Information processing system and information processing method

Abstract

To allow an off-grid area where a user of a power feeding vehicle is to be a power feed destination to be freely selected by a user's intention.SOLUTION: An information processing system includes: a vehicle (100) that can feed power to the outside; a plurality of off-grid terminals (200A, 200B, 200C) that respectively manage powers for a plurality of off-grid areas; and a server (300). The server (300) transmits information on the plurality of off-grid areas to the vehicle (100), and when receiving, from the vehicle (100), the information on a selection area selected by a user of the vehicle (100) from among the plurality of off-grid areas, performs matching processing for matching the vehicle (100) with the selection area, and transmits information for instructing the vehicle (100) to feed power to the selection area.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present disclosure relates to an information processing system and an information processing method. [Background technology]

[0002] Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 2020-134487 (Patent Document 1) discloses an information processing device that selects a location from multiple demand areas where a vehicle will discharge or receive power. This information processing device acquires information on the vehicle's position and driving route, as well as information on power equipment installed in multiple demand areas, and selects a location from multiple demand areas where the vehicle will discharge or receive power based on the acquired information. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] JP 2020-134487 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] In areas that are not connected to the power grid of electric power companies, or in areas that are largely self-sufficient in electricity without relying on power companies (hereinafter also referred to as "off-grid areas"), there is a possibility of a power shortage if the amount of electricity consumed within the area exceeds the amount of electricity generated. On the other hand, electric vehicles that can supply power to the outside (hereinafter also referred to as "power supply vehicles") can move into off-grid areas and supply power to the areas. Therefore, it is desirable to build a platform that encourages power supply from power supply vehicles to off-grid areas.

[0005] However, in the conventional technology, the user of the power supply vehicle cannot grasp what options are available for the off-grid area to which power is supplied. That is, the user of the power supply vehicle also has preferences for the off-grid area to which power is supplied (e.g., closer distance is better, higher electricity selling price is better, power can be supplied on the way to the destination), but in the conventional technology, the user of the power supply vehicle cannot freely select the off-grid area to which power is supplied according to his or her own wishes.

[0006] The present disclosure has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and its purpose is to enable a user of a power supply vehicle to freely select the off-grid area to which power will be supplied according to his or her own wishes. [Means for solving the problem]

[0007] (Item 1) An information processing system according to the present disclosure includes a power supply vehicle, a plurality of area terminals each managing power in a plurality of off-grid areas, and a server configured to be able to communicate with the power supply vehicle and the plurality of area terminals. The server transmits information about the plurality of off-grid areas to the power supply vehicle, and when the server receives information about a selected area selected from the plurality of off-grid areas by a user of the power supply vehicle from the power supply vehicle, the server performs a matching process to match the power supply vehicle with the selected area, and transmits information to the matched power supply vehicle to instruct it to supply power to the selected area.

[0008] According to the above configuration, information on a plurality of off-grid areas is transmitted to the power supply vehicle, so that the user of the power supply vehicle can understand what options are available for the off-grid area to which power is to be supplied, and can then freely select the off-grid area to which power is to be supplied according to his or her own wishes.

[0009] (Paragraph 2) In the information processing system described in paragraph 1, the information on the multiple off-grid areas includes information on the amount of compensation that a user of the power supply vehicle can obtain in return for the power supply vehicle supplying power to each of the multiple off-grid areas.

[0010] According to the above configuration, the user of the power supply vehicle can select the off-grid area to which power will be supplied after understanding the amount of remuneration to be obtained for supplying power to the off-grid area.

[0011] (Item 3) In the information processing system according to item 2, the server sets the remuneration amount to a higher amount as the distance from the power supply vehicle to each off-grid area becomes longer.

[0012] According to the above configuration, in consideration of the fact that the longer the distance from the power supply vehicle to the off-grid area, the greater the difficulty (cost, time, effort, etc.) required for the power supply vehicle to move to the off-grid area, the longer the distance from the power supply vehicle to the off-grid area, the higher the remuneration amount is set. Therefore, even if the distance from the power supply vehicle to the off-grid area is long, it is possible to effectively encourage power supply to the off-grid area.

