CN104809640A - Battery swapping device for mobile device and battery swapping method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

A battery exchange device of a mobile device and a battery exchange method thereof are provided, wherein the battery exchange device mainly comprises a battery input unit, a battery output unit, a charging unit and an input unit. The user logs in the member through the input unit and selects which service to execute thereon. If the old battery is to be recovered, the user can directly put the depleted battery into the battery input unit. If a new battery is to be purchased, the user can pay through the charging unit or through a stored value deduction mode, and an output battery is obtained from the battery output unit. If the user wants to execute the battery exchange service, the user puts the electric power-depleted battery into the battery input unit, and obtains the exchanged output battery from the battery output unit after the payment is finished. The invention can facilitate users to replace the old batteries with exhausted power and obtain new batteries with rich power so as to continue using the mobile device.

Description

Battery swapping device for mobile device and battery swapping method thereof

technical field

The present invention relates to the technical field of batteries, and in particular relates to battery exchange equipment and battery exchange methods for mobile devices.

Background technique

All kinds of electronic devices need to receive electric energy to maintain their own operation. Taking batteries as an example, with the advancement of technology, the capacity of various batteries is getting larger and smaller, so they are very suitable for various mobile devices, such as mobile phones or tablet computers. Demand for long standby time.

Today's battery production technology is quite mature, so the volume of the battery does not increase with the increase of capacity. Conversely, some batteries can have the size and thickness of a card, and can even be made flexible, which is the so-called card battery. In view of the characteristics of this type of card battery, the application range of the battery is wider.

However, recently, the specifications of mobile devices are getting higher and higher, and the power consumption is also increasing. The capacity of batteries has gradually fallen behind the power consumption speed of mobile devices. Therefore, most users often need to constantly charge the mobile device, replace the battery, or carry a mobile power bank with them, so that the mobile device can be kept in a usable state at any time.

Therefore, how to develop a new device or mechanism to facilitate the user to obtain a battery with rich power at hand to maintain the operation of the mobile device is a subject of painstaking research by those skilled in the art.

Contents of the invention

The main purpose of the present invention is to provide a battery exchange device for a mobile device and its battery exchange method, which facilitates the user to replace the old battery that has run out of power and obtain a new battery with rich power to continue using the mobile device.

Another main purpose of the present invention is to provide a battery exchange device for mobile devices and a battery exchange method thereof, which can provide recycling, purchase and exchange services for card-type batteries of the same specification, so as to facilitate the replacement of card-type batteries on mobile devices. Configuration and use, and make it easy to popularize.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a battery exchange device for a mobile device, which includes:

a central processing unit;

a battery input unit, electrically connected to the central processing unit, for receiving an externally input power exhausted battery;

a battery output unit, electrically connected to the central processing unit, and used to provide an output battery to the outside, wherein the power of the output battery is greater than the power of the depleted battery;

An input unit, electrically connected to the central processing unit, accepts an external operation to perform a verification action; and

A display unit, electrically connected to the central processing unit, displays a plurality of service options that can be selected, wherein the plurality of service options include at least the service of recycling the exhausted battery, the service of purchasing the output battery, and the service of using the power Exhaust the battery to exchange the service of that output battery;

Wherein, after the external operation is authenticated and the battery exchange device is logged in, the input unit receives the user's operation to select one of the multiple service options, and the central processing unit executes the corresponding service according to the user's selection .

It also includes a charging unit and a charging unit output unit, which are respectively electrically connected to the central processing unit. The battery exchange device collects corresponding fees through the charging unit, and outputs a charging connection through the charging unit output unit.

The charging unit is at least one of a cash receiving module, a wireless sensing module and a card reading module.

It further includes a network unit, electrically connected to the central processing unit, the battery exchange device is connected to the network through the network unit, and connected to a member server through the network, wherein the member server stores a plurality of member data, and the central processing unit is based on The plurality of member data performs the verification action of the external operation.

The input unit can be operated by the user to store value in the plurality of member information, and the battery exchange device deducts money from the plurality of member information to collect corresponding fees.

The input unit is at least one of a keyboard, a camera and a fingerprint recognition module.

Also includes:

a power unit electrically connected to the central processing unit to provide the electric energy required for the operation of the battery exchange device;

a charging unit electrically connected to the central processing unit, the central processing unit generates a target power according to the battery inventory, and the charging unit charges the depleted battery according to the target power to generate the output battery; and

a transport unit connecting the charging unit to the battery input unit and the battery output unit, the battery input unit delivering the depleted battery to the charging unit, and the charging unit delivering the output battery to the battery output unit.

