Data Matching Between Moving Objects and Charging Devices

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Solution Overview

Problem

Wireless communication using mobile communication networks, such as cellular lines, is costly and less stable than fixed-line communication, leading to a desire to reduce the communication amount of moving objects while maintaining user convenience.

Innovation Solution

A data matching device, method, and program that associate first data from a moving object performing wireless communication with second data from a charging device, generating matched data that is output to a predetermined destination, thereby reducing the communication burden on the moving object without compromising user convenience.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If wireless communication using mobile communication network is used for data transmission from moving object, then communication flexibility and mobility are improved, but communication cost increases and communication stability deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecommunication flexibilityVSAvoidcommunication stability
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces a server as an intermediary component that receives data from both the moving object via wireless communication and the charging device via wired communication. This mediator consolidates data from multiple sources, allowing the moving object to maintain mobility while the server ensures stable data collection by also receiving information directly from the charging device.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Loss of energy

If communication amount of moving object is reduced to lower cost, then communication cost is improved, but user convenience deteriorates due to insufficient data availability

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecommunication costVSAvoiduser convenience
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of energyVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges data from two sources: data transmitted from the moving object and data transmitted from the charging device. By combining these data streams on the server, the system reduces the communication burden on the moving object while ensuring complete data availability for user convenience, as the charging device supplements the data collection.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

3Productivity

If data transmission from moving object is minimized, then communication burden on moving object is reduced, but data completeness deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecommunication efficiencyVSAvoiddata completeness
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The server acts as a mediator that collects data from both the moving object and the charging device. This intermediary role ensures that even when the moving object transmits minimal data, the server can obtain complete information by also receiving data from the charging device, thus maintaining data completeness while improving communication efficiency.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The server performs multiple functions: it receives data from the moving object, receives data from the charging device, associates these data sets, and provides the combined information to users. This multi-functional approach ensures data completeness is maintained while reducing the communication burden on the moving object.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS20250028726A1Data matching device, data matching method, and data matching program
Publication Date: 2025.01.23 HONDA MOTOR CO LTD
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AI summary

A data matching device capable of obtaining first data that is transmitted from a moving object configured to perform wireless communication and that is related to the moving object, and second data that is transmitted from a charging device configured to charge a battery used in the moving object and that is related to the battery. The data matching device is configured to: generate matched data in which the obtained first data and the obtained second data are associated with each other, when obtaining the first data and the second data; and output the generated matched data to a predetermined output destination.