[0013] (Item 4) In the information processing system according to item 1, the information on the plurality of off-grid areas includes information on a position of each of the plurality of off-grid areas.

[0014] According to the above configuration, the user of the power supply vehicle can select the off-grid area to which power is to be supplied after ascertaining the location of the off-grid area to which power is to be supplied.

[0015] (Article 5) In the information processing system described in paragraph 4, the information on the multiple off-grid areas includes information for distinguishing whether each of the multiple off-grid areas is in an urban area or a rural area.

[0016] According to the above configuration, the user of the power supply vehicle can select an off-grid area to which power will be supplied after understanding the regional characteristics of the off-grid area (whether it is in a city or a rural area).

[0017] (Article 6) In the information processing system described in paragraph 5, the server sets the remuneration for supplying power to an off-grid area in a rural area to an amount higher than the remuneration for supplying power to an off-grid area in an urban area.

[0018] According to the above configuration, in a rural area, the number of nearby power supply vehicles is smaller than in a city, and the value of receiving power from the power supply vehicles is high, so the remuneration for power supply to an off-grid area in a rural area is set to a higher amount than the remuneration for power supply to an off-grid area in a city. Therefore, it is possible to effectively encourage power supply to off-grid areas in a rural area.

[0019] (Paragraph 7) In the information processing system described in paragraph 1, the server pre-registers information regarding power supply conditions that allow a user of a power supply vehicle to supply power to an off-grid area, and transmits information about off-grid areas that satisfy the power supply conditions to the power supply vehicle.

[0020] According to the above configuration, a user of a power supply vehicle can register the power supply conditions desired by the user in advance, and can grasp what options are available in off-grid areas that satisfy the power supply conditions.

[0021] (Clause 8) In the information processing system described in paragraph 1, when the server confirms that the matched power supply vehicle has supplied power to the selected area, it collects compensation for the power supply from the selected area and performs a settlement process to pay a reward to the user of the power supply vehicle that supplied power.

[0022] According to the above configuration, the server that has performed the matching process can also perform a settlement process for the power supply.

[0023] (Clause 9) In the information processing system described in paragraph 1, the server receives a satisfaction level for the matching process from the area terminal of the selected area, and feeds back the received satisfaction level for the next matching process.

[0024] According to the above configuration, it is possible to improve the satisfaction of users in off-grid areas with respect to the matching process.

[0025] (Article 10) An information processing method according to the present disclosure is an information processing method performed by a server configured to communicate with a power supply vehicle and a plurality of area terminals that respectively manage power in a plurality of off-grid areas, and includes the steps of: transmitting information about the plurality of off-grid areas to the power supply vehicle; and, when information about a selected area selected from the plurality of off-grid areas by a user of the power supply vehicle is received from the power supply vehicle, performing a matching process to match the power supply vehicle with the selected area and transmitting information to the matched power supply vehicle instructing it to supply power to the selected area.

[0026] According to the above configuration, it is possible to achieve the same advantageous effect as the first aspect above. Effect of the Invention

[0027] According to the present disclosure, it is possible for a user of a power supply vehicle to freely select an off-grid area to which power will be supplied according to his or her own wishes. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0028] [Figure 1] 1 is a diagram illustrating an overall configuration of an information processing system. [Diagram 2] FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of a vehicle. [Diagram 3] FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of an off-grid terminal. [Figure 4] FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of a server. [Diagram 5] FIG. 11 is a sequence diagram showing an example of processing executed by an off-grid terminal, a server, and a vehicle. [Figure 6] 10 is a flowchart showing an example of detailed procedures of a matching process performed by a server and a power supply area selection process performed by a vehicle. [Figure 7]FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of a power supply area candidate information list created by a server. [Figure 8] 13 is a flowchart showing an example of a detailed procedure of a settlement process performed by the server. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0029] Hereinafter, embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In the drawings, the same or corresponding parts are designated by the same reference characters and their description will not be repeated.

