Emergency rental methods, systems, and electronic devices for shared power banks

Abstract

This invention discloses an emergency rental method, system, and electronic device for shared power banks. The method involves detecting the remaining battery power of all shared power banks in nearby charging cabinets, selecting the power bank with the highest remaining battery power, and ejecting it to the user, recording the remaining battery power Q0. The method continues to detect the remaining battery power of all shared power banks in nearby charging cabinets. If any shared power bank has a remaining battery power greater than Q0, it checks if the previously ejected power bank is still near that cabinet. If it is, the user is prompted via a speaker on the charging cabinet to return the previously ejected power bank. If the previously ejected power bank has been returned, the method calculates whether the total battery power used by the user during this emergency service exceeds the rated battery capacity of a single shared power bank. If not, the method returns to the previous method for swapping power banks.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the field of mobile power technology, specifically to an emergency rental method, system, and electronic device for shared power banks. Background Technology

[0002] In existing technologies, shared power banks are widely used. When a user applies for a shared power bank near a shared charging cabinet by scanning a QR code, the server will obtain the remaining power of all the shared power banks in the shared charging cabinet near the user through data interaction with the shared charging cabinet.

[0003] When all shared power banks have a remaining battery level below a threshold, the shared charging cabinet will prevent any shared power banks from being dispensed. In other words, when the battery level of all shared power banks is insufficient, users cannot access any shared power banks. However, users seeking shared power banks are often in a hurry, and even if the battery level of all shared power banks is insufficient, it may still be enough for the user's mobile device to use for a few minutes to a dozen minutes. In this situation, the inability to access a power bank often has a significant impact on users, resulting in a poor user experience.

[0004] Of course, some existing technologies analyze the user's historical usage data to determine whether to offer a shared power bank in such situations. However, even if such existing technology can offer a low-powered shared power bank, its capacity is generally insufficient for the user's needs. For example, often all the shared power banks in the charging cabinet have very low capacities. Even if a power bank with the highest remaining capacity is offered, the user can only charge their mobile device significantly, which is insufficient to meet actual needs. Furthermore, with only one power bank available, the user typically drains it completely, impacting its long-term performance. Summary of the Invention

[0005] The purpose of this invention is to provide an emergency rental method, system, and electronic device for shared power banks to solve the problems mentioned in the background art.

[0006] To solve the above-mentioned technical problems, the present invention provides the following technical solution:

[0007] On the one hand, this invention provides an emergency rental method for shared power banks, including the following steps:

[0008] S1 determines whether there is a shared power bank with sufficient remaining power in the shared charging cabinet near the user's location. If there is a shared power bank with sufficient remaining power in the shared charging cabinet near the user's location, it controls the shared charging cabinet to pop out a shared power bank with sufficient remaining power. Then, it ends the service and records the ID number of the shared power bank that popped out with sufficient remaining power and tracks the return status of subsequent users.

[0009] If there are no shared power banks with sufficient remaining power in the shared charging cabinets near the user's location, proceed to step S2; S2 asks the user through the application interface if they need emergency service.

[0010] If the user replies that they do not require urgent service, the service will be terminated.

[0011] If a user replies that they need urgent service, the server will first reject other users' urgent service requests for the shared charging cabinet; then proceed to step S3.

[0012] S3 detects the remaining power of all shared power banks in the shared charging cabinet near the user's location, selects the shared power bank with the highest remaining power and pops it out to the user, records the remaining power Q0 of the popped-out shared power bank, and records the ID number of the popped-out shared power bank; then proceeds to step S4;

[0013] S4 continues to detect the remaining power of all shared power banks in the shared charging cabinets near the user's location. If any shared power bank has a remaining power greater than Q0, proceed to step S5.

[0014] The electronic tag reader installed in the S5 shared charging cabinet detects whether the electronic tag of a shared power bank that pops up during step S3 is near the shared charging cabinet, and then determines whether the user is still near the original shared charging cabinet.

[0015] If the user is not near the original shared charging cabinet, the service will end and the ID number of a shared power bank with sufficient remaining power that popped up during step S3 will be recorded, and the return status of subsequent users will be tracked; then the control server will no longer reject other users' emergency service requests for the shared charging cabinet.