The charging unit has at least one battery accommodating slot for accommodating the depleted battery received by the battery input unit, and the charging unit charges the depleted battery through the at least one battery accommodating slot.

The power drain battery and the output battery are card-type batteries.

It also includes a power measurement unit electrically connected to the central processing unit, and when the charging unit is charging the power-depleted battery, monitors the power of the power-depleted battery, so that the generated output battery has the target power .

A battery exchange method for a battery exchange device of a mobile device, the battery exchange device at least includes a battery input unit for receiving an external input of a power-drained battery, and a battery output unit for providing an output battery to the outside, wherein The battery swap method includes:

a) accepting an external operation through an input unit to perform a verification action;

b) Judging whether the external operation is verified and logging into the battery exchange device;

c) When the external operation is authenticated and the battery exchange device is logged in, a display unit displays a plurality of service options that can be selected, wherein the plurality of service options include at least the service of recycling the exhausted battery, purchasing the output the service of a battery and the exchange of the discharged battery for the output battery, wherein the output battery has a capacity greater than that of the discharged battery;

d) accept the user's operation to select one of the multiple service options; and

e) Following step d, executing the corresponding service according to the selection of the user.

This step e comprises the following steps:

e1) Execute the service of recycling the exhausted battery according to the user's choice; and

e2) receiving the external input power through the battery input port to drain the battery.

This step e comprises the following steps:

e3) Perform the service of purchasing the output battery according to the user's choice;

e4) Select the required battery power;

e5) Select the required payment method;

e6) Charge the corresponding fee according to the selected battery power; and

e7) Providing the output battery with corresponding power through the battery output port.

This step e comprises the following steps:

e8) Execute the service of exchanging the output battery with the depleted battery according to the user's choice;

e9) receiving the external input power through the battery input port to drain the battery;

e10) Select the required battery power;

e11) Select the required payment method;

e12) Charge the corresponding fee according to the selected battery power; and

e13) Providing the output battery with corresponding power through the battery output port.

It further includes a step f: outputting a receiving connection through a receiving connection output unit.

It further includes a step g: when the external operation is verified and the battery exchange device is logged in, accepting the user's operation to store value on a member information.

The battery exchange device further has a charging unit, and the battery exchange method further includes the following steps:

h) delivering the electrically drained battery to the charging unit;

i) Generate a target power according to the inventory of the battery;

j) the charging unit charges the depleted battery according to the target electric quantity; and

k) Monitoring the depleted battery during charging through a power measurement unit, so that the charging unit can generate the output battery with the target power.

This step e4 comprises the following steps:

e41) receiving the battery power selected by the user;

e42) judging whether there is the output battery corresponding to the electric quantity;

e43) If there is the output battery corresponding to the electric quantity, execute step e5; and

e44) If there is no output battery with corresponding power, display a prompt message through the display unit.

This step e10 comprises the following steps:

e101) receiving the battery power selected by the user;

e102) judging whether there is the output battery corresponding to the electric quantity;

e103) If there is the output battery corresponding to the electric quantity, execute step e11; and

e104) If there is no output battery with corresponding power, display a prompt message through the display unit.

After adopting the above scheme, the technical effect of the present invention compared with the existing technology is that after the user logs in as a member, he can use various services through the battery exchange device, such as storing value, recycling old batteries, and purchasing new ones. It is quite convenient to replace the battery and replace the old battery with a new one. Moreover, the present invention is mainly used to recycle, purchase, and exchange a large number of card-type batteries of the same specification, so the convenience provided by the battery exchange device and its exchange method of the present invention contributes to the popularization of card-type batteries, and Promote the development of card-type batteries on mobile devices.

Description of drawings

1 is a schematic diagram of a card battery according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a schematic diagram of a battery exchange device according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 3 is the block diagram of the battery exchange equipment of the first specific embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 4A is a schematic diagram of the first action of the first embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 4B is a schematic diagram of the second action of the first embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 5 is the block diagram of the battery exchange equipment of the second specific embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 6 is the membership application flowchart of the first specific embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a flow chart of battery recycling, purchase and exchange in the first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 8 is a flow chart of battery processing in the first embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed ways

A preferred embodiment of the present invention is described in detail as follows with reference to the accompanying drawings.

First please refer to FIG. 1 , which is a schematic diagram of a card-type battery according to a first embodiment of the present invention. The present invention is mainly applied to a battery used in a mobile device 1 , and more specifically, the battery used in the mobile device 1 is preferably a card-type battery 11 . The card-type battery 11 has the characteristics of small size and large power, and is suitable for mobile devices 1 that require a long standby time, such as mobile phones or tablet computers. After long-term development and integration of the card-type battery 11, various mobile devices 1 may use the same specification of the card-type battery 11 for power supply, just as the main external output ports of various computers today are Universal Serial Bus (Universal Serial Bus, USB).

