JP2007114968A - Charging system and charging method for battery - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a charging system and a charging method for a battery, which are advantageous for both the user of a cell phone unit or the like and a provider of a charging service, and enables charging of the battery of the cell phone unit or the like at free of charge. <P>SOLUTION: The charging system comprises a charging device 2 for charging the battery, a code input means 10 for inputting code for accessing service information provided by a service provider, and an access means 11 for accessing the service information provided by the service provider, on the basis of the code inputted by the code input means 10. The charging device 2 is provided with a charging control means 20 for starting charging to the battery, after the code has been inputted by the code input means 10; and there after, it is confirmed that the service information provided by the service provider has been accessed by the access means 11. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a battery charging system and a charging method for charging a battery of a mobile phone device or the like at a street corner.

  A mobile phone device is generally driven by a battery (storage battery). However, due to the recent increase in functionality of mobile phone devices, the number of opportunities for use has increased. Therefore, a mobile phone device charging service is provided at a mobile phone device store or the like so that the mobile phone device can be charged even on a street corner. Note that, for example, systems described in Patent Documents 1 and 2 are known as systems for charging mobile phone devices for a fee.

JP 2005-259129 A JP 2003-141630 A

  In the charging systems described in Patent Documents 1 and 2, it is possible to charge the mobile phone device by making a payment by cash payment or credit card payment, but in such a system, the convenience of the user of the mobile phone device There is not much merit for the service provider only by improving the performance.

  In addition, in the case of a user who frequently uses a mobile phone device, there are cases where it is necessary to charge the mobile phone device several times a day, and the mobile phone device is charged at a charge each time the battery is charged. Usually, the charge per charge is about 100 yen, but it is expensive compared to the electricity charge when charging a mobile phone device by yourself at home, etc., so it is difficult for users to use it easily. .

  Therefore, in the present invention, there is an advantage for both the user of the cellular phone device and the provider of the charging service, and the battery charging system and the charging that can charge the battery of the cellular phone device etc. free of charge. It aims to provide a method.

  The battery charging system of the present invention is based on a charging device for charging a battery, code input means for inputting a code for accessing service information provided by a service provider, and a code input by the code input means. The charging device confirms that the code is input by the code input means and the service information provided by the service provider is accessed by the access means. Thereafter, a charging control means for starting charging the battery is provided. Note that the code input means and the access means can be provided in a user terminal driven by a battery or in a charging device. Moreover, as a user terminal driven by a battery, for example, a mobile phone device, a portable personal computer, a portable music playback device, a portable video playback device, an electric vehicle, or the like can be used.

  According to the battery charging system of the present invention, when a service user of the charging system obtains a code for accessing a service provided by the service provider and inputs the code using the code input means, the charging system is based on the input code. Thus, the access means can access service information provided by the service provider. Then, after confirming that the access means has accessed the service information provided by the service provider, charging of the battery is started.

  The battery charging method of the present invention is a charging method for charging a battery by a charging device, wherein a code for accessing service information provided by a service provider is input, and a service is performed based on the input code. After confirming that the service information provided by the provider has been accessed, charging of the battery is started.

  In the battery charging system of the present invention, when the code is input by the code input means and the service information provided by the service provider is accessed by the access means, a password for starting charging by the charging device is provided to the user terminal. The charging device has a password input means for inputting a password, and the charging control means receives the password input by the password input means and the password issued by the server. By comparing and authenticating, it can be configured to confirm that the code is input by the code input means and the service information provided by the service provider is accessed by the access means.

  According to this battery charging system, when the code is input by the code input means and the service information provided by the service provider is accessed by the access means, a password for starting charging by the charging device is received by the server by the user terminal. Issued to. When this password is input to the charging device, the input password and the password issued by the server are compared and authenticated, thereby accessing service information provided by the service provider. Is confirmed, and charging of the battery is started.

  Also, in the battery charging system of the present invention, an e-mail address for transmitting an e-mail to the server in order for the user terminal to request a code for accessing service information provided by the service provider is encoded. Service information provided by the service provider to the e-mail sent from the user terminal by the server, and means for reading the two-dimensional code and means for sending the e-mail to the e-mail address. It can comprise as a means to return the code for accessing to.