[0016] If the user is still near the original shared charging station, proceed to step S6;

[0017] Step S6 uses the speaker on the shared charging cabinet to verbally remind the user who received the emergency service to return the shared power bank that was previously popped up. If the user does not return the shared power bank that was previously popped up after multiple reminders, the service ends and the ID number of the shared power bank with sufficient remaining power that popped up during step S3 is recorded and the return status of subsequent users is tracked. Then the control server will no longer reject other users' emergency service requests for the shared charging cabinet.

[0018] If the user who received the emergency service during the notification process returned the shared power bank that was previously displayed, then proceed to step S7.

[0019] S7 calculates whether the total electricity used by the user receiving the emergency service during this emergency service process exceeds the rated capacity of a shared power bank;

[0020] If the total electricity used by the user receiving emergency service during this emergency service exceeds the rated capacity of a shared power bank, the service will end; the control server will no longer reject other users' emergency service requests for this shared charging cabinet.

[0021] If the total battery power used by the user receiving emergency service during this emergency service is not greater than the rated capacity of a shared power bank, then return to step S3 and continue executing steps S3 to S7 until the user actively chooses to end the emergency service process, or the total battery power used by the user receiving emergency service during this emergency service is greater than the rated capacity of a shared power bank. On another front, this invention provides an emergency rental system for shared power banks, including a server and shared charging cabinets. Each shared charging cabinet is equipped with an electronic tag reader, and each shared power bank is equipped with an electronic tag storing the shared power bank's ID number. The shared charging cabinets are equipped with speakers and corresponding voice control circuits. The server is used to execute the above-described method. Furthermore, this invention provides an electronic device, including a computer-readable storage medium for storing a computer program used to execute the above-described method.

[0022] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following beneficial effects: When all the shared power banks in the charging cabinet have very low power, even if the remaining power of the shared power banks cannot meet the requirements, multiple shared power banks with the highest remaining power can be continuously and alternately popped out for the user to use. Moreover, it can provide the user with the rated power of at least one shared power bank. Under this service, the user generally will not completely deplete the power of the power bank. It can be seen that the present invention can not only provide corresponding services when the user urgently needs a power bank, but also better maintain the performance of the power bank. Attached Figure Description

[0023] Figure 1 This is a control flowchart for the emergency rental method of shared power banks in this application;

[0024] Figure 2 and Figure 3 All Figure 1 Some detailed images. Detailed Implementation

[0025] The technical solutions of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the embodiments and accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, and not all of them. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative effort are within the scope of protection of the present invention. This application discloses an emergency rental method for shared power banks, see attached drawing. Figure 1-3 The method includes: a user applying for a shared power bank through a mobile terminal, agreeing to the usage agreement and paying a fee; when a user applies for a shared power bank from the server through a mobile terminal, the server needs to perform a series of data processing: the server first needs to be able to receive the user's request, so it needs to listen on the port in order to receive the connection from the mobile terminal; in order to ensure security, the server needs to verify the user's identity, including checking whether the user has logged in and whether the credentials provided by the user are valid.

[0026] S1 determines whether there are shared power banks with sufficient remaining power in the shared charging cabinets near the user's location. Specifically, the server obtains the power information of each power bank from the shared charging cabinets through communication interfaces, sensor networks, and other means. If there are shared power banks with sufficient remaining power in the shared charging cabinets near the user's location, the server controls the shared charging cabinet to pop out a shared power bank with sufficient remaining power.

[0027] Then, the service is terminated and the ID number of the shared power bank that popped up with sufficient remaining power is recorded, and the return status of subsequent users is tracked (that is, under such normal circumstances, the normal service is provided to the user).

[0028] The shared charging cabinet uses a robotic arm or electric motor to eject the selected power bank outside the cabinet. Users can then remove the power bank from the cabinet and begin using it. Users can view information such as the power bank's battery level and rental time through a mobile app or mini-program, and can also choose to return the power bank. When returning the power bank, users insert it into an empty slot in the shared charging cabinet, which will automatically detect whether the power bank is intact and update its status.