[0030] <System configuration> 1 is a diagram showing a schematic overall configuration of an information processing system 1 according to the present embodiment. The information processing system 1 includes a vehicle 100, a plurality of off-grid terminals 200, and a server 300. The vehicle 100, the plurality of off-grid terminals 200, and the server 300 are configured to be able to communicate with each other via a communication network 400 such as the Internet or a telephone line.

[0031] The vehicle 100 is an electrically powered vehicle (such as an electric vehicle, a hybrid vehicle, or a fuel cell vehicle) that is equipped with a driving battery 101 and generates driving force for traveling using the electric power of the driving battery 101. Furthermore, the vehicle 100 is configured to be capable of charging the driving battery 101 using electric power supplied from outside the vehicle (for example, a power company's power transmission network). The vehicle 100 is also configured to be capable of supplying the electric power of the driving battery 101 to outside the vehicle.

[0032] The off-grid terminal 200 is a terminal device operated by a user in an off-grid area. As described above, an off-grid area is an area that is not connected to a power grid of a power company, or an area that is almost self-sufficient in power without relying on a power company. In an off-grid area, for example, power generated within the area using renewable energy or the like is temporarily stored in a power storage device, and the power stored in the power storage device is consumed within the area. A user in an off-grid area can transmit information about the off-grid area to the server 300 by operating the off-grid terminal 200.

[0033] The server 300 communicates with the vehicle 100 and the multiple off-grid terminals 200, and provides the vehicle 100 with information regarding the off-grid area.

[0034] 2 is a block diagram showing an example of a schematic configuration of the vehicle 100. The vehicle 100 includes a vehicle ECU (Electronic Control Unit) 150, a navigation device 170, and a communication unit 180.

[0035] Vehicle ECU 150 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a memory device, and an input / output buffer, all of which are not shown in FIG. 2, and receives input of signals from various sensors, etc., outputs control signals to various devices, and controls various devices within vehicle 100.

[0036] 2, the navigation device 170 includes an input unit 172, a display unit 174, a storage unit 176, and a position detection unit 178. The navigation device 170 uses map information stored in the storage unit 176 and position information of the vehicle 100 detected by a GPS (Global Positioning System) of the position detection unit 178 to display the current position of the vehicle 100 on a map to the user and provide guidance to the destination.

[0037] Display unit 174 is formed of, for example, a liquid crystal panel, and displays the current position of vehicle 100 or various information from vehicle ECU 150. Input unit 172 is formed of a touch panel, switches, etc., and accepts operations by the user.

[0038] The communication unit 180 is an interface for communicating with the server 300 via the communication network 400. The communication unit 180 is configured to be able to communicate with the server 300 via the communication network 400 as described above.

[0039] 3 is a block diagram showing a schematic example of a configuration of the off-grid terminal 200. The off-grid terminal 200 includes a control unit 210, a storage unit 220, a communication unit 230, and an input unit 240.

[0040] The communication unit 230 is an interface for communicating with the server 300 via the communication network 400. The storage unit 220 stores location information of the off-grid area managed by the off-grid terminal 200 and the like.

[0041] The input unit 240 is an input interface that accepts operations by a user in an off-grid area.

[0042] The control unit 210 causes the communication unit 230 to transmit information stored in the storage unit 220 or information input to the input unit 240 to the server 300 .

[0043] 4 is a block diagram showing an example of a configuration of the server 300. The server 300 includes a control unit 310, a storage unit 320, and a communication unit 330.

[0044] The communication unit 330 is an interface for communicating with the vehicle 100 and the multiple off-grid terminals 200 via the communication network 400. The storage unit 320 stores information received from the vehicle 100, information received from the off-grid terminal 200, and the like.

[0045] The control unit 310 performs matching processing and settlement processing, which will be described later, based on the information received from the vehicle 100, the information received from the off-grid terminal 200, and the information stored in the storage unit 320.