Also refer to FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 , which are respectively a schematic diagram of the battery exchange device and a block diagram of the battery exchange device according to the first embodiment of the present invention. The present invention discloses a battery exchange device 2 and a battery exchange method used in the battery exchange device 2 . The battery exchange device 2 is mainly for the user (the user 4 shown in FIG. 4A ) to recycle, purchase, and exchange the card-type battery 11 of the same specification, so that the mobile device 1 of the user 4 can be kept charged at any time. available status.

As shown in Figures 2 and 3, the battery exchange device 2 mainly includes a battery input unit 21, a battery output unit 22, a charging unit 23, an input unit 24, a display unit 25, a receiving unit output unit 26 and A central processing unit 27 , wherein the central processing unit 27 is electrically connected to the battery input unit 21 , the battery output unit 22 , the charging unit 23 , the input unit 24 , the display unit 25 and the receipt-and-execution output unit 26 .

Refer to FIG. 4A and FIG. 4B at the same time, which are respectively a schematic diagram of a first action and a schematic diagram of a second action of the first embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 4A, the battery input unit 21 is mainly used to receive a depleted battery 5 from an external input. The user 4 can put the depleted battery 5 into the battery input unit of the battery exchange device 2. 21 to carry out the service of recycling old batteries.

As shown in FIG. 4B , the battery output unit 22 is used to provide an output battery 6 to the outside, wherein the power of the output battery 6 is greater than the power of the depleted battery 5 . Specifically, the power of the output battery 6 depends on the setting of the battery exchange device 2 during charging, for example, it can have 50% power, 70% power or 100% power, etc., without limitation. The user 4 can use the battery exchange device 2 to purchase a new battery, and obtain the purchased output battery 6 from the battery output unit 22 . The power-depleted battery 5 and the output battery 6 referred to in this embodiment can mainly be the above-mentioned card-type battery 11 , but are not limited thereto.

Combining FIG. 4A and FIG. 4B, the service of exchanging batteries can be realized. The user 4 can put the dead battery 5 into the battery input unit 21 , and obtain the charged output battery 6 from the battery output unit 22 through the battery exchange service. By exchanging dead batteries for charged ones, battery recycling and purchase can be completed at the same time. Further, the battery exchange device 2 can also give the user 4 a discount on the fee according to the exchange action.

Referring back to FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 , the input unit 24 is mainly used to accept an external operation from the user 4 to perform authentication for the user 4 . As shown in FIG. 2 , the input unit 24 can be, for example, at least one of a keyboard 241 , a camera 242 and a fingerprint identification module 243 . In the present invention, before the user 4 wants to use the battery exchange device 2 , he must first pass the verification action to log in the battery exchange device 2 . Specifically, it is necessary to log in the user 4 to create a member account on the battery swapping device 2 . In one embodiment, the user 4 can enter the corresponding member account number and account password through the keyboard 241 to complete the verification action; in another embodiment, the user 4 can perform iris recognition through the camera 242 to complete the verification Action: In yet another embodiment, the user 4 can perform fingerprint identification through the fingerprint identification module 243 to complete the verification action. It is worth mentioning that no matter which of the above methods is used for verification, when user 4 registers, he needs to pre-set the member account number, account password, iris data or fingerprint data available for verification, and record them in user 4. in the member profile (member profile 71 as shown in Figure 5).

When the external operation has passed the verification and the user 4 has successfully logged in the battery exchange device 2, the user 4 can further operate the battery exchange device 2 to select which item the battery exchange device 2 provides. Serve. The battery exchange device 2 can display multiple service options that can be selected through the display unit 25 after the user 4 logs in, and as mentioned above, the multiple service options at least include recycling the exhausted battery 5, the service of purchasing the output battery 6, and the service of exchanging the output battery 6 with the exhausted battery 5. However, the above description is only a preferred specific example of the present invention, and the battery exchange device 2 can actually provide more additional services. For example, the user 4 can directly perform membership registration on the battery exchange device 2 through the operation of the input unit 24, or perform a paid stored value action, and store the stored value amount in the corresponding member information 71 In this way, when the user 4 performs the above services, he can directly deduct money from the member information 71 without paying by cash, debit card or credit card.

