Battery Delivery Coordination System for On-Demand Charging
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users of electric devices face inconvenience when their batteries run out or deteriorate, especially in areas without nearby charging facilities, as they cannot use their devices and lack easy access to charged batteries for replacement.
Innovation Solution
An information processing apparatus that receives battery delivery requests, selects suitable storage locations, and specifies deliverers to transport charged batteries from storage locations to users, utilizing communication terminals for inquiry and acceptance processes to facilitate efficient battery delivery.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a charged battery is delivered to the user's location, then the convenience and service quality for users is improved, but the complexity of the delivery management system increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments the delivery management into distinct functional modules: a receiving unit for accepting delivery requests, a selecting unit for choosing optimal storage locations, and a specifying unit for assigning deliverers. This segmentation allows each unit to handle specific tasks independently, improving system manageability while enabling comprehensive battery delivery service.
Solution Approach 2:
The information processing apparatus acts as an intermediary between users requesting battery delivery and the delivery network. It receives delivery requests from user terminals, processes them through the selecting and specifying units, and coordinates with deliverers, thereby simplifying the overall system complexity by centralizing management functions.
2Reliability
If multiple storage locations are selected for one delivery, then the reliability of battery delivery is improved, but the complexity of selecting and coordinating deliverers increases
Solution Approach 1:
The selecting unit pre-selects multiple suitable storage locations before the actual delivery process begins. By preparing multiple candidate locations in advance, the system ensures that if one location becomes unavailable, alternative locations are already identified, thereby improving delivery reliability without requiring complex real-time coordination during delivery execution.
Solution Approach 2:
The specifying unit sends delivery inquiries to potential deliverers and receives responses indicating acceptance or rejection. This feedback mechanism allows the system to dynamically adjust deliverer assignments based on actual availability, managing the complexity of coordinating multiple storage locations and deliverers through iterative communication and confirmation.
Data Source
AI summary
An information processing apparatus includes a receiving unit configured to receive, from a terminal of a delivery requester of a battery, a delivery request for a battery for which a delivery location of the battery is designated, a selecting unit configured to select at least one storage location of a battery, and a specifying unit configured to specify a deliverer who delivers the battery from a storage location. The specifying unit is configured to transmit a delivery inquiry including information of the delivery location and the storage location to a terminal of a delivery candidate, and specify the delivery candidate as the deliverer. When the selecting unit selects a plurality of storage locations for one delivery, the delivery inquiry includes information of each storage location.