TW201913506A - Leasing management device and method of mobile power pack - Google Patents

Abstract

A mobile power pack leasing management method includes: receiving a leasing request of a mobile power pack and the leasing request including state information and location information of an electronic device; determining whether a power library includes at least one free mobile power pack to match the leasing request; selecting a free mobile power pack from the power library to assign to the leasing request according to the state information and the location information of the electronic device in response to the power library including the at least one free mobile power pack matching the leasing request; and sending a corresponding fetching way to the electronic device according to the location information of the electronic device. A mobile power pack leasing management device is also provided.

Description

Mobile power rental management device and method

The present invention relates to the field of communications, and in particular, to a lease management device and method for a mobile power source.

With the improvement of people's living standards, electronic devices such as mobile phones, IPADs, and notebook computers have become essential electronic products for most people, especially mobile phones, which are electronic products that everyone carries with them. With the diversification of mobile phone application functions, power consumption is gradually increasing. This causes the user's mobile phone to be out of power for only a few hours. It can only rely on the mobile power source that it carries to charge or return to the office, home, etc. The location is charged. However, it is inconvenient for the user to carry the mobile power source or the mobile power source is forgotten, and it is inconvenient for the user at this time, so it is necessary to provide a charging service that is relatively flexible for the user.

In view of this, it is necessary to provide a rental management method and device for a mobile power source, which can provide a flexible charging service for a user.

An embodiment of the present invention provides a lease management method for a mobile power source, including the steps of: receiving a lease request for renting a mobile power source, the lease request including status information and location information of a device to be charged; and determining whether there is a compliance in the power library a mobile power source for the rental request; if there is a mobile power source that meets the renting request, selecting a mobile power source from the power source library to allocate the renting request according to status information and location information of the device to be charged; and The position information of the charging device is sent to send the corresponding pickup method to the device to be charged.

An embodiment of the present invention provides a lease management device for a mobile power source, including: a processor adapted to implement each instruction; and a memory adapted to store a plurality of instructions, the instruction being adapted to be loaded and executed by the processor: receiving a renting request for renting a mobile power source, the renting request includes status information and location information of the device to be charged; determining whether there is a mobile power source in the power library that meets the renting request; if there is a mobile power source that meets the renting request, according to The status information and the location information of the device to be charged are selected from the power source library to allocate a mobile power source to the rental request; and the corresponding pickup method is sent to the device to be charged according to the location information of the device to be charged. .

Compared with the prior art, the above-mentioned mobile power rental management method and device use a server to manage the rental of the mobile power, and can also carry out mobile power rental in combination with the user's itinerary, and can provide a flexible charging service for the user.

Referring to FIG. 1-3, in an embodiment, a lease management device 100 for a mobile power source is used to manage leases of multiple mobile power sources, thereby providing flexible lease charging services. In the present embodiment, the number of the plurality of mobile power sources is described by taking four examples (ie, the mobile power sources 10a, 10b, 10c, and 10d), and the number of the mobile power sources may be more than four or less than four, and the mobile power source The number is not limited. Each of the mobile power sources 10a, 10b, 10c, 10d can charge the electronic device 200 that needs to be charged.

The electronic device 200 may be a device including a battery such as a mobile phone or a tablet computer. The electronic device 200 has a common module such as a GPS positioning module 201 and a wireless communication module 202 (such as a Bluetooth module, a WIFI module, and a 3G/4G module).

The lease management device 100 can include at least one server 110 that can communicate with the mobile power sources 10a, 10b, 10c, 10d and the electronic device 200. Further, the rental management device 100 may further include at least one charging station 120 that can store and charge the mobile power sources 10a, 10b, 10c, 10d.

In an embodiment, each of the mobile power sources 10a, 10b, 10c, 10d may have the same function and structure. Each of the mobile power sources 10a, 10b, 10c, 10d may include a first communication module 101, a battery 102, a controller 103, and a switching circuit 104. The first communication module 101 can communicate with the server 110 and the electronic device 200. The controller 103 is configured to control the switching circuit 104 to perform switching so that the mobile power sources 10a, 10b, 10c, 10d can be in a charging mode or a power supply mode. The mobile power sources 10a, 10b, 10c, 10d may be wired or wirelessly charged. When the mobile power sources 10a, 10b, 10c, 10d are wirelessly charged mobile power sources, each of the mobile power sources 10a, 10b, 10c, 10d may further include a coil module 105 for transmitting wireless energy. When the mobile power sources 10a, 10b, 10c, 10d are wired rechargeable mobile power sources, each of the mobile power sources 10a, 10b, 10c, 10d may include a USB interface (not shown).

