CHARGE RESERVATION SUPPORT SYSTEM, MOBILE TERMINAL DEVICE, CHARGE RESERVATION SUPPORT METHOD AND PROGRAM
First Claim
1. A charge reservation support system which comprises charge devices which are installed at a plurality of locations, a mobile terminal device which comprises a charge function to charge a secondary battery by electric power supply from the charge device, and a management device which manages each of the charge devices, and performs reservation support when charging of the mobile terminal device is reserved, the charge reservation support system comprising:
- a reservation management section for managing a charge reservation status including an installation location and a reservation time for each of the charge devices;
a generation section for, when an inquiry regarding a charge reservation status is received from the mobile terminal device, searching for the charge reservation status based on a current position of the mobile terminal device, and generating reservation support information related to charge reservation from charge reservation statuses of a plurality of charge devices present at locations near the current position; and
a transmission section for transmitting the reservation support information generated by the generation section to the mobile terminal device which is an inquiry source.
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Abstract
An object of the present invention is to provide a management server device constituting a charge reservation support system equipped with a charge reservation database for managing charge reservation statuses that includes an installation location and a reservation time for each mobile phone. When an inquiry for a charge reservation status is received from a mobile phone, the charge reservation database is searched based on the current position of the mobile phone, reservation support information is generated related to a charge reservation from the charge reservation statuses of a plurality of charging stands which are present at locations near the current position and transmitted to the mobile phone of the inquiry source. Accordingly, when making a charge reservation for a mobile terminal device, information can be supplied to reduce a user'"'"'s burden and enable the user to achieve a suitable charging reservation.
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10 Claims
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1. A charge reservation support system which comprises charge devices which are installed at a plurality of locations, a mobile terminal device which comprises a charge function to charge a secondary battery by electric power supply from the charge device, and a management device which manages each of the charge devices, and performs reservation support when charging of the mobile terminal device is reserved, the charge reservation support system comprising:
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a reservation management section for managing a charge reservation status including an installation location and a reservation time for each of the charge devices; a generation section for, when an inquiry regarding a charge reservation status is received from the mobile terminal device, searching for the charge reservation status based on a current position of the mobile terminal device, and generating reservation support information related to charge reservation from charge reservation statuses of a plurality of charge devices present at locations near the current position; and a transmission section for transmitting the reservation support information generated by the generation section to the mobile terminal device which is an inquiry source. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A mobile terminal device which comprises a charge function to charge a secondary battery by electric power supply from a charge device, the mobile terminal device comprising:
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a position obtaining section for obtaining a current position of the mobile terminal device; an inquiry section for making an inquiry regarding a charge reservation status by transmitting the current position obtained by the position obtaining section to a management device which manages a charge reservation status including an installation location and a reservation time for each of charge devices installed at a plurality of locations; an obtaining section for receiving and obtaining reservation support information related to charge reservation including installation locations and reservation times of a plurality of charge devices present at locations near the current position of the inquiry source in response to the inquiry regarding the charge reservation status made by the inquiry section, from the management device; and an output section for outputting the reservation support information received and obtained by the obtaining section. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6)
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7. A charge reservation support method for performing reservation support when charging of a mobile terminal device comprising a charge function to charge a secondary battery by electric power supply from a charge device is reserved, the charge reservation support method comprising:
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managing a charge reservation status including an installation location and a reservation time for each of charge devices installed at a plurality of locations; searching for, when an inquiry regarding a charge reservation status is received from the mobile terminal device, the charge reservation status based on a current position of the mobile terminal device and generating reservation support info cation related to charge reservation from charge reservation statuses of a plurality of charge devices present at locations near the current position; and transmitting the generated reservation support information to the mobile terminal device which is an inquiry source.
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8. A charge reservation support method for performing reservation support when charging of a mobile terminal device comprising a charge function to charge a secondary battery by electric power supply from a charge device is reserved, the charge reservation support method comprising:
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making an inquiry regarding a charge reservation status by transmitting a current position of the mobile terminal device to a management device which manages a charge reservation status including an installation location and a reservation time for each of charge devices installed at a plurality of locations; receiving and obtaining reservation support information related to charge reservation including installation locations and reservation times of a plurality of charge devices present at locations near the current position of the inquiry source in response to the inquiry regarding the charge reservation status, from the management device; and outputting the received and obtained reservation support information.
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9. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having a program stored thereon which causes a computer to actualize functions comprising:
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a function for managing a charge reservation status including an installation location and a reservation time for each of charge devices installed at a plurality of locations; a function for, when an inquiry regarding a charge reservation status is received from a mobile terminal device, searching for the charge reservation status based on a current position of the mobile terminal device and generating reservation support information related to charge reservation from charge reservation statuses of a plurality of charge devices present at locations near the current position; and a function for transmitting the generated reservation support information to the mobile terminal device which is an inquiry source.
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10. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having a program stored thereon which causes a computer to actualize functions comprising:
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a function for making an inquiry regarding a charge reservation status by transmitting a current position of a mobile terminal device to a management device which manages a charge reservation status including an installation location and a reservation time for each of charge devices installed at a plurality of locations; a function for receiving and obtaining reservation support information related to charge reservation including installation locations and reservation times of a plurality of charge devices present at locations near the current position of the inquiry source in response to the inquiry regarding the charge reservation status, from the management device; and a function for outputting the received and obtained reservation support information.
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