[0046] <Matching power supply vehicles with off-grid areas> In an off-grid area, since it is not connected to the power grid of a power company, if the power consumption in the area becomes excessively greater than the power generation, there is a possibility of a power shortage. On the other hand, a vehicle 100 capable of supplying power to the outside can move to an off-grid area and supply power to the area.

[0047] Therefore, if it is possible to match an off-grid area that requests power from the outside (also referred to as a "power-receiving requesting off-grid area") with a vehicle 100 that is permitted to supply power to the outside (hereinafter also referred to as a "power supply permitted vehicle"), it will be possible to effectively use the electricity of the vehicle 100 as power for the off-grid area.

[0048] However, users of vehicles permitted to supply power also have preferences for the off-grid area to which power is supplied (preferably close, preferably with a higher electricity selling price, being able to supply power on the way to the destination, etc.).

[0049] In consideration of this point, the information processing system 1 according to the present embodiment 1 matches vehicles permitted to supply power with off-grid areas requesting power reception. At this time, the information processing system 1 presents the user of the vehicle permitted to supply power with options for the off-grid area to which power is to be supplied, so that the user of the vehicle permitted to supply power can freely select the off-grid area to which power is to be supplied according to his / her own wishes.

[0050] 5 is a sequence diagram showing an example of processing executed by the off-grid terminal 200 of the off-grid area requesting power reception, the server 300, and the vehicle 100 permitting power supply. For the sake of simplicity, FIG. 5 shows an example in which three off-grid terminals 200A, 200B, and 200C that manage three off-grid areas A, B, and C, respectively, and one vehicle 100 communicate with the server 300.

[0051] When the vehicle 100 is permitted to supply power to the off-grid area, the vehicle 100 transmits power supply permission information to the server 300 (step S10). The power supply permission information includes information such as a vehicle ID for identifying the vehicle 100, a current location of the vehicle 100, and a minimum remuneration amount for permitting power supply to the off-grid area (hereinafter also referred to as a "minimum remuneration amount").

[0052] When the server 300 receives the power supply permission information from the vehicle 100, the server 300 performs a registration process to store the received power supply permission information in the storage unit 320 (step S50).

[0053] When the off-grid terminal 200A requests to receive power from a power supply permitted vehicle, the off-grid terminal 200A transmits power reception request information to the server 300 (step S20). The power reception request information includes information such as the location of the off-grid area A and the upper limit of the cost payable for receiving power from a power supply permitted vehicle (hereinafter also referred to as the "upper limit of the cost"). Similarly, when the off-grid terminal 200B requests to receive power from a power supply permitted vehicle, the off-grid terminal 200B transmits power reception request information to the server 300 (step S20). The same is true for the off-grid terminal 200C (step S20).

[0054] When the server 300 receives power reception request information from the off-grid terminals 200A-200C within a predetermined period of time after receiving the power supply permission information from the vehicle 100, the server 300 sets the vehicle 100 as a "power supply vehicle" and sets the off-grid areas A-C as "power supply area candidate", and performs a "matching process" to match the power supply vehicle with one of the three power supply area candidate (step S100).

[0055] In the matching process, the server 300 creates a "power supply area candidate information list" that indicates information on the power supply vehicle and the power supply area candidate. The server 300 transmits the created power supply area candidate information list to the power supply vehicle, and asks the user of the power supply vehicle which of the off-grid areas A to C included in the list should be selected as the power supply destination.

[0056] The power supply vehicle that has received this inquiry displays the power supply area candidate information list received from the server 300 on the display unit 174, allows the user to select one of the off-grid areas A to C included in the power supply area candidate information list, and responds to the server 300 with information indicating the off-grid area selected by the user (step S12). This process of step S12 is also referred to below as a "power supply area selection process."

[0057] The server 300 sets the off-grid area reported from the power supply vehicle as a "selected area" and matches the set selected area with the power supply vehicle.

[0058] Then, the server 300 notifies the matched power supply vehicle of matching decision information instructing the matched power supply vehicle to supply power to the selected area. Also, the server 300 notifies the off-grid terminal 200 (off-grid terminal C in the example shown in FIG. 6) in the matched selected area that the vehicle 100 has been matched.

