Server device, information device, power outlet, charging information generating method, and charging information generating program

An electric charging information generation method in an electric charging system including:

• a register that receives input of a purchase amount of a product or service;
• and a receptacle that charges up connected information equipment, the electric charging information generation method comprising:
• receiving information of the purchase amount input to the register;
• and
• searching for an electric charging parameter corresponding to the purchase amount received in the receiving, using a storage section in which electric charging parameters corresponding to the purchase amount are stored and generating electric charging information indicating an electric charging period or an electric charge amount, the electric charging period being a period during which the receptacle performs electric charging based on the electric charging parameter, and the electric charge amount being an amount of electric charging performed by the receptacle based on the electric charging parameter, wherein,
• in the generating, information for encouraging purchasing of the product or the service is generated when the electric charging parameter becomes equal to or less than a predetermined value.

Information equipment in an electric charging system including:

• a register that receives input of a purchase amount of a product or service;
• a receptacle that performs electric charging;
• and a server apparatus that receives the information of the purchase amount, that searches for an electric charging parameter corresponding to the purchase amount from electric charging parameters corresponding to the purchase amount and that generates electric charging information indicating an electric charging period or an electric charge amount, the electric charging period being a period during which the receptacle performs electric charging based on the electric charging parameter, and the electric charge amount being an amount of electric charging performed by the receptacle based on the electric charging parameter, the information equipment comprising:
• a storage section that stores identification information for identifying the information equipment;
• a receiving section that receives information of the purchase amount from the register and that receives the electric charging information from the server apparatus;
• and
• a transmitting section that transmits the identification information and the information of the purchase amount to the server apparatus and that transmits the electric charging information to the receptacle.

Information equipment in an electric charging system including:

• a register that receives input of a purchase amount of a product or service;
• a receptacle that performs electric charging and transmitting information of the purchase amount, and a server apparatus that receives the information of the purchase amount, that searches for an electric charging parameter corresponding to the purchase amount from electric charging parameters corresponding to the purchase amount and that generates electric charging information indicating an electric charging period or an electric charge amount, the electric charging period being a period during which the receptacle performs electric charging based on the electric charging parameter, and the electric charge amount being an amount of electric charging performed by the receptacle based on the electric charging parameter, the information equipment comprising:
• a storage section that stores identification information for identifying the information equipment;
• a receiving section that receives the information of the purchase amount from the register;
• and
• a transmitting section that transmits the identification information and the information of the purchase amount to the receptacle.

A receptacle for electric charging in an electric charging system including:

• a register that receives input of a purchase amount of a product or service;
• information equipment that receives information of the purchase amount from the register and that forwards the information of the purchase amount;
• and a server apparatus that receives the information of the purchase amount, that searches for an electric charging parameter corresponding to the purchase amount from electric charging parameters corresponding to the purchase amount, and that generates electric charging information indicating an electric charging period or an electric charge amount, the electric charging period being a period during which electric charging is performed based on the electric charging parameter, and the electric charge amount being an amount of electric charging performed based on the electric charging parameter, the receptacle comprising:
• a receiving section that receives the electric charging information from the information equipment;
• and
• an electric charging section that charges up the information equipment for the electric charging period or by the electric charge amount based on the electric charging information.

A receptacle for electric charging in an electric charging system including:

• a register that receives input of a purchase amount of a product or service;
• information equipment that receives information of the purchase amount from the register;
• and a server apparatus that receives the information of the purchase amount, that searches for an electric charging parameter corresponding to the purchase amount from electric charging parameters corresponding to the purchase amount and that generates electric charging information indicating an electric charging period or an electric charge amount, the electric charging period being a period during which electric charging is performed based on the electric charging parameter, and the electric charge amount being an amount of electric charging performed based on the electric charging parameter, the receptacle comprising:
• a receiving section that receives identification information for identifying the information equipment and the information of the purchase amount from the information equipment and that receives the electric charging information from the server apparatus;
• a transmitting section that transmits the identification information and the information of the purchase amount to the server apparatus;
• and
• an electric charging section that charges up the information equipment for the electric charging period or by the electric charge amount based on the electric charging information.

An electric charging information generation program causing a computer in an electric charging system including:

• a register that receives input of a purchase amount of a product or service;
• and a receptacle that charges up connected information equipment to execute processing comprising:
• receiving information of the purchase amount input to the register;
• and
• searching for an electric charging parameter corresponding to the purchase amount received in the receiving, using a storage section in which electric charging parameters corresponding to the purchase amount are stored, and generating electric charging information indicating an electric charging period and an electric charge amount, the electric charging period being a period during which the receptacle performs electric charging based on the electric charging parameter, and the electric charge amount being an amount of electric charging performed by the receptacle based on the electric charging parameter.