Leveraging a Power Distribution System to Provide Establishment Services
First Claim
1. A method for accessing power from a power station of a distributed power system, wherein the distributed power system comprises a plurality of power stations and a server for authorizing access to power of each power station, the method comprising:
- providing an application that runs on an electronic device and that sends to the server a request to access power of a particular power station, wherein said request comprises location information;
receiving a message for enabling access to power of said power station;
communicably coupling said application to a server that hosts content for a particular establishment that is identified from the location information; and
providing access to a set of services of the particular establishment through the application based on content that is provided to the application by the server that hosts content for the particular establishment.
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Abstract
Some embodiments leverage a power distribution system to provide a mobile platform with which establishments can connect to users and provide establishment services to the user. Specifically, the power distribution system includes several distributed power stations and a server that authorizes access to power of each power station. Additionally, the power distribution system provide a mobile application that runs on an electronic device and that sends to the server a request to access power from a power station at a particular establishment. Through the mobile application, establishments can provide content to the user from which users can request and obtain services from the establishment. The mobile application requests such services by communicably coupling to a server of the establishment.
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1. A method for accessing power from a power station of a distributed power system, wherein the distributed power system comprises a plurality of power stations and a server for authorizing access to power of each power station, the method comprising:
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providing an application that runs on an electronic device and that sends to the server a request to access power of a particular power station, wherein said request comprises location information; receiving a message for enabling access to power of said power station; communicably coupling said application to a server that hosts content for a particular establishment that is identified from the location information; and providing access to a set of services of the particular establishment through the application based on content that is provided to the application by the server that hosts content for the particular establishment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A power distribution system comprising:
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a plurality of power stations that are hosted by a plurality of establishments, each power station comprising a lockable power supply (i) that is unlocked by entry of a code and (ii) that provides power to recharge a battery of an electronic device that is connected to the power station when the power supply is unlocked; a server for generating codes to unlock said power supplies; and an application that runs on a network enabled electronic device, said application (i) for submitting to the server a request to unlock power from a power supply of a particular power station that is located at a particular establishment, (ii) for receiving a server generated code that can be used to unlock the power supply of the particular power station, and (iii) for displaying content that is specific to the particular establishment at which said power station is located. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer readable storage medium storing a computer program for accessing power from a power station of a distributed power system, wherein the distributed power system comprises a plurality of power stations and a server for authorizing access to power of each power station, the computer program for execution by at least one processor, the computer program comprising:
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a set of instructions for providing an application that runs on an electronic device and that sends to the server a request to access power of a particular power station, wherein said request comprises location information; a set of instructions for receiving a message for enabling access to power of said power station; a set of instructions for communicably coupling said application to a server that hosts content for a particular establishment that is identified from the location information; and a set of instructions for providing access to a set of services of the particular establishment through the application based on content that is provided to the application by the server that hosts content for the particular establishment.
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