[0029] If there are no shared power banks with sufficient remaining power in the shared charging cabinets near the user's location, proceed to step S2. S2 involves asking the user through their application interface whether they require emergency service. This process includes interaction between the user's software interface and the server. The server generates a question asking the user if they need emergency service. The user responds by selecting whether they need the service based on the prompts on the interface and entering relevant data or information, or clicking "OK". The server receives the data or information provided by the user or the user's click action and performs corresponding data processing. This process includes front-end development technologies (such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript, etc.), back-end development technologies (such as Python, Java, Node.js, etc.), and data processing technologies.

[0030] If the user replies that they do not require urgent service, the service will be terminated.

[0031] If a user replies that they need urgent service, the server will first reject other users' requests for emergency service for the shared charging cabinet, meaning that emergency service is exclusive.

[0032] Then proceed to step S3;

[0033] S3 detects the remaining power of all shared power banks in the shared charging cabinet near the user's location. Specifically, the server obtains the power information of each power bank from the shared charging cabinet through communication interface with the shared charging cabinet, sensor network, etc., selects the shared power bank with the highest remaining power and pops it out to the user, records the remaining power Q0 of the popped shared power bank, and records the ID number of the popped shared power bank; then proceed to step S4.

[0034] S4 continues to detect the remaining power of all shared power banks in the shared charging cabinets near the user's location. After step S3, for each shared charging cabinet, a shared power bank with the highest remaining power has been selected and presented to the user. The remaining shared power banks in the other shared charging cabinets are still charging or can still receive non-emergency services from other users. If the remaining power of a shared power bank is greater than Q0, then proceed to step S5.

[0035] The S5 configuration includes an electronic tag reader in each shared charging cabinet and an electronic tag in each shared power bank. The electronic tag stores the shared power bank's ID number. The electronic tag reader in the shared charging cabinet detects whether the electronic tag of a shared power bank that pops up during step S3 is near the shared charging cabinet, thereby determining whether the user is still near the original shared charging cabinet.

[0036] If the user is not near the original shared charging cabinet, the service will end and the ID number of a shared power bank with sufficient remaining power that popped up during step S3 will be recorded, and the return status of subsequent users will be tracked (i.e., in this case, the user actively chose to end the emergency service process); then the control server will no longer reject other users' emergency service requests for the shared charging cabinet.

[0037] If the user is still near the original shared charging station, proceed to step S6;

[0038] Step S6: The shared charging cabinet is equipped with a speaker and a corresponding voice control circuit. The speaker on the shared charging cabinet will remind the user who received the emergency service to return the shared power bank that popped up last time (i.e., the shared power bank that popped up in the latest step S3).

[0039] If the user does not return the shared power bank that popped up last time after multiple reminders (e.g., 3-5 reminders), the service will end and the ID number of the shared power bank with sufficient remaining power that popped up during step S3 will be recorded, and the return status of subsequent users will be tracked (i.e., in this case, the user actively chose to end the emergency service process); then the control server will no longer reject other users' emergency service requests for the shared charging cabinet.

[0040] If the user who received the emergency service during the notification process returned the shared power bank that was previously displayed, then proceed to step S7.

[0041] S7 calculates whether the total electricity used by the user receiving emergency service during this emergency service process exceeds the rated storage capacity of a shared power bank. The rated storage capacity of a shared power bank refers to the amount of electricity it can store under normal operating conditions. This capacity is related to the power bank's battery capacity, which is usually measured in milliampere-hours (mAh). The rated storage capacity of a shared power bank is generally also the basis for calculating the billing cost of renting a power bank. Because users may use multiple shared power banks during an emergency service, the server can calculate the total electricity used by each shared power bank by counting the remaining electricity when it is ejected and returned. Then, it can calculate the total electricity used during this emergency service. Since the rated storage capacity of a shared power bank is known in advance, it is possible to calculate whether the total electricity used by the user receiving emergency service during this emergency service process exceeds the rated storage capacity of a shared power bank.

[0042] If the total amount of electricity used by the user receiving the emergency service exceeds the rated capacity of one shared power bank during the emergency service process, the service will be terminated. In practice, the rated capacity of one shared power bank can also be the rated capacity of two shared power banks or multiple other shared power banks.

