EV Charging Reward Control Using Content Delivery Incentives
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing electric vehicle charging systems do not provide incentives for users who do not utilize nearby stores, limiting the motivation for electric power control such as charging.
Innovation Solution
An electric vehicle management device and system that provides preferential services, such as viewable content, to users who do not use stores near the electric power station, by controlling a communication unit to transmit content when predetermined electric power control conditions are met.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a server issues coupons that can be used at stores near electric power supply equipment, then users who shop at these stores receive preferential services, but users who do not use these stores receive no benefits
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extends the preferential service system to include multiple types of benefits beyond store coupons. The server now provides various preferential services including content distribution, video streaming, music playback, and online game access, making the system universally beneficial for all users regardless of their shopping habits at nearby stores.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transitions from a single-dimension reward system (store coupons) to a multi-dimensional reward system that includes digital content and entertainment services. This dimensional expansion allows users who do not shop at nearby stores to still receive benefits through alternative channels such as content distribution and online services.
2Ease of operation
If the server provides preferential services to all users regardless of store usage, then user satisfaction increases, but the ability to differentiate between contributing and non-contributing users decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies different types of preferential services to different user groups based on their electric power control contributions. Users who respond to supply-and-demand adjustment requests receive specific rewards such as content distribution rights, while other users receive different or no rewards. This localized differentiation maintains contribution recognition while providing broad satisfaction.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements a dynamic reward system where the type and amount of preferential services provided vary based on real-time user contributions to electric power control. The server continuously adjusts rewards based on whether users respond to supply-and-demand adjustment requests, creating a dynamic differentiation mechanism that adapts to user behavior.
3Productivity
If the system distributes content rewards to users, then user motivation for electric power control increases, but the complexity of managing and distributing content increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a content distribution server as an intermediary component that handles content storage, management, and distribution. This separate intermediary system manages the complexity of content handling while the main electric vehicle management server focuses on coordinating electric power control and distributing content access rights, thereby reducing overall system complexity.
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AI summary
A server (electric vehicle management device) includes a communication unit (second communication unit) that communicates with a DCM (first communication unit) of a user of an electric vehicle and a processor (control unit) that controls the communication unit. The processor controls the communication unit such that viewable content C is transmitted to the DCM of the user when a predetermined condition regarding electric power control at an EVSE (electric power station) is satisfied.