TW202016864A - Fueling apparatus, server and gas station system - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a fueling apparatus that simplifies fueling settings for customers and prevents that no desired oil is supplied and so on. A fueling apparatus 2 of the present invention including transmitting means 2a for transmitting a signal to a predetermined area, and receiving means for receiving an information about a fueling setting from a portable terminal 4 that receives the signal, wherein the fueling setting is performed when the receiving means receives the information from the portable terminal. The fueling setting of the fueling apparatus can be performed when the receiving means receives the information from a server 3 that receives the information from the portable terminal receiving the signal. The server can receive an information about fueling after the fueling ends using the fueling apparatus, and can associate a received fueling information with an ID of a customer who performs the fueling, and can memorize an oil kind, a fueling method and a payment method as the fueling information.

Description

Oil supply device, server and oil supply system

Field of invention The present invention relates to an oil supply device, a server, and an oil supply system, and in particular, to an oil supply device that can achieve a simplified oil supply operation.

Background of the invention In recent years, due to the high convenience of mobile terminals such as smart phones and tablet computers, they have been rapidly used in services, facilities or in-store management, inspection and other services in recent years. In addition, there is a demand for new technologies such as IoT (Internet of Things) to be utilized in fuel supply stations that supply fuel oil such as gasoline.

Therefore, the inventor of the present invention proposed Japanese Patent Application No. 2017-62182 to propose a system that can utilize IoT and reduce the labor and time required for maintenance.

Summary of the invention Problems to be solved by invention The above-mentioned invention is also effective, but in addition to maintenance, it is also considered to utilize IoT in oil supply stations.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide an oil supply device and the like that can simplify the oil supply setting of a customer and prevent oil mixing. Means to solve the problem

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the fuel supply device of the present invention is characterized by comprising: a sending member that sends a signal to a predetermined area; and a receiving member that receives information about fuel supply settings from a mobile terminal that receives the aforementioned signal, if the The receiving member receives the information from the mobile terminal, and then sets the fuel supply of the fuel supply device.

According to the fuel supply device of the present invention, if the customer sets the fuel supply setting data in the mobile terminal in advance, the fuel supply setting of the fuel supply device can be easily performed in the vehicle parked in a predetermined area (fuel supply area), and In the oil device, a mechanism that allows the customer to manually set the oil supply can be omitted. In this way, it is possible to reduce the equipment investment of the fuel supplier, and to avoid incorrect fuel supply settings caused by the customer's fuel supply setting each time fuel is supplied, which also helps to prevent oil mixing.

In addition, the fuel supply device of the present invention is characterized by comprising: a sending member that sends a signal to a predetermined area; and a receiving member that receives information about fuel supply settings from a server such as the following, the server receives from The mobile terminal of the signal receives the server of the information, and if the receiving member receives the information from the server, the oil supply setting of the oil supply device is set.

According to the fuel supply device of the present invention, the same effect as the above fuel supply device can be achieved, and, after the customer's mobile terminal receives the signal from the fuel supply device, even if the communication between the fuel supply device and the mobile terminal is blocked , You can also establish communication between the two through the server.

Moreover, the present invention is a server, characterized by having: a memory component that memorizes information related to each customer's fuel supply setting; a receiving component that receives a signal from a mobile terminal; a search component that is received at the receiving component During the aforementioned signal, the following information is searched from the aforementioned memory component, the aforementioned information is information about the fuel supply setting corresponding to the customer using the mobile terminal; and the sending component, the information searched out by the search component as described below Sent to the fuel supply device, the aforementioned information is information about the fuel supply setting corresponding to the customer using the aforementioned mobile terminal.

According to the server of the present invention, it is possible to achieve a reduction in equipment investment of the fuel supplier, etc., and after the customer’s mobile terminal receives a signal from the fuel supply device, even if the communication between the fuel supply device and the mobile terminal is blocked , You can also establish communication between the two through the server.

The above-mentioned server, when the fuel supply of the fuel supply device ends, receives information about the fuel supply from the fuel supply device, can connect the received fuel supply information with the ID of the customer who has supplied fuel, and Oil type, fuel supply method and payment method are used as the fuel supply information. In this way, since oil mixing can be reliably prevented, and payment can be made at the mobile terminal, it is possible to reduce the equipment investment of the payment equipment of the oil supplier.

In addition, the present invention is a fueling station system provided with the above-mentioned fueling device and a server, and can provide a fueling station system that can achieve a reduction in equipment investment of the fueling station, etc. After the oil device receives the signal, even if the communication between the oil supply device and the mobile terminal is blocked, the communication can be maintained. Invention effect

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide an oil supply device and the like that can simplify the oil supply operation of a customer.

Forms for carrying out the invention

Next, referring to the drawings, a form for implementing the present invention will be described in detail.