As mentioned above, when the user 4 selects one of the multiple service options, the central processing unit 27 can execute the corresponding service according to the user's selection. Wherein, if the user 4 chooses the service of recycling the exhausted battery 5, the battery exchange device 2 may not charge the user any fees. If the user 4 chooses to purchase the service of the output battery 6, or to exchange the service of the output battery 6 with the exhausted battery 5, then the battery exchange device 2 can deduct from the member information 71 of the user 4. Alternatively, the battery exchange device 2 can also charge the user 4 a corresponding fee through the charging unit 23 . And, after the corresponding fee is charged, a receipt and receipt output unit 26 is used to output a receipt and receipt for the user 4 to keep.

In this embodiment, the charging unit 23 can be, for example, at least one of the cash receiving module 231 , the wireless sensor module 232 and the card reading module 233 , but it is not limited thereto. The cash receiving module 231 can be used to receive coins, electronic money, plastic money or paper yarn, and the wireless sensing module 232 can be used to wirelessly sense electronic payment cards to collect fees. The card reading module 233 can be used to read financial cards, stored-value cards, or credit cards.

As shown in FIG. 3 , the battery exchange device 2 may further include a charging unit 28 , a transport unit 280 and a power unit 29 . The power unit 29 is electrically connected to the central processing unit 27 , so as to provide the electric energy required for the operation of the battery exchange device 2 . The charging unit 28 is electrically connected to the central processing unit 27 and obtains power from the power unit 29 . The charging unit 28 can mainly charge the depleted battery 5 recovered by the battery exchange device 2 , so that the depleted battery 5 can regain power and be converted into the output battery 6 .

The transportation unit 280 is mainly arranged between the battery input unit 21 and the charging unit 28, and connects the battery input unit 21 and the charging unit 28, so as to transfer the exhausted battery 5 received by the battery input unit 21 to the battery input unit 21. The charging unit 28 performs charging. Moreover, the transport unit 280 is simultaneously arranged between the battery output unit 22 and the charging unit 28, and is connected to the battery output unit 22 and the charging unit 28, so that the output battery 6 that is charged by the charging unit 28 is delivered to the charging unit 28. battery output unit 22 .

The charging unit 28 has at least one battery accommodating slot 281. In this embodiment, the at least one battery accommodating slot 281 can be, for example, a card reader with a charging function for inserting the card-type batteries 11. And charge the card batteries 11 . In the present invention, after the battery input unit 21 receives the depleted battery 5 input from the outside, it mainly transfers it to the charging unit 28 through the transportation unit 280, and makes the depleted battery 5 accommodated in the at least one battery In the accommodation groove 281. Thereby, the charging unit 28 charges the depleted battery 5 in the battery accommodating slot 281 .

The battery exchange device 2 can also include a battery recovery area 282, which is connected to the battery input unit 21 or the charging unit 28 through the transport unit 280, or, the battery recovery area 282 can be directly arranged in the charging unit 28 without Be limited. After the battery exchange device 2 receives the above-mentioned exhausted battery 5 through the battery input unit 21, it can first test through the charging unit 28 or a detection unit (not shown in the figure) to determine whether the exhausted battery 5 is It belongs to a faulty battery (the faulty battery 64 shown in FIG. 5 ). For example, it is detected whether the power-depleted battery 5 cannot be charged normally, is damaged, or has traces of man-made damage. If yes, then the battery 5 that has run out of power is transported to the battery recycling area 282 for recycling, and is no longer transported to the battery accommodating tank 281 for charging. In other words, once a battery is regarded as the faulty battery 64, it will not continue to be charged and provided to the next user for purchase or exchange, thereby protecting the rights and interests of consumers.

In the present invention, the charging unit 28 can use the at least one battery accommodating slot 281 as a storage space for storing one or more exhausted batteries 5 that have just been recovered, and one or more batteries that have been charged. The output battery 6 . The central processing unit 27 can generate a target power according to the storage capacity of the battery, and provide it to the charging unit 28 . Thereby, the charging unit 28 can charge the depleted battery 5 according to the target capacity, so that the output battery 6 produced has the target capacity. In this embodiment, the purpose of setting the target power is that the selling prices of the output batteries 6 with different powers are not the same, so by producing the output batteries 6 with different powers, the user 4 can have more s Choice.

For example, if the battery exchange device 2 is preset to store ten batteries with 50% capacity, ten batteries with 70% capacity, and twenty batteries with 100% capacity, and the central processing unit 27 determines the quantity, Find that there are ten batteries with 50% power, eight batteries with 70% power, and twenty batteries with 100% power, then the central processing unit 27 will set the target power to 70%, so that the charging unit 28 Charge the two depleted batteries 5 to have 70% charge without fully charging the two depleted batteries 5 . However, the above descriptions are only preferred specific examples of the present invention and should not be limited thereto.

