Battery-less Proximity Detection for Share Cycles
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current systems for confirming the presence of moving articles in specific areas, such as transport containers or bicycles in share cycle systems, require batteries for communication and authentication, leading to high installation and replacement costs for business operators.
Innovation Solution
An information processing device and method that determines the proximity state between battery-less non-mobile and mobile devices using determination information generated from proximity operations, eliminating the need for batteries by using near field communication and electromagnetic induction for power and data transfer.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If batteries are installed in position information transmission devices or transport containers for communication and authentication, then communication and authentication functions are achieved, but installation and replacement costs increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a terminal device (smartphone, tablet, or computer) as an intermediary that performs proximity operations with both the non-mobile device and mobile device. This intermediary enables communication and authentication without requiring batteries in the devices themselves, resolving the contradiction between achieving communication functions and reducing installation costs.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical/electrical battery system with an electromagnetic field-based proximity operation system. By using electromagnetic induction and near field communication through the terminal device, the system achieves communication and authentication functions without physical batteries, thereby eliminating installation and replacement costs.
2Reliability
If batteries are installed in devices for proximity operations, then communication and authentication are enabled, but operational complexity and maintenance burden increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the battery component from the system entirely. By removing the battery requirement, the system eliminates associated operational complexities such as monitoring battery levels, scheduling replacements, and ensuring proper installation. The proximity operation mechanism achieves communication functions without these operational burdens.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This solution allows for cost-effective implementation of systems to verify the presence of moving articles in specific areas without the need for batteries, reducing operational burdens and enabling efficient management of mobility services.
Implementation Method 1
the terminal device performs a proximity operation with the non-mobile device and the mobile device, respectively
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure relates to an information processing device, an information processing method, and a program capable of implementing a system for grasping that a moving article exists in a specific area at low cost. A proximity determination unit determines a proximity state between a battery-less non-mobile device and a battery-less mobile device by using determination information generated on the basis of a first proximity operation with the non-mobile device and a second proximity operation with the mobile device. The technology according to the present disclosure can be applied to, for example, a share cycle system.