Server for Electric Vehicle Battery Reuse Transactions
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Solution Overview
Problem
The reuse of batteries from hybrid or electric vehicles faces challenges in determining the price and arranging for the removal of the battery, as vehicle owners continue to use their vehicles during transactions and may not be able to easily remove the battery.
Innovation Solution
A server-based system that acquires and provides price information for battery reuse, decides on a business agency for removal, and notifies users of the selected agency, facilitating transactions between battery reusers and vehicle owners.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If the vehicle owner continues to use the vehicle during the transaction process, then the vehicle can remain in service and generate value, but the battery removal process becomes more complex and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a server as an intermediary that coordinates between the vehicle owner, purchaser, and business agency. The server manages the transaction process, communicates removal requests, and schedules battery removal, eliminating the need for direct complex interactions between parties while the vehicle remains in use.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary actions by establishing the transaction framework and communication channels before the actual battery removal. The server receives removal requests in advance, validates transaction details, and prepares removal schedules, allowing the vehicle to continue operating without interruption.
2Ease of operation
If the owner or purchaser directly removes the battery from the vehicle, then the removal process can be simple and direct, but it becomes difficult to coordinate timing and logistics when the vehicle is still in use
Solution Approach 1:
The server acts as a mediator that handles all coordination communications between the vehicle owner, purchaser, and business agency. It manages scheduling, sends notifications, and coordinates logistics, making the process easy for individual parties while efficiently managing time and resources.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements feedback loops where the server sends notifications to relevant parties about transaction status, removal scheduling, and coordination updates. This automated feedback mechanism reduces manual coordination time and ensures all parties are informed without requiring constant communication.
3Loss of information
If a comprehensive trade information site is established on the Internet, then market transparency and information access improve, but the complexity of managing transactions and coordination increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the complex transaction management functions from the general Internet marketplace and concentrates them in a dedicated server system. This server handles specific tasks like battery removal coordination, scheduling, and notification management, while the broader marketplace provides price and transaction information.
Solution Approach 2:
The system segments the transaction process into distinct functional modules: price information provision, removal request handling, business agency selection, and notification management. Each module is handled by specific server functions, making the overall complex system manageable through functional decomposition.
Data Source
AI summary
A server comprising an acquisition unit configured to acquire price information that includes a price to be paid for purchasing a battery and that is presented by a first user who desires to reuse the battery, the battery being mounted on a vehicle capable of travelling with an electric motor as a power source, a provision unit configured to provide a second user who owns the vehicle with the price information that is acquired by the acquisition unit, a decision unit configured to decide a business agency that will remove the battery from the vehicle, in a case where the second user approves selling of the battery at the price included in the price information, and a notification unit configured to notify the second user of business agency information about the business agency that is decided by the decision unit is provided.