Electronic device and information provision method thereof

Abstract

Provided is an information provision method of an electronic device. The information provision method includes the steps of: identifying a plurality of vehicles related to camp delivery; identifying one or more vehicles scheduled to enter the camp among the plurality of vehicles on the basis of information about the locations of the plurality of vehicles and information about delivery schedules allocated to the plurality of vehicles; determining charging slots corresponding to the one or more vehicles among a plurality of charging slots included in a charging facility of the camp on the basis of information about the charging facility and the information about the locations; and providing information about the charging slots to terminals respectively corresponding to the one or more vehicles.

Description

Electronic devices and their information provision methods

[0001] The present disclosure relates to an electronic device and a control method thereof for providing information about a charging slot in which a vehicle scheduled to enter a camp can park and charge.

[0002] With technological advancements, including battery performance, diesel and gasoline vehicles are rapidly being replaced by electric vehicles. In particular, these technological advancements are leading to an increase in the use of electric vehicles to deliver items to customers.

[0003] However, unlike diesel and gasoline vehicles, electric vehicles face the problem of batteries taking a long time to charge, and the infrastructure for electric vehicle charging is still inadequate. This means that using electric vehicles to deliver items can lead to delays in delivery. Therefore, methods and devices to address these issues are needed.

[0004] The disclosed embodiments provide an electronic device and a method for providing information thereon. More specifically, the present invention provides an electronic device and a control method therefor for providing information regarding charging slots where a vehicle scheduled to enter a campsite can park and charge.

[0005] The technical tasks to be achieved by this embodiment are not limited to the technical tasks described above, and other technical tasks can be inferred from the following embodiments.

[0006] One aspect of the present disclosure may provide an information providing method, including: identifying a plurality of vehicles related to delivery of a camp; identifying at least one vehicle scheduled to enter the camp among the plurality of vehicles based on information about locations of the plurality of vehicles and information about delivery schedules assigned to the plurality of vehicles; determining a charging slot corresponding to the at least one vehicle among a plurality of charging slots included in the charging facility based on information about a charging facility of the camp and information about the location; and providing information about the charging slot to a terminal corresponding to each of the at least one vehicle.

[0007] In addition, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the step of identifying at least one vehicle may include: a step of identifying at least one first vehicle, based on information about the delivery schedule, from among the plurality of vehicles, for which a time from the time of leaving the camp to the current time is equal to or greater than a set first hour; and a step of identifying, based on information about the location, a vehicle located within a set distance from the camp from among the at least one first vehicle, as the at least one vehicle.

[0008] In addition, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the information regarding the delivery schedule includes information regarding an item to be delivered and information regarding a delivery route, and the step of identifying at least one vehicle includes: determining an expected arrival time at the camp of the plurality of vehicles based on the information regarding the item to be delivered and the information regarding the delivery route; identifying at least one second vehicle among the plurality of vehicles whose expected arrival time at the camp is within a second time set from the current time; and identifying a vehicle among the one or more second vehicles located within a set distance from the camp as the at least one vehicle based on the information regarding the location.

[0009] In addition, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the step of determining a charging slot corresponding to the at least one vehicle may include the step of identifying at least one charging slot among the plurality of charging slots in which no vehicle is parked; and the step of determining a corresponding charging slot among the at least one charging slot in the order of a vehicle whose location is closest to the camp among the at least one vehicle based on information about the charging facility and information about the location, thereby providing an information providing method.

[0010] In addition, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, a method for providing information may be provided in which the closer the location of the at least one vehicle is from the camp, the further the charging slot corresponding to the at least one vehicle is located from the entrance of the camp.

[0011] In addition, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, a method for providing information may be provided in which the charger corresponding to the plurality of charging slots includes at least one of a first type charger located on a ceiling structure of the camp and charging a vehicle through a charging cable extended from the charger; a second type charger located on a wall of the camp and charging a vehicle through a charging cable extended from the charger; and a third type charger located between the plurality of charging slots and charging a vehicle through a charging cable extended from the charger.

[0012] In addition, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the step of determining a charging slot corresponding to the at least one vehicle may include: a step of checking information regarding a location of a charging port of the at least one vehicle; and a step of determining a charging slot corresponding to the at least one vehicle by further considering the information regarding the location of the charging port and the type of charger corresponding to the plurality of vehicles. A method for providing information may be provided.

[0013] In addition, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, a method for providing information may be provided in which a charging slot corresponding to the first type of charger among the one or more charging slots is preferentially allocated to a vehicle in which a charging port is located at the front or side, a charging slot corresponding to the second type of charger among the one or more charging slots is preferentially allocated to a vehicle in which a charging port is located at the front, and a charging slot corresponding to the third type of charger among the one or more charging slots is preferentially allocated to a vehicle in which a charging port is located at the rear.

[0014] In addition, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, a method for providing information may be provided in which charging of a first vehicle is blocked when the remaining battery capacity of the first vehicle being charged through a charger of a corresponding charging slot among at least one vehicle is equal to or greater than a threshold value.

[0015] In addition, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, a method for providing information can be provided, which is adaptively determined based on the number of at least one vehicle and the number of one or more charging slots in which no vehicle is parked among the plurality of charging slots.

[0016] In addition, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, a method for providing information may be provided in which the threshold value is determined to be higher when the number of the one or more charging slots is greater than the number of the at least one vehicle.

[0017] In addition, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, a method for providing information may be provided, further comprising: a step of measuring a charging speed of a second vehicle based on information about a remaining battery capacity of the second vehicle being charged through a charger of a corresponding charging slot among the at least one vehicle; a step of determining an expected charging time of the second vehicle based on information about the charging speed of the second vehicle; and a step of providing information about the expected charging time to a terminal corresponding to the second vehicle.

[0018] In addition, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, a method for providing information may be provided, further comprising: a step of determining a charging schedule of the second vehicle based on the expected charging time; and a step of providing information about the charging schedule to a terminal corresponding to the second vehicle.

[0019] In addition, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, a method for providing information may be provided, further comprising: a step of determining a charging schedule of a third vehicle based on information about the number of deliveries of a third vehicle charged through a charger of a corresponding charging slot among at least one vehicle and information about whether the third vehicle is charging at home; and a step of providing information about the charging schedule to a terminal corresponding to the third vehicle.

[0020] In addition, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, a method for providing information may be provided, further comprising: determining a charging schedule of a fourth vehicle based on information about a remaining battery capacity of the fourth vehicle being charged through a charger of a corresponding charging slot among the at least one vehicle; and providing information about the charging schedule to a terminal corresponding to the fourth vehicle.

[0021] In addition, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, a method for providing information may be provided, further comprising: a step of determining a charging schedule of a fifth vehicle based on information about whether an item corresponding to a fifth vehicle that is charged through a charger of a corresponding charging slot among at least one vehicle is ready for loading; and a step of providing information about the charging schedule to a terminal corresponding to the fifth vehicle.

[0022] In addition, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, a method for providing information may be provided, further comprising: a step of determining an expected loading time of the sixth vehicle based on information about the number of items corresponding to the sixth vehicle that are charged through a charger of a corresponding charging slot among the at least one vehicle, information about the weight of the items corresponding to the sixth vehicle, and information about the average loading time of a delivery person of the sixth vehicle; a step of determining a charging schedule of the sixth vehicle based on the information about the expected loading time; and a step of providing information about the charging schedule to a terminal corresponding to the sixth vehicle.

