Portable Power Supply Usage Inference for Surplus Power Incentives
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Solution Overview
Problem
Rental service companies of portable electric power supply devices face challenges in effectively managing and utilizing surplus electric power, leading to competitive disadvantages.
Innovation Solution
An information providing apparatus and method that includes a receiving unit to collect electric power information from portable electric power supply devices, a calculating unit to determine power usage, an inferring unit to identify the type of connected equipment, and a determining unit to offer higher added value to users for specific equipment types, enhancing the management and utilization of surplus power.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If rental service companies simply store surplus electric power without active management, then storage simplicity is maintained, but resource utilization efficiency deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements feedback mechanisms by collecting usage data from portable power supply devices, analyzing power consumption patterns, and providing this information back to users and service providers. This enables dynamic optimization of power allocation and surplus power utilization based on actual usage patterns, thereby improving resource utilization efficiency without requiring overly complex manual management systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables self-service functionality by allowing users to automatically register their electrical equipment, have power consumption patterns automatically analyzed, and receive personalized power supply recommendations without manual intervention. The automated analysis of usage patterns and surfacing of surplus power opportunities allows the system to improve resource utilization while maintaining operational simplicity.
2Loss of information
If the system provides basic power supply information only, then information simplicity is maintained, but user engagement and added value deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-analyzing power consumption patterns of registered electrical equipment before actual power supply occurs. It pre-identifies surplus power opportunities and prepares personalized power supply information in advance, allowing users to make informed decisions without requiring complex real-time analysis during power supply operations.
Solution Approach 2:
The system transforms basic power supply information into high-value insights by changing parameters such as analyzing power consumption patterns, identifying usage characteristics, and converting raw data into actionable recommendations. This transformation increases information value by showing users how to maximize power utilization and identify surplus power opportunities without requiring users to directly process complex data.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the system treats all users uniformly without differentiation, then operational simplicity is maintained, but competitive advantage and user satisfaction deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies local quality by providing personalized power supply information tailored to each user's specific electrical equipment and usage patterns. Instead of uniform treatment, it analyzes individual power consumption characteristics and delivers customized recommendations for maximizing power utilization and identifying surplus power opportunities, thereby achieving service differentiation without requiring entirely separate management systems for each user.
Data Source
AI summary
The present invention provides an information providing apparatus including a determining unit configured to determine an added value to be provided to a user of a portable electric power supply device including a storage battery that stores electric power to be supplied to electrical equipment detachably connected, wherein in a case where a kind of the electrical equipment is a specified kind of electrical equipment, the determining unit determines the added value to be provided to the user in such a manner that the added value to be provided to the user is higher than an added value in a case where the kind of the electrical equipment is not the specified kind of electrical equipment.