[0043] The control server will no longer reject other users' emergency service requests for the shared charging cabinet;

[0044] If the total battery power used by the user receiving emergency service during this emergency service process is not greater than the rated battery capacity of one shared power bank, then return to step S3. In practice, the rated battery capacity of one shared power bank can also be the rated battery capacity of two shared power banks or multiple other shared power banks, and continue executing steps S3 to S7. (During the execution of steps S3 to S7, even if the remaining battery power of the shared power banks cannot meet the requirements, multiple shared power banks with the highest remaining battery power can be continuously and alternately displayed for the user to use, and can provide the user with at least one shared power bank's rated battery capacity.) This continues until the user actively chooses to end the emergency service process, or the total battery power used by the user receiving emergency service during this emergency service process is greater than the rated battery capacity of one shared power bank; in practice, the rated battery capacity of one shared power bank can also be the rated battery capacity of two shared power banks or multiple other shared power banks. It is evident that when all the shared power banks in the charging cabinet have very low power levels, even if the remaining power of the shared power banks cannot meet the requirements, multiple shared power banks with the highest remaining power can be continuously and alternately popped out for the user to use. Furthermore, it can provide the user with the rated power capacity of at least one shared power bank. Under this service, the user generally will not completely deplete the power of the power bank, and the performance of the power bank can be better maintained.

[0045] The embodiments that this application seeks to protect include the following:

[0046] The emergency rental method for shared power banks includes the following steps: S1. Determine whether there are shared power banks with sufficient remaining power in the shared charging cabinets near the user's location. If there are shared power banks with sufficient remaining power in the shared charging cabinets near the user's location, control the shared charging cabinet to pop out a shared power bank with sufficient remaining power. Then, end the service and record the ID number of the shared power bank that popped out with sufficient remaining power and track the return status of subsequent users.

[0047] If there are no shared power banks with sufficient remaining power in the shared charging cabinets near the user's location, proceed to step S2; S2 asks the user through the application interface if they need emergency service.

[0048] If the user replies that they do not require urgent service, the service will be terminated.

[0049] If a user replies that they need urgent service, the server will first reject other users' urgent service requests for the shared charging cabinet; then proceed to step S3.

[0050] S3 detects the remaining power of all shared power banks in the shared charging cabinet near the user's location, selects the shared power bank with the highest remaining power and pops it out to the user, records the remaining power Q0 of the popped-out shared power bank, and records the ID number of the popped-out shared power bank; then proceeds to step S4;

[0051] S4 continues to detect the remaining power of all shared power banks in the shared charging cabinets near the user's location. If any shared power bank has a remaining power greater than Q0, proceed to step S5.

[0052] The electronic tag reader installed in the S5 shared charging cabinet detects whether the electronic tag of a shared power bank that pops up during step S3 is near the shared charging cabinet, and then determines whether the user is still near the original shared charging cabinet.

[0053] If the user is not near the original shared charging cabinet, the service will end and the ID number of a shared power bank with sufficient remaining power that popped up during step S3 will be recorded, and the return status of subsequent users will be tracked; then the control server will no longer reject other users' emergency service requests for the shared charging cabinet.

[0054] If the user is still near the original shared charging station, proceed to step S6;

[0055] Step S6 uses the speaker on the shared charging cabinet to verbally remind the user who received the emergency service to return the shared power bank that was previously popped up. If the user does not return the shared power bank that was previously popped up after multiple reminders, the service ends and the ID number of the shared power bank with sufficient remaining power that popped up during step S3 is recorded and the return status of subsequent users is tracked. Then the control server will no longer reject other users' emergency service requests for the shared charging cabinet.

[0056] If the user who received the emergency service during the notification process returned the shared power bank that was previously displayed, then proceed to step S7.

[0057] S7 calculates whether the total electricity used by the user receiving the emergency service during this emergency service process exceeds the rated capacity of a shared power bank;

[0058] If the total electricity used by the user receiving emergency service during this emergency service exceeds the rated capacity of a shared power bank, the service will end; the control server will no longer reject other users' emergency service requests for this shared charging cabinet.