[0059] The power supply vehicle that has received the matching determination information from the server 300 displays the contents of the matching determination information on the display unit 174 (step S16). Similarly, the off-grid terminal 200 (off-grid terminal C in the example shown in FIG. 6) that has received the notification from the server 300 displays the received contents on a display unit (not shown) (step S26).

[0060] Through this series of processes, the user of vehicle 100, which is a power supply vehicle, can understand the options available for the off-grid areas to which power can be supplied, and can then freely select the off-grid area to which power will be supplied according to his or her own wishes.

[0061] After that, when it is confirmed that the matched power supply vehicle has actually moved to the selected area and supplied power to the selected area, the server 300 performs a "payment process" to collect a "power receiving fee" from the user of the selected area as a fee for receiving power from the power supply vehicle, and to pay a "power supply reward" to the user of the power supply vehicle as a reward for supplying power to the selected area (step S200). In this way, the server 300 that performed the matching process can also perform the payment process for the power supply.

[0062] Fig. 6 is a flowchart showing an example of detailed procedures of the "matching process" (step S100 in Fig. 5) performed by the server 300 and the "power supply area selection process" (step S12 in Fig. 5) performed by the vehicle 100. In Fig. 6, the process performed by the server 300 is shown on the left side, and the process performed by the vehicle 100, which is a power supply vehicle, is shown on the right side.

[0063] The server 300 starts the process of this flowchart, for example, when triggered by the lapse of a predetermined period of time after receiving the power supply permission information from the vehicle 100.

[0064] First, the server 300 sets the vehicle 100 specified by the power supply permission information as a "power supply vehicle" (S110).

[0065] Next, the server 300 creates the above-mentioned "power supply area candidate information list" (step S120). The server 300 extracts off-grid areas that satisfy the pre-registered power supply permission conditions of the vehicle 100 from among the multiple off-grid areas that have transmitted the power receiving request information, and creates the "power supply area candidate information list" based on the information of the off-grid areas that satisfy the power supply permission conditions. Therefore, by registering the power supply permission conditions in the server 300 in advance, the user of the vehicle 100 can exclude information of off-grid areas that do not satisfy the power supply permission conditions (for example, areas that are too far from the vehicle) and include only information of off-grid areas that satisfy the power supply permission conditions in the "power supply area candidate information list".

[0066] Fig. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a power supply area candidate information list created by the server 300. In the example shown in Fig. 7, the power supply area candidate information list includes information on three off-grid areas A to C that satisfy the power supply permission condition. Note that the following mainly describes the process when the server 300 creates the power supply area candidate information list shown in Fig. 7.

[0067] In the power supply area candidate information list, the following items are generated for each of the off-grid areas A to C: "area location," "area regionality," "distance to area," "power supply remuneration," "power receiving cost," and "management fee." "Area location" indicates the location of the off-grid area. "Area regionality" indicates whether the off-grid areas A to C are in an urban area or a rural area. "Distance to area" indicates the distance from the vehicle 100 to each of the off-grid areas A to C.

[0068] "Power supply remuneration" indicates the amount received by the user of vehicle 100 as remuneration for supplying power to each of off-grid areas A to C. "Power receiving fee" indicates the amount to be paid by the user of each of off-grid areas A to C as compensation for receiving power from vehicle 100. "Management fee" indicates the amount received by server 300 as a service provision fee. Therefore, the sum of power supply remuneration and management fee is the power receiving fee.

[0069] The server 300 adjusts the amount of the "power supply remuneration" within the range from the minimum remuneration amount desired by the user of the vehicle 100 to the maximum cost amount desired by the user in the off-grid area (more specifically, the maximum cost amount minus the management fee).

[0070] Considering that the longer the "distance to the area", the greater the difficulty (cost, time, effort, etc.) required for the vehicle 100 to move to the off-grid area, the server 300 sets the "power supply reward" to a higher amount as the "distance to the area" becomes longer. This makes it possible to effectively encourage the user of the vehicle 100 to supply power to the off-grid area even if the distance from the vehicle 100 to the off-grid area is long.