[0023] Another aspect of the present disclosure provides an electronic device comprising a transceiver, a memory and a processor, wherein the processor identifies a plurality of vehicles related to delivery of a camp, identifies at least one vehicle scheduled to enter the camp among the plurality of vehicles based on information about locations of the plurality of vehicles and information about delivery schedules assigned to the plurality of vehicles, determines a charging slot corresponding to the at least one vehicle among a plurality of charging slots included in the charging facility based on information about a charging facility of the camp and information about the location, and provides information about the charging slot to a terminal corresponding to each of the at least one vehicle.

[0024] Another aspect of the present disclosure may provide a computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for implementing a method performed by an electronic device.

[0025] Specific details of other embodiments are included in the detailed description and drawings.

[0026] According to the proposed embodiment, one or more of the following effects can be expected.

[0027] According to an embodiment of the present specification, an electronic device determines a charging slot corresponding to a vehicle scheduled to enter a camp based on various information, and provides information about the determined charging slot to a delivery person, thereby preventing confusion among vehicles within the camp and promoting smooth movement.

[0028] Additionally, according to embodiments of the present specification, a charger of a type suitable for the building environment, such as a structure within a camp or a structure of a camp, may be installed in the camp.

[0029] Additionally, according to embodiments of the present disclosure, the electronic device can assign different types of chargers in order of priority based on the location of the vehicle's charging port, thereby allowing the delivery person to load items more conveniently.

[0030] In addition, according to the embodiment of the present specification, the electronic device determines the expected charging time based on the measured charging speed, thereby reflecting the phenomenon that the charging speed is faster as the remaining battery capacity is lower, thereby predicting the charging time more accurately.

[0031] In addition, according to the embodiment of the present specification, by blocking charging of a vehicle whose battery level exceeds a threshold, it is possible to solve the problem of other vehicles not being able to charge because the charging slot is occupied even though the vehicle has been charged to a certain extent, and the problem of the charging speed being significantly slow when the battery has been charged to a certain extent.

[0032] Additionally, according to embodiments of the present disclosure, the electronic device can efficiently charge more vehicles by adaptively changing a threshold value that serves as a criterion for blocking charging of the vehicle.

[0033] The effects of the invention are not limited to the effects mentioned above, and other effects not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the description of the claims.

[0034] Figure 1 illustrates a system according to one embodiment.

[0035] FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a process in which an electronic device provides information about a charging slot according to one embodiment.

[0036] FIGS. 3A to 3C are diagrams illustrating a process in which an electronic device provides information about a charging slot according to one embodiment.

[0037] FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a process in which an electronic device provides information regarding a charging schedule according to one embodiment.

[0038] Figure 5 shows a flowchart of a method for providing information of an electronic device according to one embodiment.

[0039] Figure 6 shows a block diagram of an electronic device according to one embodiment.

[0040] The terms used in the embodiments have been selected from widely used and common terms, taking into account the functions of the present disclosure. However, these terms may vary depending on the intentions of those skilled in the art, precedents, the emergence of new technologies, etc. Furthermore, in certain cases, terms may be arbitrarily selected by the applicant, in which case their meanings will be described in detail in the relevant description. Therefore, the terms used in this disclosure should not be defined simply as names of terms, but rather based on the meanings of the terms and the overall content of the present disclosure.

[0041] When a part of a specification is said to "include" a component, this does not mean that it excludes other components, but rather that it may include other components, unless otherwise stated.

[0042] The expression "at least one of a, b, and c" described throughout the specification may encompass 'a alone', 'b alone', 'c alone', 'a and b', 'a and c', 'b and c', or 'all of a, b, and c'.

[0043] The "terminal" mentioned below may be implemented as a computer or portable terminal that can connect to a server or other terminal via a network. Here, the computer includes, for example, a notebook, desktop, laptop, etc. equipped with a web browser, and the portable terminal may include, for example, a wireless communication device that guarantees portability and mobility, and may include all types of handheld-based wireless communication devices such as communication-based terminals such as IMT (International Mobile Telecommunication), CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access), W-CDMA (W-Code Division Multiple Access), LTE (Long Term Evolution), smartphones, tablet PCs, etc.

[0044] Below, embodiments of the present disclosure are described in detail with reference to the attached drawings so that those skilled in the art can easily implement the present disclosure. However, the present disclosure may be implemented in various different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described herein.

[0045] In this disclosure, a camp refers to a logistics facility that includes charging facilities and a warehouse for storing items required for delivery. For example, a camp may be a facility that renovates an existing gas station to add charging facilities for electric vehicles and a warehouse for storing items. It may also be a final logistics facility for delivering items from a logistics center to customers. However, a camp is not limited to the aforementioned definitions and may include any facility that includes charging facilities and a warehouse for storing items.

[0046] In this disclosure, delivery refers to a series of processes from loading an item, vehicle departure, and arrival at the delivery destination. Delivery may consist of one or more delivery waves. If there are two or more delivery waves per day, the series of processes from loading, vehicle departure, and arrival at the delivery destination may be repeated two or more times. For example, if there are three delivery waves per day, delivery at a camp may consist of the first wave from 6:00 AM to 2:00 PM, the second wave from 2:00 PM to 10:00 PM, and the third wave from 10:00 PM to 6:00 AM the next day. Furthermore, even within the same camp, the delivery vehicles assigned to each delivery wave may differ, but this is not limited to the aforementioned example.

[0047] Hereinafter, embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

[0048] Figure 1 illustrates a system according to one embodiment.

[0049] Referring to FIG. 1, the system may include at least one of an electronic device (100), one or more vehicles (120, 140), a camp server (160), and a network (180). Meanwhile, the system illustrated in FIG. 1 only illustrates components related to the present embodiment. Therefore, those skilled in the art will appreciate that, in addition to the components illustrated in FIG. 1, other general-purpose components may also be included.

[0050] An electronic device (100) is a device that configures and provides various types of information. The electronic device (100) may provide the configured information as a web page or application screen, or may provide the information in a form that can be displayed as a web page or application screen on a receiving terminal.

[0051] According to one embodiment, the electronic device (100) may provide information regarding a charging slot in which a vehicle scheduled to enter a camp will park. For example, the electronic device (100) may identify a plurality of vehicles related to camp deliveries, and, based on information regarding the locations of the plurality of vehicles and information regarding delivery schedules assigned to the plurality of vehicles, identify at least one vehicle scheduled to enter the camp among the plurality of vehicles. Thereafter, the electronic device (100) may determine a charging slot corresponding to at least one vehicle among the plurality of charging slots included in the charging facility based on information regarding the camp's charging facility and information regarding its location, and may provide information regarding the charging slot to a terminal corresponding to each of the at least one vehicle.

[0052] One or more vehicles (120, 140) are vehicles used by delivery personnel to perform delivery work of assigned items, and one or more vehicles (120, 140) can transmit and receive various information with the electronic device (100) based on a fleet management system (FMS) or a battery management system (BMS). For example, one or more vehicles (120, 140) can transmit information about their respective locations or information about their charging status to the electronic device (100). At this time, one or more vehicles (120, 140) may refer to a wireless terminal or device for transmitting and receiving data, which is included in each of the one or more vehicles (120, 140).

