CHARGING BILLING SYSTEM AND BILLING DEVICE

Title:

CHARGING BILLING SYSTEM AND BILLING DEVICE

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/2012/169039

Kind Code:

A1

Abstract:

A charging billing system, which can be installed in a space-saving manner and at low cost when installed in a parking lot where multiple electric vehicles park, is provided. The charging billing system (1) has: multiple charging devices (2) that perform charging by supplying electricity; a vending machine (3), which is separate to the charging devices (2), and which performs billing according to the amount of electricity supplied during charging; and a transmission line (4) that connects the charging devices (2) to the vending machine (3) so as to enable information to be transmitted. The vending machine (3) has: a touch panel (31) that displays on a fee on a screen according to the amount of electricity supplied during charging; a settlement unit (32) for settling the fee according to the amount of electricity supplied during charging; a fee calculation unit (37) that calculates the fee corresponding to the amount of electricity supplied by a charging device (2); and a charging initiation unit (38) that causes the charging device (2) to begin charging, by transmitting initiation information for causing the charging device (2) to begin charging to the charging device (2) via the transmission line (4).

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Inventors:

YAMAMOTO SEI-ICHIRO (JP)

Application Number:

PCT/JP2011/063238

Publication Date:

December 13, 2012

Filing Date:

June 09, 2011

Export Citation:

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Assignee:

SUNTORY HOLDINGS LTD (JP)
YAMAMOTO SEI-ICHIRO (JP)

International Classes:

G07F15/04

Foreign References:

JPH06237504A	1994-08-23
JP2001312772A	2001-11-09
JP2007193732A	2007-08-02
JP2010154635A	2010-07-08
JPH06231361A	1994-08-19

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