TWI757024B - Electric vehicle charging station management method based on user usage history and electric vehicle charging station management system thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

Electric vehicle charging station management methods and systems based on user usage history applied to at least one electric vehicle charging station for charging at least one electric vehicle, and a server connected to the electric vehicle charging station through a network are provided. The method includes the server performing a plurality of application functions to manage the use of the electric vehicle charging station, the server receiving a charging request corresponding to the electric vehicle charging station by a mobile device corresponding to a user of a specific electric vehicle, the server providing at least one specific application service of the application functions to the mobile device in response to the charging request, the server recording a use status for the specific application service, the server determining a use authority corresponding to the mobile device or the user according to the use status, and the server determining whether the mobile device or the user can use the application functions according to the use authority.

Description

Electric vehicle charging station management based on user usage history Law and its electric vehicle charging station management system

The present invention relates to an electric vehicle charging station management method and an electric vehicle charging station management system, and particularly relates to an electric vehicle charging station management method and an electric vehicle charging station management system based on the user's usage history.

In recent years, with the rise of environmental awareness and the advancement of electric vehicle technology, the development of electric vehicles that use electric energy as a power source to replace traditional vehicles powered by fossil fuels has gradually become an important goal in the automotive field. becoming more and more popular. In order to improve the range and willingness to use electric vehicles, many countries or cities have begun to plan to set up charging stations for electric vehicles in public places, and have also begun to plan to set up a large number of charging stations in urban areas or scenic areas to enable the charging of electric vehicles. more convenient.

On the other hand, compared to the time required for traditional vehicles to refuel, electric vehicles take significantly longer to charge and their locations are limited. Therefore, when charging equipment such as charging stations are already occupied, users may be occupied by the charging stations. And need to wait in line to charge. In addition to waiting in line for charging on site, some charging station operators also provide users of electric vehicles to reserve charging at a specific charging station through a dedicated app. , and as long as you go to the charging station at the appointed time, the charging operation can be started, which can greatly reduce the waiting time at the charging station site, and also avoid the dilemma that no charging station is available until you arrive at the site. However, when a specific charging station is When a user makes a reservation for charging, a specific charging station will be reserved for the reserved user for a period of time, and other users will not be able to use it until the end of this period. When the user who made the reservation often did not go to the specific charging station for charging within the specified time or made a reservation but did not charge for no reason, the specific charging station will be idle due to too many invalid reservations and the charging station will be idle for a long time. On-site users are also unable to charge immediately, resulting in the inability of charging station operators and users to achieve the best protection of rights and interests.

In view of this, the present invention provides an electric vehicle charging station management method and a management system based on the user's usage history, wherein the server can determine the usage authority of the corresponding user according to the usage history of the specific application service of the user's corresponding charging operation , and determine whether the mobile device or the user can use the application function according to the use authority, so that when the user's use violation reaches a certain level, the application function that can be used by the violating user can be restricted to achieve the effect of deterring the violation. It can effectively reduce the chance of the electric vehicle charging station being illegally occupied, at the same time, it can also increase the income of the electric vehicle charging station, reduce the idle time of the electric vehicle charging station, and thus improve the practicability and utilization rate of the electric vehicle charging station.

An electric vehicle charging station management method based on user usage history according to an embodiment of the present invention is suitable for an electric vehicle charging station that provides at least one electric vehicle for charging, and an electric vehicle charging station that is connected to the electric vehicle charging station through a network server. The method includes the following steps: the server runs a plurality of application functions to manage the use of the electric vehicle charging station; the server receives a charging request corresponding to the electric vehicle charging station from a mobile device, wherein the mobile device corresponds to one of a specific electric vehicle User; the server provides at least one specific application service of the application functions to the mobile device according to the charging requirement; the server records a usage status of the specific application service; the server determines the corresponding mobile device or one of the users to use according to the usage status Permissions, and the server determines whether the mobile device or user can use the application function according to the usage permission.

An electric vehicle charging station management system based on a user's usage history according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an electric vehicle charging station, a mobile device, and a server. The electric vehicle charging station is used for providing at least one electric vehicle for charging. The mobile device sends a charging request corresponding to the electric vehicle charging station, wherein the mobile device corresponds to a One of the users of a particular electric vehicle. The server is connected to the electric vehicle charging station through a network, and runs a plurality of application functions to manage the use of the electric vehicle charging station. The mobile device receives the charging requirements corresponding to the electric vehicle charging station, and provides application functions corresponding to the charging requirements. At least one specific application service is provided to the mobile device, a usage status of the specific application service is recorded, and a usage authority of the corresponding mobile device or user is determined according to the usage status, and whether the mobile device or user can use the application function is determined according to the usage authority.

In some embodiments, the application function includes a charging reservation function, and the mobile device proposes a charging request through the charging reservation function, and the charging request includes a charging reservation information to designate a charging operation at the electric vehicle charging station at a specific time point , the server determines whether a signal corresponding to the user's initiation of charging operation at the electric vehicle charging station is received at a specific time point. A specific flag determines the use authority of the corresponding mobile device or user to be a first state, wherein the mobile device or user in the first state cannot use the reserved charging function in the application function. In some embodiments, the server further records the number of times the mobile device or the user uses the reserved charging function and marks it as a specific flag, and when the number of times reaches a predetermined threshold, it determines that the corresponding mobile device or user's usage authority is The first state, so that the mobile device or the user cannot use the reserved charging function in the application function.