[0053] According to one embodiment, one or more of the vehicles (120, 140) may include an electric vehicle with a built-in battery. However, not all of the vehicles (120, 140) are limited to being electric vehicles with a built-in battery. For example, some of the vehicles (120, 140) may include gasoline or diesel vehicles. However, for convenience of explanation, the following description focuses on an electric vehicle as the focus of the embodiment.

[0054] The camp server (160) is a device that manages and transmits and receives information regarding various facilities or work statuses included in the camp. For example, the camp server (160) may check information regarding charging slots among multiple charging slots included in the camp's charging facility where no vehicles are parked and transmit the information to the electronic device (100). Alternatively, the camp server (160) may check information regarding whether the corresponding item is ready for loading based on information regarding the delivery schedule corresponding to the vehicle charging in the charging slot and transmit the information to the electronic device (100). Although FIG. 1 illustrates the camp server (160) as existing separately from the electronic device (100), this is merely an example, and the camp server (160) may be included in the electronic device (100).

[0055] One or more vehicles (120, 140) and a camp server (160) and an electronic device (100) can communicate with each other within a network (180). The network (180) includes a Local Area Network (LAN), a Wide Area Network (WAN), a Value Added Network (VAN), a mobile radio communication network, a satellite communication network, and a combination thereof, and is a comprehensive data communication network that enables each network component illustrated in FIG. 1 to communicate smoothly with each other, and may include wired Internet, wireless Internet, and a mobile radio communication network. Wireless communication may include, but is not limited to, wireless LAN (Wi-Fi), Bluetooth, Bluetooth low energy, Zigbee, Wi-Fi Direct (WFD), ultra wideband (UWB), infrared communication (IrDA, infrared Data Association), NFC (Near Field Communication), etc., for example.

[0056] FIG. 2 is a drawing for explaining a process in which an electronic device (100) provides information about a charging slot according to one embodiment.

[0057] In one embodiment, the camp (200) may include a first charging facility (210), a second charging facility (240), and a warehouse (270). More specifically, the camp (200) may be a facility built by remodeling an existing gas station and may include charging facilities for electric vehicles and a warehouse for storing items to be delivered.

[0058] For example, the camp (200) may be configured with charging slots capable of parking multiple vehicles, and may include one or more charging facilities (210, 240) equipped with chargers for charging vehicles parked in the charging slots. Furthermore, the camp (200) may include a warehouse (270) that can store items to be loaded onto vehicles by modifying existing office or convenience facilities. In this case, the warehouse (270) may be located adjacent to the first charging facility (210) and the second charging facility (240) to enable efficient loading of items onto vehicles while they are being charged.

[0059] According to one embodiment, the electronic device (100) can identify at least one vehicle among the plurality of vehicles that is scheduled to enter the camp (200) based on information about the locations of the plurality of vehicles and information about delivery schedules assigned to the plurality of vehicles.

[0060] For example, the electronic device (100) may identify one or more vehicles whose time from the time of departure from the camp (200) to the current time is greater than or equal to a set first hour based on information about a delivery schedule, and may identify one or more vehicles located within a set distance from the camp (200) based on information about a location as a vehicle scheduled to enter the camp (200). For example, the electronic device (100) may identify that the time from 06:00, the time the first vehicle left the camp (200), to the current time of 10:05 is greater than or equal to a set four hours, and may identify that the first vehicle is located within 500 m from the camp (200), thereby identifying that the first vehicle is scheduled to enter the camp (200).

[0061] For another example, the electronic device (100) may determine the expected arrival times of a plurality of vehicles at the camp (200) based on information about items to be delivered and information about delivery routes, identify one or more vehicles among the plurality of vehicles whose expected arrival times at the camp (200) are within a second time set from the current time, and identify one or more vehicles located within a set distance from the camp (200) based on location information as vehicles scheduled to enter the camp (200). As an example, the electronic device (100) may determine the expected arrival time of the second vehicle at the camp (200) as 10:15 based on information about the number of items to be delivered assigned to the second vehicle and information about the delivery location. Thereafter, the electronic device (100) can confirm that the time from the current time of 10:05 to the expected arrival time of the second vehicle at the camp (200) is within the set 15 minutes, and that the current location of the second vehicle is within 500 m from the camp (200), thereby confirming that the second vehicle is scheduled to enter the camp (200). At this time, the information regarding the delivery route can include information regarding the traffic conditions of the delivery route as well as information regarding the delivery destination.

[0062] However, the method by which the electronic device (100) identifies a vehicle scheduled to enter the camp (200) is not limited to the above-described method. For example, the electronic device (100) may identify one or more vehicles located within a set distance from the camp (200), and then identify a vehicle whose time from the time of leaving the camp (200) to the current time is longer than a set first hour, or a vehicle whose expected arrival time at the camp (200) from the current time is within a set second hour, as a vehicle scheduled to enter the camp (200).

[0063] Meanwhile, the first time may be set differently for each vehicle based on at least one of information regarding traffic conditions, information regarding items to be delivered, and information regarding the delivery route. For example, if the number of items to be delivered assigned to the first vehicle is small, the electronic device (100) may set the first time corresponding to the first vehicle to be shorter. Alternatively, if the delivery route corresponding to the first vehicle is highly congested, the electronic device (100) may set the first time corresponding to the first vehicle to be longer.

[0064] According to one embodiment, the electronic device (100) may determine a charging slot corresponding to at least one vehicle scheduled to enter the camp (200) among a plurality of charging slots included in the charging facility based on information about the charging facility of the camp (200) and information about the locations of a plurality of vehicles. At this time, the information about the charging facility of the camp (200) may include information about the number of charging slots within the camp, information about the locations of charging slots, and information about charging slots in which no vehicles are parked.

[0065] For example, referring to FIG. 2, the electronic device (100) can identify the first charging slot (215), the second charging slot (220), the third charging slot (225), the fourth charging slot (230), the fifth charging slot (235), the sixth charging slot (245), the seventh charging slot (250), the eighth charging slot (255), and the ninth charging slot (260) among the plurality of charging slots included in the first charging facility (210) and the second charging facility (240) of the camp (200), where no vehicle is parked. Thereafter, the electronic device (100) can determine a corresponding charging slot among the first charging slot (215), the second charging slot (220), the third charging slot (225), the fourth charging slot (230), the fifth charging slot (235), the sixth charging slot (245), the seventh charging slot (250), the eighth charging slot (255), and the ninth charging slot (260) in the order of the closest vehicle from the camp (200) among at least one vehicle scheduled to enter the camp (200).

[0066] According to one embodiment, the electronic device (100) may determine a charging slot corresponding to at least one vehicle scheduled to enter the camp (200) among a plurality of charging slots included in the charging facility based on at least one of information regarding the location of the vehicle or information regarding a delivery schedule assigned to the vehicle.

[0067] For example, the electronic device (100) may determine that a first vehicle among at least one vehicle scheduled to enter the camp (200) will enter within the shortest time, and may assign the eighth charging slot (255) located furthest from the entrance of the camp (200) to the first vehicle. Thereafter, the electronic device (100) may determine that a second vehicle among at least one vehicle scheduled to enter the camp (200) will enter within the next shortest time, and may assign the sixth charging slot (245) located second furthest from the entrance of the camp (200) to the second vehicle.

