CARBON COIN DEVICE

A carbon coin device includes a device body and a pricing circuit arranged in the device body. The pricing circuit at least includes a processing unit, a memory unit, a communication unit, and a carbon computation module. As such, the carbon coin device is operable to calculate carbon emission of a piece of equipment according to power consumption data and to further calculate and provide a valuable digital token, and to generate an event of carbon coin trading.

TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates generally to the technical field of carbon trading, and more particularly to a carbon coin device that enables an apparatus in collaboration therewith to conduct instantaneous computation of carbon emission and for conversion into and saving of a valuable digital token in order to facilitate carbon coin trading conducted by users.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PRIOR ART

To achieve the purpose of reduce emissions of greenhouse gases, incentive measures are the generally adopted strategy. Purchase/sale of emission allowances (also referred to as carbon credit) is conducted with carbon trading, so that the total carbon emission can be effectively controlled by means of the market mechanism.

However, all the trading schemes are basically trading conducted between large-sized businesses or states. On the contrary, no carbon credit trading systems have been effectively established for medium-size or small-size businesses, or individuals, (which will be collectively referred to as “small entities” hereinafter), who generate a majority of carbon emission, because such carbon emissions are not in an economic scale. This affects people's intention for carbon reduction.

In other words, if the small entities may act for effective trading of carbon credit, the situation that carbon credit trading was considered a tool for monopoly and wealth gathering by a few large-sized businesses can be changed, allowing the small entities to take action for carbon reduction and retrieve benefit of carbon reduction, so that the greenhouse effect can be reduced more efficiently and more effectively. Thus, it is an important issue today to develop a carbon credit trading scheme for the small entities so as to allow the trading of carbon credit to be conducted under a condition of being within the system. This is what the invention attempts to probe into.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Thus, the primary objective of the present invention is to make it possible to allow carbon credit trading to be conducted among small entities in order to encourage the small entities to take action for carbon reduction and retrieve benefit of carbon reduction for creating their economic profits.

Another objective of the present invention is to provide incentives to the small entities in order to achieve the goal of efficiently and effectively reducing emission of greenhouse gases and to effective control the total carbon emission by means of operation of market mechanisms.

A further objective of the present invention is to realize instantaneous computation of carbon emission quantity, so that general small entities may timely conduct trading of carbon coins to thereby allow the small entities to enjoy the benefit of carbon reduction and to willingly and aggressively behavior for carbon reduction.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

The present invention provides a carbon coin device of which structural details may be referred toFIGS. 1 and 2. The carbon coin device30comprises a device body300and a pricing circuit301which is arranged inside the device body300and, as shown inFIG. 4, is selectively connectable with an authentication device20arranged in a piece of equipment, so that the authentication device20may establish electrical connection with the pricing circuit301to allow the carbon coin device30to carry out carbon amount computation and valuable digital token update with a trading management host device10at a remote site by means of the authentication device20.

The pricing circuit301of the carbon coin device30at least comprises a processing unit31, a memory unit32, a communication unit33, and a carbon computation module34, wherein the processing unit31is operable to execute built-in programs and to process all sorts of data; the memory unit32is connected to the processing unit31and is operable to store programs, valuable digital token, and all sorts of data; further, the communication unit33is connected to the processing unit31and is operable to allow the carbon coin device30to establish online connection with the trading management host device10and the authentication device20for receiving and transmitting all sorts of instructions and data; further, the communication unit33may be wireless or wired connection technology, such as a Wi-Fi module, a Bluetooth module, a near field communication (NFC) module, an Ethernet module, or a combination of at least two of them; further, the carbon computation module34is connected to the processing unit31, and the carbon computation module34is operable to conduct calculation or computation of carbon emission, according to data of the equipment, including a traveling distance, an output torque, a motor rotational speed, a moving speed, and electrical power consumption, for being stored in the memory unit32. Further, according to some embodiments, the processing unit31is further connected with a power accumulation unit35, and the power accumulation unit35is operable to carry out electricity transfer with respect to the authentication device20, and the power accumulation unit35comprises an electricity management unit351, at least one electricity connection port352, and at least one electricity storage unit353, wherein the electricity management unit351is operable to control input and output of electricity into and out of each electricity storage unit353through each electricity connection port352, and the power accumulation unit35is connected to the processing unit31to work with the carbon computation module34for calculation or computation of carbon emission.

As such, a carbon coin device is provided for implementing calculation or computation of carbon emission and transmission of carbon coin trading data.