In some embodiments, the server distinguishes the usage rights into a plurality of levels, and determines one of the levels of the corresponding mobile device or the user's usage rights according to the usage status of the mobile device or the specific application service of the user within a predetermined period of time, The application functions that can be used at each level are different.

In some embodiments, the application function includes a periodic deduction function, and the server determines whether a periodic deduction operation of the corresponding mobile device or user fails, and when the periodic deduction operation of the corresponding mobile device or user fails, The use state is marked as a specific flag, and the use authority of the corresponding mobile device or user is determined as a first state, wherein the mobile device or user in the first state cannot use one of the charging functions of the application functions. In some embodiments, when the server determines that the periodic debit operation is successful, the server cancels the marking of the specific flag in the use state, and determines The use authority of the corresponding mobile device or user is set to a second state, wherein the mobile device or user in the second state can use the charging function in the application function.

The above method of the present invention can exist in the form of code. When the code is loaded and executed by a machine, the machine becomes a device for carrying out the invention.

In order to make the above-mentioned objects, features and advantages of the present invention more obvious and easy to understand, the following specific embodiments are given, together with the accompanying drawings, and the detailed description is as follows.

100: Electric vehicle charging station management system based on user usage history

110: Electric vehicle charging station

112: storage unit

114: Network connection unit

116: Processing unit

118: Charging gun

120: Mobile Devices

122: storage unit

124: Network connection unit

126: Processing unit

130: Server

132: storage unit

134: Network connection unit

136: Processor

140: Internet

152, 154: Electric Vehicles

160: User

S510, S520, S530, S540, S550, S560: Steps

S610, S620: Steps

S710, S720, S730: Steps

S810, S820: Steps

S910, S920, S930: Steps

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing an electric vehicle charging station management system based on user usage history according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing an electric vehicle charging station according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing a mobile device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing a server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a method for managing an electric vehicle charging station based on a user's usage history according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a method for managing an electric vehicle charging station based on a user's usage history according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a method for managing an electric vehicle charging station based on a user's usage history according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating a method for managing an electric vehicle charging station based on a user's usage history according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a method for managing an electric vehicle charging station based on a user's usage history according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 1 shows a user usage history according to an embodiment of the present invention. Based on the electric vehicle charging station management system. As shown in FIG. 1 , the electric vehicle charging station management system 100 based on the user's usage history according to the embodiment of the present invention may include at least one electric vehicle charging station 110 , a mobile device 120 and a server 130 . In some embodiments, the server 130 may be coupled to the mobile device 120 and each electric vehicle charging station 110 through a network 140, such as a wired network, a telecommunication network, and a wireless network, such as a Wi-Fi network, etc. . The electric vehicle charging station 110 is disposed at a first geographic location. The electric vehicle charging station 110 may be used to connect an electric vehicle 152 to charge the electric vehicle 152 . The mobile device 120 can be any electronic device with Internet capability and positioning capability, such as mobile phones, smart phones, personal digital assistants, global positioning systems, notebook computers, and vehicle-mounted devices. In one embodiment, a specific user 160 of the corresponding mobile device 120 can use the mobile device 120 to generate a charging demand for the corresponding electric vehicle charging station 110 , wherein the charging demand includes a reservation charging information to be designated at a specific time point in the charging station 110 . The electric vehicle charging station 110 performs a charging operation. In another embodiment, when the specific user 160 is the owner of the electric vehicle 154 and the electric vehicle charging station 110 is connected to the electric vehicle 152 to charge the electric vehicle 152 , the specific user 160 can generate the corresponding electric vehicle through the mobile device 120 The aforementioned charging demand of the charging station 110 is to reserve the charging operation of the electric vehicle 154 by the electric vehicle charging station 110 at a specific time point. That is, the charging demand may be transmitted to the server 130 by the mobile device 120 of the specific user 160 of the corresponding electric vehicle 154 through the network 140 . In some embodiments, the user 160 of the electric vehicle 154 can use his mobile device 120 to download and install an application program from the server 130 through the network 140 to generate the aforementioned charging requirements through the user interface of the application program.

The server 130 may record the location of the corresponding electric vehicle charging station 110 and the charging efficiency of the electric vehicle charging station 110 . For example, the electric vehicle charging station 110 may be set in a first geographic location, such as a public parking lot, a shopping mall, a restaurant, a gas station, or a specific location, etc., to provide a corresponding electric vehicle charging service, but the present invention is not limited thereto. here. The electric vehicle charging station 110 can output electric power at a charging efficiency for charging at least one electric vehicle 152 . It is worth noting that the charging efficiency of the electric vehicle charging station 110 determines the charging time required for the electric vehicle 152. For example, the charging efficiency may represent the maximum hourly support of the electric vehicle charging station 110. Large charging output power, wherein the charging time required by the electric vehicle charging station 110 with higher charging efficiency will be less. The server 130 can further record the reserved charging information of the corresponding electric vehicle charging station 110 . The electric vehicle charging station 110 has a network connection function to receive, download or update various parameters and information required for charging management operations. In one embodiment, the electric vehicle charging station 110 may charge one electric vehicle 152 . In another embodiment, the electric vehicle charging station 110 may provide charging of a plurality of electric vehicles 152 . The server 130 can be mutually coupled and communicated with all the electric vehicle charging stations 110 through the network 140 , so as to perform the charging management operation of the electric vehicle charging stations 110 . The server 130 may generate and transmit instructions to the EV charging station 110 via the network 140 to allow the EV charging station 110 to output power to an electric vehicle electrically connected thereto or to disable the EV charging station 110 from outputting power to the electric vehicle. For example, the server 130 may directly or indirectly receive a charging request from a mobile device of the corresponding electric vehicle 152 , and after completing the payment confirmation and other actions according to the charging request, generate a charging authorization command and transmit it to the electric vehicle charging station 110 through the network 140 . , so as to allow the electric vehicle charging station 110 to output power to the electric vehicle 152 that is electrically connected to it or forbid the charging device to output power to the electric vehicle 152 .