  According to this battery charging system, a two-dimensional encoded e-mail address that a service user of the charging system sends to the server to request a code for accessing service information provided by the service provider The code is obtained, the two-dimensional code is read by the user terminal, and an e-mail can be transmitted to the obtained e-mail address. Then, a code for accessing the service information provided by the service provider is returned from the server to the e-mail transmitted from the user terminal, and the service provider returns the above-described code based on the returned code. Thus, the access means can access service information provided by the service provider, and after confirming that the access means has accessed the service information provided by the service provider, charging of the battery is started. .

  The code for accessing service information provided by the service provider includes, for example, a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) for accessing service information on the web provided by the service provider. Can be configured. Thereby, the service user can access the service information provided by the service provider by the web browser based on the URL included in the code.

  Further, if this code is a two-dimensional code obtained by encoding a URL, and the code input means is a means for reading the two-dimensional code, it is possible to read the two-dimensional code from the two-dimensional code, And the service information provided by the service provider can be accessed by the web browser based on the URL.

(1) A code for accessing service information provided by the service provider is input, and after confirming that the service information provided by the service provider is accessed based on the input code, the battery is charged. The service provider has the advantage that the service provider can provide service information to the service user, and the service user can charge the battery. Therefore, the service provider can bear the cost of charging the battery on behalf of the service user as a price for providing service information to the service user. It can also be charged.

(2) When a code is input by the code input means and the service information provided by the service provider is accessed by the access means, a password issuing means for issuing a password for starting charging by the charging device to the user terminal is provided. The charging apparatus has a password input means for inputting a password, and the charging control means compares and authenticates the password input by the password input means and the password issued by the server, When the code is entered by the code input means and the service information provided by the service provider is accessed by the access means, the password is not issued unless the service information is accessed, and the service information is accessed. Only this password is issued, this issuance Since authentication by password is performed, it is possible to ensure that the charging the battery only to the service user that has accessed to the service information.

(3) means for reading a two-dimensional code in which an e-mail address to be transmitted to the server is requested by the user terminal to request a code for accessing service information provided by the service provider; And a means for the server to send back a code for accessing service information provided by the service provider in response to the e-mail sent from the user terminal. The user terminal reads a two-dimensional code in which an e-mail address to be transmitted to the server to request a code for accessing service information provided by the service provider is read by the user terminal, and the read e-mail address An e-mail is sent to the e-mail sent from this user terminal. Since the server returns a code for accessing service information provided by the service provider, the service user provides service information provided by the service provider by the access means based on the returned code as described above. After confirming that the access means has accessed the service information provided by the service provider, charging of the battery is started.

(4) Since the code for accessing the service information provided by the service provider includes the URL for accessing the service information on the web provided by the service provider, the service user can add to this code. Since the service information provided by the service provider can be accessed by the web browser based on the included URL, the service provider can make the provided service information rich content that can be displayed by the web browser. .

(5) Since the code is a two-dimensional code obtained by encoding a URL and the code input means is a means for reading the two-dimensional code, the URL can be decoded from the two-dimensional code only by reading the two-dimensional code. Since the service information provided by the service provider can be accessed by the web browser based on the URL, the service user does not need to input the URL.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a battery charging system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
1, a battery charging system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a charging device 2 that charges a battery of a mobile phone device 1 of a service user as a user terminal driven by the battery, and a charging service by the charging device 2. Management server 3 that manages the service information, and web server 4 that provides service information provided by the service provider as web content.

  The mobile phone device 1 is a known mobile phone device, and includes a code input means 10 capable of inputting information encoded into a two-dimensional code by reading a two-dimensional code 5 such as a QR code (registered trademark), and an electric Access means 11 for accessing the web server 4 via the Internet as a communication line and displaying various information by a web browser. The code input means 10 can also be configured as a keyboard (button) that can directly input information or an OCR (optical character reader) that can be input by reading the information and converting it into characters.

  Here, the two-dimensional code 5 is a code for accessing service information provided by the service provider, and includes a URL for accessing the web server 4 in this embodiment. The access unit 11 accesses the web server 4 based on the URL included in the two-dimensional code 5 input by the code input unit 10.

  The web server 4 includes service information providing means 40 that provides service information provided by a service provider as web content. The service information providing unit 40 provides web content to the mobile phone device 1 accessed by the access unit 11 based on the two-dimensional code 5 input by the code input unit 10. Further, the web server 4 requests the management server 3 to issue a password for starting charging by the charging device 2 for the mobile phone device 1 accessed based on the two-dimensional code 5. The password issued by is included in the web content and provided to the mobile phone device 1.

