, and accordingly, the electric vehicle charger 100 does not charge the electric vehicle.

However, in the method of providing a charging notification service according to another embodiment of the present invention, electricity is supplied from the electric vehicle charger 100 to the electric vehicle on the premise of only the driver of the electric vehicle who has subscribed to the service according to the present invention.

According to the present invention, according to the present invention, by checking the notification information based on the status information of the electric vehicle charger 100 in real time, and providing additional information including tourism information and discount coupons to the user in the charging state, the charging waiting time is reduced. It can be used effectively.

In the above, embodiments of the method for providing a charging notification service according to the present invention have been described. The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments and the accompanying drawings, and various modifications and variations are possible from the perspective of those of ordinary skill in the field to which the present invention pertains. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should be defined by the claims of the present specification as well as those equivalent to the claims.

50: user
100: electric vehicle charger
110: identification information unit
120: charger management server
200: management server
300: DB server
310: Public API
320: Tourism DB
400: user terminal
410: display unit
420: application unit
430: notification message

Claims (13)

In a system including an electric vehicle charger, a management server, a DB server, and a user terminal,
Receiving, by the management server, charger identification information input by the user terminal from the user terminal;
Inquiring, by the management server, charger status information from the DB server using the charger identification information;
Confirming, by the management server, a change of the state information of the charger; And
And transmitting, by the management server, an alarm signal based on the charger status information to the user terminal.
The method of claim 1,
The charging notification service providing method in which the change of the charger status information changes the charger status information from charging to charging standby.
The method of claim 1,
The alarm signal is a method of providing a charging notification service, which is an alarm signal regarding completion of charging of the vehicle.
The method of claim 1,
The charging status information is information transmitted by the electric vehicle charger to the DB server.
The method of claim 1,
Inquiring, by the management server, location information of the electric vehicle charger based on the charger identification information; And
And transmitting, by the management server, additional information based on location information of the electric vehicle charger to the user terminal.
The method of claim 5,
The additional information is a method of providing a charging notification service recommended based on the charger identification information.
The method of claim 1,
The charger identification information is a method of providing a charging notification service in any one of a QR code and a unique identification number.
The method of claim 1,
The electric vehicle charger and the DB server are a method of providing a charging notification service managed by different subjects.
The method of claim 1,
The electric vehicle charger is a method of providing a charging notification service including a first electric vehicle charger and a second electric vehicle charger managed by different subjects.
The method of claim 1,
The system includes a messenger server managed by a subject different from the management server,
Receiving the charger identification information,
The management server receives the charger identification information through the messenger server,
Transmitting the alarm signal,
A method of providing a charging notification service in which the management server transmits the alarm signal through the messenger server.
The method of claim 1,
Receiving, by the management server, a charging status inquiry from the user terminal; And
And transmitting, by the management server, charging status information based on the charging status information to the user terminal.
The method of claim 11,
The charging status information is a method for providing a charging notification service including at least one of a remaining time required for the electric vehicle to complete charging and a remaining charge amount.
The method of claim 1,
The step of querying the charger status information is:
Checking, by the management server, whether a driver of an electric vehicle requesting charging has subscribed to a charging notification service using driver identification information input from the user terminal;
Determining whether to allow charging of the electric vehicle based on the subscription information confirming whether the management server has subscribed to the charging notification service;
Transmitting, by the management server, a charging signal determined according to whether or not charging of the electric vehicle is permitted to the charger management server; And
And controlling the charging of the electric vehicle by transmitting the charging signal to the electric vehicle charger by the management server.

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