The server 130 can receive various data from the electric vehicle charging station 110 through the network 140 . For example, when the electric vehicle 152 is coupled to the electric vehicle charging station 110 through a charging gun of the electric vehicle charging station 110 to perform a charging operation, the electric vehicle charging station 110 can continuously charge at least a portion of the charging operation of the corresponding electric vehicle 152 . A charging information is transmitted through the network 140 , and the server 130 can receive the charging information corresponding to the charging operation from the electric vehicle charging station 110 through the network 140 . Similarly, when the electric vehicle 154 is coupled to the electric vehicle charging station 110 through a charging gun of the electric vehicle charging station 110 for a charging operation, the electric vehicle charging station 110 can continuously charge at least one part of the charging operation of the corresponding electric vehicle 154 . The charging information is transmitted through the network 140 , and the server 130 can receive the charging information of the corresponding charging operation from the electric vehicle charging station 110 through the network 140 . The server 130 may run a plurality of application functions to manage the usage of the electric vehicle charging station 110 . For example, the application function may include a charging function, an appointment charging function, a periodic debiting function, and/or an exclusive appointment charging function for VIPs, etc., but the invention is not limited thereto. In some embodiments, the mobile device 120 can 140 The server 130 receives the status information and notification of the corresponding charging operation, including but not limited to, notifying the charging status, notifying that the electric vehicle has stopped charging, notifying that the vehicle has been moved, notifying that the charging gun of the electric vehicle charging station has been pulled out of the electric vehicle, etc. Wait.

FIG. 2 shows an electric vehicle charging station according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2 , the electric vehicle charging station 110 has the processing capability to perform the charging management operation belonging to the electric vehicle charging station, and has the network connection function to receive, download or update various parameters and information required for the charging management operation. .

The electric vehicle charging station 110 at least includes a storage unit 112 , a network connection unit 114 , a processing unit 116 , and a charging gun 118 . The storage unit 112 (eg, a memory) can store and record related data, such as the information of the electric vehicle charging equipment and the charging demand information included in the electric vehicle charging station 110 . It should be noted that the foregoing information is only an example of this case, and the present invention is not limited thereto. The network connection unit 114 can receive, download or update various parameters and information required for the charging management operation through a network, such as a wired network, a telecommunication network, and a wireless network, such as a Wi-Fi network. The processing unit 116 can control the operation of the relevant software and hardware in the electric vehicle charging station 110, and execute the electric vehicle charging station management method based on the user's usage history of the present case, and the relevant details will be described later. For example, the processing unit 116 can be a general-purpose controller, a microcontroller (Micro-Control Unit, MCU), or a digital signal processor (Digital Signal Processor, DSP), etc., for providing data analysis, processing and computing functions , but the present invention is not limited to this. In one embodiment, when the electric vehicle 152 or the electric vehicle 154 is being charged through the electric vehicle charging station 110 , the processing unit 116 may use the network connection unit 114 to transmit a state of charge of the corresponding electric vehicle 152 or the electric vehicle 154 through a network The channel is transmitted for subsequent charging management by a server such as the server 130 . In another embodiment, the processing unit 116 can obtain the corresponding output power efficiency through the server 130 , and charge at least one electric vehicle according to the output power efficiency received by the server 130 . The charging gun 118 may include one or a plurality of charging connectors conforming to the same charging interface specification or conforming to different charging interface specifications, which are electrically connected to the corresponding electric vehicle, and according to the instruction of the processing unit 116, the electric vehicle is charged with a specified output power efficiency. The vehicle outputs electricity.

In some embodiments, the processing unit 116 further receives a corresponding When one of the specific electric vehicles is connected, the identification information of the corresponding specific electric vehicle is transmitted to the server 130 . The identification information of the corresponding specific electric vehicle includes the vehicle identification code, the license plate number, and the type of the corresponding specific electric vehicle, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

