CHARGING PAYMENT SYSTEM AND TARGET APPARATUS USED IN THE SAME
First Claim
1. A charging fee payment system used for a payment process for a payment of a charging fee to charge a target apparatus with a charging apparatus, whereinthe target apparatus includes a memory section, a controller, and a communication section,when the charging apparatus does not have a communication function to communicate with an external server that performs the payment process, the memory section stores an unique identification (ID) code of the charging apparatus and electricity usage data indicative of the amount of electricity used by the charging apparatus to charge the target apparatus,the controller allows the target apparatus to be charged with the charging apparatus on a condition that the ID code remains stored in the memory section,when the communication section becomes enable to communicate with the external server, the communication section reads the ID code and the electricity usage data from the memory and sends the ID code and the electricity usage data to the external server, andthe external server performs the payment process based on the ID code and the electricity usage data sent from the communication section.
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Abstract
A charging fee payment system is used for a payment process for a payment of a charging fee to charge a target apparatus with a charging apparatus. The target apparatus includes a memory, a controller, and a communication section. When the charging apparatus does not have a function to communicate with an external server that performs the payment process, the memory stores an unique ID code of the charging apparatus and electricity usage data indicative of the amount of electricity used by the charging apparatus to charge the target apparatus. The controller allows the target apparatus to be charged with the charging apparatus on a condition that the ID code remains stored in the memory. When the communication section becomes able to communicate with the external server, the communication section sends the ID code and the electricity usage data stored in the memory to the external server.
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22 Claims
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1. A charging fee payment system used for a payment process for a payment of a charging fee to charge a target apparatus with a charging apparatus, wherein
the target apparatus includes a memory section, a controller, and a communication section, when the charging apparatus does not have a communication function to communicate with an external server that performs the payment process, the memory section stores an unique identification (ID) code of the charging apparatus and electricity usage data indicative of the amount of electricity used by the charging apparatus to charge the target apparatus, the controller allows the target apparatus to be charged with the charging apparatus on a condition that the ID code remains stored in the memory section, when the communication section becomes enable to communicate with the external server, the communication section reads the ID code and the electricity usage data from the memory and sends the ID code and the electricity usage data to the external server, and the external server performs the payment process based on the ID code and the electricity usage data sent from the communication section.
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12. A target apparatus to be charged with a charging apparatus, a payment process for a payment of a charging fee to charge the target apparatus being performed through a charging fee payment system, the target apparatus comprising;
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a memory section configured to store an unique identification (ID) code of the charging apparatus and electricity usage data indicative of the amount of electricity used by the charging apparatus to charge the target apparatus when the charging apparatus does not have a communication function to communicate with an external server that performs the payment process; a controller configured to allow the target apparatus to be charged with the charging apparatus on a condition that the ID code remains stored in the memory section a communication section configured to read the ID code and the electricity usage data from the memory and configured to send the ID code and the electricity usage data to the external server, when the communication section becomes enable to communicate with the external server, wherein the external server performs the payment process based on the ID code and the electricity usage data sent from the communication section. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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