Apparatus, method and article for providing vehicle diagnostic data
First Claim
1. A method of operating a portable electrical energy storage device collection, charging and distribution machine, the method comprising:
- detecting presence of a portable electrical energy storage device configured to provide power to a vehicle;
receiving vehicle diagnostic data regarding the vehicle from the portable electrical energy storage device, wherein the vehicle diagnostic data includes vehicle part information associated with a non-battery vehicle part of the vehicle that is determined to be replaced;
based on the vehicle part information, generating availability information regarding available vehicle parts; and
displaying the availability information at the collection, charging and distribution machine.
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Abstract
A network of collection, charging and distribution machines collects, charges and distributes portable electrical energy storage devices (e.g., batteries, supercapacitors or ultracapacitors). Vehicle diagnostic data of a vehicle using the portable electrical energy storage device is stored on a diagnostic data storage system of the portable electrical energy storage device during use of a respective portable electrical energy storage device by a respective vehicle. Once the user places the portable electrical energy storage device in the collection, charging and distribution machine, or comes within wireless communications range of a collection, charging and distribution machine, a connection is established between the collection, charging and distribution machine and the portable electrical energy storage device. The collection, charging and distribution machine then reads vehicle diagnostic data stored on the diagnostic data storage system of the portable electrical energy storage device and provides information regarding the diagnostic data.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of operating a portable electrical energy storage device collection, charging and distribution machine, the method comprising:
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detecting presence of a portable electrical energy storage device configured to provide power to a vehicle; receiving vehicle diagnostic data regarding the vehicle from the portable electrical energy storage device, wherein the vehicle diagnostic data includes vehicle part information associated with a non-battery vehicle part of the vehicle that is determined to be replaced; based on the vehicle part information, generating availability information regarding available vehicle parts; and displaying the availability information at the collection, charging and distribution machine. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having computer executable instructions thereon that, when executed, cause a processor to:
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detect presence of a portable electrical energy storage device configured to provide power to a vehicle; receive vehicle diagnostic data regarding the vehicle from the portable electrical energy storage device, wherein the vehicle diagnostic data includes vehicle part information associated with a non-battery vehicle part of the vehicle that is determined to be replaced; based on the vehicle part information, generate availability information regarding available vehicle parts; and display the availability information at the collection, charging and distribution machine. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system comprising:
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a memory attached to a portable electrical energy storage device and configured to store vehicle diagnostic data; a processor configured to; receive the vehicle diagnostic data from the portable electrical energy storage device, wherein the vehicle diagnostic data includes vehicle part information associated with a non-battery vehicle part of the vehicle that is determined to be replaced; based on the vehicle part information, generate availability information regarding available vehicle parts; and display the availability information at the collection, charging and distribution machine. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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