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the oil supply system of the present invention. The oil supply system 1 is provided with a BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy: Bluetooth low energy, registered trademark) beacon (beacon, radio wave signaling component, the following It is only called "beacon".) The fuel supply device 2a of 2a and the server 3 that constitutes the cloud can communicate with each other, and the two can also have actions with customers in the vehicle V or the fuel supply area. The terminal 4 communicates. In addition, the fuel station system 1 is also provided with a payment device (not shown) in which the customer can make a payment after fueling.

The directivity and communication distance of the beacon 2a of the fuel supply device 2 is limited to the vehicle V parked in the fuel supply area near the fuel supply device 2, and the fuel supply device 2 will not mistakenly exist in the vehicle of the other fuel supply The mobile terminal communicates.

As shown in Table 1, the server 3 will store fuel supply setting data and fuel supply data (customer's fuel supply when the vehicle is fueled) according to each customer's customer ID, oil type, fuel supply method and payment method Fuel supply, etc.), and according to the fuel supply information to manage the sales information of the fuel supply station.

The mobile terminal 4 is a smartphone, tablet, or the like owned by a customer, and has a function of communicating with the oil supply device 2 and the server 3, a function of displaying fuel supply data, a fuel supply detail, and the like. If the mobile terminal 4 can display the fuel supply details, the oil supply office can reduce the equipment investment of the machine that prints the fuel supply details, so it is better.

[Table 1]

Next, referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, the operation of the oil supply system 1 having the above configuration will be described. In addition, the customer registers the fuel supply setting data on the customer ID, the oil type, the fuel supply method, and the payment method in the server 3 through an application (application) of the mobile terminal 4 in advance.

First, in step S1 of the oil supply device 2, the beacon ID of the beacon 2a is output. Next, in step S21 of the mobile terminal 4, if the beacon ID is input from the fuel supply device 2 (step S21; YES), the beacon ID and the customer ID are output to the server 3 (step S22).

In step S31 of the server 3, if the beacon ID and the customer ID are input from the mobile terminal 4 (step S31; YES), the fuel supply setting data of the corresponding customer is output to the fuel supply device 2 (step S32).

In step S2 of the oil supply device 2, if the oil supply setting data is input from the server 3 (step S2; YES), the oil supply setting is performed in the oil supply device 2.

In step S3, if the customer removes the oil supply gun from the oil gun hook, and the oil gun SW (switch) of the oil supply device 2 is ON (step S3; YES), in step S4, it is determined whether it is Remove the oil supply gun corresponding to the oil type entered in step S2, and when the correct oil supply gun is removed (step S4; Yes), send the reset signal to the display of the oil supply device 2 The fuel supply information is reset to zero (reset), and the fuel supply pump is turned on (step S5).

On the other hand, in step S4, when the customer removes the wrong fuel supply gun (step S4; NO), the customer is notified via a display or the like to confirm the fuel supply gun (step S6).

In step S5, the fuel pump is turned on and the flow meter is turned on, and the flow pulse transmitter is turned on (step S7; Yes), and the pulse signal is sent from the flow pulse transmitter to the display and displayed on the display Fuel supply amount (display count) (step S8). In addition, when the flow pulse transmitter is not turned on (step S7; No), as long as the fuel supply pump is not turned off (step S9; No), that is, as long as the fuel supply is not stopped, it will wait until the flow pulse transmitter is turned on.

If the fuel supply set according to the fuel supply input in step S2 is completed, the fuel supply pump will be turned off (step S9; YES), and the oil gun SW is turned off by the customer hooking the fuel supply gun back to the oil gun hook (step S10 ). Then, the fuel supply data is output to the server 3 (step S11). This ends the operation of the oil supply device 2.

In step S33 of the server 3, if the fuel supply data is input from the fuel supply device 2 (step S33; YES), after generating payment data from the fuel supply data, the fuel supply and payment data are output to the mobile terminal 4 (step S34) .

In the mobile terminal 4, when the fuel supply and payment data are input from the server 3 (step S23; YES), the customer confirms the two data and displays the two data on the display unit (step S24). Then, if the customer presses the payment button of the mobile terminal 4, or the display time T of the two data for confirming the two data has reached the predetermined time t1 (step S25; YES), it is considered that the confirmation of the customer is over and the fuel is supplied 3. The payment information is output to the server 3 (step S26).

In the server 3, if the fuel supply and payment data are input from the mobile terminal 4 (step S35; YES), a payment processing completion signal is output to the mobile terminal 4 (step S36). This ends the operation of the server 3. In the mobile terminal 4, when the payment processing completion signal is input from the server 3 (step S27; YES), the fuel supply details are displayed (step S28). As a result, the operation of the mobile terminal 4 is also ended, and the fuel supply operation is ended.

As described above, according to the fuel station system 1 of the present embodiment, if the customer sets the fuel supply setting data in advance, as long as the customer has the vehicle V parked in the fuel supply area of the fuel supply device 2 or the customer in the fuel supply area The mobile terminal 4 can communicate with each other to set the fuel supply setting of the fuel supply device 2. In addition, in the oil supply device 2, since the mechanism for the customer to manually set the oil supply can be omitted, it is possible to reduce the equipment investment of the oil supplier. In addition, the number of incorrect fuel supply settings caused by the customer having to set the fuel supply each time the fuel is supplied can also be reduced, and oil mixing can also be prevented.

