A system for operating an electric-vehicle charging station is proposed. The system is capable of preventing a general vehicle other than an electric vehicle from being parked in a parking station where the charging module for charging the electric vehicle is installed, preventing an electric vehicle from being parked in a charging station at a higher level than necessary, and eliminating the need for the driver of a subsequent vehicle to wait for charging in the charging station when there is a vehicle that is in a charging state in the charging station.

A system for operating an electric-vehicle charging station is proposed. The system is capable of preventing a general vehicle other than an electric vehicle from being parked in a parking station where the charging module for charging the electric vehicle is installed, preventing an electric vehicle from being parked in a charging station at a higher level than necessary, and eliminating the need for the driver of a subsequent vehicle to wait for charging in the charging station when there is a vehicle that is in a charging state in the charging station.

An information processing system comprises a requirement specification acquisition unit for acquiring requirement specification information indicative of a content of a requirement specification relating to a fuel cell; and a fee plan determination unit for determining a fee plan for determining a usage fee of the fuel cell, based on the requirement specification indicated by the requirement specification information. The fee plan may include information indicative of a correspondence between a degree of operation of the fuel cell and the usage fee of the fuel cell.

A vending system consisting of a proprietary Programmable Control Board (PCB), which controls an electrically actuated solenoid valve, igniter, timing unit, flame sensor, main burner, and audible alarm. The PCB interfaces with ancillary cash or cashless vending for the system with associated telemetry, as needed, with Customers or users initiating heat and/or flame distribution through user inputs. Upon successful funding, the PCB initiates an ignition sequence, timed flow, audible alert, and user input through a Human-Machine Interface (HMI), and the telemetry of data, followed by a shutdown sequence. Clean burning fuels such as propane, natural gas, butane and other combustible fuels can be utilized to provide flame and or heat for patio heaters, barbecue grills, camp fire pits in public settings such as parks, restaurants, camp grounds, or other areas where patrons may wish to procure propane flame and heat for cooking, ambiance, and warmth.

A vending system consisting of a proprietary Programmable Control Board (PCB), which controls an electrically actuated solenoid valve, igniter, timing unit, flame sensor, main burner, and audible alarm. The PCB interfaces with ancillary cash or cashless vending for the system with associated telemetry, as needed, with Customers or users initiating heat and/or flame distribution through user inputs. Upon successful funding, the PCB initiates an ignition sequence, timed flow, audible alert, and user input through a Human-Machine Interface (HMI), and the telemetry of data, followed by a shutdown sequence. Clean burning fuels such as propane, natural gas, butane and other combustible fuels can be utilized to provide flame and or heat for patio heaters, barbecue grills, camp fire pits in public settings such as parks, restaurants, camp grounds, or other areas where patrons may wish to procure propane flame and heat for cooking, ambiance, and warmth.

A distributed energy resource (DER) device is coupled to a utility meter in a behind-the-meter configuration. The utility meter analyzes a commitment generated by the DER device to determine a specific operation performed by the DER device at a particular time. The utility meter analyzes metrology data to identify an event associated with the particular time and then attempts to map the identified event back to the DER device based on a library of events associated with different DER devices. The utility meter also attempts to map the identified event to the specific operation set forth in the commitment, If the utility meter can successfully map the identified event to both the DER device and to the specific operation set forth in the commitment, then the utility meter generates a validated commitment. The validated commitment can be used to facilitate an energy market settlement process.

A distributed ledger based utility system architecture may be configured to enable secure payments, data transmission, and meter configuration of smart sensors. The utility system architecture may be a tiered architecture including multiple nodes at different levels of the architecture where each level may contain a different portion of the distributed ledger. As information is added to the distributed ledger, each portion of the distributed ledger may be updated based on whether the information is relevant to that node. The information may include rate contract transactions, meter configuration data transactions, payment transactions, or the like.

The present invention provides a virtual code-based transaction system, method and program, wherein the method includes a virtual code reception step in which a virtual code verification means receives a virtual code, and the virtual code is generated by a virtual code generation function included in a virtual code generation means, searching, by the virtual code verification means, for a storage location of a User Identification (UID) in the virtual code, searching, by the virtual code verification means, for control command information stored by matching the searched UID, and performing a control command based on the extracted control command information, wherein the virtual code verification means stores a plurality of UIDs and changes control command information matched to each of the plurality of UIDs every preset period.

An approach for managing the use and distribution of power for wearable smart device is described. A wearable platform receives a notification signal for specifying sensor information associated with a sensor of a wearable smart device of a user. The wearable platform also determines a power requirement of the sensor based on the sensor information, contextual information associated with a mobile device of the user, or a combination thereof based on receipt of the signal. Still further, the wearable platform generates a request to regulate a consumption of power by the sensor or other sensors of the wearable smart device, to access a power controller for charging the sensor, or a combination thereof based on the determination, status information associated with the power controller, or a combination thereof.

An approach for managing the use and distribution of power for wearable smart device is described. A wearable platform receives a notification signal for specifying sensor information associated with a sensor of a wearable smart device of a user. The wearable platform also determines a power requirement of the sensor based on the sensor information, contextual information associated with a mobile device of the user, or a combination thereof based on receipt of the signal. Still further, the wearable platform generates a request to regulate a consumption of power by the sensor or other sensors of the wearable smart device, to access a power controller for charging the sensor, or a combination thereof based on the determination, status information associated with the power controller, or a combination thereof.