Electric vehicle charging station adapted for the delivery of goods and services

• US 10,055,706 B2
• Filed: 02/18/2016
• Issued: 08/21/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 09/21/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Jeff Thramann
• Original Assignee: Jeff Thramann
• Inventors: Thramann, Jeff
• Primary Examiner(s): Airapetian, Mila
• Application Number:
  US15/047,474
• Publication Number:
  US 20170024686A1
• Time in Patent Office: 915 Days
• Field of Search: 705 261
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/083 Shipping
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/10 specially adapted for electronic funds transfer [EFT] systems; specially adapted for home banking systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/00 Commerce
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/35 with light sensitive cells

Abstract

The present application provides a solar canopy station having a processor. The processor receives requests for delivery of goods or services and transmits the delivery request to a provider along with information regarding the processor location. The provider provides the requested goods or services. The station also is provided with a mechanism to couple the solar canopy to a battery, which may be a vehicle battery such as an electric car or electric scooter. The solar canopy would provide electrical energy either directly to the battery or through a power conditioner and, optionally, a storage facility. The solar canopy, storage facility, or power conditioner may be provided to power equipment associated with providing services such as, for example, power refrigeration units or freezer units to allow delivery of perishable and frozen goods.

Claims

1. A method performed on at least one processor of delivering at least one of goods or services to a vehicle location of a customer, the method comprising the steps of:

providing a renewable energy structure that generates electrical power using at least one renewable energy source;

powering at least one processor having a known location using electrical energy generated by the renewable energy source, the at least one processor to display a graphical user interface to a customer proximate a renewable energy structure, the graphical user interface comprising at least one interactive field;

receiving through the graphical user interface data input to the at least one interactive field, the data input comprising a request for delivery of at least one good or service;

generating a delivery request from the data input to the at least one interactive field; and

transmitting from the at least one processor a delivery request to a provider,

wherein the provider delivers the requested good or service to the known location.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising selecting the provider from a plurality of providers to process the delivery request.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein the selection is based on the provider of the plurality of providers closest to the known location.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the delivery request comprises a request for delivery of at least one good.

5. The method of claim 4 wherein the provided renewable energy structure comprises a storage box and the method further comprises receiving the delivery of the at least one good.

6. The method of claim 5 further comprising the step of automatically locking and unlocking the storage box for the delivery and retrieval of the at least one good.

7. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of a user registering payment information with an account to automatically pay for the delivery of the at least one good or service.

8. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of the registering a plurality of providers wherein the step of registering the provider comprises identifying the at least one good or service each of the plurality of providers provides.

9. The method of claim 8 further comprising the step of searching the registered plurality of providers.

10. An apparatus comprising:

a renewable energy generation structure;

at least one processor contained in the renewable energy generation structure that receives power from the renewable energy generation structure; and

a storage facility contained in the renewable energy generation structure;

the at least one processor comprising;

at least one registration module to store data regarding at least one user and to store data regarding at least one provider;

a graphical user interface, the graphical user interface comprising at least one interactive field for the input of data; and

a communication module to transmit data input through the at least one interactive field to the at least one provider.

11. The apparatus of claim 10 wherein the storage facility comprises a plurality of bins.

12. The apparatus of claim 10 wherein the storage facility comprises a refrigerator.

13. The apparatus of claim 12 wherein the storage facility further comprises a freezer.

14. The apparatus of claim 10 wherein the renewable energy generation structure comprises a charging station connectable to at least one battery.

15. The apparatus of claim 14 wherein the at least one battery is a vehicle battery.

16. The apparatus of claim 10 wherein the renewable energy generation structure comprises a solar canopy.

17. The apparatus of claim 16 wherein the solar canopy comprises at least one photovoltaic cell.

18. The apparatus of claim 17 further comprising at least one imaging device, wherein the at least one imaging device provides images to the at least one processor of an imaged area and the at least one processor comprises an identification module to identify people that enter the imaged area.