FIG. 3 shows a mobile device according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 3, the mobile device 120 according to the embodiment of the present invention is any electronic device with Internet access capability and positioning capability, such as a mobile phone, a smart phone, a personal digital assistant, a global positioning system, a notebook computer, a driving A computer, a vehicle-mounted device, etc., at least include a storage unit 122 , a network connection unit 124 , and a processing unit 126 . The mobile device 120 is associated with a user of a specific electric vehicle. In one embodiment, the mobile device 120 corresponds to a first user of a first electric vehicle, so the first user of the corresponding mobile device 120 can use the mobile device 120 to generate the charging demand of the corresponding electric vehicle charging station 110 . The charging request includes a charging reservation information, so as to designate a charging operation to be performed at the electric vehicle charging station 110 at a specific time point. The storage unit 122 (eg, a memory) can store and record related data, such as the information of the electric vehicle charging equipment included in the electric vehicle charging station 110 , the charging reservation information, and the like. It should be noted that the foregoing information is only an example of this case, and the present invention is not limited thereto. The network connection unit 124 is used for transmitting and receiving messages through a network 140 such as a wired network, a telecommunication network, and a wireless network such as a Wi-Fi network. The processing unit 126 is coupled to the storage unit 122 and the network connection unit 124, and can control the operations of the relevant software and hardware in the mobile device 120, and execute the electric vehicle charging station management method based on the user's usage history of the present application, The relevant details will be explained later. For example, the processing unit 126 can be a general-purpose controller, a microcontroller (Micro-Control Unit, MCU), or a digital signal processor (Digital Signal Processor, DSP), etc., for providing data analysis, processing and computing functions , but the present invention is not limited to this.

FIG. 4 shows a server according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 4 , the server 130 according to the embodiment of the present invention may be any processor-based electronic device, which at least includes a storage unit 132 , a network connection unit 134 , and a processor 136 . In one embodiment, the server 130 may be a charging management server, but the invention is not limited thereto. Notably, the server 130 can Carry out the charging management operation of the corresponding electric vehicle charging station 110 and the electric vehicle charging station management operation based on the user's usage history. The storage unit 132 (eg, a memory) can store and record related data, such as specific user information of the reserved vehicle and reserved electric vehicle information corresponding to the charging reservation operation, and a usage status of a specific application service. The electric vehicle charging station 110 can output electric power with a charging efficiency for charging at least one electric vehicle. The network connection unit 134 can receive the coupling of the corresponding different electric vehicle charging stations 110 through a network 140, such as a wired network, a telecommunication network, and a wireless network, such as a Wi-Fi network. Through the network connection unit 134 , the server 130 can be coupled and communicated with the mobile device 120 through the network 140 . The processor 136 can control the operations of the relevant software and hardware in the server 130, and execute the electric vehicle charging station management method based on the user's usage history of the present case, and the relevant details will be described later. For example, the processor 136 can be a general-purpose controller, a microcontroller (Micro-Control Unit, MCU), or a digital signal processor (Digital Signal Processor, DSP), etc., for providing data analysis, processing and computing functions , but the present invention is not limited to this. It is worth noting that, through the network connection unit 134 , the server 130 can be further coupled and communicated with all the electric vehicle charging stations 110 through the network 140 , so as to perform the charging management operation of the electric vehicle charging stations 110 . When the processor 136 executes the charging schedule control, an instruction can be generated and transmitted to each electric vehicle charging station 110 through the network 140 to allow the electric vehicle charging station 110 to output power to an electric vehicle electrically connected to it or to prohibit the electric vehicle The charging station 110 outputs power to the electric vehicle.

In some embodiments, the processor 136 may determine a usage authority of the corresponding mobile device 120 or the user according to the usage status of the specific application service of the multiple application functions recorded in the storage unit 132 , and determine the mobile device 120 according to the usage authority. Or whether users can use these application functions. In some embodiments, the application function includes a reserved charging function, and the processor 136 can determine whether the mobile device 120 or the user can use the reserved charging function according to the usage authority. The user cannot use the reserved charging function, and when the usage authority is in the second state, it is determined that the mobile device 120 or the user can use the reserved charging function. The mobile device 120 can submit a charging request to the server 130 through the reserved charging function, and the charging request includes a reserved charging information information, so as to designate a charging operation at the electric vehicle charging station 110 at a specific time point. The processor 136 provides at least one reserved charging service to the mobile device 120 according to the charging requirement. In one embodiment, the processor 136 can determine whether a signal corresponding to the user starting the charging operation at the electric vehicle charging station 110 is received at a specific time point, and when the signal for starting the charging operation is not received at the specific time point At the time, the usage state of the corresponding reserved charging service is marked as a specific flag, and the usage authority of the corresponding mobile device 120 or the user is determined as the first state. In another embodiment, the processor 136 may record the number of times that the mobile device 120 or the user uses the reserved charging function and mark it as a specific flag, and when the number of times reaches a predetermined threshold value, determine the corresponding mobile device 120 or the user The usage authority is the first state. Note that the specific flag may represent a violation flag, and when the usage status of a specific application service is marked as a specific flag, it indicates that a usage violation occurs in the corresponding specific application service. The server may store the usage violation definition of the corresponding specific application service in advance, and mark the usage status of the corresponding specific application service as a specific flag when the usage status complies with the usage violation definition. For example, in one embodiment, the definition of usage violation may be that the corresponding mobile device 120 or the user has violated the reservation charging function, such as occupying a charging parking space (including not moving the car for a period of time after charging or occupying a parking space without charging) , late for an appointment or no-show for an appointment without a reason, etc., but the present invention is not limited to this.