The server 110 includes a processor 20 and a memory 30. The memory 30 stores one or more modules that are executed by the processor 20. The one or more modules are stylized code instructions and are executable by processor 20 to perform the functions provided by the present invention. The memory 30 also stores a database in which the ID information of each of the mobile power sources 10a, 10b, 10c, and 10d, the remaining power information, the capacity information, the usage status information, and the location information of the charging station 120 are stored.

The one or more modules may include a receiving module 40, a determining module 50, a selecting module 60, a picking module 70, and a control module 80. The module referred to in the present invention may be a set of instructions for performing a specific function.

The receiving module 40 is configured to receive a rental request for renting the mobile power sources 10a, 10b, 10c, and 10d, where the renting request includes status information and location information of the electronic device 200.

In an embodiment, the location information of the electronic device 200 can be acquired and uploaded by the GPS positioning module 201. The status information of the electronic device 200 may include remaining power, capacity, and identification information of the battery of the electronic device 200, for example, the remaining power is 20%, and the capacity is 3000 mAh. The identification information may include the model, category, and/or product identification number of the electronic device 200.

The determining module 50 is configured to determine whether there is a mobile power source in the power library that meets the renting request.

In one embodiment, the power bank is comprised of mobile power sources 10a, 10b, 10c, 10d. The determining module 50 is configured to determine whether there is a mobile power source in the power library that is idle (not reserved and not rented out). If there is idle mobile power, it indicates that the idle mobile power source can be rented and meets the rental request. Each of the mobile power sources 10a, 10b, 10c, 10d also has unique identification number information, such as a string of digits/letter codes, and the identification number information can be printed or laser engraved on each of the mobile power sources 10a, 10b, 10c, 10d. Surface to facilitate user identification.

For example, the mobile power source 10a has been reserved, the mobile power source 10b has been rented out to charge other electronic devices, and the mobile power sources 10c, 10d are in an idle state. Since the mobile power sources 10c, 10d are in an idle state, that is, the mobile power sources 10c, 10d comply with the rental request.

In an embodiment, the determining module 50 determines whether the determination condition of the mobile power source that meets the rental request in the power storage library may further exclude the abnormal mobile power source.

When the determining module 50 determines that there is a mobile power source in the power source library that meets the renting request, the selecting module 60 selects a mobile power source from the power source library according to the state information and the location information of the electronic device 200. Rental request. Otherwise, the prompt information of the currently no rentable mobile power source is returned to the electronic device 200.

In an embodiment, when there is only one idle mobile power source 10d, the selection module 60 can directly allocate the idle mobile power source 10d to the user who sent the rental request. When there are a plurality of idle mobile power sources 10c, 10d, the selection module 60 can select a remaining amount of power from the power source library according to the state information and the location information of the electronic device 200, and/or the location is closer to the electronic device 200. The mobile power source 10d (hereinafter, taking the mobile power source 10d as an example for illustration), so that the currently rented mobile power source can provide more charging power to the electronic device 200 as much as possible or the user can get the data as soon as possible. Rental mobile power.

The pick-up module 70 sends a corresponding pick-up method to the electronic device 200 according to the location information of the electronic device 200, thereby notifying the user that the rented user can obtain the mobile power source requesting the rent according to the corresponding pick-up method.

In an embodiment, the pickup method is an on-site pickup method or a network reservation pickup method. The pickup module 70 selects to pick up the pickup for the on-site pickup or the network according to the location information of the electronic device 200. Specifically, when the pickup module 70 determines that the current electronic device 200 is located closer to the mobile power source 10d according to the position information of the electronic device 200, it is selected as the on-site pickup. When the pick-up module 70 determines that the current electronic device 200 is far away from the location where the mobile power source 10d is located according to the location information of the electronic device 200, then the network is selected to pick up the pickup. For example, the distance is less than 300 meters for on-site pickup, and the distance is greater than 300 meters for online reservation.

