Server-Based Power Sharing Platform for Battery Charging
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Solution Overview
Problem
Battery-powered devices often run out of power in social settings where charging options are limited, leading to inconvenience for users.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that connects users in need of a battery charge with potential charge donors through a server-based platform, allowing users to request and offer battery charging services based on predefined criteria and donor preferences, including geographic proximity and reward options.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Duration of action of moving object
If users carry battery-powered devices for extended use, then the device functionality and usage duration increase, but the risk of power depletion and inability to charge increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by having users register as charge donors in advance and by pre-establishing a network of potential charge sources. When a user needs charging, the system has already identified and can quickly connect them with nearby charge donors, eliminating the need for immediate search efforts.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a social network system as an intermediary between users needing charge and charge donors. The system mediates the connection by matching users based on location, device compatibility, and donor availability, enabling indirect access to charging resources without direct user-to-user coordination.
2Ease of operation
If users search for charging options in social settings, then they may find charging opportunities, but the time and effort required for searching increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables self-service by allowing users to autonomously request charging through the application, which then automatically processes the request, matches with donors, and facilitates connection without requiring manual intervention or social negotiation.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements feedback mechanisms by providing real-time information about charge donor availability, location, and compatibility. Users receive immediate feedback on their charging request status and can adjust their search criteria based on system responses, optimizing the matching process.
3Measurement precision
If a comprehensive matching system is implemented to connect users with charge donors, then the precision of matching increases, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments the matching process into distinct components: location-based filtering, device compatibility checking, donor availability verification, and reward preference matching. Each segment handles a specific aspect of the matching criteria, making the overall complex system manageable through modular organization.
Data Source
AI summary
A method comprising receiving, on a server, from a computing device of a user, a request to receive a battery charge on a battery-powered device of the user, the request including one or more criteria; identifying, by the server, one or more potential charge donors as target charge donors by comparing the criteria of the request with donor preferences previously provided by potential charge donors; and sending, from the server, information related to a target charge donor to the computing device of the user.