The carbon coin device30according to the present invention is applicable to at least one piece of equipment (such as an electrical bicycle, an electrical motorcycle, an electrical four-wheeled vehicle or non-electrically-driven mobile carriers, a mower, an electrical tool, a coffee machine, an electrical fan, or a vacuum cleaner or non-electrically-driven machinery or equipment). As shown inFIGS. 3 and 4, the carbon coin device30is applied to the authentication device20that is mounted on a bicycle80or a mower90, wherein the authentication device20is provided with functions of detecting power consumption data of the equipment, such as a traveling distance, an output power, a motor rotational speed, a moving speed, and electrical power consumption, and the authentication device20selectively establishes communication connection and electrical connection with the carbon coin device30, and further, the carbon coin device30and the authentication device20establish communication connection with the trading management host device10at a remote site for mutual transmission of data and information to conduct at least one operation of carbon coin trading.

A process of practically implementing the present invention can be better understood from the following embodiments, such as:

Embodiment 1: Carbon Coin Trading of Mobile Carrier

As shown inFIGS. 2, 3, and 4, a bicycle80on which the implementation is carried out is provided with an authentication device20mounted thereto for connection with a carbon coin device30, and the authentication device20or the carbon coin device30is further in mutual communication with the trading management host device10for transmission of instructions and data and information. To operate, firstly, when the bicycle80starts to advance, the authentication device20detects power consumption data of the vehicle after this round of operation, including, but not limited to, a traveling distance, an output power, a motor rotational speed, a moving speed, and electrical power consumption, and further, the carbon coin device30makes mutual connection with the authentication device20by means of the communication unit33, and receives such power consumption data and generates one event of carbon coin trading; next, the carbon coin device30, upon receiving such power consumption data, carries out calculation or computation of a first carbon emission for this round of operation of the vehicle by means of the carbon computation module34of the carbon coin device30; then, the carbon coin device30may, by itself or by means of the authentication device20, upload the carbon coin trading event that includes the power consumption data of the first carbon emission to the trading management host device10; and next, the trading management host device10, according to the data and information of the uploaded carbon coin trading event, issues, to a trader of the vehicle, inquiry for declaration of alternatives including, but not limited to, alternative solutions for a traveling schedule of the trader, and calculates a second carbon emission according to data and information of published standard carbon emission parameters; and next, the trading management host device10conducts calculation or computation, according to a difference between the first and second carbon emissions, in combination with other predetermined reference data, such as bonus coefficient, for a valuable digital token that the trader may be granted; and further next, the trading management host device10records the valuable digital token in the carbon coin trading event and update related records for subsequent operations of management; and finally, the trading management host device10downloads data of the valuable digital token to the carbon coin device30of the trader for updating, so that the trader may use the valuable digital token stored in the carbon coin device30to conduct a value based transaction and thus completing the entire carbon coin trading.

Embodiment 2: Carbon Coin Trading of Machinery and Equipment

As shown inFIGS. 2 and 4, in an application to a mower90, the mower90is set in connection with an authentication device20, so that the carbon coin device30and the authentication device20may be connected to each other, and the authentication device20or the carbon coin device30may be further in mutual communication with the trading management host device10for transmission of instructions and data and information. To operate, firstly, when the mower90is started for operation, the authentication device20may detect power consumption data after the starting, including, but not limited to, the operation, and further, the carbon coin device30makes mutual connection with the authentication device20by means of the communication unit33, and receives such power consumption data and generates one event of carbon coin trading; next, the carbon coin device30, upon receiving such power consumption data, carries out calculation or computation of a first carbon emission of this round of operation of the equipment by means of the carbon computation module34of the carbon coin device30; then, the carbon coin device30may, by itself or by means of the authentication device20, upload the carbon coin trading event that includes the power consumption data of the first carbon emission to the trading management host device10; and next, the trading management host device10, according to the data and information of the uploaded carbon coin trading event, issues, to a trader of the equipment, inquiry for declaration of alternatives including, but not limited to, other alternative activation solutions for the mower90of the trader, and calculates a second carbon emission according to data and information of published standard carbon emission parameters; and next, the trading management host device10conducts calculation or computation, according to a difference between the first and second carbon emissions, in combination with other predetermined reference data, such as bonus coefficient, for a valuable digital token that the trader may be granted; and further next, the trading management host device10records the valuable digital token in the carbon coin trading event and update related records for subsequent operations of management; and finally, the trading management host device10downloads data of the valuable digital token to the carbon coin device30of the trader for updating, so that the trader may use the valuable digital token stored in the carbon coin device30to conduct a value based transaction and thus completing the entire carbon coin trading.

It is readily appreciated from the above description that the carbon coin device according to the present invention allows carbon coin trading to be conducted among small entities of small businesses and individuals, and also allows for saving and storing of valuable digital token for conducting value-based transactions, so that incentives are provided for traders to timely and directly conduct trading for purchase and sale and small entities are thus encouraged to join carbon reduction and enjoy the benefit of carbon reduction and thus, eventually, the goal of reducing emission of greenhouse gases can be efficiently and effectively achieved, and the total carbon emission can be effectively controlled through the operation of market mechanism to thereby create economic value and improve additional value of products.