In some embodiments, the application function includes a recurring debit function, and the processor 136 can determine whether the mobile device 120 or the user can use the recurring debit function according to the usage authority, wherein the mobile device is determined when the usage authority is in a first state 120 or the user cannot use the recurring debit function, and when the usage authority is in a second state, it is determined that the mobile device 120 or the user can use the recurring debit function. In one embodiment, the processor 136 can determine whether the corresponding mobile device 120 or the user's certain period of debit operation fails, and if so, mark the usage status of the corresponding period debit service as a specific flag, and determine the corresponding mobile device 120 Or the use authority of the user is the first state. In another embodiment, the processor 136 may determine whether the periodic debit operation of the corresponding mobile device 120 or the user is successful after the usage status of the corresponding periodic debit service is marked as a specific flag, and when the periodic debit operation is determined to be successful , cancel the labeling of the specific flag in the use state, and determine the corresponding mobile device 120 or user The usage authority is the second state. In some embodiments, the application function includes a charging function, and the processor 136 can determine whether the mobile device 120 or the user can use the charging function according to the usage authority, wherein when the usage authority is in the first state, it is determined that the mobile device 120 or the user cannot use the charging function. The charging function is used, and when the usage authority is in the second state, it is determined that the mobile device 120 or the user can use the charging function. In one embodiment, the processor 136 can determine whether the corresponding mobile device 120 or the user's certain period of debit operation fails, and if so, mark the usage status of the corresponding period debit service as a specific flag, and determine the corresponding mobile device 120 Or the use authority of the user is the first state. In another embodiment, the processor 136 may determine whether the periodic debit operation of the corresponding mobile device 120 or the user is successful after the usage status of the corresponding periodic debit service is marked as a specific flag, and when the periodic debit operation is determined to be successful When , the marking of the specific flag in the use state is canceled, and the use authority of the corresponding mobile device 120 or the user is determined to be the second state. It should be noted that the aforementioned application function, use status setting and use authority setting are only examples of this case, and the present invention is not limited thereto.

FIG. 5 shows an electric vehicle charging station management method based on a user's usage history according to an embodiment of the present invention. The method for managing an electric vehicle charging station based on a user's usage history according to an embodiment of the present invention can be applied to a server, such as the server 130 in FIG. 1 or FIG. 4 . It should be noted that, in this embodiment, the application function includes a charging reservation function, and a mobile device, such as the mobile device 120 in FIG. 1 or FIG. 3 , proposes a charging demand through the charging reservation function, and the charging demand is It includes a charging reservation information to designate a charging operation at the electric vehicle charging station 110 at a specific time point. The mobile device 120 can be coupled to the electric vehicle charging station 110 and the server 130 through a network, such as a wired network, a telecommunication network, and a wireless network, such as a Wi-Fi network. The electric vehicle charging station 110 is used to provide at least one electric vehicle for charging.

First, in step S510 , the server 130 runs a plurality of application functions to manage the usage of the electric vehicle charging station 110 . For example, the application function may include a charging function, an appointment charging function, a periodic debiting function, and/or an exclusive appointment charging function for VIPs, etc., but the invention is not limited thereto. Next, in step S520, the server 130 receives a charging request corresponding to the electric vehicle charging station 110 from the mobile device 120. , wherein the mobile device 120 corresponds to a user of a specific electric vehicle. Specifically, when the user is the owner of a specific electric vehicle, the user can generate the charging demand of the corresponding electric vehicle charging station through his mobile device 120 to designate the charging operation at the electric vehicle charging station 110 at a specific time point. That is, the charging demand may be transmitted to the server 130 by the mobile device 120 of a specific user corresponding to a specific electric vehicle (eg, the user 160 of the electric vehicle 154 shown in FIG. 1 ) through the network 140 . In some embodiments, the user of a specific electric vehicle can use his mobile device 120 to download and install an application program from the server 130 through the network 140 to generate the aforementioned charging demand through the user interface of the application program. After receiving the charging request, in step S530, the server 130 provides at least one specific application service of the application function to the mobile device 120 corresponding to the charging request. For example, in one embodiment, the server 130 may provide the mobile device 120 with a reserved charging service of the reserved charging function according to the charging requirement, but the invention is not limited thereto. Next, in step S540, the server 130 records a usage status of a specific application service, and in step S550, determines a usage authority of the corresponding mobile device 120 or a user according to the usage status. Specifically, the usage status of a specific application service is used to indicate whether the user uses the specific application service normally or a usage violation occurs. The server 130 can determine the usage of the corresponding mobile device 120 or the user according to the usage status of the specific application service. permissions. In some embodiments, a specific flag is used to mark the usage status as a usage violation and the usage permission includes a first status and a second status. When a user uses a specific application service and a usage violation occurs, the server 130 marks the usage status. The state is a specific flag, and determines the use authority of the corresponding mobile device 120 or the user to be the first state. On the contrary, when the user normally uses the specific application service, the server 130 cancels the marking of the specific flag of the use state and determines that the use authority of the corresponding mobile device 120 or the user is in the second state.

After determining the usage authority of the corresponding mobile device 120 or the user, in step S560, the server 130 determines whether the mobile device 120 or the user can use the application function according to the usage authority. For example, in some embodiments, the usage permission includes a first state and a second state. When the usage permission of the corresponding mobile device 120 or the user is in the first state, the user cannot use a specific application function. When the corresponding mobile device 120 or the user's use authority is in the second state, the user can use the specific application function.