In an embodiment, the positioning module may be disposed inside each of the mobile power sources 10a, 10b, 10c, and 10d, or the positioning module may not be disposed. When the device is in the field and the mobile power source 10a, 10b, 10c, 10d has a positioning module, the route navigation plan can be directly performed according to the location information of the electronic device 200 and the location information of the leased mobile power source 10d to obtain the mobile power source. 10d. When the device is in the field and the mobile power source 10a, 10b, 10c, 10d has no positioning module, since the data library stores the location information of the charging station 120, the mobile power source 10d is located in the charging station 120, and thus can be associated with the electronic device 200. The location information and the location information of the charging station 120 perform route navigation planning to obtain the mobile power source 10d.

In an embodiment, when the fetching mode is a network reservation fetching, the judging module 50 preferentially considers whether the mobile power source that meets the lending request is determined from the mobile power to be returned. Specifically, the determining module 50 determines whether the mobile power source to be returned meets the renting request, and if the determining module 50 determines that there is a mobile power source that meets the renting request, the selection module 60 is from the mobile power source to be returned. Select a mobile power source that meets the rental request. If the determining module 50 determines that there is no mobile power source that meets the renting request, the determining module 50 determines whether there is a mobile power source in the power source library that meets the renting request, and if so, the selecting module 60 is from the power source library. Select a mobile power source that meets the rental request.

The control module 80 switches the rented mobile power source 10d to a power supply mode to charge the electronic device 200.

In one embodiment, the determining module 50 determines whether the rented mobile power source 10d has been picked up, and when the rented mobile power source 10d has been picked up, the rented mobile power source 10d is switched to the power supply mode. When the rented mobile power source 10d is not picked up, the rented mobile power source 10d waits for pickup (in the power supply mode) or controls the rented mobile power source 10d to continue charging in the charging mode. In other embodiments of the present invention, when the mobile power source 10d is not charged in the charging station 120, the rented mobile power source 10d is switched to the power supply mode. When the mobile power source 10d is charged in the charging station 120 but is not picked up, the mobile power source 10d is controlled to continue charging in the charging mode until the mobile power source 10d is switched to the power supply mode.

In an embodiment, the rental request further includes an end point of the trip and a midway website, and the trip is preferably a trip of the vehicle. The selection module 60 further selects a mobile power source from the power library to allocate the rental request according to the status information of the electronic device 200, the location information, and the start and end of the trip (which may also include a midway website).

For example, the user needs to take the train or subway from station A to station D, and pass through station B and station C on the way. A charging station 120 can be provided for each website A-D. A special person can be set up on the train for mobile power distribution (for example, using the food on the existing train to sell the cart). The user can obtain the mobile power 10d by means of picking up the item at the starting station A station, or delivering the mobile power to the user (network reservation pick-up) by the special person after getting on the bus and before reaching the D website.

In an embodiment, when the stroke is far away or the remaining power of the mobile power source 10d itself is insufficient, the power of the mobile power source 10d is exhausted, but the user has not reached the trip destination D station. At this time, the user may need to apply for replacement of the mobile power source to continue charging the electronic device 200.

Specifically, the determining module 50 determines whether a replacement mobile power request issued by the electronic device 200 is received. If the determining module 50 determines that the replacement mobile power request is received by the electronic device 200, the selection module 60 further selects the mobile power 10c from the power source according to the location information and the status information of the electronic device 200. The pick-up module 70 is further configured to lock the location information of the electronic device 200 to exchange the re-lented mobile power source 10c with the mobile power source 10d previously rented by the user, so that the user can obtain the mobile power source 10c to continue to the electronic device 200. Charging. In the present embodiment, after the pickup module 70 locks the position information of the electronic device 200, the re-leased mobile power source 10c can be exchanged with the mobile power source 10d that the user previously rented by the delivery personnel.

In an embodiment, when the detected power is insufficient, the mobile power source 10d can send an information notification electronic device 200, so that the electronic device 200 can issue a request for replacing the mobile power source in time.

