EV Charging System Linking Vehicle ID to Store Purchases
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing communication systems for electric vehicle charging facilities fail to effectively link user charging behavior with product purchases, lacking the ability to distinguish between users who have charged at specific facilities and those who have not, and do not associate charging facility use with other services, limiting the ability of business operators to provide added value or promote joint usage.
Innovation Solution
A communication system that includes a charging facility, a management server, and a payment terminal, enabling the management of vehicle IDs and user IDs, authenticating users, transmitting charge authentication IDs, and recording charging history to associate vehicle charging behavior with product purchases, allowing for the issuance of discounts and promotions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If charging facilities are installed in various places to improve convenience for vehicle users, then the supply rate of electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid vehicles increases, but it becomes necessary to secure large dedicated spaces and bear high equipment and maintenance costs
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the charging facility with an existing store operated by the same business operator, merging two functions (charging and retail) into a single location. This allows the business operator to utilize existing space and infrastructure, reducing the need to secure large dedicated spaces and lowering equipment and maintenance costs while still providing convenient charging services to vehicle users.
Solution Approach 2:
The charging facility is integrated with a store that serves multiple purposes (retail, charging, and customer engagement). This multi-functional approach allows the same space to serve both charging operations and commercial activities, maximizing resource utilization and reducing the overall cost burden of providing charging services in various locations.
2Ease of operation
If charging facilities are installed in various places to improve convenience for vehicle users, then the supply rate of electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid vehicles increases, but the business operator cannot figure out the relationship between charged users and products purchased, limiting the ability to provide added value
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a feedback mechanism where the system collects and analyzes data on both charging operations and product purchases. By tracking user behavior across both services, the business operator gains insights into the relationship between charged users and products purchased, enabling targeted marketing and personalized promotions that provide added value to users while improving operational efficiency.
3Measurement precision
If authentication systems are implemented to manage charging facilities, then the ability to distinguish between users who have charged and those who have not improves, but the workload for user authentication and system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a self-service authentication system where users can authenticate themselves using their own mobile devices or identification cards without requiring manual verification by staff. The system automatically identifies users, tracks their charging sessions, and links them to their purchase history, reducing the workload for user authentication while maintaining the ability to distinguish between different users and their charging behavior.
Data Source
AI summary
A communicable charging facility, a management server, and a payment terminal installed in a store or the like are provided. The management server manages information indicating correspondence between a member's vehicle ID and a user ID, and when the user performs a vehicle charging operation at the charging facility, the charging facility acquires the vehicle ID transmitted by the vehicle and transmits it to the management server. The management server allows the charging facility to start charging when user authentication is successful based on the vehicle ID received from the charging facility and management information. The charging facility transmits a charge authentication ID to a target vehicle or a mobile terminal of the corresponding user after the start of charging. When payment of a fee of the user's product is performed on the payment terminal, the payment terminal or the management server acquires the charge authentication ID transmitted from the user's mobile terminal and the management server identifies charging history and the like.