FIG. 6 shows a method for managing an electric vehicle charging station based on a user's usage history according to another embodiment of the present invention. The method for managing an electric vehicle charging station based on a user's usage history according to an embodiment of the present invention can be applied to a server, such as the server 130 in FIG. 1 or FIG. 4 . It should be noted that, in this embodiment, the application function includes a charging reservation function, and a mobile device, such as the mobile device 120 in FIG. 1 or FIG. 3 , proposes a charging demand through the charging reservation function, and the charging demand is It includes a charging reservation information to designate a charging operation at the electric vehicle charging station 110 at a specific time point.

First, in step S610, the server 130 determines whether a signal corresponding to the user starting the charging operation at the electric vehicle charging station 110 is received at a specific time point. When the server 130 has received the signal to start the charging operation at the specific time point (Yes in step S610 ), it means that the user has arrived at the electric vehicle charging station 110 at the specific time point to start charging, and the process ends. When the server 130 does not receive the signal to start the charging operation at the specific time point (No in step S610 ), as in step S620 , it means that the user has not arrived at the electric vehicle charging station 110 to perform the charging operation at the specific time point, and the server 130 marks the use state as a specific flag, and determines the use authority of the corresponding mobile device 120 or the user as a first state. In this embodiment, the mobile device 120 or the user in the first state cannot use the reserved charging function in the application function.

FIG. 7 shows a method for managing an electric vehicle charging station based on a user's usage history according to another embodiment of the present invention. The method for managing an electric vehicle charging station based on a user's usage history according to an embodiment of the present invention can be applied to a server, such as the server 130 in FIG. 1 or FIG. 4 . It should be noted that, in this embodiment, the application function includes a charging reservation function, and a mobile device, such as the mobile device 120 in FIG. 1 or FIG. 3 , proposes a charging demand through the charging reservation function, and the charging demand is It includes a charging reservation information to designate a charging operation at the electric vehicle charging station 110 at a specific time point.

First, in step S710, the server 130 records the number of times the mobile device 120 or the user uses the reserved charging function to mark one of the specific flags. noteworthy It is to be noted that, in this embodiment, when the mobile device 120 or the user uses the scheduled charging function in violation of circumstances, for example, the mobile device 120 or the user has reserved charging at a specific time but fails to report on time or is late for more than a tolerable time, etc., its usage status will be changed to is marked with a specific flag. In other words, this number of times represents a violation record of the mobile device 120 or the user using the scheduled charging function. Next, in step S720, the server 130 determines whether the number of times the mobile device 120 or the user uses the reserved charging function to mark the specific flag reaches a predetermined threshold. For example, in one embodiment, the predetermined threshold value may be set to 3, and step S720 determines whether the number of times the mobile device 120 or the user uses the reserved charging function to mark the specific flag exceeds three times. When the number of times exceeds three times, it is determined that the number of times the mobile device 120 or the user uses the reserved charging function and marked as a specific flag has reached a predetermined threshold value. On the contrary, when the number of times does not exceed three times, it is determined that the number of times the mobile device 120 or the user uses the reserved charging function and marked as a specific flag has not reached the predetermined threshold value. When the number of times the mobile device 120 or the user uses the reserved charging function to mark the specific flag does not reach the predetermined threshold (No in step S720 ), go back to step S710 . When the number of times the mobile device 120 or the user uses the reserved charging function to mark the specific flag has reached the predetermined threshold (Yes in step S720 ), in step S730 , the server 130 determines the usage authority of the corresponding mobile device 120 or the user It is the first state, so that the mobile device 120 or the user cannot use the reserved charging function in the application function. For example, in one embodiment, the predetermined threshold value is set to 3, and when the mobile device 120 or the user uses the reserved charging function and the number of times marked as a specific flag is three times, indicating that the number of times has reached the predetermined threshold value, the server 130 determines that the use authority of the corresponding mobile device 120 or the user is in the first state, so that the mobile device 120 or the user cannot use the reserved charging function in the application function. As mentioned above, the usage authority of the corresponding mobile device 120 or the user may be the first state or the second state, wherein the first state indicates that the mobile device 120 or the user cannot use the reserved charging function in the application function, and the second state indicates that the mobile device 120 or the user can use the scheduled charging function in the application function. In other words, when the corresponding mobile device 120 or the user has used the reserved charging function for three violations (for example, occupying a charging parking space for more than three consecutive times (including not moving the car for a period of time after charging or occupying a parking space without charging) or three consecutive reservations without reason ), the reserved charging function will be cancelled, and you can only go to the scene to queue up for charging.

FIG. 8 shows a method for managing an electric vehicle charging station based on a user's usage history according to another embodiment of the present invention. The method for managing an electric vehicle charging station based on a user's usage history according to an embodiment of the present invention can be applied to a server, such as the server 130 in FIG. 1 or FIG. 4 . It should be noted that, in this embodiment, the application function includes a charging reservation function, and a mobile device, such as the mobile device 120 in FIG. 1 or FIG. 3 , proposes a charging demand through the charging reservation function, and the charging demand is It includes a charging reservation information to designate a charging operation at the electric vehicle charging station 110 at a specific time point.