The battery exchange device 2 can further have a power measurement unit 30 electrically connected to the central processing unit 27 . The power measurement unit 30 is mainly connected to the charging unit 28 through the central processing unit 27, and when the charging unit 28 is charging the battery 5 that has run out of power, monitors the power of the battery 5 that has run out of power, so as to make the charging The output battery 6 generated by unit 28 may have the target charge. In this way, the battery exchange device 2 can self-manage and control the power of multiple batteries in its internal storage for the user 4 to choose.

The battery exchange device 2 further has a network unit 31 electrically connected to the central processing unit 27 , and the battery exchange device 2 can be connected to a network through the network unit 31 . Also refer to FIG. 5 , which is a block diagram of a battery exchange device according to a second embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 5 , the battery exchange device 2 can be connected to a member server 7 in the cloud through the network, and the member server 7 can mainly record a plurality of registered member information 71 . When the battery exchange device 2 accepts the external operation of the user 4, it can mainly connect to the member server 7 to perform the verification action of the external operation based on the plurality of member information 71 to confirm whether the user 4 has the login qualification . Moreover, when the user 4 selects a service, the battery exchange device 2 can deduct money from the balance of the member information 71 of the user 4 to collect the corresponding fee.

As shown in FIG. 5 , the user 4 can mainly put the exhausted battery 5 into the battery exchange device 2 to recover the exhausted battery 5 or exchange it with the exhausted battery 5 . Furthermore, the user 4 can also directly purchase a new battery at the battery exchange device 2 , so there is no need to deplete the battery 5 by putting in the electric power. The battery exchange device 2 accommodates the recovered one or more exhausted batteries 5 through the one or more battery receiving slots 281 , and charges them to generate one or more output batteries 6 . Specifically, the battery exchange device 2 can charge the one or more exhausted batteries 5 according to the required inventory, so as to generate a first battery 61 (for example, with the aforementioned 50% power), A second power battery 62 (for example with the aforementioned 70% capacity) to a fully charged battery 63 (for example with the aforementioned 100% capacity) and so on. In this way, the output battery 6 with corresponding power can be provided according to the demand of the user 4 , and the corresponding fee can be charged to the user 4 . For example, an output battery 6 with 50% electricity is sold for one hundred yuan; an output battery 6 with 70% electricity is sold for one hundred and fifty yuan; and an output battery with 100% electricity 6. The selling price is two hundred yuan. In addition, one or more faulty batteries 64 are also stored in the battery exchange device 2. The faulty batteries 64 are batteries that are judged to be unable to continue to be charged after being detected in the battery exchange device 2, so they will not be provided for use. Or buy or exchange, but wait for the staff to collect it.

As mentioned above, the battery exchange device 2 is connected to the member server 7 through the network to read the member information 71 recorded in the member server 7 . The battery exchange device 2 can authenticate the user 4 according to the member information 71 . Moreover, the user 4 can store value in advance, whereby the battery exchange device 2 can not only charge the user 4 through the charging unit 23, but also directly deduct from the balance of the member information 71. to charge user 4 for the purchase or exchange of batteries.

Referring to Fig. 6, it is a flow chart of membership application in the first specific embodiment of the present invention. First, user 4 can operate a personal computer, mobile phone, tablet battery at home, or a multimedia machine (Multiple Media Kiosk, MMK; such as 7-ELEVEN's i-bon or LAWSON's LOPPY, etc.) in a convenience store, or It is to directly operate the battery exchange device 2 to connect to the membership server 7 (step S10). Next, the user 4 can apply online to become a member of the battery exchange device 2 (step S12), and further fill in the member information 71 (step S14), such as name, phone number, address, email, member account number and account password, etc. . Moreover, if the user 4 intends to verify the battery exchange device 2 through iris recognition or fingerprint recognition, the iris data and fingerprint data can be further saved and recorded in the member information 71 together.

After the member information 71 of the user 4 is stored in the member server 7, the user 4 can further choose whether to store value (step S16). If the value is to be stored, the user 4 can use cash, credit card or Pay in other ways, and complete the stored value action (step S18).

Referring next to FIG. 7 , it is a flow chart of battery recycling, purchase and exchange in the first embodiment of the present invention. After the user 4 has a member account, he can use the battery exchange device 2 (step S20). First, the user 4 performs the external operation through the input unit 24 to select a verification method and log in the member account (step S22). For example, the user 4 can choose to directly input the member account number and account password, perform iris recognition or fingerprint recognition and other verification methods, but it is not limited thereto. Next, the battery exchange device 2 can judge whether the external operation of the user 4 can be verified and successfully logged in according to the plurality of member information 71 in the member server 7 (step S24 ). If the verification of the user 4 fails, the battery exchange device 2 exits the use mode (step S26).