Next, referring to FIGS. 3 and 4, another embodiment of the oil supply device of the present invention will be described.

This oil supply device 2 has the same structure as the oil supply device 2 of the oil supply system 1 described above, and can perform bidirectional communication with a mobile terminal 12 having a payment function. The server 3 of the above oil supply system system 1 does not exist. There is also no need for the payment device (not shown) of the fuel station system 1 described above. In addition, the sales management of the fuel station by the server 3 is performed by a POS terminal (not shown).

In the mobile terminal 12, as shown in Table 2, the customer name and fuel supply setting data (oil type, fuel supply method, and payment method) are registered in advance by the customer through an application or the like.

[Table 2]

Next, the operation of the oil supply device 2 will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4.

First, in step S1 of the oil supply device 2, the beacon ID of the beacon 2a is output. Next, in step S41 of the mobile terminal 12, if the beacon ID is input from the fuel supply device 2 (step S41; YES), the mobile terminal 12 outputs the fuel supply setting data to the fuel supply device 2 (step S42).

In step S2 of the fuel supply device 2, if fuel supply setting data is input from the mobile terminal 12 (step S2; Yes), fuel supply setting is made in the fuel supply device 2.

The oil supply operation of steps S3 to S10 of the oil supply device 2 is the same as that of FIG. 2 described above, and therefore the description is omitted.

After the fuel supply set according to the fuel supply input in step S2 is completed, the customer closes the fuel gun SW by hooking the fuel gun back to the fuel gun hook (step S10), and outputs fuel supply data to the mobile terminal 12 (step S11). This ends the operation of the oil supply device 2.

In the mobile terminal 12, if the fuel supply data is input from the fuel supply device 2 (step S43; YES), it is used to allow the customer to confirm the two data and display the two data on the display unit (step S44). Then, if the customer presses the payment button of the mobile terminal 12, or when the display time T of the two data reaches the predetermined time t1 (step S45; YES), payment processing is performed (step S46), and the fuel supply details are displayed on the mobile terminal 12 (Step S47).

As described above, according to the present embodiment, since the oil supply device 2 directly communicates with the mobile terminal 12, there is no need to provide the server 3, and the equipment investment of the oil supply site can be reduced. In addition, if the mobile terminal 12 of the customer has a payment function, that is, there is no need to install a payment device, the equipment investment of the fuel supplier can be further reduced. In addition, by performing communication without passing through the server 3, the oil supply operation can be performed more quickly.

In addition, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the BLE beacon is used as the radio wave transmitting member, but the transmitting member (wifi, etc.) that can communicate with the mobile terminal is not particularly limited.

1: Oil station system 2: Oil supply device 2a: Beacon 3: server 4.12: mobile terminal S: Step T: display time t1: scheduled time V: Vehicle

[Fig. 1] A schematic diagram showing an embodiment of the oil supply system of the present invention. [Fig. 2] A flow chart showing the operation of the fuel station system shown in Fig. 1. [Fig. [Fig. 3] A schematic diagram showing another embodiment of the oil supply device of the present invention. [Fig. 4] A flowchart showing the operation of the oil supply device shown in Fig. 3.

1: Oil station system

2: Oil supply device

2a: Beacon

3: server

4: mobile terminal

V: Vehicle

Claims (5)

An oil supply device characterized by comprising: a sending member that sends a signal to a predetermined area; and The receiving component receives information about fuel supply settings from the mobile terminal that has received the aforementioned signal, If the receiving member receives the information from the mobile terminal, the fuel supply setting of the fuel supply device is set. An oil supply device characterized by comprising: a sending member that sends a signal to a predetermined area; and The receiving means receives information about fuel supply settings from a server as follows, the server is the server that receives the information from the mobile terminal that receives the signal, If the receiving member receives the foregoing information from the server, the fuel supply setting of the fuel supply device is made. A server characterized by: Memory component, memory information related to each customer's fuel supply settings; The receiving component receives the signal from the mobile terminal; A search component, when the receiving component receives the aforementioned signal, it searches for the following information from the memory component, the aforementioned information is information about the fuel supply setting corresponding to the customer using the mobile terminal; and The sending component sends the information searched by the searching component as follows to the fuel supply device, and the foregoing information is information about the fuel supply setting corresponding to the customer using the mobile terminal. If the server of claim 3, if the fuel supply of the fuel supply device ends and receives information about the fuel supply from the fuel supply device, the received fuel supply information will be linked to the ID of the customer who has fueled And, memory oil type, fuel supply method and payment method, as the fuel supply information. An oil supply system system is characterized by comprising: an oil supply device as in claim 2, and a server as in claim 3 or 4.

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