First, in step S810, the server 130 distinguishes the usage rights into a plurality of levels. Next, in step S820, the server 130 determines one of all levels of usage rights of the corresponding mobile device 120 or the user according to the usage status of the specific application service of the mobile device 120 or the user within a predetermined period. Among them, each level can use different application functions. For example, in one embodiment, the server 130 can distinguish the usage authority as a first level and a second level. When the usage authority is the first level, the application functions that can be used include the charging reservation function, and when the usage authority is the first level The reserved charging function cannot be used when it is the second tier. The server 130 may determine the usage authority of the corresponding mobile device 120 or the user to be the first level or the second level according to the usage status of the specific application service of the mobile device 120 or the user within a predetermined period (eg, seven days). When the usage status of a specific application service of a first user of the first level is displayed as a violation state within a predetermined time (eg, seven days), the server 130 may adjust the usage authority of the first user to the second level. That is to say, in this embodiment, if the user violates the rules during the use of the reserved charging function within seven days (for example, occupying a parking space for more than three consecutive times, or failing to arrive for three consecutive appointments without any reason, etc.), the reserved charging will be cancelled. Function.

FIG. 9 shows a method for managing an electric vehicle charging station based on a user's usage history according to another embodiment of the present invention. The method for managing an electric vehicle charging station based on a user's usage history according to an embodiment of the present invention can be applied to a server, such as the server 130 in FIG. 1 or FIG. 4 . It is worth noting that, in this embodiment, the application function includes a periodic deduction function, and a mobile device, such as the mobile device 120 in FIG. 1 or FIG. 3, performs periodic deduction through this periodic deduction function. The operation is performed to pay the charging fee for the charging operation at the electric vehicle charging station 110 .

First, in step S910, the server 130 determines whether the corresponding mobile device 120 or the user of the corresponding mobile device 120 fails in a certain period of deduction operation. It is worth noting that, in this embodiment, the mobile device 120 or its user can set a debit cycle in advance and bind a specific bank account or credit card number as the debit account, and can bind the debit account when each debit cycle arrives. A specific debit account is designated to perform periodic debit operations. For example, in one embodiment, the debit period can be set to seven days or thirty days, but the invention is not limited to this. When the debit period is set to seven days and the debit account is bank account A, step S910 is to determine whether the bank account A has enough balance to successfully debit the debit. When the deduction is successful, it is determined that the regular deduction operation is successful; Deduction job failed. When the regular debit operation of the corresponding mobile device 120 or its user fails (Yes in step S910 ), in step S920 , the server 130 marks the usage status as a specific flag, and determines the corresponding mobile device 120 or its user’s status The permission to use is the first state. The mobile device or the user in the first state cannot use a charging function in the application functions. When the regular debit operation of the corresponding mobile device 120 or the user is successful (No in step S910 ), in step S930 , the server 130 cancels the marking of the specific flag in the use state, and determines the use of the corresponding mobile device 120 or the user. The authority is a second state. The mobile device 120 or the user in the second state can use the charging function in the application function.

In some embodiments, the present application further provides a recovery mechanism after the use of a specific application function is restricted, and the corresponding mobile device 120 or the user can initiate a specified application function recovery procedure, such as paying a default fee or applying to restore a specific application function, It sends a request for reinstatement of the corresponding specific application function to the server. When the server receives the request for reinstatement, it will determine whether the user meets the reinstatement conditions. and determine the use authority of the corresponding mobile device 120 or the user to be in the second state, so that the user can reuse the specific application function.

Therefore, through the electric vehicle charging station management method and management system based on the user's usage history in this case, the server can determine the usage authority of the corresponding user according to the usage history of the specific application service of the user's corresponding charging operation. And determine whether the mobile device or user can use the application function according to the use authority, so that when the user's use violation reaches a certain level, the user can limit the application function that the user can use to achieve the effect of curbing the violation, effectively It can reduce the chance of the electric vehicle charging station being illegally occupied, at the same time, it can also increase the income of the electric vehicle charging station, reduce the idle time of the electric vehicle charging station, and thus improve the practicability and utilization rate of the electric vehicle charging station.

The methods of the present invention, or specific versions or portions thereof, may exist in the form of code. The code may be contained in physical media, such as floppy disks, optical discs, hard disks, or any other machine-readable (such as computer-readable) storage media, or not limited to external forms of computer program products, where, When the code is loaded and executed by a machine, such as a computer, the machine becomes a device for participating in the present invention. The code may also be transmitted through some transmission medium, such as wire or cable, optical fiber, or any type of transmission, wherein when the code is received, loaded and executed by a machine, such as a computer, the machine becomes used to participate in this document. invented device. When implemented on a general-purpose processing unit, the code combines with the processing unit to provide a unique device that operates similarly to application-specific logic circuits.

Although the present invention has been disclosed above with preferred embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Anyone familiar with the art can make some changes and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, the present invention The scope of protection shall be determined by the scope of the appended patent application.