In an embodiment, the server 110 can also monitor whether the rented mobile power source 10d has been returned. Specifically, the determining module 50 is further configured to determine whether the rented mobile power source 10d has been returned, and if the rented mobile power source 10d has been returned, continue to determine whether the mobile power source 10d is reserved again. If the mobile power source 10d is not reserved again, the control module 80 controls the mobile power source 10d to switch to the charging mode to be placed at the charging station 120 for charging. If the mobile power source 10d is reserved again, the mobile power source 10d maintains the power supply mode and waits for the reservation. Pickup. When the determining module 50 determines that the rented mobile power source 10d is not returned, it can analyze whether the current rent is an abnormal rent according to the current travel position or the renting time of the user. If the abnormal rent is in the case of an abnormal rent, the flag can be marked as abnormal processing. If it is not an abnormal lease, continue to wait for the return.

It should be noted that if the remaining power of the mobile power source 10d is too low and is not suitable for renting, the mobile power source 10d can be set to not accept the rental service at this time, and the mobile power source 10d waits to be placed at the charging station 120 for charging until After the charging station 120 is charged with a certain amount of power, the rental request service is re-accepted.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart of a rental management method according to an embodiment of the present invention. The method can be used in the rental management device 100 shown in FIG. 2.

In step S400, the receiving module 40 receives a rental request for renting the mobile power sources 10a, 10b, 10c, and 10d, and the renting request includes status information and location information of the electronic device 200.

In step S402, the determining module 50 determines whether there is a mobile power source in the power library that meets the renting request. Among them, the power source bank is composed of the mobile power sources 10a, 10b, 10c, and 10d.

Step S404, if the determining module 50 determines that there is no mobile power source in the power source library that meets the renting request, it returns a prompt message that there is no rentable mobile power source to the electronic device 200.

Step S406, if the determining module 50 determines that there is a mobile power source in the power source library that meets the renting request, the selecting module 60 selects a mobile power distribution from the power source library according to the state information and the location information of the electronic device 200. Give the rental request.

In step S408, the pick-up module 70 sends a corresponding pick-up method to the electronic device 200 according to the location information of the electronic device 200.

It should be noted that step S406 and step S408 can be performed simultaneously.

The above-mentioned mobile power rental management method and device use a server to manage the rental of the mobile power source, and can also carry out the mobile power lease in combination with the user's itinerary, and can provide a flexible charging service for the user.

In summary, the present invention complies with the requirements of the invention patent and submits a patent application according to law. However, the above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and the scope of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and equivalent modifications or variations made by those skilled in the art in accordance with the spirit of the present invention are It should be covered by the following patent application.

10a, 10b, 10c, 10d‧‧‧ mobile power

20‧‧‧ processor

30‧‧‧ memory

40‧‧‧ receiving module

50‧‧‧Judgement module

60‧‧‧Selection module

70‧‧‧Catch module

80‧‧‧Control Module

100‧‧‧rent management equipment

101‧‧‧First Communication Module

102‧‧‧Battery

103‧‧‧ Controller

104‧‧‧Switching circuit

105‧‧‧ coil module

110‧‧‧Server

120‧‧‧Charging station

200‧‧‧Electronic devices

201‧‧‧GPS positioning module

202‧‧‧Wireless communication module

1 is a diagram showing an operational environment of a rental management device for a mobile power source according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a diagram showing exchange between a mobile power source, a rental management device, and an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a functional block diagram of a rental management device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a flow chart showing the steps of a rental management method for a mobile power source according to an embodiment of the present invention.

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Claims (14)