[0068] For another example, the electronic device (100) may determine that a first vehicle among at least one vehicle scheduled to enter the camp (200) will enter within the shortest time, and may assign the eighth charging slot (255) located furthest from the entrance of the camp (200) to the first vehicle. Thereafter, the electronic device (100) may determine that a second vehicle among at least one vehicle scheduled to enter the camp (200) will enter within the next shortest time, and may confirm that the expected entry times of the first and second vehicles are within the set time. Accordingly, the electronic device (100) may assign the third charging slot (225) that is furthest from the entrance among the charging slots included in other charging facilities to the second vehicle so that the parking path of the first vehicle does not overlap with the parking path of the first vehicle.

[0069] For another example, based on information about the next delivery schedule assigned to a third vehicle scheduled to enter camp (200), the electronic device (100) may determine that exiting the third vehicle through the first exit (280) of the camp's two exits (280, 290) is suitable for the next delivery route. Accordingly, the electronic device (100) may assign the first charging slot (215) or the third charging slot (225) close to the exit (280) to the third vehicle.

[0070] For another example, the electronic device (100) may determine that the fourth vehicle among at least one vehicle scheduled to enter the camp (200) has the earliest scheduled exit time, and may assign the third charging slot (225), the sixth charging slot (245), or the eighth charging slot (255) that is closest to the two exits (280, 290) of the camp to the fourth vehicle.

[0071] For another example, the electronic device (100) may determine that the number of items to be delivered assigned to the fifth vehicle is large based on information regarding the next delivery schedule assigned to the fifth vehicle scheduled to enter the camp (200). Accordingly, the electronic device (100) may assign the second charging slot (220), the fifth charging slot (235), or the seventh charging slot (250) close to the warehouse (270) to the fifth vehicle.

[0072] However, the method of determining a charging slot corresponding to a vehicle scheduled to enter the aforementioned camp (200) is only one embodiment, and the electronic device (100) may determine a charging slot corresponding to a vehicle scheduled to enter the camp (200) in a different method from the above.

[0073] According to one embodiment, when all vehicles are parked in the charging slots, the electronic device (100) may determine a charging slot corresponding to at least one vehicle scheduled to enter the camp (200) based on the charging completion times of the vehicles currently charging. For example, the electronic device (100) may predict the charging completion times of the vehicles currently charging to determine a charging slot in which charging will be completed the fastest, and may assign the slot to the first vehicle among the at least one vehicle scheduled to enter the camp (200) that will enter within the fastest time. In this way, the electronic device (100) may determine a charging slot corresponding to a vehicle scheduled to enter the camp (200) based on various information, and provide information about the determined charging slot to the delivery person, thereby preventing confusion among vehicles within the camp and promoting smooth movement.

[0074] FIGS. 3A to 3C are drawings for explaining a process in which an electronic device (100) provides information about a charging slot according to one embodiment.

[0075] According to one embodiment, the charging facility of the camp may include various types of chargers. More specifically, the charging facility may include a power bank (300) comprising one or more power modules that convert alternating current received from the power grid into direct current, and one or more dispensers or distributors connected to each of the one or more power modules. The location or shape of the dispensers may vary depending on the type of charger.

[0076] For example, referring to FIG. 3A, a first type of charger may include a dispenser (322, 324, 326, 328, 330, 332) attached to a ceiling structure of a camp, and a vehicle may be charged via a charging cable extending from the dispenser (322, 324, 326, 328, 330, 332).

[0077] As another example, a second type of charger may include a dispenser (362, 364, 366, 368, 370, 372) attached to a wall of the camp, and the vehicle may be charged via a charging cable extending from the dispenser (362, 364, 366, 368, 370, 372).

[0078] As another example, a third type of charger may include a dispenser (392, 394) attached to a pole of the camp positioned between the charging slots, and a vehicle may be charged via a charging cable extending from the dispenser (392, 394).

[0079] In this way, the charging facility may include various types of chargers, and chargers of a type suitable for the building environment, such as structures within the camp or the structure of the camp, may be installed in the camp. While FIGS. 3A to 3C illustrate only one type of charger installed in the camp, this is merely an example, and two or more types of chargers may be installed in the camp.

[0080] In one embodiment, the charging facility at the camp may include one or more charging slots corresponding to one or more dispensers. More specifically, the charging facility at the camp may include charging slots for parking vehicles that charge via charging cables extending from one or more dispensers.

[0081] For example, referring to FIG. 3A, vehicles parked in charging slots (302, 304, 306, 308, 310, 312) can be charged via charging cables extended from dispensers (322, 324, 326, 328, 330, 332) located on the ceiling structure of the camp, respectively. In this case, a vehicle parked in a charging slot (304) is typically charged via a cable extended from the corresponding dispenser (324). However, if the dispenser (324) is not operating and there is no vehicle parked in the charging slot (302) or the charging slot (306), the vehicle may be charged via a cable extended from the dispenser (322) or the dispenser (326).

[0082] For another example, referring to FIG. 3B, vehicles parked in charging slots (342, 344, 346, 348, 350, 352) can be charged via charging cables extended from dispensers (362, 364, 366, 368, 370, 372) located on the wall of the camp, respectively. In this case, a vehicle parked in a charging slot (350) is typically charged via a cable extended from a corresponding dispenser (370). However, if the dispenser (370) is not operating and there is no vehicle parked in the charging slot (348) or the charging slot (352), the vehicle may be charged via a cable extended from the dispenser (368) or the dispenser (372).

[0083] As another example, referring to FIG. 3C, a vehicle parked in a charging slot (384, 386) can be charged via a charging cable extended from a dispenser (392) attached to a pole of the camp, and a vehicle parked in a charging slot (388, 390) can be charged via a charging cable extended from a dispenser (394) attached to a pole of the camp. The camp may also include a space (382) for parking gasoline or diesel vehicles.

[0084] According to one embodiment, the electronic device (100) may determine a charging slot corresponding to a vehicle based on information regarding the charging port of the vehicle scheduled to enter the camp. More specifically, the electronic device (100) may check information regarding the location of the charging port of the vehicle scheduled to enter the camp and assign different types of chargers according to priority based on the location of the charging port.

[0085] For example, if the charging port of the first vehicle scheduled to enter the camp is located at the front of the vehicle, the electronic device (100) may preferentially assign the charging slot corresponding to the second type charger located on the wall of the camp to the first vehicle. If there is no second type charger in the camp or all the charging slots corresponding to the second type chargers are parked with vehicles, the electronic device (100) may alternatively assign the charging slot corresponding to the first type charger located on the ceiling structure of the camp to the first vehicle.

[0086] For another example, if the charging port of a second vehicle scheduled to enter the camp is located on the side of the vehicle, the electronic device (100) may preferentially assign a charging slot corresponding to a third type of charger located between the charging slots to the second vehicle. If there is no third type of charger in the camp or all the charging slots corresponding to the third type of charger are parked with vehicles, the electronic device (100) may alternatively assign a charging slot corresponding to a first type of charger located in the ceiling structure of the camp to the second vehicle.