[0071] Furthermore, in consideration of the fact that the number of nearby power supply vehicles is smaller in rural areas than in urban areas and the value of receiving power from power supply vehicles is higher, the server 300 sets the remuneration amount for power supply to off-grid areas whose area regionality is "rural" to an amount higher than the remuneration amount for power supply to off-grid areas whose area regionality is "urban". This makes it possible to effectively encourage users of the vehicle 100 to supply power to off-grid areas in rural areas.

[0072] Returning to FIG. 6, the server 300 notifies the vehicle 100, which is the power supply vehicle, of the power supply area candidate information list (see FIG. 7) generated in step S120, and queries the user of the vehicle 100 as to which of the power supply area candidates (off-grid areas A to C) included in the power supply area candidate information list to select (step S122).

[0073] Upon receiving this inquiry from the server 300, the vehicle 100 performs the above-mentioned power supply area selection process (step S12).

[0074] Specifically, the vehicle 100 first displays the power supply area candidate information list received from the server 300 on the display unit 174 (step S13). This allows the user of the vehicle 100 to understand the off-grid area candidates to which power is to be supplied, the location of each area, the amount of remuneration to be obtained for supplying power to each area, the regional characteristics of each area, and the like by looking at the power supply area candidate information list, and then select the off-grid area to which power is to be supplied. At this time, the location of the vehicle 100 (own vehicle) and the locations of the off-grid areas A to C may be simultaneously displayed on the map screen. By displaying in this manner, the user can intuitively understand the relative positional relationship between the own vehicle and each off-grid area.

[0075] The user of the vehicle 100 can select one of the power supply area candidates by, for example, performing an operation of touching one of the off-grid areas A to C displayed on the screen of the display unit 174.

[0076] The vehicle 100 determines whether or not the user has performed an operation to select one of the power supply area candidates (off-grid areas A to C) on the input unit 172 (step S14).

[0077] If the power supply area is selected (YES in step S14), the vehicle 100 responds with the selected power supply area to the server 300 (step S15).

[0078] The server 300, which has received the power supply area response from the vehicle 100, sets the power supply area responded from the vehicle 100 as a "selected area" and matches the selected area with the vehicle 100 (step S130).

[0079] Then, the server 300 notifies the matching determination information to each of the vehicle 100 and the off-grid terminals 200 in the selected area (step S140).

[0080] FIG. 8 is a flow chart showing an example of detailed procedures of the "settlement process" (step S200 in FIG. 5) performed by server 300.

[0081] First, the server 300 performs a process of confirming that the power supply fee has been deposited into a predetermined account by a user in an off-grid area who has actually received power from the vehicle 100 (step S210).

[0082] Next, the server 300 performs a process of paying the amount obtained by subtracting the management fee from the power supply cost as a power supply remuneration to the user of the vehicle 100 (step S220).

[0083] Next, the server 300 receives information indicating the user satisfaction level with respect to this matching process from the users in the off-grid areas who have paid the power supply fee (step S230).

[0084] Next, the server 300 feeds back the user satisfaction with the current matching process to the next matching process (step S240). For example, if the satisfaction with the user of the vehicle 100 matched in the current matching process is low, measures such as reducing the number of power supply area candidates notified to the user in the next matching process can be taken. This can improve the satisfaction with the matching process of users in off-grid areas.

[0085] As described above, the server 300 according to this embodiment transmits to the power supply vehicle a power supply area candidate information list including information on a plurality of off-grid areas from which the user of the power supply vehicle desires to receive power. Then, when the server 300 receives from the power supply vehicle information on a selected area selected by the user of the power supply vehicle from the power supply area candidate information list, the server 300 performs a matching process for matching the power supply vehicle with the selected area, and transmits matching determination information for instructing the matched power supply vehicle to supply power to the selected area.