If the user 4 passes the verification and successfully logs in to the battery exchange device 2, the battery exchange device 2 further displays a plurality of service options that can be selected through the display unit 25, and the user 4 can operate the input unit 24 to select One of the plurality of service options (step S28). In this way, the battery exchange device 2 can execute corresponding services according to the selection of the user 4 . As mentioned above, the plurality of service options in this embodiment may include, for example, the service of recycling the exhausted battery 5, the service of purchasing the output battery 6, and exchanging the output battery 6 with the exhausted battery 5. services, etc., without limitation. Furthermore, after the user 4 successfully logs in the battery exchange device 2 , he can also perform actions such as storing value, checking the balance of the stored value, or modifying the member information 71 .

As mentioned above, the battery exchange device 2 can perform battery recycling service according to the selection of the user 4 (step S30). Next, the battery exchange device 2 can activate the battery input unit 21 to allow the user 4 to input the exhausted battery 5 (step S32 ) to complete the recycling service.

In addition, the battery exchange device 2 can execute the service of purchasing batteries according to the selection of the user 4 (step S34). Then, the user 4 can operate the input unit 24 (such as the keyboard 241) to select the required battery power (step S36), and select the payment method (step S38), and then the user 4 pays according to the required battery power The corresponding fee (step S40). As mentioned above, the user 4 can mainly choose to purchase the first power battery 61, the second power battery 62 or the full power battery 63, etc., and the user 4 can also choose to deduct from the member information 71. payment, or payment by cash, currency, electronic payment card, debit card or credit card, without limitation.

After the user 4 completes the payment, the battery exchange device 2 can provide a charging connection through the charging connection output unit 26 (step S42), and provide a corresponding output battery 6 through the battery output unit 22 (step S42). S44). Wherein, the battery exchange device 2 can first provide the receiving connection and then provide the output battery 6, or provide the output battery 6 first and then provide the receiving connection. Furthermore, in another embodiment, the battery exchange device 2 may optionally not provide the receiving link, which is not limited.

Furthermore, the battery exchange device 2 can also perform battery exchange service according to the selection of the user 4 (step S46). If the user 4 chooses the battery exchange service, the battery exchange device 2 first activates the battery input unit 21 to allow the user 4 to input the exhausted battery 5 (step S48 ) to complete battery recycling. Then, the user 4 can operate the input unit 24 to select the required battery power (step S36 ), and select the payment method (step S38 ), and then pay the corresponding fee according to the required battery power (step S40 ). After the user 4 completes the payment, the battery exchange device 2 can provide a charging connection through the charging connection output unit 26 (step S42), and provide a corresponding output battery 6 through the battery output unit 22 (step S42). S44). It is worth mentioning that, since the battery exchange device 2 has reclaimed a battery 5 with exhausted power from the user 4, it can selectively provide appropriate battery discounts to the user 4, so as to improve the battery exchange service of the user 4. wishes.

As mentioned above, when the mobile device 1 used by the user 4 is out of power, the user 4 can remove the card battery 11 on the mobile device 1, and replace the card battery through the battery exchange device 2. 11 Recycling, buying or exchanging services. The user 4 can obtain a battery with rich power, and can continue to use the mobile device 1 . Since the present invention allows the user 4 to obtain a battery with rich power quickly and directly without waiting for the battery to be recharged, which is different from the general mobile phone charging station, it can greatly save the user's waiting time.

The battery exchange device 2 mainly recycles the dead battery 5 and provides the user 4 with the output battery 6 that is rich in power. Therefore, in order to continuously provide the output battery 6 , the battery exchange device 2 needs to charge the dead batteries 5 internally.

Referring to FIG. 8 , it is a battery processing flowchart of the first specific embodiment of the present invention. First, the battery exchange device 2 receives the depleted battery 5 through the battery input unit 22 (step S50), and then, the battery exchange device 2 detects whether the depleted battery 5 is a faulty battery (step S51). Specifically, it is detected whether the power-depleted battery 5 can be recharged, whether it is damaged, or whether there are traces of man-made damage or the like. If the depleted battery 5 is determined to be the faulty battery 64 , the depleted battery 5 is delivered to the battery recycling area 282 via the transport unit 280 (step S53 ) to wait for recovery by staff.