  In response to the password issuance request from the web server 4, the management server 3 issues a password for the mobile phone device 1 accessed based on the two-dimensional code 5 and manages the issued password. Although it is desirable to issue a different password every time an issuance request is made so that the same password cannot be used repeatedly, the present invention is not limited to this. Moreover, in this embodiment, although the management server 3 and the web server 4 are set as a separate structure, it is also possible to comprise these as one server.

  The charging device 2 includes a charging control unit 20 that controls charging of the battery, and a password input unit 21 that inputs a password for authentication by the charging control unit 20. The charging control unit 20 confirms that the two-dimensional code is input by the code input unit 10 of the mobile phone device 1 of the service user and the service information provided by the service provider is accessed by the access unit 11, and then the battery To start charging.

  The charging control unit 20 confirms that the two-dimensional code is input by the code input unit 10 of the cellular phone device 1 of the service user and the service information provided by the service provider is accessed by the access unit 11. Authentication is performed by comparing the password input by the password input means 21 with the password issued by the management server 3. The password authentication is performed by notifying the charging device 2 of the password issued by the management server 3 in advance, and notifying the management server 3 of the configuration performed on the charging device 2 side or the password input by the password input means 21. Any of the configurations performed on the management server 3 side may be used.

  The password input means 21 is, for example, a keyboard (button) that can directly input a password, an OCR that can be input by reading the password displayed on the display of the mobile phone device 1 and converting it into a character, and the password is encoded. A two-dimensional code reading device or the like that can be input by reading and decoding the two-dimensional code.

Next, a charging procedure by the battery charging system configured as described above will be described.
First, the two-dimensional code 5 is attached to a noticeable item such as a menu of a restaurant such as a restaurant or a store, a receipt, a mug or a tray. The two-dimensional code 5 includes URLs to web contents provided by the store itself and other sponsors. And the charging device 2 is arrange | positioned in the store.

  When the user of this store wants to charge the battery of the mobile phone device 1, he / she inputs the two-dimensional code 5 by the code input means 10 of the mobile phone device 1 and accesses the web server 4 by the access means 11. The web server 4 issues a password issuance request to the management server 3 for access from the mobile phone device 1. The management server 3 issues a password by the password issuing means 30 in response to this request. The web server 4 provides the web content including the issued password to the cellular phone device 1 by the service information providing unit 40.

  The user of the mobile phone device 1 inputs the password displayed on the display of the mobile phone device 1 by the password input means 21 of the charging device 2. The charging control unit 20 of the charging device 2 compares the password input by the password input unit 21 with the password issued by the management server 3 and authenticates the mobile phone device 1 to provide the service provider. When it is confirmed that the service information is accessed, charging of the battery is started.

  As described above, in the battery charging system according to the present embodiment, the service provider has the advantage that the service information can be provided to the service user by the service information providing unit 40, and the service user is charged. There is an advantage that the battery can be charged by the device 2. Therefore, the service provider can bear the cost of charging the battery on behalf of the service user as a price for providing service information to the service user. It is also possible to charge.

  Further, in the present embodiment, by performing authentication using a password, it is confirmed that the code is input by the code input unit 10 and the service information provided by the service provider is accessed by the access unit 11. The password is not issued unless the service is accessed, and the password is issued only when the service information is accessed. That is, since authentication is performed by the issued password, it is possible to guarantee that only the service user who has accessed the service information is charged with the battery.

  In order to issue a different password for each issuance request, a serial number is issued together with the two-dimensional code 5 every time a receipt is issued, and this serial number is entered into the code input means 10 of the cellular phone device 1. It can also be set as the structure input by. Thereby, when accessing the web server 4 by the access means 11, it is possible to issue a different password based on this serial number when issuing the password by the password issuing means 30 when this password is issued.

  In the present embodiment, the code for accessing the service information provided by the service provider includes the URL for accessing the service information on the web content provided by the service provider. Since the service provider can access the service information provided by the service provider through the web browser based on the URL included in the code, the service provider can display the service information provided by the rich web browser. It can be content.

