Vehicle Energy Service Dispatch Using Two-Stage Parking Location Data
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Solution Overview
Problem
The time taken to provide energy services to vehicles after parking is prolonged due to the uncertainty in determining the location of agents or power supply vehicles until users park their vehicles, leading to delayed service initiation.
Innovation Solution
A terminal program and server apparatus that enable the acquisition and transmission of first and second information about the parking location, allowing service staff or vehicles to initiate travel before the user arrives, thereby reducing the time to receive services.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of time
If the service staff or service vehicle waits until the user actually parks the vehicle to determine the location, then the service can be provided accurately, but the time taken from parking to service delivery is prolonged
Solution Approach 1:
The terminal apparatus transmits first information about the parking location to the server before the user actually parks the vehicle. This preliminary action allows the server to prepare and dispatch service staff or vehicles in advance, reducing the time from parking to service delivery while maintaining accurate location determination through subsequent transmission of second information
2Productivity
If the terminal apparatus transmits detailed parking location information only after parking, then the location accuracy is ensured, but the service dispatch is delayed
Solution Approach 1:
The parking location information is segmented into two parts: first information (transmitted before parking) and second information (transmitted after parking). This segmentation allows partial information to be used for early service preparation while complete information ensures accurate service delivery, thereby improving overall service efficiency without losing location accuracy
Data Source
AI summary
A terminal program for requesting a service to dispatch a service staff or a service vehicle to a location in which a user vehicle is parked and supply an energy source to the user vehicle causes a computer to execute operations, the operations including acquiring, before the user vehicle is parked in a parking location, first information regarding the parking location and transmitting request data including the acquired first information, and acquiring, after transmitting the request data, second information including information, not included in the first information, regarding the parking location and transmitting notification data including the acquired second information.