Power Feed Mat Rental Matching via Category Segmentation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing power feed mats lack a systematic approach for user-specific rental based on varying user needs and characteristics, such as degree of deterioration, product specification, location of use, power feed capability, frequency of failure, and type of movable body, leading to inefficient allocation.
Innovation Solution
An information processing apparatus and method that accepts user inquiries and utilizes stored association information to specify suitable power feed mats based on categories such as degree of deterioration, product specification, softness, power feed capability, frequency of failure, and type of movable body, enabling appropriate rental to users.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If power feed mats are rented without systematic categorization, then rental process is simple, but matching accuracy between user needs and mat characteristics is poor
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments power feed mats into multiple categories based on characteristics such as degree of deterioration, product specification, softness, power feed capability, frequency of failure, and type of movable body. This segmentation enables precise matching between user needs and mat characteristics, directly improving matching accuracy while maintaining manageable system complexity through structured classification.
2Reliability
If power feed mats are allocated without considering user-specific characteristics, then allocation process is fast, but rental appropriateness and reliability are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs preliminary categorization of power feed mats according to multiple characteristics before rental inquiries are made. This advance classification allows the system to quickly retrieve and match appropriate mats based on user needs, improving rental appropriateness without significantly increasing inquiry processing time.
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AI summary
An information processing apparatus accepts an inquiry about rental of a power feed mat that can supply electric power to a movable body. In the information processing apparatus, association information in which category information is associated with identification information of each of a plurality of power feed mats is stored. The category information indicates to which of a plurality of categories set for characteristics at least one characteristic of the power feed mat belongs. The information processing apparatus specifies at least one power feed mat among the plurality of power feed mats based on the accepted inquiry and the association information. The information processing apparatus provides information based on a result of specifying.