Conversely, if the power-depleted battery 5 is determined to be normal rather than the faulty battery 64 , then the power-depleted battery 5 is delivered to the charging unit 28 via the transport unit 280 and inserted into the battery accommodating slot 281 (step S52). Next, the central processing unit 27 generates the target electric quantity according to the storage quantity of the battery (step S54 ), and provides it to the charging unit 28 . The charging unit 28 charges the depleted battery 5 according to the target power (step S56 ). And, during the charging process, the power measurement unit 30 monitors, so that the charging unit 28 can accurately generate the output battery 6 with the target power (step S58 ).

When the battery exchange device 2 has the output battery 6 that can be provided, it can receive the demand of the user 4 . Specifically, it mainly accepts the user 4 to input and select the required battery capacity (step S60). And, after accepting the selection of the user 4, the battery exchange device 2 further judges whether there is the output battery 6 with corresponding power inside (step S62), if not, a prompt message is displayed through the display unit 25 (step S64 ). For example, if the user 4 chooses to purchase the output battery 6 with 70% power, but there is no output battery 6 with the corresponding power in the battery exchange device 2, an error message can be displayed through the display unit 25, or the user can be requested to 4 Select other types of power information, etc.

Furthermore, if the battery exchange device 2 has the output battery 6 with corresponding power, the battery exchange device 2 transfers the output battery 6 from the charging unit 28 to the battery output unit 22 through the transport unit 280, and After the user 4 completes the payment, the output battery 6 with corresponding power is provided to the user 4 through the battery output unit 22 (step S66 ).

The battery exchange device 2 of the present invention can be installed in various places, such as convenience stores, department stores, railway stations, hospitals and tourist attractions. Cooperating with the battery exchange method, the user 4 does not have to worry about the problem that the card battery 11 in the mobile device 1 is exhausted and cannot be used. Therefore, it is really helpful to increase the willingness of mobile device developers to configure and use card-type batteries on various mobile devices, and at the same time increase the willingness of users to use mobile devices equipped with card-type batteries, which is a win-win situation.

The above descriptions are only preferred specific examples of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the patent scope of the present invention. Therefore, all equivalent changes made by using the content of the present invention are all included in the scope of the present invention.

Claims (19)

1. a battery swap equipment for running gear, is characterized in that, comprising:

One CPU (central processing unit);

One battery input block, is electrically connected this CPU (central processing unit), in order to receive the outside power drain battery dropped into;

One battery output unit, is electrically connected this CPU (central processing unit), and in order to externally to provide an output battery, wherein the electricity of this output battery is greater than the electricity of this power drain battery;

One input block, is electrically connected this CPU (central processing unit), accepts a peripheral operation to perform checking action; And

One display unit, be electrically connected this CPU (central processing unit), display can by the multiple service options selected, and wherein the plurality of service option at least comprises the service of reclaiming this power drain battery, the service buying this output battery, and with the service of this this output battery of power drain battery swap;

Wherein, when this peripheral operation is by verify and after logining this battery swap equipment, the operation that this input block receives user is to select one of them of the plurality of service option, and this CPU (central processing unit) performs corresponding service according to the selection of user.

2. the battery swap equipment of running gear according to claim 1, it is characterized in that, more comprise a charge unit and a receiving page output unit, be electrically connected this CPU (central processing unit) respectively, this battery swap equipment collects corresponding expense by this charge unit, and exports a receiving page by this receiving page output unit.

3. the battery swap equipment of running gear according to claim 2, is characterized in that, this charge unit be cash dispenser module, wireless induction module and card read module at least one of them.

4. the battery swap equipment of running gear according to claim 1, it is characterized in that, more comprise a network element, be electrically connected this CPU (central processing unit), this battery swap equipment is by this network element interconnection network, and connect member's server by network, wherein store multiple Member Information in this membership service device, this CPU (central processing unit) performs the checking action of this peripheral operation according to the plurality of Member Information.

5. the battery swap equipment of running gear according to claim 4, it is characterized in that, this input block can accept user's operation with Stored Value in the plurality of Member Information, and this battery swap equipment withholds to collect corresponding expense to the plurality of Member Information.

6. the battery swap equipment of running gear according to claim 1, is characterized in that, this input block be keyboard, video camera and identification of fingerprint module at least one of them.

7. the battery swap equipment of running gear according to claim 1, is characterized in that, more comprise:

One power unit, is electrically connected this CPU (central processing unit), provides the electric energy needed for the running of this battery swap equipment;

One charhing unit, is electrically connected this CPU (central processing unit), and this CPU (central processing unit) produces a target electricity according to the tank farm stock of battery, and this charhing unit charges to this power drain battery according to this target electricity, to produce this output battery; And

One delivery unit, connects this charhing unit and this battery input block and this battery output unit, by this battery input block, this power drain battery is passed to this charhing unit, and by this charhing unit, this output battery is passed to this battery output unit.

