Power reception/billing between multiple portable power supply devices

    公开(公告)号:US11447032B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-09-20

    申请号:US16928375

    申请日:2020-07-14

    摘要: A server acquires a reception amount which is an amount of power that a power supply device received from an engine-driven type generator, converts the reception amount into a virtual currency, transmits, to the power supply device, a money transfer instruction in order to instruct a money transfer, to the engine-driven type generator, of a virtual currency that the conversion unit converted the reception amount into. The power supply device generates a money transfer request in order to, in accordance with the money transfer instruction, performs a money transfer of virtual currency to a virtual currency wallet associated with the engine-driven type generator a virtual currency wallet associated with the server, and transmits the money transfer request to a virtual currency network.

    Information processing device, information processing method, and information processing system

    公开(公告)号:US11300938B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-04-12

    申请号:US17007252

    申请日:2020-08-31

    IPC分类号: G05B19/042 H02J13/00

    摘要: An information processing device includes: a reception unit configured to receive operation information on a power supply device from the power supply device that supplies power to an electric apparatus detachably connected thereto; a ranking unit configured to rank a user of the power supply device based on the received operation information; and a setting unit configured to set an incentive to the user based on a rank of the ranked user. The operation information includes: fuel consumption information indicating a fuel consumption amount of an engine generator; and measurement information indicating measurement results of voltage and current that the power supply device is supplying to the electric apparatus. The ranking unit identifies fuel consumption based on the fuel consumption information and the measurement information, and ranks the user based on the identified fuel consumption.

    POWER RECEPTION/BILLING BETWEEN MULTIPLE PORTABLE POWER SUPPLY DEVICES

    公开(公告)号:US20200339004A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-10-29

    申请号:US16928375

    申请日:2020-07-14

    摘要: A server acquires a reception amount which is an amount of power that a power supply device received from an engine-driven type generator, converts the reception amount into a virtual currency, transmits, to the power supply device, a money transfer instruction in order to instruct a money transfer, to the engine-driven type generator, of a virtual currency that the conversion unit converted the reception amount into. The power supply device generates a money transfer request in order to, in accordance with the money transfer instruction, performs a money transfer of virtual currency to a virtual currency wallet associated with the engine-driven type generator a virtual currency wallet associated with the server, and transmits the money transfer request to a virtual currency network.

    Information providing apparatus, information providing system, and information providing method

    公开(公告)号:US11568476B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-31

    申请号:US17017243

    申请日:2020-09-10

    IPC分类号: G06Q30/06 G06F16/22 G06F1/28

    摘要: An information providing apparatus provides information concerning a lendable electric power supply device. More specifically, the information providing apparatus for providing information via a network in response to a request from a terminal, performs the following processes. The apparatus receives, from the terminal via the network, an information request concerning a lendable electric power supply device configured to supply electric power, acquires information concerning electric power that can be provided by the electric power supply device and a lending price of the electric power supply device by communicating with the electric power supply device via the network. The apparatus further edits, based on the acquired information, information to be provided to the terminal that has issued the information request, and transmits the edited information to the terminal that has issued the information request via the network.

    CHARGING SPOT THAT HANDLES POWER OF PORTABLE POWER SUPPLY DEVICE

    公开(公告)号:US20200373769A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-11-26

    申请号:US16991321

    申请日:2020-08-12

    IPC分类号: H02J7/00 G06Q20/18 G06Q50/08

    摘要: A charging spot obtains identification of a first power supply device, receives power stored in the first power supply device, and stores the power. The spot applies to the identification a compensation obtained based on an amount of the power and a purchase coefficient. The spot supplies to a second power supply device power stored in the spot, and bills for a compensation obtained based on an amount of power supplied to the second power supply device and a sales coefficient. The purchase coefficient and the sales coefficient are coefficients that are larger the higher the altitude of the spot is or that are larger the further the location of the charging spot is from a commercial AC power supply.