A method for managing a lease of a mobile power source, comprising the steps of: receiving a lease request for renting a mobile power source, the lease request including status information and location information of the device to be charged; determining whether there is a mobile power source in the power library that meets the rent request And if there is a mobile power source that meets the renting request, selecting a mobile power source from the power source library to allocate the renting request according to status information and location information of the device to be charged; and according to the location of the device to be charged The information is sent to the device to be charged. The lease management method as described in claim 1, further comprising: determining whether the leased mobile power has been picked up; if the pickup has been taken, switching the leased mobile power to the power supply mode; and if not Pick up, wait for pickup or control the rented mobile power to charge in charging mode. The lease management method of claim 1, wherein the status information of the device to be charged includes remaining battery power of the device to be charged, battery capacity, and identification information of the device to be charged. The rental management method of claim 3, wherein the rental request further includes an end point of the trip and a midway website, wherein the selection is based on status information and location information of the to-be-charged device. The step of assigning the mobile power to the rental request includes: selecting, according to the status information of the device to be charged, location information, and the start and end of the trip, selecting a mobile power source from the power source to allocate to the rental request; or And selecting, according to the status information of the device to be charged, the location information, the start and end points of the trip, and the midway website, selecting a mobile power source from the power source library to allocate the rent request. The lease management method of claim 1, wherein the pick-up method is an on-site pickup or a network reservation, and the lease management method further includes: if the item is picked up on site, according to the to-be-charged The location information of the device and the location information of the leased mobile power source are used for route navigation planning; if the network is reserved for pickup, it is determined whether the mobile power source to be returned meets the rental request; if there is a movement that meets the rental request The power source selects a mobile power source that meets the renting request from the mobile power source to be returned; and if there is no mobile power source that meets the renting request, select a mobile power source that meets the renting request from the power source library. The lease management method of claim 1, further comprising: determining whether a replacement mobile power request issued by the to-be-charged device is received; and if the replacement mobile power request is received, according to the to-be-charged The location information and the status information of the device reselect the mobile power source from the power source library; and the location information of the device to be charged is locked to exchange the re-lipped mobile power source with the previously leased mobile power source. The lease management method of claim 1, further comprising: determining whether the leased mobile power has been returned; if the leased mobile power has been returned, determining whether the mobile power is reserved again; and Without being reserved again, the mobile power source is controlled to switch to the charging mode for charging. A rental management device for a mobile power source, comprising: a processor adapted to implement each instruction; and a memory adapted to store a plurality of instructions, the instructions being adapted to be executed by the processor: receiving a rental request for renting a mobile power source The rental request includes status information and location information of the device to be charged; determining whether there is a mobile power source in the power library that meets the rental request; and if there is a mobile power source that meets the rental request, according to the state of the device to be charged The information and the location information are selected from the power source library to allocate a mobile power source to the rental request; and the corresponding pickup method is sent to the device to be charged according to the location information of the device to be charged. The lease management device of claim 8, wherein the instruction further comprises: determining whether the leased mobile power has been picked up; if the pickup has been taken, switching the leased mobile power to the power supply mode; And if it is not picked up, wait for the pickup or control the rented mobile power to charge in the charging mode. The lease management device of claim 8, wherein the status information of the device to be charged includes remaining battery power of the device to be charged, battery capacity, and identification information of the device to be charged. The rental management device of claim 10, wherein the rental request further includes an end point of the trip and a midway website, wherein the selection is based on status information and location information of the to-be-charged device. The command for assigning the mobile power to the rental request includes: selecting, according to status information of the device to be charged, location information, and an origin of the trip, selecting a mobile power source from the power source to allocate to the rental request; or And selecting, according to the status information of the device to be charged, the location information, the start and end points of the trip, and the midway website, selecting a mobile power source from the power source library to allocate the rent request. The lease management device according to claim 8, wherein the pick-up method is an on-site pickup or a network reservation pickup, and the instructions further include: if the device picks up the item, according to the device to be charged The location information and the location information of the rented mobile power source are used for route navigation planning; if the network is reserved for pickup, it is determined whether the mobile power source to be returned meets the rental request; if there is a mobile power source that meets the rental request, Selecting a mobile power source that meets the renting request from the mobile power source to be returned; and if there is no mobile power source that meets the renting request, selecting a mobile power source that meets the renting request from the power source library. The lease management device of claim 8, wherein the instruction further comprises: determining whether a replacement mobile power request issued by the device to be charged is received; and if receiving the replacement mobile power request, according to The location information and the status information of the device to be charged are reselected from the power source library; and the location information of the device to be charged is locked to exchange the re-leaned mobile power source with the previously leased mobile power source. The lease management device of claim 8, wherein the instruction further comprises: determining whether the leased mobile power has been returned; if the leased mobile power has been returned, determining whether the mobile power is again The reservation; and if not reserved again, controlling the mobile power source to switch to the charging mode for charging.