[0059] If the total battery power used by the user receiving emergency service during this emergency service is not greater than the rated capacity of a shared power bank, then return to step S3 and continue executing steps S3 to S7 until the user actively chooses to end the emergency service process, or the total battery power used by the user receiving emergency service during this emergency service process is greater than the rated capacity of a shared power bank. Specifically, before proceeding to step S1, the user needs to apply for a shared power bank through their mobile terminal, agree to the usage agreement, and pay the fee. Specifically, in S1, it is determined whether there are shared power banks with sufficient remaining battery power in the shared charging cabinets near the user's location. Specifically, the server obtains the battery power information of each power bank in the shared charging cabinets through the communication interface with the shared charging cabinets and sensor networks, thereby determining whether there are shared power banks with sufficient remaining battery power in the shared charging cabinets near the user's location.

[0060] Specifically, in S2, the user is asked through the application interface whether they need urgent services. This involves the user's software interface interacting with the server, the server generating a question to ask the user if they need urgent services, and the user selecting whether they need the service based on the prompts on the interface, and entering relevant data or information, or clicking "OK".

[0061] Specifically, in the S7, the rated storage capacity of a shared power bank refers to the amount of electricity that the power bank can store under normal working conditions.

[0062] In S7, the server can calculate the total power consumption of each shared power bank by counting the remaining power when it is popped out and when it is returned. Then, it can calculate the total power consumption used during this emergency service.

[0063] This application also discloses an emergency rental system for shared power banks, including a server and shared charging cabinets. Each shared charging cabinet is equipped with an electronic tag reader, and each shared power bank is equipped with an electronic tag that stores the shared power bank's ID number. The shared charging cabinets are also equipped with speakers and corresponding voice control circuits.

[0064] The server is used to execute the emergency rental method for shared power banks mentioned above;

[0065] Servers can vary significantly in configuration and performance, and may include one or more Central Processing Units (CPUs) (e.g., one or more processors) and memory, as well as one or more storage media (e.g., one or more mass storage devices) for storing applications or data. The memory and storage media can be temporary or persistent storage. The programs stored on the storage media may include one or more modules, each of which may include a series of instruction operations on the server. Furthermore, the CPU may be configured to communicate with the storage media and execute the series of instruction operations stored on the storage media on the server.

[0066] The server may also include one or more power supplies, one or more wired or wireless network interfaces, one or more input / output interfaces, and / or one or more operating systems, such as Windows Server™, Mac OS X™, Unix™, Linux™, FreeBSD™, etc.

[0067] In addition, this application embodiment also provides a storage medium for storing a computer program for executing the method provided in the above embodiment.

[0068] This application also provides a computer program product including instructions that, when run on a computer, cause the computer to perform the methods provided in the above embodiments.

[0069] Those skilled in the art will understand that all or part of the steps of the above method embodiments can be implemented by hardware related to program instructions. The aforementioned program can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium. When the program is executed, it performs the steps of the above method embodiments. The aforementioned storage medium can be at least one of the following media: read-only memory (ROM), RAM, magnetic disk, or optical disk, etc., and other media capable of storing program code.

[0070] This application also discloses an electronic device including a computer-readable storage medium for storing a computer program for executing the methods provided in the above embodiments.

[0071] It should be noted that the various embodiments in this specification are described in a progressive manner, and the same or similar parts between the various embodiments can be referred to mutually. Each embodiment focuses on describing the differences from other embodiments. In particular, for the device and system embodiments, since they are basically similar to the method embodiments, the description is relatively simple, and the relevant parts can be referred to the description of the method embodiments. The device and system embodiments described above are merely illustrative, and the units described as separate components may or may not be physically separate. The components shown as units may or may not be physical units, that is, they may be located in one place or distributed across multiple network units. Some or all of the modules can be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the solution in this embodiment. Those skilled in the art can understand and implement this without creative effort.

[0072] The above description is merely one specific embodiment of this application, but the scope of protection of this application is not limited thereto. Any variations or substitutions that can be easily conceived by those skilled in the art within the technical scope disclosed in this application should be included within the scope of protection of this application. Therefore, the scope of protection of this application should be determined by the scope of the claims.