[0087] For another example, if the charging port of a third vehicle scheduled to enter the camp is located at the rear of the vehicle, the electronic device (100) may preferentially assign a charging slot corresponding to a third type charger located among the charging slots to the third vehicle. If there is no third type charger in the camp or all the charging slots corresponding to the third type charger are parked, the electronic device (100) may assign a charging slot corresponding to a second type charger located on the wall of the camp as the lane for the third vehicle.

[0088] In this way, by prioritizing different types of chargers based on the location of the vehicle's charging port, delivery personnel can more easily load items. For example, if the charging port is located at the rear of the vehicle, assigning the charging slot corresponding to the first type of charger located in the camp's ceiling structure as the last priority can minimize inconvenience caused by the charging cable interfering with the delivery personnel's path when loading items.

[0089] According to one embodiment, the electronic device (100) can charge a vehicle by distributing power from the power bank (300) differently to each connected dispenser. More specifically, the electronic device (100) can charge a vehicle with different power levels based on information regarding the delivery schedule of the vehicle being charged or information regarding the delivery status of the vehicle being charged.

[0090] For example, referring to FIG. 3A, the electronic device (100) can determine that the power of the power bank (300) is 120 kW and that a vehicle is parked in the charging slot (304) and the charging slot (308). Accordingly, the electronic device (100) can charge the vehicle by setting the power of the dispenser (324) and the dispenser (328) to 60 kW, respectively.

[0091] For another example, referring to FIG. 3B, the electronic device (100) can determine that the power of the power bank (300) is 120 kW and that a vehicle is parked in the charging slot (342), the charging slot (344), the charging slot (350), and the charging slot (352). Accordingly, the electronic device (100) can charge the vehicle by setting the power of the dispenser (362), the dispenser (364), the dispenser (370), and the dispenser (372) to 30 kW, respectively.

[0092] For another example, referring to FIG. 3B, the electronic device (100) can determine that the power of the power bank (300) is 120 kW and that a vehicle is parked in the charging slot (342), the charging slot (344), the charging slot (350), and the charging slot (352). In addition, the electronic device (100) can determine that the expected departure time of the vehicle parked in the charging slot (350) is 3 hours earlier than that of the other vehicles. Accordingly, the electronic device (100) can charge the vehicle by setting the power of the dispenser (370) to 120 kW, and after the charging of the vehicle parked in the charging slot (350) is completed, can charge the remaining vehicles by setting the power of the dispenser (362), the dispenser (364), and the dispenser (372) to 40 kW, respectively.

[0093] For another example, referring to FIG. 3C, the electronic device (100) can determine that the power of the power bank (300) is 120 kW and that a vehicle is parked in the charging slot (384) and the charging slot (390). In addition, the electronic device (100) can determine that the remaining battery capacity of the vehicle parked in the charging slot (384) is less than 10%. Accordingly, the electronic device (100) can charge the vehicle by setting the power of the dispenser (392) to 120 kW, and from the moment when the remaining battery capacity of the vehicle parked in the charging slot (384) and the remaining battery capacity of the vehicle parked in the charging slot (390) become the same, the two vehicles can be charged together by setting the power of the dispenser (392) and the dispenser (394) to 60 kW.

[0094] According to one embodiment, the electronic device (100) can determine a charging slot corresponding to at least one vehicle scheduled to enter the camp, thereby enabling faster charging by appropriately distributing power from the power bank (300) to each connected dispenser. For example, the electronic device (100) can assign all charging slots where no vehicles are parked to vehicles scheduled to enter the camp, and distribute power to dispensers corresponding to all charging slots where no vehicles are parked.

[0095] However, the method by which the electronic device (100) described above distributes the power of the power bank (300) is only one embodiment, and the electronic device (100) may distribute the power of the power bank (300) in a different way based on information different from that described above.

[0096] FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining a process in which an electronic device (100) provides information regarding a charging schedule according to one embodiment.

[0097] According to one embodiment, the electronic device (100) may determine a charging schedule for one or more vehicles based on various pieces of information. For example, the electronic device (100) may determine a charging schedule for one or more vehicles (400, 410, 420, 430, 440, 450, 460) based on at least one of information about the charging facilities of the camp, information about the charging status of one or more vehicles (400, 410, 420, 430, 440, 450, 460), and information about a delivery schedule assigned to one or more vehicles (400, 410, 420, 430, 440, 450, 460). Thereafter, the electronic device (100) can provide information about the determined charging schedule to a terminal corresponding to each of one or more vehicles (400, 410, 420, 430, 440, 450, 460).

[0098] At this time, information about the camp's charging facilities may include information on the hourly power supply capacity of the chargers included in the charging facility and the total power supply capacity of the power bank. The power supply capacity may refer to the amount of power supplied per hour by the charger, and the total power supply capacity may refer to the total amount of power available for delivery from the charging facility.

[0099] Information about a vehicle's charging status may include information about the vehicle's remaining battery capacity, whether the vehicle is charging at home, and information about battery health. Information about battery health may be used to identify vehicles with battery problems.

[0100] Information about the delivery schedule assigned to a vehicle may include 1) information about the estimated delivery time, which is the estimated time it will take to deliver, 2) information about the estimated loading time, which is the estimated time it will take to load the items assigned to each vehicle, 3) information about the departure cutoff time for completing the delivery by the delivery cutoff time, 4) information about the delivery wave corresponding to the vehicle, 5) information about the delivery order, and 6) information about whether the items to be loaded onto the vehicle are ready.

[0101] According to one embodiment, the electronic device (100) may determine a charging schedule for one or more vehicles based on information regarding a delivery wave corresponding to one or more vehicles. More specifically, the electronic device (100) may determine different required charging power amounts depending on the charging demand corresponding to the delivery wave, and charge one or more vehicles by the required charging power amounts.

[0102] For example, referring to FIG. 4, the electronic device (100) can determine that the delivery wave corresponding to one or more vehicles (400, 410, 420, 430, 440, 450, 460) is the second wave with high charging demand, and can determine the required charging power amount to be smaller. Accordingly, the electronic device (100) can charge the remaining vehicles except for the second vehicle (410), the third vehicle (420), and the fifth vehicle (440) whose battery remaining amount is higher than the required charging power amount.

[0103] For another example, the electronic device (100) may determine that the delivery wave corresponding to one or more vehicles (400, 410, 420, 430, 440, 450, 460) is the third wave with low charging demand, and may determine the required charging power amount to be higher. Accordingly, the electronic device (100) may charge the remaining vehicles except for the third vehicle (420) whose battery remaining amount is higher than the required charging power amount.

[0104] According to one embodiment, the electronic device (100) may determine a charging schedule for one or more vehicles based on information regarding the number of deliveries corresponding to one or more vehicles and information regarding whether one or more vehicles are being charged at home. More specifically, the electronic device (100) may preferentially charge vehicles that have not been charged at home among vehicles whose next delivery turn is in the first or second rotation, and may preferentially charge vehicles that have been charged at home among vehicles whose next delivery turn is in the third rotation.

[0105] For example, referring to FIG. 4, the electronic device (100) can preferentially charge the sixth vehicle (450) and the seventh vehicle (460) that were not charged at home among the vehicles (400, 420, 440, 450, 460) corresponding to the first and second rotations. In addition, the electronic device (100) can preferentially charge the fourth vehicle (430) that was charged at home among the vehicles (410, 430) corresponding to the third rotation.