  In the present embodiment, the code for accessing the web server 4 is the two-dimensional code 5 obtained by encoding the URL, and the two-dimensional code 5 is read by the code input means 10 provided in the mobile phone device 1. Therefore, the service user can read the two-dimensional code, decode the URL from the two-dimensional code, and access the service information provided by the service provider by the web browser based on the URL. Therefore, there is no need to input a URL.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a modification of the battery charging system according to the embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 2, the same components as those in FIG.

  In the battery charging system shown in FIG. 2, the two-dimensional code 6 is encoded with an e-mail address for sending an e-mail to the management server 3 in order to request a code for accessing the web server 4. is there. In addition to the code input means 10 and the access means 11 provided in the mobile phone apparatus 1 of FIG. 1, the mobile phone device 7 sends an e-mail to the e-mail address read from the two-dimensional code 6 by the code input means 10. Is provided.

  In addition to the password issuing means 30 provided in the management server 3 in FIG. 1, the management server 8 returns a code for accessing the web server 4 to the electronic mail transmitted from the cellular phone device 7. Reply means 31 is provided. The code returned by the mail reply means 31 is, for example, a URL or ID for accessing the web server 4.

  In the battery charging system of FIG. 2, as in FIG. 1, a two-dimensional code 6 attached to a menu of a restaurant, a store such as a store, a receipt, a mug, a tray, etc. By inputting with the code input means 10, an e-mail is transmitted by the mail transmitting means 12 to the e-mail address included in the two-dimensional code 6. When the management server 8 receives the electronic mail, the management server 8 transmits the above-described code for accessing the web server 4 by the mail reply means 31 to the transmission source of the electronic mail.

  The cellular phone device 7 receives the electronic mail transmitted from the management server 8 and accesses the web server 4 by the access means 11 based on the code included in the electronic mail. That is, following the source, the web server 4 can be accessed based on the two-dimensional code 6 input by the code input means 10. The subsequent processing is the same as described above.

  In FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the configuration in which the code input unit 10 and the access unit 11 are provided in the mobile phone device 1 has been described. However, these units may be provided in the charging device 2.

  INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention is useful as a system and method for charging a battery-powered mobile phone device, a portable personal computer, a portable music playback device, a portable video playback device, an electric vehicle, and the like.

1 is a block diagram of a battery charging system in an embodiment of the present invention. It is a block diagram which shows the modification of the charging system of the battery in embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1,7 Mobile phone apparatus 2 Charging apparatus 3,8 Management server 4 Web server 5,6 Two-dimensional code 10 Code input means 11 Access means 12 Mail transmission means 20 Charge control means 21 Password input means 30 Password issuing means 31 Mail reply means 40 Service information provision means

Claims (9)

A charging device for charging the battery;
A code input means for inputting a code for accessing service information provided by the service provider;
Access means for accessing service information provided by the service provider based on the code input by the code input means;
The charging device includes a charging control unit that starts charging the battery after confirming that the code is input by the code input unit and that the service unit provides access to service information provided by the access unit. A battery charging system to be provided.   The battery charging system according to claim 1, wherein the code input unit and the access unit are provided in a user terminal driven by the battery. When the code is input by the code input means and the service information provided by the service provider is accessed by the access means, a password issuing means for issuing a password for starting charging by the charging device to the user terminal Having a server with
The charging device includes password input means for inputting the password,
The charging control unit authenticates the password input by the password input unit and the password issued by the server, whereby the code is input by the code input unit, and the access unit performs service. 3. The battery charging system according to claim 2, wherein the system confirms that the service information provided by the provider has been accessed. Means for reading a two-dimensional code encoded with an e-mail address for sending an e-mail to the server in order to request a code for accessing service information provided by the service provider; And means for sending an e-mail to the e-mail address,
The battery charging system according to claim 3, wherein the server includes means for returning a code for accessing service information provided by the service provider in response to an e-mail transmitted from the user terminal.   The battery charging system according to claim 2, wherein the code includes a URL for accessing service information on the web provided by the service provider. The code is a two-dimensional code obtained by encoding the URL,
The battery charging system according to claim 2, wherein the code input means is means for reading the two-dimensional code.   The battery charging system according to claim 2, wherein the user terminal is a mobile phone device.   The battery charging system according to claim 1, wherein the code input unit and the access unit are provided in the charging device. A charging method for charging a battery with a charging device,
A code for accessing service information provided by the service provider is input, and after confirming that the service information provided by the service provider is accessed based on the input code, charging the battery The battery charging method is characterized in that:

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