Claims

1. An emergency rental method of a power bank sharing, characterized in that, The method comprises the steps of: S1 judging whether there is a shared power bank with sufficient residual power in shared power banks near the user's location, If there is a shared power bank with sufficient residual power in shared power banks near the user's location, the shared power bank is popped out; then, the service is ended, the ID number of the popped shared power bank is recorded, and the return state of the subsequent user is tracked; If there is no shared power bank with sufficient residual power in shared power banks near the user's location, step S2 is performed; S2 inquires whether the user needs emergency service through the user's application interface; If the user replies that no emergency service is needed, the service is ended; If the user replies that emergency service is needed, the server is first controlled to reject the emergency service request of other users to the shared power bank; then, step S3 is performed; S3 detects the residual power of all shared power banks in shared power banks near the user's location, selects a shared power bank with the highest residual power to pop out to the user, records the residual power Q0 of the popped shared power bank, and records the ID number of the popped shared power bank; then, step S4 is performed; S4 continues to detect the residual power of all shared power banks in shared power banks near the user's location, and if there is a shared power bank with residual power greater than Q0, step S5 is performed; S5 detects whether the electronic tag of the shared power bank popped out in step S3 is near the shared power bank through the electronic tag reader arranged in the shared power bank, and further judges whether the user is near the original shared power bank; If the user is not near the original shared power bank, the service is ended, the ID number of the shared power bank popped out in step S3 is recorded, the return state of the subsequent user is tracked, and the server no longer rejects the emergency service request of other users to the shared power bank; If the user is still near the original shared power bank, step S6 is performed; Step S6 reminds the user accepting the emergency service to return the shared power bank popped out last time through the speaker arranged in the shared power bank; if the user does not return the shared power bank popped out last time after multiple reminders, the service is ended, the ID number of the shared power bank popped out in step S3 is recorded, the return state of the subsequent user is tracked, and the server no longer rejects the emergency service request of other users to the shared power bank; If the user accepting the emergency service returns the shared power bank popped out last time in the reminding process, step S7 is performed; S7 calculates whether the total power used by the user accepting the emergency service in the emergency service is greater than the rated power storage of a shared power bank; If the total power used by the user accepting the emergency service in the emergency service is greater than the rated power storage of a shared power bank, the service is ended, and the server no longer rejects the emergency service request of other users to the shared power bank. If the total power used by the user receiving the emergency service in the process of the current emergency service is not greater than the rated power storage of the shared power bank, return to step S3 and continue to execute steps S3 to S7 until the user actively selects to end the emergency service process, or the total power used by the user receiving the emergency service in the process of the current emergency service is greater than the rated power storage of the shared power bank. 2.The emergency renting method of the power bank sharing device according to claim 1, wherein, Before step S1, the user needs to apply for the shared power bank through the mobile terminal, agree to the use agreement and pay the fee. 3.The emergency renting method of the power bank sharing device according to claim 1, wherein, In step S1, it is determined whether there is a shared power bank with sufficient remaining power in the shared power bank cabinet near the user's location. Specifically, the server obtains the power information of each power bank from the shared power bank cabinet through the communication interface and sensor network of the shared power bank cabinet, and then determines whether there is a shared power bank with sufficient remaining power in the shared power bank cabinet near the user's location. 4.The emergency renting method of the power bank sharing device according to claim 1, wherein, In step S2, the user is asked whether the emergency service is needed through the user's application interface. Specifically, the user's software interface interacts with the server, the server generates a question to ask the user whether the emergency service is needed, the user selects whether the service is needed according to the prompt on the interface, and inputs relevant data or information, or clicks to confirm or not.

5. The emergency renting method of the power bank sharing according to claim 1, characterized in that, In step S7, the rated power storage of the shared power bank refers to the power that the power bank can store under normal working conditions. 6.The emergency renting method of the power bank sharing device according to claim 1, wherein, In step S7, the server can calculate the total power used by each shared power bank by counting the remaining power when each shared power bank is popped up and returned, and then calculate the total power used in the process of the current emergency service.

7. An emergency rental system for sharing a power bank, characterized by, The system comprises a server and a shared power bank cabinet, each shared power bank cabinet is provided with an electronic tag reader, each shared power bank is provided with an electronic tag, and the electronic tag stores the ID number of the shared power bank; the shared power bank cabinet is provided with a loudspeaker and a corresponding voice control circuit; the server is used to execute the method of claim 1.

8. An electronic device, comprising: The computer readable storage medium is used to store a computer program for executing the method of claim 1. The computer readable storage medium is used to store a computer program for executing the method of claim 1.

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