[0106] According to one embodiment, the electronic device (100) may determine a charging schedule for one or more vehicles based on information regarding the remaining battery capacity of one or more vehicles. More specifically, the electronic device (100) may charge vehicles with lower remaining battery capacity first.

[0107] For example, referring to FIG. 4, the electronic device (100) can preferentially charge the seventh vehicle (460), the fourth vehicle (430), and the sixth vehicle (450) among one or more vehicles (400, 410, 420, 430, 440, 450, 460) having low remaining battery levels.

[0108] According to one embodiment, the electronic device (100) may determine a charging schedule for one or more vehicles based on information regarding whether items corresponding to one or more vehicles are ready for loading. More specifically, if an item to be loaded onto a vehicle is not ready, the electronic device (100) may prioritize charging a vehicle that is ready for loading and can be discharged first.

[0109] For example, referring to FIG. 4, the electronic device (100) can charge other vehicles (400, 410, 420, 430, 440, 450) first, excluding the fourth vehicle (430) and the seventh vehicle (460) that do not have items ready to be loaded among one or more vehicles (400, 410, 420, 430, 440, 450, 460).

[0110] According to one embodiment, the electronic device (100) may determine a charging schedule for one or more vehicles based on information regarding the expected loading time corresponding to one or more vehicles. More specifically, the electronic device (100) may determine the expected loading time corresponding to the vehicle based on information regarding the number of items to be delivered assigned to each vehicle, information regarding the weight of the items, and the average loading time of the delivery person. Thereafter, the electronic device (100) may prioritize charging of vehicles with shorter expected loading times.

[0111] For example, referring to FIG. 4, the electronic device (100) may determine a longer expected loading time for each of the one or more vehicles (400, 410, 420, 430, 440, 450, 460) as the number of items to be delivered allocated to each of the one or more vehicles (400, 410, 420, 430, 440, 450, 460) increases, the items are heavier, or the average loading time of the delivery person is longer. Thereafter, the electronic device (100) may charge first starting from the fifth vehicle (440) having the shortest expected loading time.

[0112] According to one embodiment, the electronic device (100) may determine a charging schedule for one or more vehicles based on information regarding the expected charging time corresponding to one or more vehicles. More specifically, the electronic device (100) may determine the expected delivery time based on information regarding the items to be delivered assigned to each vehicle, information regarding the traffic conditions of the delivery route, information regarding the complexity of the delivery route, and information regarding the average delivery time of the delivery person. Thereafter, the electronic device (100) may determine the required charging amount based on the determined information regarding the expected delivery time, information regarding the remaining battery capacity of the vehicle, and information regarding the fuel efficiency of the vehicle, and may determine the expected charging time based on the measured charging speed. The electronic device (100) may prioritize charging from a time with a longer expected charging time.

[0113] For example, referring to FIG. 4, the electronic device (100) may determine the expected delivery time of the first vehicle (400) as 5 hours based on information about the items to be delivered assigned to the first vehicle (400), information about the traffic conditions of the delivery route, information about the complexity of the delivery route, and information about the average delivery time of the delivery person. Accordingly, the electronic device (100) may confirm that the total required power amount is 50 kWh based on information about the fuel efficiency of the first vehicle (400), and may determine that an additional 30 kWh must be charged. The electronic device (100) may measure the charging speed at 30 kWh, which is the remaining battery capacity of the first vehicle (400), and determine that it will take 1 hour and 50 minutes to charge 50 kWh. The electronic device (100) determines the expected charging time of the remaining vehicles (410, 420, 430, 440, 450, 460) in this manner, and can charge the seventh vehicle (460) with the longest expected charging time first.

[0114] Meanwhile, since the electronic device (100) periodically measures the charging speed and determines the expected charging time based on the measured charging speed, the expected charging time may be determined differently if the remaining battery capacity is different even if the required charging amount is the same. For example, referring to FIG. 4, the required charging amounts of the first vehicle (400), the fifth vehicle (440), and the sixth vehicle (450) are all the same at 20 kWh, but the remaining battery capacity is different, so the expected charging times of the first vehicle (400), the fifth vehicle (440), and the sixth vehicle (450) may be determined differently. In this way, since the electronic device (100) determines the expected charging time based on the measured charging speed, the phenomenon that the charging speed is faster as the remaining battery capacity is lower can be reflected, and the charging time can be predicted more accurately.

[0115] According to one embodiment, the electronic device (100) may control the charging of one or more vehicles based on information regarding the charging status of one or more vehicles. More specifically, the electronic device (100) may block the charging of a vehicle whose remaining battery level is above a threshold value among the vehicles being charged.

[0116] For example, referring to FIG. 4, the electronic device (100) can check that the remaining battery capacity of the third vehicle (420) is 80% or more of the total battery power and block charging of the third vehicle (420).

[0117] In this way, by blocking charging of a vehicle whose battery level exceeds a threshold, the problem of other vehicles not being able to charge because the charging slot is occupied even though the battery has been charged to a certain extent can be solved, and the problem of the charging speed being significantly slow when the battery has been charged to a certain extent can be solved.

[0118] In one embodiment, the electronic device (100) can adaptively determine a threshold value that serves as a criterion for blocking charging of a vehicle. More specifically, the electronic device (100) can adaptively determine the threshold value based on information regarding the number of vehicles scheduled to enter the camp and information regarding the number of charging slots in which no vehicles are parked.

[0119] For example, if the number of vehicles scheduled to enter the camp is 10 and the number of charging slots without parked vehicles is 12, the electronic device (100) can determine a higher threshold value for blocking vehicle charging. Alternatively, if the number of vehicles scheduled to enter the camp is 8 and the number of charging slots without parked vehicles is 6, the electronic device (100) can determine a lower threshold value for blocking vehicle charging. In this way, the electronic device (100) can efficiently charge more vehicles by adaptively changing the threshold value for blocking vehicle charging.

[0120] Meanwhile, the meaning of "charging the vehicle with priority" described above in relation to FIG. 4 may mean charging the vehicle first in time or allocating more power from the total power of the power bank to the charger connected to the charger, but is not limited to the above.

[0121] Figure 5 illustrates a flowchart of a method for providing information in an electronic device according to one embodiment. The above description may apply to overlapping content.

[0122] At stage S500, the electronic device can identify multiple vehicles involved in the delivery of the camp.

[0123] At step S520, the electronic device can identify at least one vehicle among the plurality of vehicles that is scheduled to enter the camp based on information about the locations of the plurality of vehicles and information about delivery schedules assigned to the plurality of vehicles.

[0124] According to one embodiment, when the electronic device identifies at least one vehicle, based on information about a delivery schedule, the electronic device identifies at least one first vehicle among a plurality of vehicles whose time from the time of leaving the camp to the current time is greater than a set first hour, and based on information about a location, the electronic device identifies at least one vehicle among the at least one first vehicle that is located within a set distance from the camp.

[0125] According to one embodiment, information about a delivery schedule includes information about an item to be delivered and information about a delivery route, and when the electronic device identifies at least one vehicle, based on the information about the item to be delivered and the information about the delivery route, the electronic device determines an expected arrival time at the camp of a plurality of vehicles, identifies at least one second vehicle among the plurality of vehicles whose expected arrival time at the camp is within a second hour set from the current time, and identifies at least one vehicle among the one or more second vehicles that is located within a set distance from the camp based on information about the location.