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An electric vehicle charging station management method based on user usage history, suitable for providing at least one electric vehicle charging station for charging, and a server connected to the electric vehicle charging station through a network, including the following Steps: the server runs a plurality of application functions to manage the use of the electric vehicle charging station; the server receives a charging request corresponding to the electric vehicle charging station from a mobile device, wherein the mobile device corresponds to a specific electric vehicle a user; the server provides at least one specific application service of the application functions to the mobile device according to the charging requirement; the server records a usage status of the specific application service; the server determines according to the usage status Whether to mark a specific flag and determine whether a use authority corresponding to the mobile device or the user is a first state or a second state; and the server is based on whether the specific flag is marked and the use authority is the The first state or the second state determines whether the mobile device or the user can use the application functions. The method for managing electric vehicle charging stations based on user usage history as described in item 1 of the scope of the patent application, wherein the application functions include a charging reservation function, and the mobile device requests the charging demand through the charging reservation function , the charging request includes a reservation charging information to designate a charging operation at the electric vehicle charging station at a specific time point, and the method further includes the following steps: the server determines whether the specific time point receives a corresponding charging operation. a signal for starting the charging operation at the electric vehicle charging station; and when the server does not receive the signal for starting the charging operation at the specific time point, marking the use state as the specific flag, and determine the corresponding mobile device or user The usage authority is the first state, wherein the mobile device or the user in the first state cannot use the reserved charging function in the application functions. The method for managing electric vehicle charging stations based on the user's usage history as described in item 2 of the scope of the patent application further includes the following steps: recording the mobile device or the user's use of the reserved charging function and marking it as the specific flag a number of times; and when the number of times reaches a predetermined threshold, determine that the use authority of the corresponding mobile device or the user is the first state, so that the mobile device or the user cannot use the application functions Among them, the reservation charging function. The method for managing an electric vehicle charging station based on the user's usage history as described in item 1 of the scope of the patent application further includes the following steps: the server distinguishes the usage authority into a plurality of levels; Or the usage status of the specific application service of the user within a given period of time, to determine the corresponding mobile device or one of the levels of the user's usage authority, the applications that can be used by each level function is different. The method for managing electric vehicle charging stations based on the user's usage history as described in item 1 of the scope of application, wherein the application functions include a periodic deduction function, and the method further includes the following steps: the server determines the corresponding Whether a periodic debit operation of the mobile device or the user fails; when the periodic debit operation corresponding to the mobile device or the user fails, mark the usage status as the specific flag, and determine the corresponding mobile device or user. The use authority of the user is the first state, Wherein, the mobile device or the user in the first state cannot use one of the charging functions of the application functions. The electric vehicle charging station management method based on the user's usage history as described in item 5 of the scope of the application, further comprising the following steps: when the server determines that the periodic deduction operation is successful, cancel the specific usage status in the usage state. The labeling of the flag, and determine that the use authority of the corresponding mobile device or the user is the second state, wherein the mobile device or the user in the second state can use the charging in the application functions Function. An electric vehicle charging station management system based on user usage history, comprising: an electric vehicle charging station for providing at least one electric vehicle for charging; and a mobile device for sending a charging station corresponding to the electric vehicle charging station requirements, wherein the mobile device corresponds to a user of a specific electric vehicle; and a server is connected to the electric vehicle charging station through a network and runs a plurality of application functions to manage the use of the electric vehicle charging station, The mobile device receives the charging demand corresponding to the electric vehicle charging station, provides at least one specific application service of the application functions to the mobile device in response to the charging demand, records a usage status of the specific application service, and The use state determines whether to mark a specific flag and determines whether a use authority corresponding to the mobile device or the user is a first state or a second state, and according to whether the specific flag is marked and the use authority is The first state or the second state determines whether the mobile device or the user can use the application functions. The electric vehicle charging station management system based on the user's usage history as described in item 7 of the scope of the application, wherein the application functions include a charging reservation function, and the mobile device submits the charging demand through the charging reservation function , the charging requirement includes a reserved charging fee to perform a charging operation at the electric vehicle charging station at a specific time point, and the server determines whether a signal corresponding to the user starting the charging operation at the electric vehicle charging station is received at the specific time point , when the server does not receive the signal to start the charging operation at the specific time point, mark the use status as the specific flag, and determine that the mobile device or the user's use authority is the A first state, wherein the mobile device or the user in the first state cannot use the reserved charging function among the application functions. For the electric vehicle charging station management system based on the user's usage history as described in item 8 of the scope of application, the server further records that the mobile device or the user uses the reserved charging function and marks it as the specific flag Once the number of times, when the number of times reaches a predetermined threshold, it is determined that the use authority of the corresponding mobile device or the user is the first state, so that the mobile device or the user cannot use any of the application functions The scheduled charging function. For the electric vehicle charging station management system based on the user's usage history as described in item 7 of the scope of the application, the server distinguishes the usage authority into a plurality of levels, and according to the mobile device or the user within a predetermined period of time The usage status of the specific application service determines one of the levels corresponding to the mobile device or the user's usage authority, wherein the application functions that can be used by each level are different. The electric vehicle charging station management system based on the user's usage history as described in item 7 of the scope of the application, wherein the application functions include a periodic deduction function, and the server determines the corresponding mobile device or the user Whether a periodic debit operation fails, when the periodic debit operation corresponding to the mobile device or the user fails, mark the usage status as the specific flag, and determine the usage corresponding to the mobile device or the user The permission is the first state, wherein the mobile device or the user in the first state cannot use one of the charging functions of the application functions. According to the electric vehicle charging station management system based on the user's usage history as described in item 11 of the scope of the application, when the server determines that the regular deduction operation is successful, the server cancels the specific flag in the usage state and determine the use authority corresponding to the mobile device or the user as the second state, wherein the mobile device or the user in the second state can use the charging function in the application functions.

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