8. the battery swap equipment of running gear according to claim 7, it is characterized in that, this charhing unit has at least one battery accommodating groove, in order to this power drain battery that this battery input block accommodating receives, and this charhing unit is charged to this power drain battery by this at least one battery accommodating groove.

9. the battery swap equipment of running gear according to claim 7, is characterized in that, this power drain battery and this output battery are card type battery.

10. the battery swap equipment of running gear according to claim 7, it is characterized in that, more comprise a power measurement unit, be electrically connected this CPU (central processing unit), when this charhing unit charges to this power drain battery, monitor the electricity of this power drain battery, to make this produced output battery, there is this target electricity.

The battery exchange method of the battery swap equipment of 11. 1 kinds of running gears as described in one of claim 1 to 10, this battery swap equipment at least comprises receiving the outside battery input block dropping into a power drain battery, and in order to externally to provide a battery output unit of an output battery, it is characterized in that, this battery exchange method comprises:

A) peripheral operation is accepted to perform checking action by an input block;

B) judge that whether this peripheral operation is by verifying and logining this battery swap equipment;

C) when this peripheral operation is by verifying and logining this battery swap equipment, can by the multiple service options selected by a display unit display, wherein the plurality of service option at least comprise reclaim this power drain battery service, buy this output battery service and with the service of this this output battery of power drain battery swap, wherein the electricity of this output battery is greater than the electricity of this power drain battery;

D) operation accepting user is to select one of them of the plurality of service option; And

E) hold steps d, the selection according to user performs corresponding service.

The battery exchange method of the battery swap equipment of 12. running gears according to claim 11, is characterized in that, this step e comprises the following steps:

E1) selection according to user performs the service of reclaiming this power drain battery; And

E2) outside this power drain battery dropped into is received by this battery input port.

The battery exchange method of the battery swap equipment of 13. running gears according to claim 11, is characterized in that, this step e comprises the following steps:

E3) selection according to user performs the service buying this output battery;

E4) battery electric quantity needed for selection;

E5) way of paying needed for selection;

E6) corresponding expense is collected according to selected battery electric quantity; And

E7) this output battery with corresponding electricity is provided by this battery delivery outlet.

The battery exchange method of the battery swap equipment of 14. running gears according to claim 11, is characterized in that, this step e comprises the following steps:

E8) selection according to user performs with the service of this this output battery of power drain battery swap;

E9) outside this power drain battery dropped into is received by this battery input port;

E10) battery electric quantity needed for selection;

E11) way of paying needed for selection;

E12) corresponding expense is collected according to selected battery electric quantity; And

E13) this output battery with corresponding electricity is provided by this battery delivery outlet.

The battery exchange method of the battery swap equipment of 15. running gears according to claim 11 or 12 or 13 or 14, is characterized in that, more comprise a step f: export a receiving page by a receiving page output unit.

The battery exchange method of the battery swap equipment of 16. running gears according to claim 11 or 12 or 13 or 14, it is characterized in that, more comprise a step g: when this peripheral operation is by verifying and logining this battery swap equipment, accept the operation of user with the Stored Value carried out a Member Information.

The battery exchange method of the battery swap equipment of 17. running gears according to claim 11, is characterized in that, this battery swap equipment has more a charhing unit, and this battery exchange method more comprises the following steps:

H) this power drain battery is passed to this charhing unit;

I) tank farm stock according to battery produces a target electricity;

J) this charhing unit charges to this power drain battery according to this target electricity; And

K) by a power measurement unit to this power drain battery monitoring in charging, produce to make this charhing unit and there is this output battery of this target electricity.

The battery exchange method of the battery swap equipment of 18. running gears according to claim 13, is characterized in that, this step e4 comprises the following steps:

E41) battery electric quantity that user selects is received;

E42) this output battery of corresponding electricity is judged whether;

E43) if there is this output battery of corresponding electricity, then step e5 is performed; And

E44) if do not have this output battery of corresponding electricity, then an information is shown by this display unit.

The battery exchange method of the battery swap equipment of 19. running gears according to claim 14, is characterized in that, this step e10 comprises the following steps:

E101) battery electric quantity that user selects is received;

E102) this output battery of corresponding electricity is judged whether;

E103) if there is this output battery of corresponding electricity, then step e11 is performed; And

E104) if do not have this output battery of corresponding electricity, then an information is shown by this display unit.