[0126] At step S540, the electronic device can determine a charging slot corresponding to at least one vehicle among a plurality of charging slots included in the charging facility based on information about the charging facility of the camp and information about the location.

[0127] According to one embodiment, when determining a charging slot corresponding to at least one vehicle, the electronic device may check at least one charging slot among a plurality of charging slots in which no vehicle is parked, and, based on information about the charging facility and information about the location, determine a corresponding charging slot among the at least one charging slot in the order of the closest vehicle from the camp among the at least one vehicle.

[0128] In one embodiment, the closer the location of at least one vehicle is from the camp, the further the charging slot corresponding to the at least one vehicle is from the entrance of the camp.

[0129] According to one embodiment, the chargers corresponding to the plurality of charging slots may include at least one of a first type of charger located in a ceiling structure of the camp and charging a vehicle through a charging cable extending from the charger, a second type of charger located on a wall of the camp and charging a vehicle through a charging cable extending from the charger, and a third type of charger located between the plurality of charging slots and charging a vehicle through a charging cable extending from the charger.

[0130] According to one embodiment, when determining a charging slot corresponding to at least one vehicle, the electronic device may determine the charging slot corresponding to at least one vehicle by checking information about a location of a charging port of the at least one vehicle, and further considering the information about the location of the charging port and the type of charger corresponding to the plurality of vehicles.

[0131] According to one embodiment, a charging slot corresponding to a first type of charger among the one or more charging slots may be preferentially assigned to a vehicle having a charging port located at the front or side, a charging slot corresponding to a second type of charger among the one or more charging slots may be preferentially assigned to a vehicle having a charging port located at the front, and a charging slot corresponding to a third type of charger among the one or more charging slots may be preferentially assigned to a vehicle having a charging port located at the rear.

[0132] At step S560, the electronic device can provide information about the charging slot to a terminal corresponding to at least one vehicle.

[0133] According to one embodiment, if the battery level of a first vehicle being charged through a charger of a corresponding charging slot among at least one vehicle is greater than a threshold value, charging of the first vehicle may be blocked.

[0134] In one embodiment, the threshold value may be adaptively determined based on the number of at least one vehicle and the number of one or more charging slots among the plurality of charging slots in which no vehicles are parked. In this case, if the number of one or more charging slots is greater than the number of at least one vehicle, the threshold value may be determined to be higher.

[0135] According to one embodiment, the electronic device may measure a charging speed of the second vehicle based on information about a remaining battery capacity of a second vehicle being charged through a charger of a corresponding charging slot among at least one vehicle, determine an expected charging time of the second vehicle based on the information about the charging speed of the second vehicle, and provide information about the expected charging time to a terminal corresponding to the second vehicle.

[0136] According to one embodiment, the electronic device may determine a charging schedule for the second vehicle based on an expected charging time, and provide information about the charging schedule to a terminal corresponding to the second vehicle.

[0137] According to one embodiment, the electronic device may determine a charging schedule of the third vehicle based on information about the number of deliveries of a third vehicle charged through a charger of a corresponding charging slot among at least one vehicle and information about whether the third vehicle is charging at home, and may provide information about the charging schedule to a terminal corresponding to the third vehicle.

[0138] According to one embodiment, the electronic device may determine a charging schedule of the fourth vehicle based on information about a remaining battery capacity of a fourth vehicle being charged through a charger of a corresponding charging slot among at least one vehicle, and provide information about the charging schedule to a terminal corresponding to the fourth vehicle.

[0139] According to one embodiment, the electronic device may determine a charging schedule of the fifth vehicle based on information about whether an item corresponding to a fifth vehicle is ready to be loaded through a charger of a corresponding charging slot among at least one vehicle, and provide information about the charging schedule to a terminal corresponding to the fifth vehicle.

[0140] According to one embodiment, the electronic device may determine an expected loading time of the sixth vehicle based on information about the number of items corresponding to a sixth vehicle that are charged through a charger of a corresponding charging slot among at least one vehicle, information about the weight of the items corresponding to the sixth vehicle, and information about the average loading time of a delivery person of the sixth vehicle, determine a charging schedule of the sixth vehicle based on the information about the expected loading time, and provide information about the charging schedule to a terminal corresponding to the sixth vehicle.

[0141] FIG. 6 shows a block diagram of an electronic device (100) according to one embodiment.

[0142] According to an embodiment, the electronic device (100) may include a transceiver (620), a memory (640), and a processor (660). The electronic device (100) illustrated in FIG. 6 only includes components related to the present embodiment. Therefore, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that the electronic device (100) may further include general-purpose components in addition to the components illustrated in FIG. 6. In the embodiment, the transceiver (620) may be included in a communication device. Additionally, in the embodiment, the processor (660) may be included in a controller.

[0143] The transceiver (620) is a device for performing wired / wireless communication and can communicate with an external electronic device. The external electronic device may be a terminal or a server. In addition, the communication technologies used by the transceiver (620) may include GSM (Global System for Mobile communication), CDMA (Code Division Multi Access), LTE (Long Term Evolution), 5G, WLAN (Wireless LAN), Wi-Fi (Wireless-Fidelity), Bluetooth (Bluetooth), RFID (Radio Frequency Identification), Infrared Data Association (IrDA), ZigBee, NFC (Near Field Communication), etc.

[0144] The processor (660) can control the overall operation of the electronic device (100) and process data and signals. The processor (660) can be composed of at least one hardware unit. In addition, the processor (660) can operate by one or more software modules generated by executing program codes stored in the memory (640). The processor (660) can include a memory, and the processor (660) can control the overall operation of the electronic device (100) and process data and signals by executing program codes stored in the memory.

[0145] The processor (660) may identify a plurality of vehicles related to delivery of the camp, and, based on information about the locations of the plurality of vehicles and information about delivery schedules assigned to the plurality of vehicles, identify at least one vehicle scheduled to enter the camp among the plurality of vehicles, determine a charging slot corresponding to at least one vehicle among a plurality of charging slots included in the charging facility based on information about the charging facility of the camp and information about the location, and provide information about the charging slot to a terminal corresponding to each of the at least one vehicles.

[0146] The electronic device according to the above-described embodiments may include a processor, a memory for storing and executing program data, permanent storage such as a disk drive, a communication port for communicating with an external device, a user interface device such as a touch panel, a key, a button, etc. The methods implemented as software modules or algorithms may be stored on a computer-readable recording medium as computer-readable codes or program instructions executable on the processor. Here, the computer-readable recording medium includes a magnetic storage medium (e.g., read-only memory (ROM), random-access memory (RAM), floppy disk, hard disk, etc.) and an optical reading medium (e.g., CD-ROM, DVD: Digital Versatile Disc)). The computer-readable recording medium may be distributed to computer systems connected to a network, so that the computer-readable code may be stored and executed in a distributed manner. The medium may be readable by a computer, stored in a memory, and executed by a processor.

