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Apparatus comprising an energy source

  • US 10,353,419 B2
  • Filed: 08/28/2015
  • Issued: 07/16/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/02/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. Apparatus comprising:

  • an energy source configured to provide energy to an energy-consuming device upon authorization, wherein the energy source is embedded within an item of furniture, wherein the energy source is a fuel cell energy source, wherein the energy source has an identifier indicating a location of the item of furniture and the energy source, and wherein the energy-consuming device includes an application having credentials associated with the energy-consuming device; and

    a communication resource configured to be in communication with a remote sever,wherein the remote server receives a request from the communication resource indicative of a delivery of a predetermined amount of energy from the energy source to the energy consuming device,wherein the remote server determines authorization for the request based on energy-usage data associated with the energy-consuming device, at least one parameter associated with the identifier indicative of the energy source and the item of furniture, and a handshaking operation from the application on the energy-consuming device providing the credentials to the remote server, andwherein the communication resource authorizes, based upon the authorization from the remote server, delivery of the predetermined amount of energy at the location by the energy source to the energy-consuming device.

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