[0086] According to the above configuration, the user of the power supply vehicle can understand what options are available for the off-grid area to which power will be supplied, and can then freely select the off-grid area to which power will be supplied according to his or her own wishes.

[0087] <Variation 1> In the above embodiment, a case has been described in which one off-grid area is matched with one power supply vehicle by the matching process. However, for example, a plurality of off-grid areas may be matched with one power supply vehicle.

[0088] <Variation 2> In the above embodiment, an example has been described in which the vehicle 100 is provided with the communication unit 180 that is configured to be able to communicate directly with the communication network 400 .

[0089] However, the communication between vehicle 100 and communication network 400 may be performed using a portable terminal carried by the user of vehicle 100. Specifically, vehicle 100 may perform short-distance communication with a portable terminal carried by the user, and communicate with communication network 400 via the portable terminal.

[0090] The embodiments disclosed herein should be considered to be illustrative and not restrictive in all respects. The scope of the present disclosure is defined by the claims, not the above description, and is intended to include all modifications within the meaning and scope of the claims. [Explanation of symbols]

[0091] 1 Information processing system, 100 Vehicle, 101 Driving battery, 150 Vehicle ECU, 170 Navigation device, 172, 240 Input unit, 174 Display unit, 176, 220, 320 Memory unit, 178 Position detection unit, 180, 230, 330 Communication unit, 200 Off-grid terminal, 210, 310 Control unit, 300 Server, 400 Communication network.

Claims

1. A power supply vehicle; A plurality of area terminals each managing power in a plurality of off-grid areas; a server configured to be able to communicate with the power supply vehicle and the plurality of area terminals; The server, Transmitting information about the plurality of off-grid areas to the power supply vehicle; When information on a selected area selected by a user of the power supply vehicle from the plurality of off-grid areas is received from the power supply vehicle, a matching process is performed to match the power supply vehicle with the selected area, and information is transmitted to the matched power supply vehicle instructing it to supply power to the selected area.

2. The information processing system according to claim 1 , wherein the information on the plurality of off-grid areas includes information on an amount of remuneration that a user of the power supply vehicle can obtain for the power supply vehicle supplying power to each of the plurality of off-grid areas.

3. The information processing system according to claim 2 , wherein the server sets the remuneration amount to a higher amount as the distance from the power supply vehicle to each of the off-grid areas becomes longer.

4. The information processing system of claim 1 , wherein the information about the plurality of off-grid areas includes information about a location of each of the plurality of off-grid areas.

5. The information processing system of claim 4 , wherein the information on the plurality of off-grid areas includes information for distinguishing whether each of the plurality of off-grid areas is in an urban area or a rural area.

6. The information processing system according to claim 5 , wherein the server sets a remuneration amount for supplying power to an off-grid area in the rural area to an amount higher than a remuneration amount for supplying power to an off-grid area in the urban area.

7. The server, A user of the power supply vehicle registers information regarding a power supply condition that allows the power supply vehicle to supply power to an off-grid area in advance; The information processing system according to claim 1 , further comprising: transmitting information about the off-grid area that satisfies the power supply condition to the power supply vehicle.

8. 2. The information processing system according to claim 1, wherein when the server confirms that the matched power supply vehicle has supplied power to the selected area, the server collects a fee for the power supply from the selected area and performs a settlement process to pay a reward to the user of the power supply vehicle that supplied power.

9. The server, receiving a satisfaction level for the matching process from an area terminal of the selected area; The information processing system according to claim 1 , further comprising: feeding back the received satisfaction level to a next matching process.

10. An information processing method performed by a server configured to be able to communicate with a power supply vehicle and a plurality of area terminals that manage power in a plurality of off-grid areas, the method comprising: transmitting information of the plurality of off-grid areas to the power supply vehicle; When information on a selected area selected by a user of the power supply vehicle from the plurality of off-grid areas is received from the power supply vehicle, a matching process is performed to match the power supply vehicle with the selected area, and information is transmitted to the matched power supply vehicle to instruct it to supply power to the selected area.

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