[0147] The present embodiment may be represented by functional block configurations and various processing steps. These functional blocks may be implemented by various hardware and / or software configurations that perform specific functions. For example, the embodiment may employ integrated circuit configurations such as memory, processing, logic, look-up tables, etc., which may perform various functions under the control of one or more microprocessors or other control devices. Similarly, the present embodiment may be implemented in a programming or scripting language such as C, C++, Java, assembler, etc., including various algorithms implemented as a combination of data structures, processes, routines, or other programming configurations. Functional aspects may be implemented as algorithms that execute on one or more processors. Furthermore, the present embodiment may employ conventional techniques for electronic configuration, signal processing, and / or data processing. Terms such as "mechanism," "element," "means," and "composition" can be used broadly and are not limited to mechanical or physical structures. These terms can also encompass a series of software routines, such as those associated with a processor.

[0148] The above-described embodiments are merely examples, and other embodiments may be implemented within the scope of the claims set forth below.

Claims

1. In the method of providing information of an electronic device, Steps to verify multiple vehicles involved in delivering the camp; A step of identifying at least one vehicle among the plurality of vehicles scheduled to enter the camp based on information about the locations of the plurality of vehicles and information about delivery schedules assigned to the plurality of vehicles; A step of determining a charging slot corresponding to at least one vehicle among a plurality of charging slots included in the charging facility based on information about the charging facility of the camp and information about the location; and An information providing method comprising the step of providing information about the charging slot to a terminal corresponding to each of the at least one vehicle.

2. In the first paragraph, the step of identifying at least one vehicle comprises: Based on the information about the delivery schedule, a step of identifying at least one first vehicle among the plurality of vehicles whose time from the time of leaving the camp to the present time is equal to or greater than a set first hour; and An information providing method, comprising the step of identifying a vehicle located within a set distance from the camp among the one or more first vehicles based on the information about the location, as at least one vehicle.

3. In paragraph 1, The above delivery schedule information includes information about the items to be delivered and information about the delivery route. The step of checking at least one vehicle above, A step of determining the expected arrival time at the camp of the plurality of vehicles based on the information about the items to be delivered and the information about the delivery route; A step of identifying at least one second vehicle among the plurality of vehicles whose expected arrival time at the camp is within a second hour from the current time; and An information providing method, comprising the step of identifying a vehicle located within a set distance from the camp among the one or more second vehicles as the at least one vehicle based on the information about the location.

4. In the first paragraph, the step of determining a charging slot corresponding to at least one vehicle is: A step of checking at least one charging slot among the plurality of charging slots in which a vehicle is not parked; and An information providing method, comprising the step of determining a corresponding charging slot among the one or more charging slots in the order of the closest vehicle from the camp among the at least one vehicle based on the information about the charging facility and the information about the location.

5. In paragraph 4, An information providing method, wherein the closer the location of the at least one vehicle is from the camp, the more the charging slot corresponding to the at least one vehicle is determined to be a charging slot located farther away from the entrance of the camp.

6. In the first paragraph, the charger corresponding to the plurality of charging slots, A first type of charger located on the ceiling structure of the above camp and charging the vehicle through a charging cable extended from the charger; A second type of charger located on the wall of the above camp and charging the vehicle through a charging cable extended from the charger; and An information providing method comprising at least one of a third type of charger positioned between the plurality of charging slots and charging the vehicle via a charging cable extended from the charger.

7. In the 6th paragraph, the step of determining a charging slot corresponding to at least one vehicle is: A step of checking information regarding the location of a charging port of at least one vehicle; and An information providing method, comprising the step of determining a charging slot corresponding to at least one vehicle by further considering information about the location of the charging port and the type of charger corresponding to the plurality of vehicles.

8. In paragraph 7, Among the one or more charging slots, the charging slot corresponding to the first type of charger is preferentially assigned to a vehicle having a charging port located at the front or side, Among the one or more charging slots, the charging slot corresponding to the second type of charger is preferentially assigned to a vehicle in which the charging port is located at the front, An information providing method, wherein a charging slot corresponding to the third type of charger among the one or more charging slots is preferentially allocated to a vehicle having a charging port located at the rear.

9. In paragraph 1, An information providing method, wherein charging of a first vehicle is blocked when the remaining battery capacity of the first vehicle being charged through a charger of a corresponding charging slot among at least one of the above vehicles is greater than a threshold value.

10. In paragraph 9, the threshold value is, An information providing method, wherein the number of at least one vehicle is adaptively determined based on the number of one or more charging slots among the plurality of charging slots in which no vehicle is parked.

11. In clause 10, An information providing method, wherein the threshold value is determined to be higher when the number of the one or more charging slots is greater than the number of the at least one vehicle.

12. In paragraph 1, the method of providing the information is as follows: A step of measuring a charging speed of a second vehicle based on information about a remaining battery capacity of a second vehicle being charged through a charger of a corresponding charging slot among at least one of the vehicles; A step of determining an expected charging time of the second vehicle based on information about the charging speed of the second vehicle; and An information providing method further comprising the step of providing information on the expected charging time to a terminal corresponding to the second vehicle.

13. In paragraph 12, the method of providing the information is as follows: A step of determining a charging schedule of the second vehicle based on the expected charging time; and An information providing method further comprising the step of providing information about the charging schedule to a terminal corresponding to the second vehicle.

14. In the first paragraph, the method of providing the information is as follows: A step of determining a charging schedule of the third vehicle based on information about the number of deliveries of the third vehicle charged through a charger of a corresponding charging slot among the at least one vehicle and information about whether the third vehicle is charging at home; and An information providing method further comprising the step of providing information on the charging schedule to a terminal corresponding to the third vehicle.

15. In the first paragraph, the method of providing the information is as follows: A step of determining a charging schedule of a fourth vehicle based on information about the remaining battery capacity of a fourth vehicle being charged through a charger of a corresponding charging slot among at least one of the vehicles; and An information providing method further comprising the step of providing information on the charging schedule to a terminal corresponding to the fourth vehicle.

16. In the first paragraph, the method of providing the information is as follows: A step of determining a charging schedule of a fifth vehicle based on information about whether an item corresponding to a fifth vehicle is ready to be loaded through a charger of a corresponding charging slot among at least one of the vehicles; and An information providing method further comprising the step of providing information on the charging schedule to a terminal corresponding to the fifth vehicle.

17. In the first paragraph, the method of providing the information is as follows: A step of determining an expected loading time of the sixth vehicle based on information about the number of items corresponding to the sixth vehicle being charged through a charger of a corresponding charging slot among the at least one vehicle, information about the weight of the items corresponding to the sixth vehicle, and information about the average loading time of the delivery person of the sixth vehicle; A step of determining a charging schedule for the sixth vehicle based on information about the expected loading time; and An information providing method further comprising the step of providing information on the charging schedule to a terminal corresponding to the sixth vehicle.

18. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having recorded thereon a program for executing the method of clause 1 on a computer.

19. As an electronic device, transceiver; memory; and comprising a processor, said processor comprising: Check multiple vehicles involved in delivering the camp, Based on information about the locations of the plurality of vehicles and information about delivery schedules assigned to the plurality of vehicles, at least one vehicle among the plurality of vehicles scheduled to enter the camp is identified, Based on information about the charging facility of the camp and information about the location, a charging slot corresponding to at least one vehicle among a plurality of charging slots included in the charging facility is determined, An electronic device that provides information about the charging slot to a terminal corresponding to each of the at least one vehicle.

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