Vehicle Energy Dispatch Parking Guidance Using Historical Location Data

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing vehicle charging and power-feeding services face limitations due to restricted parking availability, with users often unable to receive services when vehicles are parked in unauthorized or small spaces.

Innovation Solution

A terminal program and server apparatus that accumulate and display location data of previous user vehicle parking, enabling users to select suitable locations for receiving energy supply services by dispatching service staff or vehicles.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If agents pick up vehicles to be charged, then charging service can be provided, but parking spaces available for users to receive service are limited

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecharging service availabilityVSAvoidparking space availability

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSArea of stationary object

Solution Approach 1:

Users independently select and navigate to suitable parking locations using the terminal device to display historical parking data and service vehicle routes, eliminating the need for agents to pick up vehicles and expanding available parking spaces to include areas where service vehicles can access users' vehicles

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

2Ease of operation

If power-feeding vehicles stop in vicinity of vehicles to be charged, then power can be supplied, but parking spaces available for users to receive service are limited

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvepower supply service availabilityVSAvoidparking space availability

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSArea of stationary object

Solution Approach 1:

Users independently select and navigate to suitable parking locations using the terminal device to display historical parking data and service vehicle routes, eliminating the need for restricted parking spaces and allowing power supply services in areas where service vehicles can access users' vehicles

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The system pre-calculates and displays optimal parking locations and service vehicle routes before users park, enabling users to select locations in advance that ensure service vehicle accessibility while expanding available parking options

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

3Adaptability or versatility

If users park in unauthorized or small spaces, then parking flexibility increases, but service denial risk increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveparking flexibilityVSAvoidservice delivery reliability

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The system pre-calculates and displays optimal parking locations and service vehicle routes before users park, enabling users to select locations in advance that ensure service vehicle accessibility

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system accumulates and displays historical parking location data from multiple users, providing real-time feedback that enables users to make informed parking decisions balancing flexibility with service reliability

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentUS12525130B2Dispatch service to supply energy source to parked user vehicle at specified location

Publication Date: 2026.01.13 TOYOTA JIDOSHA KK

AI summary

A terminal program, which is configured to request a service to dispatch a service staff or a service vehicle to a location in which a user vehicle is parked and supply an energy source to the user vehicle, is configured to cause a computer to execute operations that include receiving, from a server apparatus, location data indicating locations in which respective user vehicles have been parked when the service has been used by multiple users, and displaying the received location data on a display.